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This is the place to find latest info about suppression mechanic in Arma 3 and also the place to post feedback about it (mainly about features already implemented in the game). Suppression mechanics in the game Mechanics, rules and outcomes implemented in Arma 3 up to date AI looses good aim when under fire Basic info: AI gets suppressed by bullets flying by, nearby bullet impacts, explosions and by direct hits. Every single such "event" increases the AI suppression by small increments from 0.0 to 1.0. (it is possible to fully suppress the AI with about 5-10 bullets) The suppression continuously decreases in time. AI with higher skill recovers faster (at avg. skill it takes several seconds while @ skill 1.0 the recovery from suppression 1.0 is almost instant) The more powerful ammunition the bigger the beaten zone. (the more powerful ammo the slower the suppressive effect decreases with distance from the target when compared to a weaker ammo) The suppression doesn't have any immediate effect on units in vehicle turrets (incl. static weapons). But it still has an effect on units that are firing from the vehicle with personal weapons or units that have disembarked the vehicle. Configuration and script commands - AI prioritizes cover that is not suppressed Basic info: When selecting a new cover position the AI prefers a position that is "under control" of its own side It hasn't been under enemy fire recently It is not in the fire sector of a superior enemy force Feedback tracker: AI Suppression Player Suppression Known issues: Suppressive fire command doesn't work

Hello all Small and short bugreport; In dev build no. 1.59.135857 some of the single player campaign are missing. there isn't anymore the list/sections with "Survive", "Adapt" and "Win". its finished somewhere in the middle of the 2nd episode. pls fix it, i would like to continue the campaign ;-)

Myself and a friend are currently looking for an experienced developer to aid in the development of an Altis Life server and in the future perhaps a Life Mod What will be required 1) Implement New Scripts (New shops, edit shops) 2) Familiar with editing servers using Remote Connect on a Virtual Dedicated Server (Setting up the SQL database as well as experience editing within an FTP) 2) Add Custom Skins for Players and Vehicles 3) Modify the Altis Map to resemble the United Kingdom (Speed markers, Road markers, etc) 4) It would also be great if you can make custom scripts to be implemented into the Mission File 5) Modify the map to add : Training grounds for Police, Custom Areas for Rebels 6) Implement an military option for civilians to join, for example cutting off a part of the map to be controlled by an anti-police military. Our idea for the server Our basic idea for the Altis Life server is a UK themed, Strict Roleplay. For example Police will only carry lethal weapons if they have the correct training etc. For the time being we believe it is best to have no Mods to hoepfully create a playerbase so that in the future we can start using Mods to make the Server more unique. Payment Unfortunately we can not offer any real world payment in exchange for your servicesExtra Information Currently we do not have a Teamspeak server, however in the very near future we will have one, as well as a website A list of features that we want added to the server is now currently being made and will be given to the developer when complete The Virtual Dedicated Server will be hopefully purchased within the next few weeks If you believe that you are able to help us out feel free to add me on steam http://steamcommunity.com/id/theom9/and we can discuss there. Thanks in advance, Theo

Has anyone noticed mods gone missing between branch switches? It seems some mods get deleted and then have to be redownloaded during these changes (happens automatically). I haven't pinned down exactly how or why, but i've noticed mod folders completely disappear from the ARMA root folder (not just in the launcher...) If anyone has any insight, i'd appreciate it and maybe a way to stop this from happening... Thanks all.

