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November 2020 - Birth of the Alpha So I'm back! I've started up a separate alpha mod to release work as it gets done. Spent the last day or two tidying up a whole bunch of stuff that was almost complete and adding polish to a few bits. Get the alpha on Steam Workshop First alpha changelog Spearpoint's goal is to be the most detailed and accurate cold war British armed forces mod available for Arma. During the cold war the armed forces of the United Kingdom took position as one of the key militaries upholding the defence of the free world. At the tip of the spear was a volunteer army made up of 160,000 personnel across the globe. Get it now on Steam Workshop Join the discord Dependency Requires CBA Features A new, original content UK armed forces mod spanning the era of mid 1960's to mid 1980's, representing all major theatres of combat: The Cold War in Europe, Arctic deployments as per The Falklands conflict, Desert as per the Aden Emergency and Tropical gear befitting Malaya. A small note This period of British military history involves multiple conflicts which have left wounds that, for many, still linger. For the sake of the wider community and perception of this work I would suggest a tactful approach to creating and distributing missions involving these conflicts. If you take issue with this statement or any content put out by the community using this mod, feel free to contact here or via Discord. Screenshots Content Credits Over a year ago I began the process of learning to mod Arma 3 and put together Spearpoint. This would not have been possible without the mentoring and support of Mondkalb and the rest of the Arma Cold Warriors Discord channel. They are too numerous to name here, but the happy responses, healthy critique and empathy in frustration are what stopped me from giving up on this months ago. The Arma 3 community as a whole has contributed to a huge knowledge base that I leaned heavily upon to get this mod in to the world. The Volunteer Commando Battalion is a group that kept me interested in playing Arma for years past its original run (back to the earliest days of OFP), and I would wholeheartedly recommend checking them out if you want to play with this mod in tactical realism scenarios. Thanks to red_spring for the photography shown in this post. Thanks to toadie2k for weapon animation tutorials and development content. License Note: The alpha has a different license. Refer to its workshop listing for more.

RKSL Studios is Proud to present the Second Release of the RKSLA3 Attachments Pack This is the first of a series of Small Arms themed addons that I'm working on. Hopefully plenty more will appear in the coming years of Arma 3's life and this initial release will give you some indication of what I'm striving for in the long run. This addon adds a small selection of scope attachments to Arma 3, utilising the game's weapon customisation feature. Currently the pack contains four optical sights: A Schmidt & Bender 3-12×50 PM II marksman scope (available in two variants both with black, desert and woodland colour schemes) A Schmidt & Bender 5-25×56 PM II sniper scope (with black, desert and woodland colour schemes) A Trijicon RMR mini red-dot sight, (variants for both rifles and handguns, both with black and Flat Dark Earth colour schemes) The UK Armed Forces Elcan Lightweight Day Sight (LDS) (in black and RAL 7006 coyote brown). An Eotech EO552 1x Holographic Sight (in black and RAL 7006 coyote brown). The main aim of the pack is to reflect personal equipment available to members of the UK's Armed Forces and their weapon systems. Full changelogs: RKSL_LDS.pbo RKSL_PM_II.pbo RKSL_PM_525.pbo RKSL_RMR.pbo RKSL_EOT552.pbo Be sure to read the online documentation (pending) and readmes for classnames and where to find the attachments in the editor. This addon addon requires the Community Base Addon! Joint Rails is required to maximise compatibility with Arma 3 weapons: Not only official weapons, but community-made weapons as well if they incorporate the common rail platform. Joint Rails is included in Community Base Addons (CBA) The RKSL Attachments Pack will hopefully be expanded to include more items in future - not limited to weapon scopes alone. The focus of the pack will likely continue to be to reflect equipment issued to UK Armed Forces, but additions will be made by the RKSL team on an ad-hoc basis, reflecting the current needs of our own projects and particular whims as addon makers. We hope you enjoy it. **Downloads** v.3.02(c) Download Mirror 1 - @STEAM Workshop Download Mirror 2 - @RKSL Studios I accept donations if you want to provide one, no matter how small. This is completely voluntary and I'll continue to work on addons regardless of whether people donate to me or not. My ArtStation page for models in this project

