FROM: Project Lead
TO: Arma 3 Users
UNIT: Main Branch
ACTIVITY: Game Update: 1.42 (Marksmen DLC, Weapon Stabilization, Recoil Overhaul, Environmental Audio, Workshop Mods)
SIZE: ~1.4 GB / ~426 MB

NOTES

Consider using the Steam client option to verify the integrity of the local game cache to avoid corrupted data after downloading this update.
Consider defragmenting your HDD after downloading large updates.
A Legacy Build Steam branch is available for advanced users. It contains the previous significant main branch version (1.40). It can be used to compare specific changes between major releases. The access code for this branch is: Arma3Legacy140
You can find the servers in the Steam library (switch the filter to "Tools") - "Arma 3 Server" (based on your OS, it will download the Windows or Linux version).
- Administrators can also use the command-line SteamCMD utility. The app ID is to be 233780.
- NVIDIA GameWorks™ Technology provided under license from NVIDIA Corporation. Copyright © 2002-2015 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved.

CHANGELOG

DATA:

Added: Cyrus 9.3 mm CSAT marksman rifle*
Added: MAR-10 .338 CTRG marksman rifle*
Added: Mk-I EMR 7.62 mm NATO marksman rifle*
Added: Mk14 7.62 mm FIA marksman rifle*
Added: ASP-1 Kir CSAT special purpose rifle*
Added: SPMG .338 NATO Medium Machine Gun*
Added: Navid 9.3 mm CSAT Medium Machine Gun*
Added: AMS NATO scope*
Added: Kahlia CSAT scope*
Added: Remote Designator NATO / CSAT and backpacks*
Added: Full Ghillie suits NATO / CSAT / AAF (variants for arid, semi-arid, lush)*
Added: #BIPODS
Added: CSAT Laser Designator (and NATO & AAF reskins)
Added: Suppressors for 9.3mm and .338 calibers (multiple color variants)
Added: Facepaints (9 faces with camouflage, variants for arid, semi-arid, lush)
Added: NATO Heavy Vest (multiple color variants)
Added: NATO Grenadier Vest (multiple color variants)
Added: AAF Grenadier Vest (multiple color variants)
Added: Many relevant unit / group configurations
Added: Showcase Marksmen**
Added: 3 Purple category Firing Drills**
Added: End Game Kavala
Added: Showcase Firing From Vehicles (SP & MP COOP)
Added: 3 VR Training Weapon Handling courses
Added: VR (Vehicle) Targets
Added: Balloons
Added: Swivel Target
Added: Dueling Target
Added: Shooting Mat
Added: Shot Timer
Added: Bullet Trap
Added: Air Horn
Added: 3 Music tracks
Added: 11 Steam Achievements
Added: Revive mechanic in End Game
Added: Two new specific models for SMG collimators
Added: Selected commanders have been trained to use their weapons and binoculars while turned out
Added: New recoil and weapon resting parameters
Added: New sounds for armored vehicle crashes
Added: Missing Head Down (Analogue) and Head Back (Analogue) actions to controls
Added: Indication of DLC hints to the Hints ListBox in Field Manual
Added: Damage indication on VR targets is now Arsenal-specific
Added: Final icons for 'procedural' attachments
Added: New shooting sounds for Mk200
Added: Material for weapon bullet penetration
Added: DLC property to uniforms
Added: Ability to show a specific category animation on Arsenal start
Added: Different sounds for turret elevation
Added: Reading Arsenal / Garage assets updated to a new format
Added: Empty belt links effect to Mk200 and Zafir
Added: Purple FD flag
Added: Purple Skeet_Clay and unified the purple on purple Balloons with it
Added: BIS_fnc_position now recognizes a string as object variable name
Added: Possibility to disable the default 3D task markers / waypoints to allow displaying of the new experimental 3D task markers
Added: Balloon target configuration for Firing Drills
Added: Bullet paths diagnostic to Virtual Arsenal
Added: Players are now sorted at the top of the respawn position menu
