Live from Bohemia Interactive HQ in Prague, the Arma 3 devteam welcomes you to their 'Zeus Gameplay Reveal' hangout. Take a first look at the upcoming free multiplayer DLC, with commentary from Arma 3 Zeus' Design Lead Karel Moricky and Creative Director Jay Crowe.
Arma 3™ Zeus will be available at the start of Q2 2014 as free DLC for Arma 3. For more information, please visit http://zeus.arma3.com/.
Korneel van 't Land from Bohemia Interactive has informed us about Arma 3 "Adapt" trailer release.
Bohemia Interactive today released the second episode of the official campaign for Arma 3. In the new episode, titled ‘Adapt’, players take on the role of Ben Kerry, a soldier trapped on the island of Altis following a Mediterranean flashpoint. The new campaign episode's release is accompanied by a brand new trailer.
While the first part of the campaign introduced players to Arma 3's basic infantry combat and story, episode two opens up the military sandbox further, challenging players to adopt guerrilla tactics in the face of against a stronger, better-equipped enemy. The Adapt episode is made available to people via an automatic update on Steam
"Episode One helped players get to grips with the basic skills needed to survive”, said Jay Crowe, Creative Director on Arma 3. “Episode Two introduces a whole new set of challenges, giving players more freedom and responsibility in the wide, open terrain of Altis."
The official campaign for Arma 3, named ‘The East Wind’, consists of three episodes: 'Survive', 'Adapt', 'Win'. The first campaign episode, 'Survive', was deployed in October 2013, followed by the second 'Adapt' episode today. The third and final campaign episode, ‘Win’, is scheduled for March 2014.
Jester814 from the 15th MEU Realism Unit made another great showcase video for Massi's USSOCOM units.
Massi has submited this USSOCOM Rangers, NAVY SEALs DEVGRU and DELTA addon on our Forums.
I’m updating the USSOCOM pack with new multicam textures, and the introduction of Ranger units in full multicam uniform and gear. Also unit’s organization in the editor has been tweaked, and the dedicated server fix is no more required for those units. This addon is a retexture of NATO, and Independent units, It adds several camouflage uniforms plus custom made headgear and retextured gear in order to represent US Army 75th RANGER, DELTA Force and Navy SEAL DEVGRU units ...
v 1.1 date 28\SEP\2013 - added Ranger units in multicam with multicam helmets\vests - Ranger recon units in multicam use a mix of Ranger green and multicam equipment - New Multicam textures - Dedicated server fix no more needed - Better units organization in the editor - Introduced "@mas" addonfolder to include all my addons, other addons will be integrated in next updates
Jester814 from the 15th MEU Realism Unit made a great showcase video of Massi's NATO SF\Russian Spetsnaz weapons pack.
Massi has released this pack to equip his SF units.
- Those weapons are meant to equip my US, UK, Italian SF and GRU Spetsnaz unis - Weapons have custom ammo and magazines - Weapons have custom UI pics - Weapons have custom sounds thanks to LordJarhead! - Weapons have A3 features : optics, torch, suppressors and IR capable, rotating muzzleflash, custom handanims and anims. - Weapons have dedicated ammocrates - The pack includes few dedicated optics (PSO, Acog, Aimpoint, Sniper optic) and suppressors - The pack includes unit's dedicated backpacks - Light Anti Air launchers (AA NLAW and AA RPG32) - Classlist included in folder
Korneel van 't Land has informed us about new Arma 3 : Combined arms warfarevideo release on YouTube.
Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday 19th September 2013
As part of the official Community Guide video series for Arma 3, Bohemia Interactive released a brand new episode on combined arms warfare. Focusing on transportation and support, Andrew Gluck (better known as Dslyexci) from ShackTactical narrates the video to explore the synergetic relationship between infantry, vehicles, aircraft and artillery.
The Community Guide series opened with a more general introduction to Arma 3, whereas the second and third Community Guide took a closer look at infantry combat and multiplayer teamwork. The fourth video celebrated a milestone in development, as the game transitioned from Alpha to Beta. The latest Community Guides focused on helicopters and sniper and launcher teams.
Arma 3 is now available for purchase on Steam and Store.bistudio.com for 44.99 EUR/39.99 GBP/59.99 USD. There is also a Digital Deluxe Edition available, which includes digital extras such as the Arma 3 soundtrack, a map of Altis, the Tactical Guide (300+ pages), and a Steam version of Arma: Cold War Assault. A boxed version of Arma 3 is sold at many of the major retailers.
Korneel van 't Land has informed us about Arma 3 launch trailer release.
Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday 12th September 2013
OUT NOW - Available in digital and physical retail stores worldwide, Bohemia Interactive is proud to announce today’s much-anticipated release of Arma 3. The brand new launch trailer introduces players to the authentic, diverse and open combat in Arma 3’s massive military sandbox.
Set on the Mediterranean islands of Altis (270 km²) and Stratis (20 km²), Arma 3 features 12 singleplayer showcases, 3 factions showcases, 9 multiplayer scenarios, 10 firing drill challenges, more than 20 vehicles and 40 weapons, 5 factions, the scenario editor and modding support. The post-launch campaign will be made available via 3 free DLC episodes after release. The complete overview of content can be found here.
