FROM: High Command
TO: Arma 3 Users
UNIT: Main Branch (Windows)
ACTIVITY: Game Update: 1.54 (Nexus Update, End Game, Spectator, Personal Protective Equipment, Stamina, Launcher Mod Dependencies)
SIZE: ~2.2 GB / ~639 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.
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A Legacy Build Steam branch is available for advanced users. It contains the previous significant main branch version (1.52). It can be used to compare specific changes between major releases. The access code for this branch is: Arma3Legacy152
This update does not apply to the experimental Linux and Mac port betas at time of writing. We'll be updating those to 1.54 as soon as possible.
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CHANGELOG

DATA:

Added: End Game Zaros
Added: End Game Feres
Added: Spectator role (used as 4 slots per End Game so far)
Added: Upload Terminal
Added: Military Tablet
Added: New version of Personal Protective Equipment
Added: New Stamina (with optional Stamina Bar)
Added: Under-barrel magazine slot to the inventory
Added: Under-barrel Grenade Launcher reloading animations
Added: New audio samples for explosions
Added: Nexus Update Welcome Screen
Added: Defense guide to Learn > Community Guides
Added: New FFV limits technology is in. Hummingbird, Mohawk, Hellcat, Taru and Huron should now work even better than before.
Added: New FFV limits for Offroad
Added: Cargo gunners in Offroad are able to use launchers
Added: Front cargo gunners in Offroad are able to stand up and fire
Added: New variants of fatigue-related audio samples
Added: Missing land contact points for boats since the Geometry LOD is used if land contacts are not defined and it hinders performance
Added: isGlobal param to make the paramViewDistance function actually work globally (before it was changing the ViewDistance only on server)
Added: Ability to prevent the reset of the animation sources to function BIS_fnc_initVehicle
Added: BIS_fnc_initVehicle now supports custom materials defined in the texture sources and the scenario config file
Added: Water flow audio for backward movement of boats
Added: BIS_fnc_unitHeadgear, support for campaign config files
Added: Mk20 GL reload animations
Added: New sounds for UGL reloading animations
Added: Camo selections added for facewear due to a community request
Added: 2 functions for encoding and decoding of the binary flags
Added: Shared Objectives now support custom task types defined in a scenario’s description.ext
Added: Road cones and barriers now have proper land contacts
Added: A default screen for the tablet object
Added: turnOffset property for Offroad FFV positions to allow the AI to actually work with turning out
Added: BIS_fnc_lerp - Linear float point interpolation
Added: Basic support for campaign config files and various small optimizations of function BIS_fnc_initVehicle
Added: BIS_fnc_getVehicleCustomization, returns components and textures currently selected on a vehicle
Added: BIS_fnc_getAngleDelta which returns the smallest difference between 2 angles in degrees
Added: Default Arsenal camera position can now be set locally
Added: Tooltips with full weapon names in the Zeus ammo box settings window
Added: Modifications of server parameters "Respawn Tickets" and "Countdown" that do not have a "Disabled" entry. This is useful if you always need to have respawn tickets / a countdown set.
