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I haven't played Arma3 for over 2 years and I wanted to get back and re-familiarize myself. I installed the game and wanted to start the single player campaign but, I can't find it. There were only 2 small scenarios from the overall campaign and then it ends. I would like to know if the campaign is still available and if so, where do I find it? Thanks

Hi guys Thanks for taking time to reply. I tried stburr91 suggestion and it worked. Wiki: I will try to restart everything to see if it resets. Thanks again

HI. Sorry for the delay in replying. I wasn't notified that you sent a message. I believe it was the single player campaign. It ended with Miller radioing to inform me he'll pick me up and later I've been abandoned on the island. Again, it's been at least two years so I just want to re-familiarize myself. Thanks

Hi Guys. Well, it finally worked. Thanks for your help. The key was working on the map in the UAV terminal. The youtube videos weren't very clear on that but it's up and running now. Thanks again. Cheers

I've been sitting here now for a couple of hours trying to set waypoints for my UAV to follow. To be as accurate as I possibly can be, I'll include all details of where I am and what I'm trying to do. 1. I'm playing in the NATO, showcase. Testing all vehicles/UAV's etc. 2. I'm able to take off and land UAV's without issues. I'm also able to manually laze & lock on targets and fire all weapons. 3. I'm trying to set waypoints without success. I've done the reading and watched the youtube video's but when it comes time to "click" on the map, no waypoints appear regardless of what I do. The youtube video's state that all you need to do is launch a UAV, and left click on the map and the waypoints appear and from there you right click on the select WP and other options appear as far as altitude, tasking etc. are concerned. Clearly, my UAV is not being recognized on the map and I'm unable to select the flying UAV and therefore no WP's can be designated. I'm quite confused as to why this is not working. When my UAV is airborne, I click the "M" key to open the map and I'm trying to set WP's. Is this wrong or is there another map that I'm overlooking? As stated, I'm left clicking the mouse as instructed but no WP's are created. Is there a problem with my game configuration and my shift key is not programed into the game controls? If so, I've already looked but I have no idea where this issue originates. I would really appreciate hearing back from somebody who can help resolve this problem. Thank you.

Thanks for replying. I'll go in and take another look. I'll report back to let you know if it worked. Cheers

It's been a while since I flew any choppers on Arma and I've noticed that there is a change to the controls. I used to be able to simply use the mouse and keyboard but now it appears that the keyboard is entirely used to control the chopper. Is there a way to revert to just using the mouse? If so, I would appreciate hearing from somebody who can inform me on how to change the settings. Thanks.

Last week I purchased "Marksman DLC". I received the receipt and now I'm trying to install the mod itself but the problem is I can't locate it. I don't have extensive experience here but from what I understand, there should be an icon on the main screen or was it automatically installed into the game? If that is the case, how do I verify? Any help will be appreciated. Thank you.

Thanks. I'll go look.

I recently updated Arma 3 only to discover there is a new way to fly the helicopters. I can no longer use my mouse to fly but instead I now need to use my keyboard keys for everything. The mouse is only for viewing. Is there a way to revert back to using my mouse as a controller? The information I am looking for isn't in my documentation so I'm posting here. Thanks

I just gave Marksman DLC a try under my "Learning" option and I have a question. The rifles have bi-pods so that should stabilize the rifle when prone. For me, the rifle is always swaying which suggests the bi-pod is not deployed. Is this just happening for me or to everybody? If the bi-pod can be deployed then how do I do this? Thanks.

Hi Joostsidy I don't know what you mean by "you can't ask them all on the forums". I only asked about one key, the bi-pod. Nothing more. :)

Well, Evo provided the answer while you only provided a comment. :)

Thank you.