Spearpoint: No More Heroes During the cold war the armed forces of the United Kingdom took position as one of the key militaries upholding the defence of the free world. At the tip of the spear was a volunteer army made up of 160,000 personnel across the globe. Spearpoint tells their story. Get it now on Steam Workshop Join the discord Dependency Requires CBA Features UK armed forces mod spanning the era of mid 1960's to mid 1980's, representing all major theatres of combat: The Cold War in Europe, Arctic deployments as per The Falklands conflict, Desert as per the Aden Emergency and Tropical gear befitting Malaya. This initial release focuses on the uniforms, equipment and weaponry of the infantry. A small note This period of British military history involves multiple conflicts which to modern eyes and sensibilities have ethically questionable elements. For the sake of the wider community and perception of this work I would suggest a tactful approach to creating and distributing missions involving these conflicts - Northern Ireland and Aden in particular, but all warfare has ugly moments. The scars of these conflicts are still felt by some, and I do not intend to court that kind of controversy. If you take issue with this statement or any content put out by the community using this mod, feel free to contact here or via Discord. Screenshots Content Credits Over a year ago I began the process of learning to mod Arma 3 and put together Spearpoint. This would not have been possible without the mentoring and support of Mondkalb and the rest of the Arma Cold Warriors Discord channel. They are too numerous to name here, but the happy responses, healthy critique and empathy in frustration are what stopped me from giving up on this months ago. The Arma 3 community as a whole has contributed to a huge knowledge base that I leaned heavily upon to get this mod in to the world. The Volunteer Commando Battalion is a group that kept me interested in playing Arma for years past its original run (back to the earliest days of OFP), and I would wholeheartedly recommend checking them out if you want to play with this mod in tactical realism scenarios. Thanks to red_spring for the photography shown in this post. Thanks to toadie2k for weapon animation tutorials and files. License

RKSL Studios presents the Official Port of our Puma HC1. NOTE: I'm not entirely happy with this release but im getting pretty frustrated with custom animations. So much so i need a break from it, lest it get binned. So I'm releasing it as a BETA and taking a little break from the project to work on fixes for the Foxhound and some other things. The Puma HC1 first entered service in 1971, and the RAF currently has a fleet of 34 aircraft available to the front-line Support Helicopter Force. The aircraft are operated by Nos 33 and 230 Squadrons, both based at RAF Benson. The combined Puma Force is separated into 5 operational flights and an operational conversion flight, which offers flexibility in its role with both desert warfare and arctic warfare specialist equipment available for fitting to the aircraft. RKSL Studios Puma HC1 Image Gallery LEGAL DISCLAIMER RKSL Studios addons are distributed without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The RKSL Studios addons are not an official Addon or tool. The use of these addons (in whole or in part) is entirely at your own risk. END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT You may: DISTRIBUTION: You may distribute the original .PBO files within this download freely, so long as the PBO files are unmodified and the Readme and EULA files are included. Under the following conditions: ATTRIBUTION: You must give the original author credit. The content of this archive is the sole intellectual property of RKSL Studios and its Creators. NO COMMERCIAL USE: This content is provided free of charge