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Arma 3 2.0 has arrived, and it's brought treats

There's nothing else quite like Arma 3 - it's a military FPS game, but it's also perhaps the most in-depth sandbox game available today, giving players the opportunity to build incredibly complex scenarios and simulations using the latest military hardware. Now, Arma 3 2.0 has arrived, and while it doesn't upend the milsim applecart in any major ways, it does bring with it some very welcome improvements to the seven-year-old game.

The biggest new addition in Arma 3 2.0 is the ability to share custom compositions created in the Arma 3 Eden editor directly to the Steam Workshop. Eden is Arma 3's 3D editing environment, and it lets you assemble game assets however you like, from simple table settings all the way up to full military bases and checkpoints. With the arrival of Arma 3 2.0, you'll be able to share your creations in Eden at the click of a button (once you've saved your work, naturally).

That streamlined functionality will make it easier for Arma scenario designers to build, share, and find objects and settings to fill out their work with realistic and atmospheric props and scenery. No sense in reinventing the wheel every time you need a roadblock set up in your Apex scenario, right? Now you'll be able to find one on the Workshop - right in the editor, mind you - and plunk it straight into your scene.

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Arma 3 Update 2.00

Seven years after the official release of version 1.00 and dozens of updates later, we've now gradually reached Arma 3 version 2.00 (watch trailer). This latest update adds a free new firing drill, as well as a new color edition of an existing firearm, a camo variant for selected gear, extra Steam achievements, and the option to share compositions made in Arma 3’s scenario editor via the Steam Workshop.

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The new firing drill (Course of Fire: Gray) invites you to set a record time on a challenging course hosted by a familiar operative from Arma 3's story campaigns. A gold medal is awarded to those who can complete the drill in under two minutes (2:00). Players running the course might encounter various surprises related to previous versions of Arma 3 if they know where to look and what to do.

Players can now share custom compositions from the game directly to the Steam Workshop. They can do so by accessing Arma 3’s extensive library of weapons, vehicles, equipment, characters, structures, and props available and arranging their in-game assets in the editor. When they’re done, all they need to do is save their selected assets as a custom composition and click on the appropriate icon to publish it to the Steam Workshop. Compositions can include anything from full-blown military camps to specific roadblocks or checkpoints, a Halloween pumpkin festival, a simple table and chairs, or anything in between. By sharing their unique compositions via the Steam Workshop, Arma 3 content creators can help each other build expansive, detailed, and atmospheric scenarios quickly and easily. Further documentation can be found on Bohemia Interactive's Community Wiki.

But wait, there’s more! The 2.00 update also includes a new arid variant of existing CTRG special forces gear (stealth uniform and combat helmet - available for owners of the Arma 3 Apex expansion) and a black variant for the P07 pistol - both of which are used in the new firing drill. Players can also unlock three new '2.00' themed Steam achievements. And finally, everyone receives a lifetime’s virtual supply of "Arma" Eau de Combat, which is now available as an in-game glass perfume bottle prop.

The complete changelog for update 2.00 can be found on the Arma 3 website.

If you have yet to pick up the game, or simply wish to complete your DLC collection, you can get the Arma 3 base game and all of its downloadable content (DLC) at up to 75% off on Steam. Those who purchase the Arma 3 Ultimate Edition, Apex Edition, Contact Edition, or DLC Essentials will receive an additional bundle discount on top. This special offer is available from today up until Monday October 19 (starting and ending at 10:00 PDT/19:00 CEST).

https://store.steampowered.com/app/107410/Arma_3/

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SPOTREP #00095

FROM: High Command
TO: Arma 3 Users
UNIT: Main Branch (Windows)
ACTIVITY: Game Update 2.00 (CoF: Gray, Workshop Compositions, 64-bit Linux Server)
SIZE: ~1.6 GB / ~558 MB (depends on Contact ownership)

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Arma 3's next DLC is a trip to 1980s Czechoslovakia

Arma 3 is getting another Creator DLC, and this one is another trip back to Cold War-era Europe. CSLA Iron Curtain is set for release later this year, and will take players to a 256 square kilometre area of the 1980s border between Czechoslovakia and West Germany.

CSLA Iron Curtain is part of Arma 3 developer Bohemia Interactive's Creator DLC model, in which Bohemia publishes the work of third-party studios and modding teams under a revenue sharing agreement. In the case of CSLA Iron Curtain, that studio is Czech Republic-based CSLA Studio - the initials standing for Československá lidová armáda, or the Czechoslovak People's Army. This encompassed all of Czechoslovakia's military forces from 1954 until the Velvet Revolution and the fall of Czech Communist Party.

In CSLA Iron Curtain, players will find 1980s-era CSLA and NATO forces, equipped with weapons and vehicles of the time. US forces will have the M113 APC and UH-60 'Huey' helicopter, while Czech forces will field the T-72 main battle tank, OT-62 APC, and Mi-17 transport chopper in the military sandbox game.

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