I'm familiarizing myself with Arma 3 and I'm still having a couple of issues so I would appreciate any help that players can provide. 1. Whenever I opened the map I would usually see cross hairs which indicated my current position and when I'm moving across the map either on foot or in a vehicle the same cross hairs moved to keep me informed of my current position. For some reason these cross hairs are no longer visible and as a result when I'm playing I can't pinpoint my exact location. Is there a key to make them appear? 2. Regarding the GPS. What exactly does the GPS do that the map doesn't? I always have a map in my inventory but not a GPS. I included a GPS unit just to see what will happen and so far it doesn't seem like it does much of anything. How do I use the GPS and what advantage does it have over the map alone? 3. I used to see my weapon stat window (upper right corner) but now it's gone and only appears temporarily when I press "F". How can I make it appear and remain on the screen? Thanks.

Hi. Thanks to the both of you replying. I understand the idea in difficulty of play and that explains my position on the map. Currently I am playing alone and becoming familiar with the map, weapons etc. The only question still remaining is about the GPS. I currently have one in my inventory. I have been pressing CTR + M and only the map opens up so I'm not sure if this is what the GPS is doing or not. If it is, what should the GPS do for me that the map alone won't? Thanks again.

I've been going over my Arma 3 manual and I'm not sure if I overlooked it but I can't find information regarding setting up my mic and the mic controls for internet play. If somebody can please direct me to this information I would appreciate it. Thank you.

Thanks so much.

When I hold the "W" key I'm walking at a nice quick pace and when I press "shift" I'm sprinting. Now, I end up pressing a key (don't really know which one) that makes me walk very slowly and I can't turn that option off and go back to a quick walk. Can somebody please tell me what key is causing me to move so slowly? Thanks

Hi Thanks for your reply. The last time I used a mic for gameplay was in Project Reality and that mic setup was a little more complicated. Thanks again.

Any thoughts will be appreciated. Thank you.

I've had the opportunity to figure out most of the challenges on my own so far but there remain a few more questions which I can't find answers to so I hope somebody will be able to assist. The questions are related to flying the UAV Grayhawk (with missiles). 1. When flying I don't know how to lock onto targets and fire the missiles. How is this done please? There is a video on youtube but it doesn't explain this action. 2. The text & video's I've seen suggest that I can place waypoints on the map for the UAV to follow. In Arma, how many waypoints can I lay down for the UAV to follow? To put it another way, I'd like the UAV to fly a straight path over the enemy positions so I can release weapons but so far all I can do is have it fly in circles around the combat zone. 3. One of the options that can be assigned to the UAV is "search and destroy". How exactly does this work? So far I've only been playing on my own to learn the basics and this option doesn't seem to do anything for me so either it only applies when playing online or I'm overlooking something obvious because the UAV does nothing other than fly. Lastly, I'm having some trouble finding information on how to configure my mic so I can use it. Where can I find information on using the mic? Thank you.

Hi. Sorry for the late reply. The UAV being used has six missiles under the wings. If I only use the artillery which is at my disposal I am limited to 3 fire missions which is far below what is required to win this mission. It's no big deal really and I was just trying to apply the UAV along with its weapons to the scenario so I can become familiar with it. I'll go back and try again but the only hassle is I need to restart the mission and work my way up to that point before I can take command of the UAV. Oh well, that's just how things are I suppose. The final mission has me leading a squad into a small town to secure it. I first need to take out the infantry unit which is supported by a APC. Once they have been neutralized part 2 of the mission begins with tanks and other APC's supported by infantry start moving into the town and I need to knock everything out. Clearly it can't be done with infantry alone so I have to use the artillery along with the UAV to accomplish the mission. I'll go and restart it again and listen the CO as he instructs me how the UAV is to be used. Maybe it's one of those missions where you are down to just being alone and your entire squad is killed off and now it's a fight to the bitter end. Either way, I'll give it another try.

Hi DG As much as I hate to be here posting another question, something keeps popping up that catches me off guard. I'm playing the very last scenario in the single player campaign where I'm taking my squad into the town to secure it. I have a UAV at my disposal and I'm trying to use it to knock out the enemy armor. For some reason I can't fire the rockets in this campaign. Everything works fine when I'm testing the UAV in the "Nato" testing grounds but applying all of the same techniques to completing the campaign just won't work.

Ok, I'll give it a try and see where I went wrong. I'll let you know later.