solely for entertainment purposes. You may not use this addon for commercial, military or teaching/training purposes. NO DERIVATIVE WORKS: You shall in no way modify, repackage or reverse engineer any of the archive's content and PBO files included in this download without first receiving prior permission from RKSL Studios. NO VBS USE: Use of this SOFTWARE may not be used in the VBS/JCOVE product lines or any other simulator without written authorization from the LICENSOR (RKSL Studios) DO NOT UPLOAD TO STEAM WORKSHOP: You may not upload to Steam Workshop or any other service that reassigns rights over RKSL Studios Intellectual Property to 3rd Parties. FULL END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT: Common A3 RKSL Studios EULA POLICY ON RE-UPLOADS FOR STEAM: Any uploads will be met with a DMCA takedown request. FULL DOCUMENTATION: Puma HC1 v3.090 ADDON FEATURES RKSL Dynamic Rotor System Sling Load Camera Countermeasures Sling loading upto 3000kg Custom Advanced Flight model Unique Lighting system Multiple paint schemes. Flat NATO Green 90's Two Tone Green 90's Two Tone Snow 70/80's Three Tone Green and Grey (Northern Ireland Scheme) Tiger Meet 2005 United Nations White Desert Pink '90/91 Fictional Dark Tiger Fictional Royal Navy Coastal Scheme A BIT OF HISTORY AND CURRENT STATUS. This model was first made in 2008. And bar a few tweaks and fixes hasn't really changed too much. The UV mapping and poly count were designed for the ArmA1 game engine. ArmA3 is far more capable and flexible than anything we had back then. Which means that this particular model is not going to be developed any further. I will continue to support the release until the new models for the HC2 and AS330 Series helos comes online. PLEASE NOTE: This build of the Puma uses a lighting system. To turn on the dash and cabin lights just turn on the aircraft lights. To turn off the external lights all you need do is retract the landing gear. PLANNED FUTURE FEATURES 100% new model. HC2 varient including: Full glass cockpit Increased power to simulate the Turbomeca Makila engines, new gearboxes and tail rotors Add option to control individual lights FINDING THE ADDON IN THE EDITOR You can find the Puma under: BLUFOR UK Armed Forces Helicopters Puma HC1 FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS Things you need to know if you intend on flying the Puma to its limits.. Speed and Limits: Vne = 257kph - Velocity Never Exceed. This is the absolute max safe speed of the aircraft. Going faster than this may result in damage to the airframe or loss of control. Notes: The Puma HC1 has a very high centre of gravity. Be careful when: taxiing during rolling landings. Max safe speed for rolling landing is 75kph Watch for loss of lift when making sharp braking turns. In AFM Try not to use too much rudder about 160kph. Similarly, be careful about pulling up rapidly and over torquing the main rotor. A WORD ABOUT REALISM We strive to make all our addons as realistic as the game engine and our own capabilities allow. This means that real world speeds and capabilities are simulated where possible. Compromises have and will be made where necessary but we will not downscale or completely cripple an aircraft, system or weapon to fit into the limited spaces some ArmA maps provide. We genuinely believe that the manual operation of aircraft is a skill that should be interesting and fun. Not every aircraft flies the same nor do they have the same capabilities. If you can't learn and adapt to change then stick with the vanilla equipment. The Puma has been designed from the ground up to use the Advanced Flight Model. A lot of effort has gone into developing it, give it a try. Its pretty forgiving and damage tolerant. Take the time to learn it and you won't be disappointed. COMMUNITY COMPATIBILITY It has always been a basic tenant of RKSL Studios design philosophy not to negatively affect other community made content. We do not replace core values or modify anything that will affect the function or experience of others. We are happy to discuss optional compatibility patches, but will not exclusively adapt our addons to anyone elses Mod standards. All RKSL Content is tested against the currently available stable build of the Vanilla game and official expansions. HISTORY Only milestones are mentioned. 