Added: Parameter terrainSpeedCoef, handling the previously hard-coded terrain gradient slowdown
Added: Animations for diagonal movement in adjust prone up stance
Fixed: Some vehicles in Virtual Garage had broken crew previews; noticeable especially in the Huron
Fixed: Huron cargo proxy indices
Fixed: Issue connected to setOwner being called on crashed helicopters when there were some AI soldiers still inside (Support MP)
Fixed: No new respawn loadouts and fire supports were unlocked in Defend missions when the attack wave ended
Fixed: Stolen OPFOR vehicles in Defend Kamino had infinite ammo
Fixed: It was possible to spot and destroy the evac helicopter long before it was supposed to arrive in Defend missions
Fixed: Errors in briefing for Zeus in Defend missions
Fixed: Even pilots of CSAT and AAF have learned how to use tracers during their training courses
Fixed: When players waiting for respawn didn't enter the loadout selection menu, they were able to respawn even with an already unavailable loadout
Fixed: In Arsenal, switching primary weapon to empty and then selecting one resulted in the player switching to sidearm after closing Arsenal
Fixed: In Showcase Night, AI playing ambient animations would react very slowly after spotting the player
Fixed: The player characters in Virtual Arsenal were BLUFOR; changed to Civilian. This will enable them to pick up side-specific backpacks, and they won't be engaged by autonomous turrets they assemble
Fixed: Weapon attachments were not mirrored on virtual entities in Arsenal
Fixed: Attenuation in Offroads
Fixed: Incorrect focus when switching between Video Options tabs
Fixed: Messages "spotted a mine" and "spotted a charge" were swapped in stealth mode
Fixed: Lowering primary weapon while prone no longer forces the player to stand up
Fixed: Weapon no longer clips while running (http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=24354)
Fixed: Randomized animals use the correct material for goat’s sake!
Fixed: Launchers were clipping into view when holding binoculars in prone stance
Fixed: Launchers were clipping through the body during forward and diagonal sprints
Fixed: Removed unnecessary backpacks from a crate in the VR Launchers course
Fixed: Links are not overlapped anymore in Showcase AAF
Fixed: BIS_fnc_kbtell was ignoring the _disableRadio parameter and sentences were always disabled during a conversation
Fixed: Camo net was indestructible in Showcase AAF
Fixed: IR strobes didn't have infinite variants, which smoke shells and chem lights do have
Fixed: M134 minigun is now correctly recognized as a vehicle weapon even for scripts
Fixed: An error in scenario COOP 05 Support Stratis with the detection of an empty position
Fixed: New unarmed running (standing / kneel) animations now have properly configured sounds
Fixed: An error caused by failed remoteExec attempt, setting _jipID to nil
Fixed: Lower case is now forced for the task ID to make the code more resilient to input errors
Fixed: An issue in BIS_fnc_setTaskLocal where the task was sometimes not created properly
Fixed: Possible error message at scenario start when using Support modules
Fixed: Error message after syncing the Support Requester module with a Civilian or Logic entity
Fixed: Missing audio sample for Titan missiles for locked targets
Fixed: Red, yellow and green driver coveralls now work correctly from the editor
Fixed: A script error that occurred when using child tasks
Fixed: A bazillion small translation issues
Fixed: Problem with multiple broadcasting of task description, title and marker text
Fixed: Adjusted indirect damage of 35m cannons
Fixed: Navid's irons sights animation glitch during reload
Fixed: Couldn't use sights in adjusted prone stance
Fixed: Smoothed out character rotation animations to remove twitching and shaking
Fixed: Wetsuit and ghillie suit damage behavior
Fixed: Wrong link for tripwire land mine
Fixed: Boats and ships had water sounds even on land
Fixed: Adjusted damage inside of vehicles according to new character protection values
Fixed: Characters running in kneel pose no longer collide with objects
Fixed: Various minor issues on Altis and Stratis, mainly concerning rocks
Fixed: An error related to crashing helicopters which are sling loading Taru pods
Fixed: Adjusted crew crash protection for most cars
Fixed: Added dummy post-process effects for some optics to return behavior to default
Fixed: Localization of the Game Master and Game Moderator's names in the Role Assignment display
Fixed: Sound class for carpet surface outside (was inside)
Fixed: UAV drones now use the proper resolution LODs for pilots
Fixed: Laser batteries were disappearing after opening a loadout
