SPOTREP #00045

reported by Joris-Jan van 't Land on July 16, 2015

FROM: Project Lead
TO: Arma 3 Users
UNIT: Main Branch
ACTIVITY: Game Update: 1.48 (AI Smoke Cover, Holstered Sidearm Visualization, Naked Eye FoV, Script Commands)
SIZE: ~905 MB / ~425 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 (1.46). It can be used to compare specific changes between major releases. The access code for this branch is: Arma3Legacy146
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CHANGELOG

DATA:

Added: magazineReloadSwitchPhase for MMGs
Added: Icons for various civilian uniforms
Added: New property aiAmmoUsageFlags for ammo
Added: Assault Packs icons
Added: Kerry's backpack and Kitbag (Coyote) icons
Added: Icons for some helmets and one vest
Added: Light Combat Helmet icons
Added: Localization for tooltip STR_A3_bis_fnc_respawnmenuposition_warning
Added: DLC icons for Karts uniforms and headgear
Added: Function BIS_fnc_unitHeadgear to handle the randomization of headgear and face wear (It supports the mission parameter disableRandomization)
Added: Chaff to the countermeasure particle effect
Added: BIS_fnc_initVehicle now supports the object variable BIS_enableRandomization (works only with spawned vehicles after the scenario start)
Added: Correctly colored tracer ammo for SDAR (classes 30Rnd_556x45_Stanag_green and 30Rnd_556x45_Stanag_red)
Added: New samples for LMG 6.5mm (body and turret versions)
Added: Use BIS_disableDamageCheck = true in your custom VR Training course function to disable automatic fail if player is injured
Added: New sound for turret movement
Added: gunnerType property to Taru turrets
Added: gunnerType property to Ghost Hawk turrets
Added: Configured hiddenSelections for Leaflets, Graffiti and Posters (http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=19054)
Fixed: Dummy code for internal functions can no longer be overwritten in the public version
Fixed: ACP-C2 should not have tracers anymore (http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=24296)
Fixed: It was not possible to use a marker with undefined type as a respawn position (http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=24302)
Fixed: Shoes and gloves of the OPFOR ghillie suit are less shiny
Fixed: Iron / back-up / CQB sight FoV was inconsistent across weapons
Fixed: Naked eye FoV was inconsistent across vehicles
Fixed: Position lights on xH-9s should no longer glitch when turned off
Fixed: Muzzle flash of Panther GMG during low FPS
Fixed: Usability of playMove"Acts_AidlPercMstpSlowWrflDnon_pissing" on player (http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=23319)
Fixed: Players now cannot rotate while animation "Acts_AidlPercMstpSlowWrflDnon_pissing" is played on them
Fixed: AI was interrupted (by lowering weapon) when shooting and reloading under certain (scripted) circumstances
Fixed: Magnification magnitudes back to the designed values after recent changes in default FoV
Fixed: Possible exploit of the Firing drills starting mechanic
Fixed: Player can no longer get stuck in the restrained animation when standing up from the unarmed sitting pose (http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=24345)
Fixed: The sprint with binoculars in hand sound was being played too fast (http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=24350)
Fixed: Missing commander's manual fire in some vehicles
Fixed: Broken face of the OPFOR diver (http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=20380)
Fixed: Truck Tempest Medical cargo dead bodies are no longer visible through the sides of the vehicle
Fixed: Unified case for factions even for AAF static GMG (http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=24311)
Fixed: Mortar now has a better center of mass
Fixed: Buoy didn't have buoyancy defined (*mind blown*)
Fixed: Floor grids on the Radio Tower were not penetrable
Fixed: Missing fire effect for missiles used by Kajman
Fixed: Animation of left / right unarmed prone roll was not been played when the player was holding the respective key and one roll had already been made
Fixed: Even the AAF has decided to train their commanders in vehicles to use the manual fire option
Fixed: Restoring time acceleration after leaving Splendid Camera didn't work correctly when the user loaded a stored view using Ctrl+0-9 before it
Fixed: Huge explosion when the control unit of autonomous static weapons was hit
Fixed: Several remaining discrepancies in optics:
- Inconsistent default zeroing of ARCO, RCO, AMS and KHS collimator
- Scaled zeroing ranges of AMS, KHS, MOS and LRPS optics