3.090 - Public BETA Release (largely due to frustration) 3.085- Flight model and Damage Tweaks. 3.075 - Removed custom anims 3.068 - Added extra skins. 3.059 - Custom Anims for Pilot and Gunners. 3.045 - Rebuilt Turrets Config completely 3.037 - Door Gun build and retexture. 3.036 - Internal lighting test rig 3.035 - External lighting 3.034 - Advanced Flight Model hover trimming 3.033 - Advanced Flight Model damage limits increase 3.031 - Advanced Flight Model milestone power 3.030 - Advanced Flight Model milestone 3.025 - Advanced Flight Model reverted 3.024 - Advanced Flight Model matlab calculated 3.022 - Advanced Flight Model tweaks 3.019 - Advanced Flight Model BIS02 adapted 3.017 - Advanced Flight Model tweaks 3.016 - 1st Advanced Flight Model attempt 3.013 - Sling Load camera 3.012 - Sling Load addition 3.002 - Basic Flight Model tweaks 3.001 - initial ArmA3 Port KNOWN ISSUES All known issues are recorded in the Foxhound Bug Tracker. If you find any problems please report them and help make these addons better. Puma HC1 BUG TRACKER CREDITS This addons and model is 100% unique and doesn't not incorporate any 3rd party content: Model: Rock Textures: Rock Config: Rock Testing: Jamo of 4IB for helping understand the Rototlib/AFM setup. The lads of DAR-V Mathias aka ToxicLemon Siddy for constant nagging. Research & Information British Army Website Royal Air Force Website Aerospatiale AS330E Flight Manual Ministy of Defence Images Ministry of Defence - Defence Equiment and Support - DeSider magazine Gordon formerly of Westland Helicopters (RIP - 2014) Stephen C ex RAF Master Aircrew Oggy M - photo collection ex RAF Regiment John ex 230 Squadron Thanks Rock Jan 4th 2018 DOWNLOAD MIRRORS: @RKSL Studios - Puma HC1 v3.090 @Steam Workshop - Puma HC1 v3.090 @Armaholic - Puma HC1 v3.090

As promised, the RKSL Christmas tradition continues, Here's the second release. RKSL Studios presents the Official Port of our Foxhound LPPV. The Ocelot Foxhound LPPV was specifically designed to meet the UK MoD’s £200m LPPV programme requirements and replace the Snatch Land Rovers in use with the army. The Snatch Land Rovers have been criticised for their inability to provide protection against IEDs and roadside bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan. The LPPV programme’s objective was to have 400 light protected patrol vehicles production ready by 2010. The UK MoD purchased two Ocelot Foxhound vehicles for testing in April 2010. The invitation to tender (ITT) was issued in May 2010. In September 2010, the Ocelot Foxhound LPPV was selected under the programme against the contender Supacat and NP Aerospace consortium’s SPV400. An initial £180m order for 200 Ocelot Foxhound vehicles was made through urgent operational requirements (UOR) process in November 2010 In December 2011 a further 100 Ocelot Foxhounds were ordered as part of a £400m package of protected vehicles and Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) technology for British Forces in Afghanistan. The contract was finalised in June 2012. The UK MoD also plans to acquire additional 25 vehicles at a cost of £30m. ArmA2 to ArmA3 This is an improved port of the original A2 release into the A3 game engine. The model itself is largely unchanged with some minor edits to add features and fix some old material bugs. This version also supports some of the newer A3 features such as texture customisation. END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT You may: DISTRIBUTION: You may distribute the original .PBO files within this download freely, so long as the PBO files are unmodified and the Readme and EULA files are included. Under the following conditions: ATTRIBUTION: You must give the original author credit. The content of this archive is the sole intellectual property of RKSL Studios and its Creators. NO COMMERCIAL USE: This content is provided free of charge solely for entertainment purposes. You may not use this addon for commercial, military or teaching/training purposes. NO DERIVATIVE WORKS: You shall in no way modify, repackage or reverse engineer any of the archive's content and PBO files included in this download without first receiving prior permission from RKSL Studios. NO VBS USE: Use of this SOFTWARE may not be used in the VBS/JCOVE product lines or any other simulator without written authorization from the LICENSOR (RKSL Studios) DO NOT UPLOAD OR RE-UPLOAD TO STEAM