Fixed: It was no longer possible to shoot through the obstacle in the VR Penetration course with the 9mm pistol
Fixed: Several minor issues on Altis
Fixed: Another handful of minor bugs on Altis
Fixed: Broken PhysX geometry on Sea_Wall_F.p3d
Fixed: Various environment issues on Stratis and Altis
Fixed: The pause menu in Virtual Arsenal sometimes showed the Abort button instead of Arsenal
Fixed: Zeus icon was used for virtual players in the briefing screen, should be a generic star now
Fixed: Hand placement on the butt shuffling animation
Fixed: The ARSENAL button in the Arsenal pause menu sometimes ended the scenario instead of returning to Arsenal
Fixed: Improved calculation for vehicle spawning position in the Sites module (less likely collisions)
Fixed: Random 'undefined variable' error in the advanced hints
Fixed: Localized tooltip for the Sling Load Assistant in the Layout Editor
Fixed: Localized move and resize hint in tooltips in the Layout Editor
Fixed: The Arsenal initial camera was not in the correct position after playing an End Game scenario
Fixed: It was not possible to whitelist Exp_A scenarios on a Dedicated Server
Fixed: In Defend Syrta, there was a misplaced offroad
Fixed: Climbing steeper stairs is now possible even when crouched
Fixed: BIS_fnc_saveInventory could have caused a script error
Fixed: Hand position on the NLAW
Fixed: Arsenal camera view borders
Fixed: Placement of weapons proxies on A-134 Buzzard
Fixed: In module Punishment the animation could return nil and a script error would be issued
Fixed: Under certain conditions, using BIS_fnc_initVehicle with ‘animations’ as an empty array was throwing an error
Fixed: Incorrect version of Stratis satmap
Fixed: When the Garage preview vehicle was destroyed, the player was unable to re-open the Garage at all
Fixed: Adjusted character collision shape to prevent some of the clipping cases
Fixed: Adjusted geometry and roadway of stairs to prevent most of the cases of getting stuck while going up the stairs in Cargo Towers
Fixed: Bad bounding box for "acts_injuredlyingrifle01" and "acts_injuredlyingrifle02" animation states
Fixed: Typo in BIS_fnc_getRespawnPosition which caused a script error when a namespace was used as parameter
Fixed: Missiles of Cheetah and Tigris had the incorrect name in radio protocols
Fixed: Possible error message in MP Race scenarios
Fixed: Some HEMTT truck variants were showing too many crew positions in Garage
Fixed: Selecting non-transport HEMTT variants in virtual Garage should no longer produce script errors
Fixed: Global weapon audio curve
Fixed: When Zeus opened object attributes (e.g. ammo box configuration), he had to click OK twice to close the window, and the changes were not saved
Fixed: Stamina description in the Field Manual
Fixed: Surface sounds for the VR terrain
Fixed: In Showcase Combined Arms, if played on a Dedicated Server, tasks states were not updated
Fixed: Zeus surface markings like the ordnance damage area sometimes had a non-transparent black background
Fixed: BIS_fnc_traceBullets would keep running even after some projectiles stopped moving

Tweaked: Scripted multiplayer system optimizations (remote execution, tasks and shared objectives)
Tweaked: Organization of Radio Protocol and Sounds_F samples
Tweaked: Adjusted some ragdoll values in core configuration and removed override from Data_F (bananas to ACE3 for the inspiration)
Tweaked: Character hit reactions
Tweaked: FSM performance optimizations for Support MP
Tweaked: Added punishment for destroying the Alca using a vehicle (this had not been handled by the Friendly Fire module) in Showcase AAF
Tweaked: Cargo positions for HEMMT Transport, HEMMT Transport (Covered), Tempest Transport, Tempest Transport (Covered), Zamak Transport, Zamak Transport (Covered) and Zamak Medical to avoid minor collisions of soldiers (both dead or alive) with the carriage
Tweaked: Volume of building part destruction increased
Tweaked: Substantially increased damage but also decreased effective firing range of 80mm and 60mm unguided rockets
Tweaked: GL carrier rigs and their geometries
Tweaked: Condition for releasing from ambient animation adjusted to be less demanding (it is using a check for 'COMBAT' behavior in the first place)
Tweaked: Difficulty changes:
- Vision Aid dots limited to Recruit preset
- Extended Armor limited to Recruit preset (relates to personal protection balancing)
- Holding breath when diving made consistent across all presets
Tweaked: Optimized performance of 20 & 40 mm grenade shells:
- Scaled down impact damage of 40 mm grenade shell. It is still well capable to destroy MRAP wheels as it is supposed to. Splash damage remains unchanged.