Added: Ability to call BIS_fnc_moduleMissionName independently
Added: User action to activate / deactivate the police light bar on Offroad
Added: Ammo hit and fly-by distances for AI detection & suppression
Added: FFV inertia parameters to config
Added: VhC implementation for the Time Trials
Added: Config parameters for secondary text in RscShortcutButton and RscButtonMenu
Added: "Zipper Theme" (new Marksmen track for Showcase Firing From Vehicles)
Added: Support for random Firing Drill target positions that require ASL
Added: Parameter for remote cameras in Striders and re-linked its samples
Added: Author to magazines
Added: Stance indicator icons for resting and deployment
Added: Sound definition for footsteps on some surfaces
Fixed: Left hand for Acts_Ending_Adams1
Fixed: Snipers should have LRPS instead of SOS optics
Fixed: Removed smoke launcher from UGV as it is not on the model
Fixed: Unit insignia were not visible in Virtual Arsenal
Fixed: Base weapons were not loaded correctly in Virtual Arsenal
Fixed: Black variants of MX-family of rifles are available in Arsenal
Fixed: Adjust stance key binds for Industry Standard preset
Fixed: Proper aimPrecision values for stance transitions
Fixed: Driver coveralls properly display the DLC icon in Editor
Fixed: Icon sizes and general macros for Hellcat, Huron, Marid, Slammer, T-100, Ifrit and Zamak
Fixed: veryuglylowercase animation state names to LeadingLetterCamelCase for better visual orientation
Fixed: Fatigue now resets correctly when resetting a stage of VR Training
Fixed: Broken link to Lynx sample
Fixed: General macros and correct author for various characters
Fixed: Attempt to fix discrepancies between VR entities and their soldiers counterparts
Fixed: Icons for VR soldiers
Fixed: Detection for specific vehicle type in function hitPart
Fixed: Radar dome should be more vulnerable to APFSDS rounds
Fixed: Fired rockets on Kajman are removed
Fixed: Faction showcases will now be marked correctly when finished
Fixed: Edit field in Insert Marker display was not selected by default
Fixed: DAGR missiles had the nameSound of rockets
Fixed: SOS should have the same reticle as before
Fixed: Commander proxy for Slammer
Fixed: Trying to restore an attachment on an incompatible weapon generated a RPT error
Fixed: Arsenal loadout was randomized even after trying it, not only on mission start
Fixed: AH-99 Blackfoot cockpit glass looked damaged in VR
Fixed: LRPS and MOS had switched reticles
Fixed: Nightstalker zeroing gap and maximal zoom magnitude
Fixed: Attempt to fix weapon penetration issues
Fixed: Non-owned DLC asset FM hint title
Fixed: Marker channel selection was visible even in SP
Fixed: When the benches of the MH-9 were removed, then added, they were added folded
Fixed: OPFOR Rifleman should be default instead of Officer
Fixed: BIS_fnc_obvjectVar sometimes could sometimes assign a duplicate variable to different objects
Fixed: It was possible to respawn on a dead group leader when the respawn point was the group
Fixed: When a respawn point was removed when the player had it selected in the respawn menu, he was still able to respawn on it if he didn't pick any position afterwards
Fixed: Recognition of compatible items was not calculated correctly (http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=23111)
Fixed: Missing CfgPatches classes
Fixed: For security reasons, it's no longer possible to overwrite the path of official BIS functions in CfgFunctions
Fixed: Incorrect variable name in BIS_fnc_objectVar
Fixed: FD rifle decal had inconsistent transparency
Fixed: If a FD CP only contained bonus targets, those would not be shown in the IGUI properly
Fixed: If you left a CP with only bonus targets remaining, there would be incorrect audio feedback