WORKSHOP: You may not upload to Steam Workshop or any other service that reassigns rights over RKSL Studios Intellectual Property to 3rd Parties. FULL END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT: Common A3 RKSL Studios EULA [Click to read more]. POLICY ON RE-UPLOADS FOR STEAM: Any uploads will be met with a DMCA takedown request [Click to read more]. FULL DOCUMENTATION: Foxhound LPPV v3.100[Click to read more]. ADDON FEATURES MRAP capability 2x GPMG Thermal Imaging all around Cameras Thermal Image Reversing Camera Turn In/Turn Out on the turrets 3x Skins Desert Tan NATO Green United Nations A WORD ABOUT REALISM We strive to make all our addons as realistic as the game engine and our own capabilities allow. This means that real world speeds and capabilities are simulated where possible. Compromises have and will be made where necessary but we will not downscale or completely cripple an aircraft, system or weapon to fit into the limited spaces some ArmA maps provide. GPMG Iron sights - When I asked an RAF Regiment Gunner (that spent 3 tours on the Foxhound) how easy was it to use the iron sights on the Foxhound he replied, "Nearly impossible, the pivot system doesn't let you in most angles unless you are very tall and can twist yourself in knots." When I asked him how he aimed he replied, "That's what tracers are for". Engine Power - The current engine/physx setup approximates the real world power. ArmA simply cannot simulate the range of the real world gearbox. Simply put these are not as fast as the vanilla ArmA MRAPS but they are easier to use at patrol speeds. COMMUNITY COMPATIBILITY It has always been a basic tenant of RKSL Studios design philosophy not to negatively affect other community made content. We do not replace core values or modify anything that will affect the function or experience of others. We are happy to discuss optional compatibility patches, but will not exclusively adapt our addons to anyone elses Mod standards. All RKSL Content is tested against the currently available stable build of the Vanilla game and official expansions. HISTORY Only milestones are mentioned. Key: Normal = Development build Bold = Testing Build or Public Release 3.100 - PUBLIC RELEASE 3.059 - Numerous Fixes 3.052 - Limited Release to Friends 3.050 - DAR-V Build #9 3.044 - Stable internal Test 3.039 - Revert to earlier turret build 3.031 - Tweaks 3.030 - Numerous Fixes 3.029 - Turnin/out option added (Huuuge mistake) 3.028 - Test Release 3.026 - Damper damage drama. 3.025 - Revert to modified MRAP01 torque and gearbox settings as its gutless going up hills 3.024 - PreRelease Testing - limited circle 3.023 - Revert to previous value. 3.019 - Refinements. Engine values - real world attempt #3048 3.018 - Private Test Build 3.015 - Refinements. New Normals map 3.014 - Refinements. Upscale bake new smdi new rvmats 3.014 - Refinements. MRAP01 gearbox 3.010 - AI Testing build fixes to view and fire geos. 3.008 - Refinements. PhysX changes new gearbox 3.007 - DAR-V Play build 3.003 - Internal Test build 3.002 - Improvement build Added internal screens New rvmats 3.001 - Initial ArmA3 build Added PhysX 2.05BETA - ArmA2 main release 2.04BETA - Internal prerelease build KNOWN ISSUES All known issues are recorded in the Foxhound Bug Tracker. If you find any problems please report them and help make these addons better. Foxhound BUG TRACKER CREDITS This addons and model is 100% unique and doesn't not incorporate any 3rd party content: Model: Messiah ex UKF & RKSL Textures: Messiah ex UKF & RKSL Turret Animation Setup: Da12thMonkey Config: Rock Testing: Jamo [4IB] - Out of the 20 or so people to test hes the only one to post bugs. Thanks! The lads of DAR-V Fuller of Task Force 316 Mathias aka ToxicLemon Research & Information British Army Website Ministy of Defence Images Ministry of Defence - Defence Equiment and Support - DeSider magazine Phil, Chris & Paul RAF Regiment, Honington Thanks Rock Dec 25th 2017 MIRRORS: @RKSL Studios - DOWNLOADS Page @Steam Workshop - Foxhound LPPV QUICK NOTE: About Steam Workshop reuploads. We will remove any re-uploaded content. If you don't know there is a tool that crawls the Steam Workshop and matches files so even if you upload it for "Private/clan use" we will find it and we will issue a DMCA Take down request. Instead, Just create a Collection and save us all the trouble.