- Scaled down impact damage of 20 mm grenade shell (so that impact is less powerful than a 20 mm bullet) by 50%, but increased splash damage by 50% (needed for GMG)
- Scaled down HEDP direct damage to more reasonable levels. Splash damage remains unchanged.
Tweaked: ABR reload animation
Tweaked: Katiba prone animation
Tweaked: The projectile spawning module script (used for example by the Ordnance module) will no longer attempt to show Zeus hints when no Zeus owns the module
Tweaked: All supply (rearm, refuel & repair) trucks and sling loadable supply containers (with exception of the vehicle ammo crate) are now effectively inexhaustible. However, fuel and ammo supply death explosions now destroy anything in their supply radius (10 meters). This is supposed to overcome issues with limited supply capacity and with repeated resupplying of the supply trucks and containers. All the respective scripting commands work as before, as the respective supply parameters were simply increased by several orders of magnitude.
Tweaked: Collision models and rotation axis for turning animations of characters
Tweaked: Decreased total minimal hit threshold so that even pistol bullets are able to score some trivial total damage through vests
Tweaked: Sound of locking missiles is normalized for all weapons
Tweaked: Turning around with a rifle (stand / kneel) to avoid character movement
Tweaked: Removed default toggle VON keybinding (double tap Caps Lock) to prevent accidental voice spam on public servers
Tweaked: Sound of APERS bounding mine activation
Tweaked: Legs are slightly less susceptible to damage
Tweaked: Optimized damage taken by VR entities so they are on par with other characters
Tweaked: Optimized armor of grenadier vests
Tweaked: Slightly optimized protection of extremities of OPFOR uniforms
Tweaked: Optimized performance of 35 mm Anti-Air ammunition
- Decreased direct hit so that it is not capable of easily destroying heavily armored vehicles anymore
- Increased splash damage radius and decreased deflecting and air friction to more suitable values to retain the performance against softer targets
Tweaked: Performance of AA missiles because of inconsistency (ASRAAM should be a little less effective, Zephyr, Falchion and Sahr more effective)
Tweaked: 9 mm and STANAG reload tracer mags localized. P07 and Rook adjusted to be able to use them.
Tweaked: Raised armor of planes to make them more durable
Tweaked: Adjusted aimPrecision in various stances
Tweaked: Sitting down movement animations
Tweaked: Sway distortion upon turning is now more affected by weapon inertia. Smaller weapons are therefore more stable while turning around, while heavier guns are harder to handle upon turning. Magnitude and speed of turning are also considered.
Tweaked: Rabbits now hop more often
Tweaked: Salt flats surface material (GdtDead) speed adjustment
Tweaked: Optimized aiming precision coefficients in various less commonly used stances
Tweaked: Improved blood effects
Tweaked: Sound for reloading PDW2000 to fit the new animation
Tweaked: Decreased direct hit damage of 120mm and 125mm High Explosive shells for they were too effective even against heavily armored vehicles. Explosive splash damage remains unchanged though.