- Fixed discrete field of view for LRPS, TWS and TWS MG to be on par with their correct zoom min / max values
Fixed: Icons for several helmets were inconsistent
Fixed: The proper path to plastic.rvmat added to the racing helmet model
Fixed: The titles array in trigger effects is now correct
Fixed: Showcase Tanks - Tank crew no longer refuses to leave the helicopter at the mission start
Fixed: Objects inherited from the Wall_F class will now be fixated in a vertical position when placed in Zeus
Fixed: CfgPatches contained unnecessary modules
Fixed: Supports module - Artillery units would sometimes fail to fire
Fixed: Scenarios and configs that were using structures scripts (doors) are now using the new set of functions
Fixed: Player characters no longer stand up from crouch when lowering / raising their weapon while turning left / right
Fixed: BIS_fnc_textTiles was not using a unique UI layer
Fixed: Wounded Post-Process effects were applied when the player's avatar was deleted
Fixed: AAF technicians are now using a proper color scheme on their Quad bikes, not the FIA one (http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=24527)
Fixed: Doors on military structures should no longer be killing soldiers by pushing them through walls
Fixed: Dials in the cockpit of all Taru variants should no longer flicker
Fixed: VR Training (Placeables) - Blast radius cone would follow players even if they didn't have any charges in their inventory
Fixed: Missing support of some objects in module "Open/Close Doors" (http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=18438)
Fixed: Ineffective task setting when the sector module position changed
Fixed: Sprinting with binoculars clipping the rifle
Fixed: Shrieker rockets don't have control range anymore; AI should be able to use them correctly
Fixed: Recruits would not receive their previous loadout after respawning in MP Bootcamp
Fixed: 30Rnd_556x45_Stanag tracer colors in boxes
Fixed: Copilot of Hellcat is actually able to take controls as a proper copilot
Fixed: User Interface lines are now sharper (affects edit box frames, tree hierarchy lines, and all map lines e.g.)
Fixed: Killing a unit being handled by the BIS_fnc_ambientAnimCombat function no longer switches the unit to the default standing animation before ragdoll is used (http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=24475)
Fixed: VR Training - the “Real Virtuality” achievement would get unlocked without the Weapon Handling courses completed
Fixed: AI used a different shooting sound than players
Fixed: AI wasn't using NLAW in its full firing range
Fixed: Many tweaks, fixes and improvements in translations
Fixed: Goat, chicken and sheep no longer stuck in animation after a few seconds (http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=23692)
Fixed: Wrong color of the smokes when they were thrown into the water (http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=15875)
Fixed: Script error at the start of mission Within Reach (campaign)
Fixed: Replaced question mark 2D icons for Zeus-only objects in the Objects (Sea) category
Tweaked: Slightly decreased maxZeroing for TRG and Mk20 to be on par with the design (and closer to their real maximum effective range). Also introduced maxZeroing to launchers despite them not having zeroing, since the value is used in Virtual Arsenal weapon statistics for the range measurement
Tweaked: AI idling animations with rifle lowered
Tweaked: Increased minimal magnification range of Binoculars and CSAT Laser Designator
Tweaked: FIA uniform materials
Tweaked: Decreased density of meat material to stabilize deviations in damage output from leg and arm hits
Tweaked: Redesigned publishing scenario tags selection dialog according to Steam tags categories
Tweaked: More vests and uniforms made available in the editor
Tweaked: Samples for LMG 6.5mm and LMG 7.62mm shooting
Tweaked: Script for destruction of power-lines (thanks to Killzone Kid - http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=24100)
Changed: Newer commander optics mounted on Marids
Changed: The default angle of the Kart and Quad bike driver is now horizontal
Changed: Engineers have provided most cars with new tires that are more durable against punctures
Changed: Remade most structures scripts into functions
Changed: The randomization of headgear for the civilian and FIA units is now handled by BIS_fnc_unitHeadgear
Changed: Class for LMG in several vehicles to create a different sound of shooting
Removed: Holosight tool tip