Well its Christmas, and barring the last few years, its always been an RKSL Studios tradition to release new addons at Christmas. He's the first of this years escapees. RKSL Studios presents the WK450 Watchkeeper 450 Remotely Piloted Air System. The Watchkeeper WK450 is a Remotely Piloted Air System (RPAS) for all weather, intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance (ISTAR) use by the British Army. It has a mass of 450 kg, a typical endurance of 17 hours, a payload capacity of 150 kg and uses a rotary Wankel engine. It can operate up to 150 km from the Ground Control Station (although multiple stations can be linked to extend the range). It was originally intended to enter service in June 2010, but years of delays, technical issues, hardware modifications, difficulties in training sufficient pilots and incidents means that it is not expected to be fully operational until late 2017. END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT You may: DISTRIBUTION: You may distribute the original .PBO files within this download freely, so long as the PBO files are unmodified and the Readme and EULA files are included. Under the following conditions: ATTRIBUTION: You must give the original author credit. The content of this archive is the sole intellectual property of RKSL Studios and its Creators. NO COMMERCIAL USE: This content is provided free of charge solely for entertainment purposes. You may not use this addon for commercial, military or teaching/training purposes. NO DERIVATIVE WORKS: You shall in no way modify, repackage or reverse engineer any of the archive's content and PBO files included in this download without first receiving prior permission from RKSL Studios. NO VBS USE: Use of this SOFTWARE may not be used in the VBS/JCOVE product lines or any other simulator without written authorization from the LICENSOR (RKSL Studios) DO NOT UPLOAD OR RE-UPLOAD TO STEAM WORKSHOP: You may not upload to Steam Workshop or any other service that reassigns rights over RKSL Studios Intellectual Property to 3rd Parties. FULL END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT: Common A3 RKSL Studios EULA [Click to read more]. POLICY ON RE-UPLOADS FOR STEAM: Any uploads will be met with a DMCA takedown request [Click to read more]. FULL DOCUMENTATION: WK450 Watchkeeper v3.101[Click to read more]. ADDON FEATURES The Watchkeeper IS UNARMED It does not even have Countermeasures. Planned Future Features Ground Control Station - placeable 20ft ISO container unit - intended for future use. Transport Container - placeable 20ft ISO container unit - intended for future use. MAGIC-ATOLS - Microwave And GPS Integrated Cooperative - Automatic TakeOff and Landing System - Deployable runway using BIS carrier technology Intended for future development. Dismountable from support vehicles. KNOWN ISSUES All known issues are recorded in the WK450 Bug Tracker. If you find any problems please report them and help make these addons better. WK450 Watchkeeper BUG TRACKER Credits This addons and model is 100% unique and doesnt not incorporate any 3rd party content: Model: Rock Textures: Rock Config: Rock Testing: The lads of DAR-V Fuller of Task Force 316 Mathias aka ToxicLemon Research & Information British Army Website Ministry of Defence Images Ministry of Defence - Defence Equipment and Support - DeSider magazine Phil, Julian & Marc of Royal Artillery. (Great info on the use of H450 and WK450 in Afghanistan - Some declassified pics and great banter.) Francois P of Thales (Very supportive, lots of pointers on where to look for reference.) Ari of Elbit (Forgotten his last name - met at a tradeshow and he was enormously helpful.) Thanks Rock Dec 24th 2017 MIRRORS: @RKSL Studios - DOWNLOADS Page @Steam Workshop QUICK NOTE: About Steam Workshop reuploads. We will remove any re-uploaded content. If you don't know there is a tool that crawls the Steam Workshop and matches files so even if you upload it for "Private/clan use" we will find it and we will issue a DMCA Take down request. Instead, Just create a Collection and save us all the trouble.