The VhC is the new system responsible for the customization of vehicles, either, defined or randomized. It consists of a set of config properties and classes and a set of functions. It has been introduced in order to replace the old system which consisted in a set of scripts. [vehicle player, ["blu",1], ["AddBenches", 0, "AddTread", 0, "AddHoldingFrame", 1, "AddTread_Short", 1]] call BIS_fnc_initVehicle; More information available here: http://dev.arma3.com/post/oprep-vehicle-customization Usage for designers Mission designers will find what they need with the following examples, which cover most of the cases of use of the system. In addition, an example mission has been published in dev branch of Arma 3 Tools. Parameters: 0: vehicle to customize 1: Variant (textures) BOOL - true to restore default texture source ; false to skip texture source change VOID - Nil to skip the texture source change ARRAY - Array of texture sources with their given probability: ["textureSource1", 0.5, "textureSource2", 0.5] STRING - Variant class name(from the configFile >> cfgVehicles or from the missionConfigfile >> cfgVehicleTemplate) SCALAR - index of the texture source (same as the old system) 2: Animations BOOL - true to restore init phase of every animation sources VOID - Nil to skip change of the animation sources ARRAY - Array of animation sources and probability: ["AnimationSource1", 0.5, "animationSource2", 0.5] STRING - Variant class name(from the configFile >> cfgVehicles or from the missionConfigfile >> cfgVehicleTemplate) Examples: Do nothing because default VAR texture and VAR animation are "false" result = [this] call bis_fnc_initVehicle; Restore default texture and animation sources (reset) result = [this, true, true] call bis_fnc_initVehicle; Randomize everything according to the config file result = [this, "", []] call bis_fnc_initVehicle; //<-- Prefered result = [this, "", ""] call bis_fnc_initVehicle; Skip everything result = [this, nil, nil] call bis_fnc_initVehicle; //<-- Prefered result = [this, false, false] call bis_fnc_initVehicle; Apply the given texture and ignore the animations Priority is given to [missionConfigFile, "CfgVehicleTemplates"] result = [this, "TemplateName", nil] call bis_fnc_initVehicle; random weighted on the given texture sources and their probability, then randomize the animation sources according to the config file result = [this, ["MyTextureSource1", 0.5, "MyTextureSource2", 0.6], []] call bis_fnc_initVehicle; MyAnimationSource1 phase has a 50% chance to be set to 1 and MyAnimationSource2 has a 70% chance to be set to 1 result = [this, nil, ["MyAnimationSource1", 0.5, "MyAnimationSource2", 0.7]] call bis_fnc_initVehicle; MyAnimationSource1 phase will be 1 whereas MyAnimationSource2 will be set to 0 result = [this, nil, ["MyAnimationSource1", 1, "MyAnimationSource2", 0]] call bis_fnc_initVehicle; Change animation sources with a given template result = [this, nil, "MyTemplate"] call bis_fnc_initVehicle; Usage for Modders On the other hand, in addition to the documentation (still wip), modders will find examples of implementation in the samples (car and boat) of Arma 3 Tools (dev branch only for now) As per usual, issues, feedback and suggestions are very much welcome :cool: This feature is still actively developed, meaning it will be adjusted and extended during the upcoming weeks. To be 'extended'...

Hi all - just a quick question, I'm not sure if it's feasible - but... I was wondering if one can force a vehicle to move along the road despite a unit being on it. Essentially, I want to disable whatever it is that forces the object to stop, because it detects it will collide with another object. Ordinarily, I'd just use the unitCapture function, but as we all know, it doesn't work well on land based vehicles. The problem I'm trying to resolve, is to have a vehicle stop at a checkpoint when the AI's driving. Unfortunately, because there are units at the checkpoint, it is causing some odd behaviour and the vehicle does not stop very close to them. Either that, or the vehicle goes off the road, or veers to one side. Any ideas? :D Thanks as always, in advance guys!

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Greetings! I'm currently building a Mod Database app and I'd like to collect feedback as to the attributes that I am assigning to each mod. So far I have: Category Tags Requirements (Tags) Author Images 1/2/3 Featured Image Youtube Link Version License License URL Code Repo URL (Bitbucket/Github/Other) Mod Website Overview Features Changelog Credits Excerpt BIS Forum Link Any missing or not needed/redundant? Second question, should I allow anyone to add to the database any mod/mission or should only the author be able to?

This is a small units addon I'm using for my gaming team needs so I've decided to also puplish it for anyone else might find it useful. It is based on simple retexture presenting some ISIS warriors (Islamic State). These units are using default A3 weapons and there is no other mod or addon dependency ... you can find all classnames into the txt file included (also a server key is included). Nothing fancy ... just some units. Note : into classnames txt file I forgot to mention some backpacks classnames ... so here they are ... Download Link : REMOVED THIS ADDON NO LONGER SUPPORTED AS IT SEEMS THAT MANKIND STUPIDITY HAS GONE TOO FAR (see quote below) Aplion

I am wanting to re-texture Hunters for use in a PMC clan but cant seem to find any psd templates anywhere..are these available anywhere or even possible to get? I did a search and only came up with Infantry templates no vehicles..any help would be appreciated. Diesel