“We’re incredibly proud of the release of Arma 3, as well as of the unique collaboration with the people who joined for the early-access development. We experienced some significant setbacks in the past years, but the fantastic public response to the Alpha and Beta kept us going,” said Joris-Jan van ‘t Land, Project Lead on Arma 3.
“Together we’ve made a game that truly meets its potential - while establishing a platform to build upon and grow even further. Our long-term commitment to Arma 3, in combination with the creative modding community and Steam Workshop, means this is just the kick off. We thank everyone for their splendid support and welcome you all to join our journey ahead.”
People can purchase the regularArma 3 (44.99 EUR/39.99 GBP/59.99 USD) or the Arma 3 Digital Deluxe Edition (49.99 EUR/42.99 GBP/64.99 USD) from Steam and Store.bistudio.com. A boxed version of Arma 3 is also available at many of the major retailers.
Last but not least, Arma 3 Alpha and Arma 3 Beta participants will be able to play the final game after downloading the automatic update on Steam. Visit this page for answers to some of the more frequently asked questions.
German site Gamestar.de has released an Arma3 walktrough from the Gamescom on their site
... at the Gamescom, the latest version of ARMA 3 shows some content from the full version, including for example the tanks that are not yet playable in the beta. In this video, the developers present this content :
Bohemia Interactive has released an Arma 3 Livestream video on YouTube.
Live from Bohemia Interactive HQ, the Arma 3 devteam welcomes you to their next livestream hangout. As our splendid Alpha and Beta development journey is slowly coming to an end, this official broadcast presents a sneak peek at Arma 3's release package - and kick-starts the countdown to launch!
Ota Vrtatko has informed us about new video SITREP for Arma 3 release.
Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday 27th June 2013
Providing a SITREP of development so far, Bohemia Interactive has published a brand new video for Arma 3. The latest Community Guide explores the game’s new features, provides a recap of the Arma 3 Alpha, and looks at some of the most popular community-created content. The video concludes by demonstrating the new faction, vehicles, weapons, scenarios and challenges from the just-released Arma 3 Beta.
Together with Andrew Gluck (better known as Dslyecxi) from ShackTactical, Bohemia Interactive is creating a series of videos to explain some of the basics of Arma 3. The first video presented Arma 3’s core principles, the second video explored infantry combat, while the third Community Guide provided tips on effective multiplayer teamwork. This new SITREP video records a major milestone in Arma 3’s development as the game transitions from Alpha to Beta.
Starting with the successful Arma: Cold War Assault (originally titled Operation Flashpoint*: Cold War Crisis) in 2001, Arma 3 is the latest installment in Bohemia Interactive’s award-winning tactical military shooter series for PC. The Arma 3 Beta, which aims to involve players into the game’s development, features 8 showcase missions (Infantry, Vehicles, SCUBA, Helicopter, Combined Arms, Supports, Night, Commanding), 20 weapons and 18 vehicles, 4 multiplayer scenarios, 4 firing drill challenges, the powerful scenario editor and modding support. The Arma 3 Beta is located on Stratis (20 km²), while the final game will also feature the 270 km² Mediterranean island of Altis,
The Arma 3 Beta (34.99 EUR/29.99 GBP/44.99 USD) and the Arma 3 Digital Deluxe Edition (44.99 EUR/39.99 GBP/59.99 USD) are available for purchase from Steam and Store.bistudio.com (both include a Steam version of the full retail game upon release). The price of each edition will increase once the full and final game becomes available.
*Operation Flashpoint™ is a registered trademark of Codemasters Software Company.
First pre-E3 livestream hangouts – offering a glimpse of what will be on display in Los Angeles takes place at 17:00 UTC on Saturday June 1 and has been hosted on the official Arma 3 channel on Twitch.tv.
For this first livestream, on Saturday June 1 at 17:00 UTC, Mission Designer Thomas Ryan (supported by several others Arma 3 developers) has given a basic tutorial in scenario editing - using some of the weapons and vehicles from the upcoming Arma 3 Beta.
Main informations from this 1st Hangout according to El Presidente
For the people who missed the stream/don't want to rewatch it:
Things that will be included in the beta (more to come):
3D scopes Strider (MRAP similar to Ifrit) HEMTT (Truck) Comanche Zafir (future version of the pkm) AA Launcher "Titan" (Uses Javlin sighs) Green Faction (Greek Army) Mi48 FN2000 New lighting SDV underwater vehicle (the mini-submarine)
Static AA/AT MBT's (Main Battle Tanks) Java support (might be added later)
Other usefull things to know:
Q3 2013 is still the aimed release date for ArmA 3 Beta will be release a few weeks after E3 Beta content will be first released on the Developer build of the Alpha
EndlessStd has released 2 videos on YouTube : Arma 3 Gameplay GamesCom 2012 [Part one&two]. A long session of Arma III in company with game designer Karel Mořický, in which we had the opportunity to test out a preview of the peculiarities of Bohemia war simulator.
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