Arma Reforger News

Attention soldiers,

The time has come to summarize the past year in Arma Reforger. From ups to downs, the changes, obstacles, fixes, additions, and everything that has happened. From the release of Early Access to the future of Arma. Thank you for being on this wild ride with us.

Read here 👇
https://reforger.armaplatform.com/news/review-2022

Attention soldiers,

We're going to update the game today, expect server downtime between 12:00 - 15:00 CEST. Read about Known Issues on our web.

0.9.7.61 Changelog

Game

• Added: EntitySlotInfo::OnAttachedEntity and EntitySlotInfo::OnDetachedEntity events
  
• Fixed: Conflict - Reconnecting players should now always have the correct saved data applied
  
• Fixed: BaseInventoryStorageComponent::GetOccupiedVolume is not taking additional volume into account (#T169255)
  
• Fixed: GetClothByArea and IsAreaAvailable functions were not returning the correct slot when passing the parent type class as a parameter
  
• Fixed: SetAdditionalWeight and SetAdditionalVolume were not reliable RPC
  
• Fixed: Unable to switch items in both hands after mashing the number keys, caused by gadget show/hide animations getting stuck
  
• Fixed: AI should no longer spawn inside a tent
  
• Fixed: Removing an item from the quick slot with the gamepad resulted in an item slot stretched across the screen
  
• Fixed: Spawning on bases with no reverse signal (cannot reach HQ back)
  
• Fixed: Input: filter preset from/to combo user binding
  

Combat Ops

• Added: ScenarioFramework - Trigger notifications, expanded logic, and implementation to CombatOps Exfil point
  
• Added: Task Kill
  
• Added: ScenarioFramework - Waypoints for Task Kill
  
• Added: ScenarioFramework - Settings for the maximal number of tasks that can be generated
  
• Added: Kill hvt task, with hvt soldier classname placeholder
  
• Added: Music when extractions starts, some compositions into tents
  
• Added: CombatOps - Task Kill to all viable areas
  
• Added: Finished Tasks list
  
• Added: ScenarioFramework - Proper end screen based on completed tasks and new logic counter features for easier workflow
  
• Tweaked: SCR_PopupNotification refactor
  
• Tweaked: ScenarioFramework - Minor fixes for the exfil trigger and addition of countdown to CharacterTriggerEntity
  
• Tweaked: Exfil trigger countdown notifications, play sound during countdown and removed obsolete ALL_PLAYERS since we have a percentage slider for PLAYER activation
  
• Tweaked: ScenarioFramework - Random Percent default value set to 100 as it caused improper spawning chance
  
• Tweaked: ScenarioFramework - End screen formatting improvements
  
• Fixed: Broken merge of CombatOps_Arland_Areas.layer causing some layers not to be created
  
• Fixed: SCR_PopupNotification progress bar timer setup
  
• Fixed: SCR_PopupNotification filter reset
  
• Fixed: ScenarioFramework - Exfil trigger was not properly decreasing counter and tweaked notification spam
  
• Fixed: ScenarioFramework - Edge case for delivering intel task trigger not being correctly assigned which prevented completing the task and icon relocation on the map
  
• Fixed: ScenarioFramework - Seeking existing object could not properly retrieve ResourceName of the StaticModelEntity which caused Task Destroy not to register Antenna
  
• Fixed: The turning animation keeps playing after turning right
  
• Fixed: CombatOps - m_iExtractionCounter attribute was still present even though it was removed from the prefab
  
• Fixed: Debug spheres in combat ops
  
• Removed: ScenarioFramework - Obsolete extraction counter that is not utilized
  
  

Game Master

• Fixed: Spawn occupants could still be called with shortcuts potentially causing a budget overflow
  
• Fixed: When respawn menu was opened while the player list was visible, it prevented the player list from being opened in respawn menu
  

Multiplayer

• Fixed: Excessive preload requests could lock the player on respawn loading screen
  
• Fixed: Updating addons on the Linux server could fail due to the wrong path
  

Workshop

• Fixed: Workshop deleting of local mods and mods from different backend environments
  

Backend

• Added: Backend - Experimental feature allows us to fix issues with incorrect player counts in the Server Browser.
  
• Fixed: Backend - Server Crash when player disappears during auth.
  

Stability

• Added: Crash Reporter - Crash unique GUID being logged
  
• Fixed: Crash when reading specific JSON files
  
• Fixed: Crash when adding HierarchicalParametricMaterialInstanceComponent on an entity.
  
• Fixed: Crash when starting ragdoll with a weapon in hand that doesn't have a physics component
  
• Fixed: Crash in AIWeaponTargetSelector caused by a null pointer
  
• Fixed: Crash in AIInventoryCache which was probably caused by dangling callback
  
• Fixed: Crash on Game cleanup due to a missing null check.
  

Enfusion Blender Tools

• Tweaked: The P3D import dialog now informs the user if Workbench with net API enabled is running, which is necessary for the proper P3D import process
  
• Added: New properties to EBT -> Export -> FBX window
  

Reminder: If you misconfigured your BattlEye server configuration, players now might get kicked. Please follow the instructions on our wiki for proper settings.

Welcome to the latest Arma Reforger Community Radar, or as we also call it: #COMRAD. We've got another great selection of community content this month for everyone to enjoy!

Discover more here 👇
https://reforger.armaplatform.com/news/comrad-7

If you would like to suggest content for next month's #COMRAD, make sure you tag @ArmaPlatform or #ArmaReforger on Twitter, or submit your suggestions to:
Nillers on Twitter, Discord, or on our forums.