Tweaked: Geometry for unarmed characters
Tweaked: Smoothed out the motion in the upper body and head in the running forward relaxed animation
Tweaked: The PDW reload animation has been improved
Tweaked: Minor optimization of aimPrecision values in less common stances and movements
Tweaked: Updated reload gestures
Tweaked: Unarmed movement collision
Tweaked: Sound effect in planes when being missile locked
Tweaked: Increased weights of various heavier weapons and magazines to limit certain equipment compositions
Tweaked: Shortened reload sounds of most weapons
Tweaked: Position of the primary and under-barrel magazine of the primary weapon in the inventory UI
Tweaked: Lowered volume of engines and missile lock alarms for CAS planes
Tweaked: Modified textures for the uniform without sleeves
Tweaked: Adjusted stances no longer increase the aimPrecision penalty
Tweaked: Stamina hint updated to reflect recent changes in its mechanics
Tweaked: Fatigue hint discontinued and replaced by Weapon Sway (affects several scenarios)
Tweaked: The weapon sway stage of the Weapon handling I VR course was tweaked to work correctly with the updated weapon handling mechanics
Tweaked: Sound samples of fatigue / hits
Tweaked: Optimized hold breath behavior for the current weapon sway
Tweaked: Hold breath audio samples volume raised
Tweaked: TRG-21 GL reload animation
Tweaked: UGL reload animations property moved from the magazine's config to the UGLs themselves; Katiba's reloadAction added
Tweaked: BIS_fnc_MP - RE is now handled by engine
Tweaked: Task-related functions:
- Task structure and attribute indices are now defined in separate define file
- Only changed data are transmitted over the network
- Task variables were massively shortened to save some traffic
Tweaked: FFV limits for military trucks switched to new technology
Tweaked: MP Support scenarios now use server param 'Respawn Tickets' without a 'Disabled' entry. As a result server admins cannot set respawn tickets to be disabled for MP Support scenarios anymore, and they will always have some valid values
Removed: Obsolete Huron cargo proxies
Removed: Log message from function BIS_fnc_initVehicleKart
Removed: Redundant hitpoint classes from civilians
Removed: ladders property for certain objects
Removed: Redundant edit LODs causing bounding box changes in Garbage Bags and Garbage Pallets
Removed: Old fatigue config classes & parameters as they do not work anymore
Removed: Information about fatigue and load from Arsenal meta information (stamina bar now handles it)

Potential spoilers:

Fixed: In campaign mission Preventive Diplomacy, some team members had the wrong loadout / unit class
Fixed: Player is no longer stuck in the intro animation of the Bomos campaign camp
Fixed: Supply Network - Enemy Kamysh would sometimes attack Kerry's team on their way to the AO
Fixed: Bingo Fuel - Script error during Kappa's retreat message
Tweaked: Re-evaluated special treatment of fatigue (stamina) in early parts of the Survive campaign episode

End Game:

Added: New overview images for End Game scenarios
Added: If a schematics object can be and is destroyed, the side which destroyed it will lose the match
Added: Upload Terminal is now used as Upload object
Added: Military (Schematics) Tablet is now used as Schematics object
Added: Scripted event EndGame_Ended, which fires when the End Game scenario ends
Fixed: Download / Upload radius set in modules is now correctly used (was always defaulting)
Fixed: Objects belonging to an End Game objective were not hidden until the last phase would start even when they should
Fixed: Upload radius was always defaulting, not reading value from module parameters
Fixed: Upload positions were being deleted in the third stage of End Game scenarios
Fixed: In End Game the download / upload interface would open / close in a loop when close to a download / upload object but not near enough to connect to it
Fixed: In End Game Kavala the boat near the pier had a wrong orientation
Fixed: A player could skip the warm-up phase by vaulting right after skipping the intro camera
Fixed: Possible exploit(s) of the warm-up phase in End Game by performing certain action(s)
Fixed: Clipping bar gate in the city (church objective)
Fixed: Even though renegade players could initiate and contribute to a download / upload, they would not see the progress
Fixed: Able to take schematics through a wall at one of the pickup points
Fixed: The compositions where players have to pick up schematics could be visible even though they had not been randomly selected