Fixed: Tab highlighting in the server browser
Fixed: Unable to collapse advanced hint after exiting UAV terminal
Fixed: Attempt to fix all discrepancies between the editor groups composition design and current in-game state, discovered while testing editor groups
Fixed: Dead players were not added to the checked list in the BIS_fnc_getUnitByUid function
Fixed: Nighstalker optics zoom values, so dynamic zoom calculation will correspond to the tool-tip info
Fixed: Adjusted minimal zeroing of MOS
Fixed: Katiba GL had some strange view while used in FFV
Fixed: FD09 - random flying target
Fixed: Firing Drill PiP feedback would sometimes get stuck without target
Fixed: Window geometries in some houses to allow more meaningful deployment
Tweaked: All weapons - Improved shooting sounds, tails, interior tails added, supersonic crack, bullet hits, interior house attenuation class added, tails for UGL added
Changed: Zafir was re-chambered (old class name for magazines 150Rnd_762x54_Box became 150Rnd_762x51_Box)
Changed: Rahim was re-chambered (old class name for magazines 10Rnd_762x54_Mag became 10Rnd_762x51_Mag)
Updated: PhysX logo in the splash screen
Tweaked: UGL minor sound changes
Tweaked: Footsteps sound definitions updated
Tweaked: NATO Recon Marksmen should have Range Finder not Laser Designator
Changed: New reticle for SOS scope
Tweaked: Standardized dispersion values for MOA (in-game differences are less than marginal)
Changed: Names of GM6 samples
Changed: Sounds for selected reloading animations
Changed: Sound of Strider GL
Changed: Sound distance attenuation parameter disabled (due to redesigned feature)
Tweaked: Simplified config for Church SFX
Changed: Improved max zeroing of all weapons (limits now less restrictive, but maintains meaningful differences between types).
Changed: Partial re-factoring of Van_01_base_F and similar
Changed: Weapon tails updated and configured
Changed: Slammer commander position
Tweaked: Polished small DLC logos in the Field Manual and Debriefing
Changed: Game credits updated
Tweaked: Zooming / zeroing values of various scopes
Changed: Vehicle customization (See documentation for more details)
Tweaked: Assigning new pictures for FM topics
Tweaked: Characters equipment update (use of new Marksmen gear)
Tweaked: Silencer shot tails changed from prototype samples to final samples and other small changes
Changed: Collimators have been changed to a new technology
Changed: Adjusted default equipment of various soldiers
Changed: Replaced FD frozen competitor mechanic with a more robust solution
Tweaked: Ammo boxes have been updated with new weapons and items
Changed: Commanders are now able to board Sochor form both sides
Changed: Color to "Gold platform" for default mod logo
Changed: BIS_fnc_objectsMapper stores object simulation state in the spawned objects
Changed: In the campaign, vehicle randomization is now handled by VhC
Changed: Removed the Internet / LAN button because it was replaced by tabs in the server browser
Tweaked: Recon Teams have one less member now
Tweaked: Redistributed different collimator reticles according to design
Tweaked: Updated ammo box compositions (suppressors and new Marksmen optics) according to an updated analysis
Tweaked: Kart shaking while driving
Tweaked: Geometries of windows on several shops have been tweaked to allow Weapon Deployment
Updated: Adjust stance FM hint
Tweaked: Mass of several weapons to better scale their different weights in regard to their real counterparts according to design
Improved: Camo1 selection of OPFOR soldier updated to include boots
Tweaked: Firing Drill PiP feedback using better targeting parameters
Changed: Function 'diag_log' added to the whitelist for the MP remote execution