Attention soldiers,

We're going to update the game today, expect server downtime between 12:00 - 15:00 CEST.

0.9.7.53 Changelog

Game

• Added: Conflict - Client data can now be re-applied after server restart
  
• Fixed: ScenarioFramework - Title and description for task notifications are not properly updated when overriding default values
  
• Fixed: Conflict - Wrong capture point count when resuming a scenario
  
• Fixed: Conflict - No longer possible to build already built structures when resuming a scenario
  
• Fixed: Conflict - Wrong faction variants of buildings spawned when resuming a scenario
  
• Fixed: Scenario menu inputs - double click = Play or Continue, Join and Restart has now different actions on the controller
  
• Fixed: Conflict - When resuming a scenario, the HQ composition would be spawned on a random starting point as well as on the proper HQ
  
• Fixed: Conflict - Incorrect amount of supplies restored in bases with supply depots
  
• Fixed: When possessing AI in GameMaster, the head of AI would not always disappear in first person
  
• Fixed: Missing structures when resuming a scenario with prebuilt compositions
  
• Fixed: ScenarioFramework - The message about finishing the objective is shown incorrectly
  
• Fixed: Conflict - Missing spawnpoints in small scenarios
  
• Changed: Disabled spawn occupants in the vehicle (context action in GM) until a proper fix can be made
  
• Tweaked: Fragmentation damage
  

Stability

• Fixed: Crash when saving loadout
  
• Fixed: Make loadouts area type safer and not crash when not setup
  
• Fixed: Race condition causing crash on aborting download
  
• Fixed: Potential crash in WeaponComponent::GetSightsTransformation
  
• Fixed: Possible crash in AI abort defend waypoint
  
• Fixed: Possible AI Crash in RequestAction
  

Multiplayer

• Fixed: If a player tries to reconnect during their ban duration they won’t be able to rejoin the server even after the ban expires resulting in a connection failure.
  
• Fixed: Backend - Crash related to auth fail and kick during player reconnect
  
• Fixed: Possible stall and kick when streaming of replicated objects merges multiple hierarchies
  
• Fixed: Possible stall during JIP if some nodes didn’t have a parent on the server
  
• Fixed: Possible continuous Room removal process
  
• Fixed: Marking BEServer_x64.cfg as userconfig, so Steam won’t redownload it
  

Attention soldiers,

We're going to update the game today, expect server downtime between 12:00 - 15:00 CEST.

0.9.7.48 Changelog

Game

• Added: Custom arsenal into Combat Ops and the possibility to save loadout and spawn with it
  
• Added: Conflict - MP serialization, client data (stored faction & rank)
  
• Fixed: Login dialog password obfuscation
  
• Fixed: Explosions are now traced against the center of mass, not the origin
  
• Fixed: Explosions would not be blocked by walls
  
• Tweaked: Damage computation for explosions
  
• Tweaked: 2D Map - Update default values on Rasterization export
  
• Fixed: Avoid swapping AI movement components if the controlled entity is a player
  
• Fixed: Gamepad usage of GadgetMap (DPad Right + B) does not prevent GetOut action
  
• Fixed: ScenarioFramework - Task notification pop-up duplication when someone assigns/unassigns task
  
• Fixed: Missing penalty component to CombatOps
  
• Fixed: Weapon unequippable after being slung and then moved in inventory to a different slot
  
• Fixed: ScenarioFramework Deliver Intel glitch can cause the Exfil task to appear
  
• Fixed: Game slowdown caused by shooting into water bodies (ponds, lakes, rivers), fixes incorrect behavior of water impact particles
  
• Fixed: Script error when entering a turret compartment with an empty weapon slot
  
• Fixed: Conflict: Wrong assets spawned around relay towers
  
• Fixed: Leaning not replicated properly
  
• Fixed: Character state stayed modified even after the item in hand was deleted
  

Stability

• Fixed: Backend Crash when the player is removed during authentication
  
• Fixed: Crash when the inheritance of unrelated classes, fixes crash on modded loadouts
  
• Fixed: Crash when there is a type mismatch in BTNode inputs
  
• Fixed: Crash on ResetVehicle not handling missing entity
  
• Fixed: Memory leak in the scripted camera
  
• Fixed: Crash in audio caused by delays
  
• Fixed: Crash when BaseLoadoutClothComponent's area type is not set
  
• Fixed: Memory leak when server shutdowns immediately after creation
  
• Fixed: Crash because HelicopterControllerComponent doesn't perform validity check when running simulation
  

Enfusion Blender Tools

• Changed: Any game data processing is now done via Workbench Bridge, following are the features that require running a version of Workbench (Operator's/Property's description contains a warning too):
  
• TXA export
  
• Enfusion materials import(Enfusion Tools → Import → FBX)
  
• FBX export(Enfusion Tools → Export→ FBX)
  
• Colliders Setup
  
• Model Quality Assurance(only if " 'usage' Property " is checked)
  
• Changed: Model Quality Assurance now uses Geometry Nodes setup to visually indicate invalid geometry(see "Invalid Topology" Collection)
  
• Changed: New TXA export interface
  
• Better general look - no longer need to expand the right panel to see parameters
  
• Export profiles & diff poses are reliably stored in the file itself
  
• Ability to search through export profiles and diff poses
  
• Tweaked: Significant improvement to TXA exporter speed while exporting more complex actions
  
• Fixed: Exporting of weapon IK poses