Added: Each side can have a randomized FOB selection
Added: Download / Upload is now player independent; the instigating player may die or leave the area but download is continued by the other player(s)
Added: Download / Upload status is now visible to all contributing players
Added: Default (lobby) loadouts are now available through the respawn menu inventory
Added: Property to end the scenario or not, if the last phase is reached and one of the competing sides did not establish its FOB
Fixed: Empty groups were not garbage collected
Fixed: Randomizer game logic was not selectable in the editor
Fixed: While downloading but losing connection, the message was shown for too long
Fixed: The Carrier’s vehicle was not ignored in the trace collision test for showing the carrier icon
Fixed: The Randomizer module was in the wrong category; it’s under Misc now
Fixed: The Randomizer module was using the same icon as the Respawn Module; it now uses the default logic icon
Fixed: Player had access to the action menu during the warm-up phase
Fixed: JIP players (after phase 3 started) did not see the Carrier 2D / 3D icon correctly
Tweaked: Carrier visibility check
Tweaked: Network traffic optimizations

Tweaked: The respawn counter now appears instantly if Space is pressed before it's supposed to fade in

Added: A designer may now register groups (see advanced functionality: RegisterGroup and UnregisterGroup) that become ‘dynamic’. This is useful for mission groups set in the editor.
Fixed: Terminating a group with option bKeep enabled would try to delete group even if it still had units
Fixed: When group leaders would assign a custom name to their group (through Dynamic Groups) the initial group ID was seen in chat messages. It is now using the correct custom name instead.
Tweaked: Refactored code to use the raw GROUP data type instead of the old abstract data structure, meaning it's now simplified and data is stored on the group level
Changed: Group names are now using groupId, which is set globally using new script command setGroupIdGlobal

Potential spoilers:

Fixed: In the Within Reach and Preventive Diplomacy missions, the player could access the inventory during cut scenes
Fixed: In Moral Fiber the warehouse reinforcement choppers were lagging upon landing
Fixed: Bad right hand pose for sitting with tied hands behind back (Showcase FFV) animations
Fixed: Moral Fiber - If the player would shoot the vehicle tires, the mission would end as a failure, but shooting the tires again would re-trigger the end mission procedure
Fixed: In Moral Fiber the leader you have to help was playing a weird animation
Fixed: In Within Reach, there was a vehicle burning at the player start location
Fixed: Unstuck mechanic added for the journalist in Status Quo
Fixed: Issue in Status Quo where Nikos and the journalist were not talking to the player

ENGINE:

