https://dev.arma3.com/post/spotrep-00085
CHANGELOG
Highlights
- Added: Improved multiplayer security*
- Added: Additional olive reskins for NATO Pacific vehicles**
* May affect loading times when the game or certain mods are run for the first time after installing the update.
** Restrictions may apply to those who don't own Arma 3 Apex expansion.
Gameplay
- Added: A new variant of the Dragon Teeth (old looking)
- Added: Small animation for raising the engine of Assault Boats when they are transported in other vehicles
- Added: Gorgon commander now has a settle-in animation
- Tweaked: All supply trucks now have a consistent supply radius, resource capacity, and destruction explosion
- Tweaked: Durability of vehicle wheels - the damage required for a flat tire and a fully destroyed wheel
- Tweaked: Added a wheel_x_x_damage selection in visual LODs for visual damage representation
- Tweaked: Static AA and AT now use the Titan AT and AA FM descriptions
- Tweaked: Improved the syntax of the power line wire destruction script
- Fixed: Assault Boat was missing a vehicle transport class and it did not use memory point defined bounding boxes
- Fixed: AI can now walk inside of Castle Tower
- Fixed: Gendarmerie Commander Uniform was not displaying insignia
- Fixed: Cloth_plate.bisurf was missing the thickness parameter for a proper plate-like behavior
- Fixed: AAF crewmen were respawning with a wrong vest
- Fixed: The ADR-97 magazine name did not mention the caliber
- Fixed: It should be easier to interact with the Infostand (2-leg) (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T128135)
- Fixed: Xi'an FFV seat view when in optics mode (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T136046)
- Fixed: The VR Training Placeables Course would not finish properly due to a tank not running over a mine (fix iteration)
- Fixed: T-100 Varsuk & 2S9 Sochor driver PiP camera views were obstructed by their cannon (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T136231)
- Fixed: It was not possible to open the compass in vehicles (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T133142)
- Fixed: Hatchback fuel & engine hitpoints
Visual
- Added: Unique Virtual Garage icons to Mk41 VLS / Mk45 Hammer
- Changed: MH-9 no longer has a crosshair. A new section was added: aiming_dot. Now it can be retextured or removed using setObjectTexture (index 1).
- Changed: Enabled retexturing of the FV-720 Mora exterior pilot view
- Tweaked: The RPG-42 sight cover is now closed when the weapon is not being used
- Tweaked: A bullet gets hidden now when reloading the Protector 9mm
- Tweaked: Adjusted the occluder shape for BluntRock_wallH (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T135887)
- Fixed: SPAR-16S pistol grip textures
- Fixed: Camo nets shadow flickering when the model switched to the second shadow LOD
- Fixed: Shading issues of the UAV Terminal models
- Fixed: Some Titan launcher icons were using wrong icons or missed the rear caps
- Fixed: HEMTT wrecks (NATO Pacific variants) now have the correct camo applied
- Fixed: White edges on the icons of some of the accessories
- Fixed: High variants of HMG / GMG were using wrong icons in Virtual Garage
- Fixed: Camo selections for AK12 and added a third camo selection to the AK12 with grenade launcher
Warlords
- Added: 64 player version of the Whole Altis scenario
- Added: 32 player version of the Malden scenario
- Added: 32 player version of the Stratis scenario
- Added: Individual asset lists
- Added: The sector zone restriction border width is now customizable for each sector in the module window
- Added: The maximum group size is now defined in the Warlords Init module
- Added: You can now further customize various classes for dynamically spawned assets (https://community.bistudio.com…rlords#3._Custom_factions)
- Added: Unless their base is under attack, all playable units are now invulnerable after respawn until they leave the base (60 seconds maximum)
- Tweaked: Asset requesting routines for AI
- Tweaked: Path planning routines for AI
- Tweaked: Dead unit deleting procedures
- Tweaked: Arming mines in your own base is no longer allowed unless the base is under attack
- Tweaked: The team killing penalty duration is now increased progressively up to 5 minutes for each 3 player kills or 6 AI kills
- Tweaked: Various sector and zone border sizes were adjusted to avoid pointless zone restriction triggering
- Fixed: Vehicle descriptions in some languages were too long
- Fixed: Some airdropped assets could fall too abruptly