* Restrictions apply for those who don't own Arma 3 Marksmen DLC.

** Content requires ownership of the Arma 3 Marksmen DLC.

ENGINE:

Added: Weapon Deployment
Added: Weapon Resting
Added: Recoil Overhaul
Added: Distance-based attenuation filter
Added: Sound: Attenuation of exterior sounds while inside structures
Added: Sound: Enabled audio features (low pass, building interior)
Added: Allow Firing From Vehicles in turned out position in most turrets
Added: Weapon attachments can be manipulated directly from the ground via the inventory
Added: Placing a map marker now includes visibility / broadcast scope combobox
Added: UPnP support for servers (see the documentation for more details)
Added: AI suppression enabled
Added: Script command WFSideText is extended to support side for backward compatibility
Added: Visualization of hook / unhook commands
Added: Password-protected serverCommand script command (enabled for Dedicated Server and Headless Client)
Added: New actions for infantry weapon switching
Added: Parameters for setting color of item's second picture to List, Combo and XListBox
Added: Magazine compatibility improvement with new property magazineGroup (documentation)
Added: Network command security enhancements; brute-force protection
Added: Allow weapon sound without soundEffectName attribute set
Added: Telescopic turrets now have sounds when being raised / lowered
Added: GUI option for UPnP when creating server
Added: Direct switch weapons in vehicles: guns / rockets / missiles / bombs
Added: File and product version to extension description
Added: Extended logging information about #login activities on Dedicated Servers
Added: Scripting commands isWeaponRested and isWeaponDeployed
Added: Config parameters for weapon deployment (documentation)
Added: New script commands for manipulation with channels - enableChannel, channelEnabled, setCurrentChannel, currentChannel, getPlayerChannel
Added: Parameters dangerRadiusBulletClose and dangerRadiusHit for CfgAmmo
Added: isTurnedOut script command
Added: Enabled support for Steam friends in the server browser
Added: Vehicles have a new config array AmphibiousRatios used when the vehicle is in water (backwards-compatible)
Added: Weapon Resting (WeaponRested) and Deployment (WeaponDeployed) event handlers
Added: Sound: Weapon Deployment SFX
Added: Mod / DLC icons in the "Insert Group" dialog in editor
Added: AI Suppression commands: getSuppression, setSuppression
Added: Script command documentation for enableAI / disableAI (AIMINGERROR and SUPPRESSION)
Added: Stance indicator for resting and deployment
Fixed: setCurrentTask can be used with taskNull
Fixed: Enabling / disabling FFV positions now propagates correctly in multiplayer
Fixed: Error message that appeared after creating RscListBox using ctrlCreate
Fixed: Better handling the temp / toggle UI for optics action
Fixed: Huron back seats now have correct aiming limits
Fixed: FFV crash when changing position of soldiers in MP
Fixed: Shadows should work again in Buldozer
Fixed: Player can now assign default action in map separately (LMB to set waypoint)
Fixed: Typo in colorPictureDisabled parameter used by List, Combo and XListBox
Fixed: Move Head Back and Move Head Down can now use negative values
Fixed: AI will not eject without parachutes, but will jump if helicopter is close to ground
Fixed: Double press of Enter was needed to switch to external cam in vehicle
Fixed: Crash when shooting a unit without defined hit points
Fixed: Support for sticks with 128 buttons
Fixed: PhysX crash opportunity when scene is cleaned
Fixed: Zoom artifacts when switching optics mode in other view modes than gunner
Fixed: Functionality of the Team Switch button.
Fixed: Potential PhysX memory leak for dropped weapons on remote units
Fixed: R-Shift can now be used to switch maker colors / pictures
Fixed: Disabled custom channels were always shown when creating a new marker
Fixed: No channel selected by default when creating a new marker while having Direct channel selected
Fixed: personTurret aiming limits sometimes applied to the turret
Fixed: AI sometimes warped to a requested building position instantly if given an order while moving
Fixed: Switching unit stopped music track
Fixed: Crew will not turn out when in combat mode (even if player-commander does)
Fixed: Possible CTD on shutdown
Fixed: Weapon proxy drawing when there are not enough graphical LODs
Fixed: Switching fire modes in FFV
Fixed: Sound: Muffled sounds
Fixed: Kicked Headless Client should not rejoin as seagull
Fixed: CTD of servers when dragging a backpack from a crate
Fixed: AI sometimes runs away when the vehicle it is supposed to get into, is moving
Fixed: moveInCargo for vehicles with FFV turned-out positions
Fixed: Play click sound for changing infantry weapon fire mode
Fixed: setSkill with sub-skill in MP overwriting the entire skill of a unit
Fixed: Taking a bag that is filled with another bag from the ground causes the game to crash
Fixed: precisionAI replication to clients
Fixed: Knocked over trees should now fall down in the correct direction after vehicle collision in MP
Fixed: Pressed buttons on a 128 button controller have full range <0, 1>
Fixed: Aiming error sometimes being stuck at 0
Fixed: Usage of UAVs zoom / optics / weapon switching
Fixed: "password" serverCommand stopped working
Fixed: Action reload ammo type had the wrong name
Fixed: Changing selectionFireAnim from "zasleh" hid muzzle flash forever