Added: Support for filling combo box types (CT_COMBO, CT_LISTBOX, CT_XLISTBOX) from configs
Added: New aiAmmoUsageFlags parameter for ammo. The engine will read old values and convert them to the new param if no new param is set.
Added: New script commands param and params
Added: AI using smoke cover when suppressed
Added: Property magazineReloadSwitchPhase for weapons describing when the new magazine should affect the revolving animation source during reload (values are relative to reload length 0-1)
Added: Script command animate allows a third, optional, bool type parameter for instant phase change: true - animated instantly and without its sound, false (default) - behaves as it used to
Added: addPublicVariableEventHandler support for object, group and teammember targets. setVariable accepts a 3rd ‘public’ parameter for its namespace version.
Added: Toolbox now supports tooltips
Added: New animSource type userPositionHashedInit, init phase randomized by position and initPhaseArray
Added: Holstered sidearm visualization
Added: #exportJIPMessages server command for logging contents of the JIP queue to a file
Added: New script command arrayIntersect
Added: New script command allPlayers
Added: New script command currentThrowable
Added: New script command serverName
Added: New script command roleDescription
Added: New command worldSize introduced
Added: Script command setGroupIdGlobal synchronizing group identities over the network
Added: New animation source reloadMagazine2 for alternative muzzles (mostly for UGL)
Added: New script command isObjectHidden
Added: New script command configHierarchy
Added: New script command currentNamespace
Added: Vest and helmet can protect more than one hitpoint (not yet applied in our data!)
Added: New scripting command getObjectViewDistance
Added: maverickWeapon parameter for missiles (so that maverickWeapon proxies are used even if maxControlRange is < 10)
Added: colorDisabled parameter to RscActiveText
Added: Check for actors when creating PhysX joints
Fixed: RoadSurfaceY test for some objects
Fixed: RMB shouldn't switch between 1st and 3rd person view
Fixed: Static MG disappears after being assembled
Fixed: RMB in cargo position should zoom
Fixed: RoadSurfaceY now returns the correct world normal
Fixed: Artillery computer imprecise range detection
Fixed: UAV - Context menu function "Assemble Darter" was broken
Fixed: Satellite segment size computation for maps with non-zero satellite map alignment
Fixed: Missing action "Connect to UAV"
Fixed: Combo box icons when a box is expanded and the list goes out of the parent controls group
Fixed: Holding RMB should zoom in cargo position in external view
Fixed: Disabled 3rd parameter for namespace version of setVariable for security reasons
Fixed: Possible crash fix borrowed from DayZ
Fixed: Ability to broadcast nil for missionNamespace and setVariable
Fixed: Crash on application exit
Fixed: Crash when broken scenarios are downloaded from Steam Workshop
Fixed: Glitch with freelook while aiming down the sights
Fixed: Move backpack methods into WeaponsStatePerson
Fixed: Text color of ComboBox in disabled state
Fixed: Sights distortion with horizontal aiming
Fixed: Objects with roadway are now sling loadable again
Fixed: Vertical aiming limits when running with lowered weapon
Fixed: Recoil affects gun azimuth in the correct axis
Fixed: Land contact for PhysX vehicles that are switching between sleep / wake state
Fixed: Helicopters acting as moving even when stationary with just their rotor moving
Fixed: Several hard-to-catch server crashes
Fixed: End Game - Game crashed when player died
Fixed: Could not load some terrains in Buldozer, crashed after loading
Fixed: Exploit with inGameUISetEventHandler granted a menu hack possibility
Fixed: Zeroing is still visible if HUD is disabled (http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=23960)
Fixed: Vehicle HUD was still shown with disabled HUD (http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=23962)
Fixed: Allow toggle zoom for characters inside a vehicle
Fixed: Possible crash
Fixed: Epoch server crash
Fixed: Text in RscXListBox now uses color from the colorDisabled parameter when the control is disabled
Fixed: Sound - AI does not fully speak its dialog
Fixed: hasHitpointProtectionInfo config reading
Fixed: Gunner switches firing modes even if the commander is a player
Fixed: Game crash after a random time only in certain Workshop scenarios
Fixed: AT AI will not primarily attack vehicle crew
Fixed: Changing selectionFireAnim from "zasleh" hides muzzle flash forever (previous fix was overwritten)
Fixed: Missing title text for tags selection display
Fixed: Camera shake when in a parachute
Fixed: gunnerType property for 2D editor
Fixed: Scripted radio messages are spoken locally (http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=24502)
Fixed: Possible crash
Fixed: Camera shake when in a parachute
Fixed: Switching optics mode resets zeroing
Fixed: MP collisions of static non-local helicopters / airplanes
Fixed: Turn commands for AI tank drivers are now properly inverted in reverse
Fixed: Report only first time outed pending message for person / object
Fixed: Adjust actions disabled while swimming (fixes part of the endless unarmed run)
Fixed: setPosATL for dead bodies
Fixed: Some issues with cloud rendering
Hotfixed: Look rotation limits without a weapon
Hotfixed: CTD related to nulled AI brains
Tweaked: Countermeasures AI refactored
Tweaked: Lower number of update position messages from clients
Tweaked: Non-local ragdoll weapons now collide as kinematic actors, so they don't break walls / trees
Tweaked: Editor - Group categories are alphabetically sorted
Tweaked: Improved open gate action detection (attempt #2)
Tweaked: Moderate overhaul of freelook, ‘Numpad’ looking and head-tracking behavior (more adjustments in the near future, depending on feedback)
Tweaked: Minor re-factoring of in EntityAIFull and Man for future usage
Tweaked: AI is reacting better to unknown soldiers shooting behind it
Tweaked: Inconsistent FOV in paraglide
Tweaked: TBB4 updated to version 4.3u6
Tweaked: Smoother freelook in FFV
Tweaked: Redesigned publishing scenario tags selection dialog according to Steam tags categories
Tweaked: setVehiclePosition command (fixes and erasing an exploit)
Tweaked: isKindOf command (now supports also config classes)
Tweaked: Smoother leg transition when traversing terrain of varying slope
Tweaked: AI guns on Sochor will now engage soldiers
Tweaked: Weather synchronization (http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=3028)
Tweaked: Auto-zeroing precision
Tweaked: Aiming behavior in limits
Tweaked: breakOut command (added support for a return value)
Tweaked: Tank drivers reversing
Tweaked: Move variant probabilities are now normalized to 1 (animations)
Optimized: Server message queue
Optimized: Network code in gear update messages
Changed: setVariable 'public' argument enabled for namespaces with uiNamespace being an exception
Changed: profileNamespace and uiNameSpace disabled for allVariables in MP
Changed: Steam tags placed into classes according to Steam categories
- Removed mod type tags from the tags selection display
- If there are at least 7 tags assigned to a scenario, the game adds a 'Tag Review' tag during publishing
Changed: Improved mapCenterOnCamera command
Changed: breakOut command (when failed, the command will return void, because of back-compat)

