Arma 3
Developers | |
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Bohemia Interactive | |
macOS (OS X) | Virtual Programming[1] |
Linux | Virtual Programming[1] |
Publishers | |
Bohemia Interactive | |
Engines | |
Real Virtuality 4 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 12, 2013 |
macOS (OS X) | Early access[1] |
Linux | Early access[1] |
Arma | |
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Arma: Cold War Assault | 2001 |
Arma: Armed Assault | 2006 |
Arma 2 | 2009 |
Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead | 2010 |
Arma Tactics | 2013 |
Arma 3 | 2013 |
Arma Reforger | 2022 |
General information
- Port Report: Arma 3 Alpha
- Bohemia Interactive Forums
- Armaholic Community Forums
- Feedback Tracker
- Steam Community Discussions
- Performance Guide
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Developer website | ||||
Steam |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Apex | ||
Contact | ||
Global Mobilization: Cold War Germany | ||
Helicopters | ||
Jets | ||
Karts | ||
Laws of War | ||
Malden | ||
Marksmen | ||
Tac-ops Mission Pack | ||
Tanks |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Use the -skipIntro -noSplash command line arguments[2]
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Skip launcher
Use the -noLauncher -useBE command line arguments[3][4][5]
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Notes
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Arma 3\ |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/com.vpltd.Arma3/GameDocuments/Arma 3/ |
Linux | ~/.local/share/bohemiainteractive/arma3/GameDocuments/Arma 3/ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/107410/pfx/[Note 1] |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Arma 3\Saved\ |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/com.vpltd.Arma3/GameDocuments/Arma 3/Saved/ |
Linux | ~/.local/share/bohemiainteractive/arma3/GameDocuments/Arma 3/Saved/ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/107410/pfx/[Note 1] |
- Steam Workshop mission files are also stored in
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\<user-id>\Saved\steam\
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Use ArmA FOV Changer | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | SMAA (Standard to Ultra), FXAA (Standard to Ultra), CMAA, FSAA (2x, 4x and 8x) and SSAA/downscaling via Sampling Quality | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | No frame rate or refresh rate cap, see Frame rate limit to set a cap. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | Rendered image uses SDR color space. In-game HDR option refers only to HDR Rendering. |
- Range finding by using certain scopes like the PSO scope might not be accurate anymore when playing on a non-default FOV.
Frame rate limit
Instructions[6] |
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Notes
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | ||
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Effects, Music, Radio communications, VoIP | |
Surround sound | 7.1 | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | Use X3DAudio HRTF. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Czech | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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LAN play | |||
Online play |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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UDP | 2302-2303 |
- This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Arma 3. | ||
vorpX | G3D, DirectVR Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
Devices | |||
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Tobii Eye Tracking | Use Tobii Game Hub. Supports head tracking. | ||
TrackIR |
Issues fixed
Forcing correct monitor
Instructions[citation needed] |
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Specific parameter for linux users only[citation needed] |
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You can also use |
Fix intermittent screen freezing
Disable analytics[7] |
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A bug in the analytics code causes all the game threads to block during HTTPS initialization, which can cause 10-30 second freezes (the time it takes for the failed SSL connection to drop). This issue can be fixed by opting out from analytics.
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 10, 11 | |
OpenGL | 4.1 | Linux only |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | 64-bit can be forced with the -win64 command line argument[8] |
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macOS (OS X) | |||
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Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Input | DirectInput, SDL | SDL limited to Windows's XInput mappings[9] |
Anti-cheat | BattlEye | [10] |
Command line arguments
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | Vista SP2, 7 SP1 | |
Processor (CPU) | AMD Dual-Core Athlon 2.5 GHz Intel Dual-Core 2.4 GHz |
AMD Phenom II X4 940 or better Intel Core i5-2300 |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 10 GB | 20 GB |
Video card (GPU) | AMD Radeon HD 3830 Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT Intel HD Graphics 4000 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 10 compatible | AMD Radeon HD 7750 Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (107410) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Experimental Ports | Arma 3
- ↑ Arma 3 Startup Parameters - Bohemia Interactive Community
- ↑ Crappy ARMA 3 steam launcher (solved) :: Arma 3 General Discussions
- ↑ Arma 3 Launcher - Bohemia Interactive Community
- ↑ BattlEye service implementation - ARMA 3 - DEVELOPMENT BRANCH - Bohemia Interactive Forums
- ↑ ArmA: Cheats - Bohemia Interactive Community
- ↑ Arma 3 randomly freezing - last accessed on 2019-01-22
- ↑ Arma 3 Launcher - Bohemia Interactive Community
- ↑ jaycee_1980 comments on ARMA 3 does not recognize Logitech Extreme 3D Pro correctly. - Reddit
- ↑ BattlEye – The Anti-Cheat Gold Standard