Fixed: Condition to switch to 'none' weapon when entering water
Fixed: Right mouse button interaction with dead bodies in the inventory causes items to disappear
Fixed: Zoom in vehicles with a commander turret without weapon
Fixed: Can't place any explosives while falling (still can set them off)
Fixed: Moving magazines between weapons from inventory (while being a crew member)
Fixed: Improper soldier actions visible while manning a turret in a vehicle
Fixed: External camera while turned-out and switching out of optics
Fixed: An undefined variable in a formatted string in a script caused a CTD
Fixed: Slow walk is not enabled by default anymore
Fixed: FAKs were increasing hit point damage to 0.25
Fixed: Wrong tool-tip formatting in the inventory display
Fixed: Disabled personTurret in turn-out state, optics and switching weapons
Fixed: Some values were incorrectly initialized when the createMine command is called
Fixed: Added check for null pointer to address a potential CTD
Fixed: Driving vehicles, which can float, on shore
Fixed: Suppression increased by Hit events properly
Fixed: Firing from airplanes and helicopters
Fixed: AI not moving in formation correctly
Fixed: Situation where inventory items might disappear when manipulated in MP
Fixed: Minor AI pathfinding behavior fixes after changing AI locality (no ghost-like movement through building on some occasions, etc.)
Fixed: Zeroing visible on disabled FFV for commander in Sochor
Fixed: Stacking vests inside vests possible via the Take action
Fixed: Missing null test when attempting to get in a vehicle as agent
Fixed: UI element - Dynamic zoom is based on minFov, not initFov
Fixed: Zeroing + initSpeed (kudos to http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=23256)
Fixed: CTD when logging out from FFV turned-out position
Fixed: Exit the UAV Terminal display when the player loses the UAV Terminal
Fixed: Turned out weapons when starting as commander in a vehicle
Fixed: PCML selected in turned out turret if selected before embarking
Fixed: Items disappear when trying to take them from a remote player's corpse
Fixed: Suppression and AimingError components can be re-enabled again
Fixed: Grenades ready to use for FFV, if spawned as a commander
Fixed: AI suppression influencing personTurrets properly
Fixed: Item added to UGC monitor before raising events (SteamLayer)
Fixed: Not all subscribed items were registered for UGC monitoring thus breaking Launcher (SteamLayer)
Fixed: Calculation error causing AI to stop shooting at a target above it
Fixed: Zeus Godly Creations achievement (unlocks achievement on the 200th unit, not the 201st unit)
Fixed: Double 100% publish progress report (SteamLayer)
Fixed: Possible CTD in the load script command
Hotfixed: Pistol accessory on a dead body gets duplicated
Fixed: AI soldiers should no longer get stuck around buildings
Fixed: Inventory - Disappearing items (vests and uniforms) in inventory after swapping
Fixed: Un-subscribe fail handling (SteamLayer)
Fixed: Remotely-controlled unit cannot access vehicle's weapon without getting out first
Fixed: Healing was not properly canceled by reloading
Fixed: Weapon orientation after ragdoll initialization
Fixed: Problem with the ''weapon'' tab, when a player tries observe attachments close to a crate on the ground
Fixed: Game crash after trying to create non-existent weapon attachments (bad config name)
Fixed: Taking a bag that is filled with another bag from the ground causes the game to crash
Fixed: Author resolve counter was not decremented properly - list change may not raise sometimes (SteamLayer)
Fixed: Crash in MP browser
Hotfixed: Subscribe content list processing will fire subscribed events before authors resolution (it will still fire the event after the authors resolution as well) (SteamLayer)
Changed: Supersonic crack improved
Removed: Surrender action from subordinate action list
Changed: AI sight now limited by object view distance, not landscape view distance
Changed: PhysX interface re-factoring
Changed: Further Physx code re-factoring
Tweaked: AI aiming error when it has lost sight of a target
Optimized: Remove unused variables from the inventory system
Changed: Selecting default logoSmall for DLC / mods
Changed: Vehicle commander will turn in in combat mode
Tweaked: Further improvements of AI getting into a vehicle
Optimized: Visibility raycast for dead bodies is limited to 50m. For living soldiers it is limited to 3km.
Tweaked: AI suppression
Changed: FFV inertia parameters moved to CfgWeapons
Tweaked: Aiming error recovery made shorter for 0 value of error
Tweaked: Weapon distraction for aiming error
Changed: drawIcon3D takes one more parameter - drawSideArrows
Changed: The RPM of amphibious cars are now taken from the Arma 3 simulation and not from PhysX vehicles in water
Changed: Case insensitive comparison when trying to find a PiP texture
Changed: Manual fire disabled for commanders using their personal weapons
Tweaked: Use more PhysX iteration on ragdoll items
Changed: The selectWeapon command disallows rocket launchers for personTurrets
Improved: Commander-gunner communication (commander will assign targets faster)
Tweaked: Sound: Changed shooting sounds dynamic
Tweaked: Sound: Distance volume curve & distance frequency filter
Changed: CWeaponTypeSlotsManager checks max count of available attachment slots and linked items
Optimized: Network traffic