Tweaked: Decreased download / upload network update rate from a 1s to 3s interval
Tweaked: Carrier icon drawing optimized
Tweaked: There were a couple of instances in which allMissionObjects was used instead of entities (which is faster)
Tweaked: Performance improvements to End Game Kavala

Dynamic Groups:

Improved: Many optimizations (usage of new remoteExecCall, extended addPublicVariableEventHandler)

ENGINE:

Added: New Stamina system
Added: More detailed FFV limits
Added: Support for nested classes in CfgVehicles >> (vehicleclass) >> EventHandlers (allowing stacking)
Added: Script command setObjectMaterialGlobal
Added: RPT report for a possible crash
Added: Triggers can now be disabled using the enableSimulation command
Added: New scripting command (getMousePosition) which returns the current position of the mouse cursor on the screen
Added: New script commands flagSide, flagTexture
Added: Support for escape sequences in tool tip config and the setTooltip scripting command
Added: An option to define road types exclusively for AI pedestrian units
Added: userType action can define a maximum distance for AI
Added: New command nearestTerrainObjects
Added: setVariable extended with support for addressing specific targets
Added: Scripting command inPolygon for detecting a point in a polygon
Added: Support for camCommand to the Zeus (Curator) camera
Added: disableAI / enableAI - new parameter CHECKVISIBLE (disables visibility raycasts)
Added: Stamina script commands
Added: Configurable visibility of the stamina bar
Added: Support for custom vehicle weapon switching (not configured yet)
Added: BattlEye protection for hideObject
Added: Support for changing a Zeus camera’s maxPitch by using the camCommand
Added: AI can now use turn in / out actions to engage targets in different directions
Added: Inventory - new parameters for inventory magazine slots (customized icons)
Added: Stamina parameter for MoveInfoMan
Added: pixelW and pixelH commands that return the horizontal / vertical size of one pixel
Added: allowSprint and isSprintAllowed script commands
Added: Scripting commands isEqualType, isEqualTypeArray, isEqualTypeAll, isEqualTypeParams
Added: UI rotation commands: ctrlAngle, ctrlSetAngle; config setting: angle, centerU, centerV for CStatic controls
Added: Ability to turn on / off the in-game heap memory manager via the -heapMgr command-line parameter (turned on by default). This might help prevent crashes in massive scripts from happening.
Added: Platform as another result of the productVersion script command
Added: Stamina drain parameters for terrain
Added: New script command isEqualTypeAny
Added: New script command getAimingCoef
Added: execVM and spawn commands now define a _thisScript variable containing a handle to the SQF script
Added: execFSM now defines _thisFSM parameter containing a handle to the FSM file
Added: New commands for Curator (Zeus) camera
Added: Missing command support for camera ceiling
Added: Script command for the stamina bar color scheme
Added: getWeaponSway command for the raw size of current weapon sway deviation
Added: terrainSpeedCoef parameter for stamina
Added: Stamina parameter updateCoef to disable the real-time simulation of stamina
Added: Safety net when getting description for MP scenarios from the server
Added: Script commands: getAnimAimPrecision, getCustomAimCoef, isAimPrecisionEnabled, enableAimPrecision, setCustomAimCoef
Added: Enable weapon obstruction in FFV

Fixed: Incorrect display of total load in inventory's progress bar
Fixed: AI does not switch to combat mode when they see an entity killed by script
Fixed: Deployment indicator inconsistency when moving up in stances
Fixed: Game could crash after audio cuts out
Fixed: AI is now able to raise their weapon when switched to danger and being forced to crouch
Fixed: Cars tilting to one side when idling
Fixed: Disabling controls during GetOut
Fixed: Usage of Cyrillic (or other unsupported characters) in the profile path that is set via command line
Fixed: Possible CTD when trying to transfer an undefined script variable over the network
Fixed: Character container entities inherit locality from their parent now (connected to debugging sessions with Exile)
Fixed: Simple water shader was not initialized correctly
Fixed: Panorama sound didn't work in cutscene animations
Fixed: Weapon deployment on a gate was not getting canceled when the gate got opened
Fixed: Mines can now be placed when holding binoculars