- Fixed: Respawn locations far away from the base when it's targeted would not be selected on safe spots
- Fixed: Some modded airplanes would crash upon landing
- Fixed: Ejection seats and canopies from fighter jets no longer block runways
- Fixed: Some airplanes would need to double-take a landing
- Fixed: The mode would not work properly in a singleplayer environment
- Fixed: It is now possible to get rid of vehicles purchased by AI (via the action menu) before a player took control over that AI
- Fixed: Static defenses are now properly calculated towards the maximum amount of assets
- Fixed: Sector voting is now handled properly even if the only player who voted disconnects before the voting has finished
- Fixed: Fast travel to a contested sector no longer lands you in water if there is land somewhere around the sector
- Fixed: Helicopters would land on inconvenient locations when ordered from the airstrip in the Tanoa (South) scenario
- Fixed: Various script errors
- Fixed: The "Starting CP" parameter in the Warlords Init module would set up incorrect values for some settings
- Fixed: Several misleading Spanish translations
- Fixed: It's no longer possible to obtain mortar bags in Warlords through an exploit in Arsenal
- Fixed: Some independent garrison units would occasionally still carry mortar bags
- Added: Reference to the spawned airplane in the CAS module (_module getVariable "plane")
- Added: "Combo" attribute in Eden Editor is now capable of showing a "tooltip" property defined in class Values of the attribute itself
- Fixed: Keyframe Animation module texts have been localized
Scripting
- Added: BIS_fnc_mapGridSize (returns the current size of the map grid square)
- Added: Parameter for the number of steps (animation frames) in BIS_fnc_resizeMarker
- Fixed: Eden Editor export to SQF now executes init code in a non-scheduled environment to simulate regular scenarios better
- Fixed: Eden Editor export to SQF now preserves the group of drone crews, so group settings and waypoints are not lost
- Fixed: Eden Editor export to SQF was sometimes not assigning the group leader correctly
- Fixed: Eden Editor export to SQF was not initializing vehicles in vehicles
- Fixed: Eden Editor export to SQF accidentally exported virtual UAV crews to the layers list
- Fixed: Eden Editor export to SQF was not creating mines and explosives correctly
- Fixed: Eden Editor export to SQF did not preserve trigger altitude correctly
- Fixed: Eden Editor export to SQF got corrupted when exporting attribute expressions longer than 8096 characters
- Fixed: Eden Editor export to SQF returned incorrect entity ID values when autonomous drones were present in the scenario
- Fixed: Pushing items of the same priority in the Priority Queue function
- Fixed: DateTime function calculation for when the date goes over the actual year
General
- Fixed: A typo in the UH-80 Ghosthawk gun initElev elevation parameter (kudos Kju!)
Multiplayer
- Fixed: Various issues with the improved MP security measures (cache handling, v2 signature compatibility, -serverMod, etc.)
Audio
- Added: say3D command extension to exclude speech category sounds from the filtering
AI
- Fixed: AI directional radio reports now again use the relative direction from a formation instead of the world direction (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T128200)
Scripting
- Added: addWaypoint and setWaypointPosition commands now accept a -1 radius for forced position
- Fixed: setGroupIconsSelectable would not return NOTHING
General
- Fixed: The game could freeze on startup with the file system thread turned off (e.g. -exThreads=6)
- Fixed: Some achievements couldn't be completed (Model Student, Puppeteer, Dressing Doll, Get Arrested, Punch Out)
- Fixed: Proxies were not considered for object actions, only the parent object
- Fixed: Removed compile caching that was responsible for memory issues (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T135718)
- Changed: Vanguard game type is no longer highlighted
- Fixed: Localization typos
- Fixed: -malloc parameter tooltip (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T136864)
- Updated: Stand-alone Windows Dedicated Server (1.90)
- Updated: Stand-alone Linux Dedicated Server (1.90)
- Known issue: Steam client modifies the steam_appid.txt file incorrectly. In case of issues, verify its content is: 107410
- Known issue: Sometimes the add-ons are loaded from the wrong installation (e.g. main game)
- Try adding -mod=curator;kart;heli;mark;expansion;jets;argo;orange;tacops;tank;dlcbundle;dlcbundle2 to your arma3server.exe shortcut