LAUNCHER:

Added: Support for the new Steam Workshop version (full mods, multiple files, unlimited file size - you’ll need the new Publisher before such items can be published)
Added: Custom command-line parsing, skipping OS parsing
Added: Workaround to nudge Steam to upgrade subscribed Workshop items to the new version
Added: Workaround for legacy items that are not converted for the new Workshop version
Added: Explicit queue for synchronization tasks
Added: Loading box label marked as localizable
Added: Notification about auto-included items in the status bar
Added: A new folder selection dialog when adding a local mod and a folder with mods for auto-inclusion
Added: Enabled selection of multiple folders with mods at once
Added: Mods can be managed while Steam is off-line
Fixed: “Vypnout harwarovou” > “hardwarovou”
Fixed: The list of presets expands beyond popup boundaries and it is clipped instead of enabling a vertical scrollbar
Fixed: Incorrect status displayed in the mod details when an item update is queued
Fixed: Handled a situation when Launcher fails to start because it attempts to detect a running instance of the game with higher privileges
Fixed: Parameter decoding is skipped for Steam parameters
Hotfixed: Steam UGC status workflow has changed for legacy items; updating state automaton to compensate
Hotfixed: Made a label on the Options page localizable with current translations
Fixed: Changed color of of label 'Auto-included' from general orange to the correct green color
Fixed: The 'Updated' label of a mod now stays on until the Launcher is restarted and is not overridden by any other synchronization
Fixed: An error message was briefly displayed on the news page before the first news page was loaded
Fixed: the last active preset were not loaded correctly under specific circumstances

SERVER:

Updated: Stand-alone Windows Dedicated Server (1.42)
Updated: Stand-alone Linux Dedicated Server (1.42)
- 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;dlcbundle to your arma3server.exe shortcut