LAUNCHER:

Added: A simple crash report is saved to the logs folder and to the user desktop in case of an unhandled crash. This will be improved in the future with a custom crash dialogue.
Added: A keyboard shortcut for the BattlEye page (Alt+4)
Added: A keyboard shortcut for the "Play unmodded" command (Ctrl+Shift+P)
Added: Launcher will now automatically elevate itself when it detects that Steam is also running elevated (running on same integrity level is required to enable communication and to run the game). This should be a work-around for the issue manifested by unusual exit code 0x00000035.
Added: A link to a Community Wiki page to the "unusual process" exit message box
Fixed: Added missing localization for tooltips
Fixed: Handling of malformed links (as well as other URIs) in the news feed
Fixed: Hotfix for the detection of a corrupted configuration file. Before the fix, the corrupted configuration file wasn't detected correctly, thus automatic repair of configuration file wasn't triggered and the application was unable to run.
Fixed: A possible folder duplication when a mod name is changed
Fixed: Inconsistencies in translations of a "Steam Workshop" string
Tweaked: Cached news gets updated when a newer version is available
Tweaked: Fatal errors in the news parser / converter are now handled even more gracefully
Changed: First BattlEye launcher parameter for main branch changed to 2 (previously was set to 0 for RC)
Changed: The icon for a fully signed mod changed from a check mark in a circle to a lock
Changed: Relative path calculation modified to not process paths as URIs to prevent unwanted percent decoding when processing the path

SERVER:

Updated: Stand-alone Windows Dedicated Server (1.48)
Updated: Stand-alone Linux Dedicated Server (1.48)
- 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