Fixed: Negative score from destroying a friendly vehicle occupied by enemy
Fixed: Autoinit should not download an already existing scenario
Fixed: MP - Unable to switch positions from driver to passenger
Fixed: The game could freeze when working with backpacks in unorthodox ways
Fixed: configProperties causes a crash when the config path includes nil
Fixed: Shots were going in the wrong directions when AI was engaging with bursts in FFV
Fixed: Player without equipped armor takes more fall damage
Fixed: VON - Direct communication would not be received unless a Windows recording device is plugged in
Fixed: Visibility of some objects hidden via hideObject was not reset after scenarios ended
Fixed: Namespace variables not transferred properly over the network
Fixed: General memory allocation crash fix
Fixed: The Show button in controller setup would close the whole dialog instead
Fixed: Targeting array of clients via setVariable
Fixed: Crash with particles, zero interval and deleted objects
Fixed: Recoil for FFV for non-local character
Fixed: Visible tracers on bullets when not needed
Fixed: Correctly logging killer vehicle when using UAV
Fixed: Disappearing driver in combat mode [FFV]
Fixed: Clipping with cabin when getting in Offroad FFV seats
Fixed: Broken turrets when canHideGunner was not set properly
Fixed: Terrain objects can no longer be hidden locally via hideObject. This feature is now reserved for hideObjectGlobal (server-side only).
Fixed: Possible freeze of the game when tracing suppressing at huge distances
Fixed: setVariable was not working with groups when targeting a Dedicated Server
Fixed: Calling createVehicle(Local) with improper type name would crash the game
Fixed: htmlLoad wouldn't load files from PBOs without file patching enabled
Fixed: Virtual Arsenal - 2 errors after returning to Arsenal while reloading a weapon
Fixed: Destructible buildings cannot be destroyed by standard vehicle collisions anymore
Fixed: Crash when small units are spawned on the border of 2 horizontal land segments
Fixed: UGL - a different grenade was loaded after a reload
Fixed: Graphical ordering of roads
Fixed: Changed behavior of introduced manual off on Zeus cameras to not block the whole camera simulation
Fixed: Proper distinction between player and AI when selecting weapon mode
Fixed: Hotfixed a crash when resetting the landscape state (http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=26206)
Fixed: Calling the joinString command with an empty selector crashed the game (http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=26238)
Fixed: Character animation warping when changing stance from leaning to prone
Fixed: Wrong position of grenade launcher cursor [FFV]
Fixed: CTD when loosing network connection during content list check (http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=26220)
Fixed: Conversations and music would repeat if the player saved the game (http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=24456)
Fixed: playMusic could reset on Alt-Tab (http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=24584)
Fixed: Command addWeaponItem can load a magazine even into secondary muzzles now
Fixed: AI sometimes not engaging targets from FFV, because of watching their leader instead
Fixed: Attempt to fix crashes where instructions went missing in the script expression compiler
Fixed: Turning in the deadzone during combat pace
Fixed: Multiple client crashes in KOTH
Fixed: Do not show the nav. icon when in a vehicle and the HUD info is disabled
Fixed: Localized the Weapons pool tab when the Inventory is opened in the Briefing
Fixed: closeOnMissionEnd in multiplayer
Fixed: Road clipping
Fixed: Another bazillion of translation tweaks
Fixed: Sound - CTD
Fixed: Missing dialogue in the radio protocol (http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=24419)
Fixed: switchCamera can now be used to switch to any unit in a vehicle
Fixed: AI gunners were using only single shots after switching seats or cancelling manual fire
Fixed: The commanding cursor direction with aiming deadzone
Fixed: Incorrectly returned default values of identity commands
Fixed: Gunfire sounds were not played correctly
Fixed: Variables set via the setVariable command on respawned characters were not JIPped
Fixed: Scripting command magazinesAllTurrets didn't return any magazines on MBT Kuma and excluded commander turrets on other MBTs
Fixed: setVehiclePosition command was placing objects inside rocks
Fixed: Green tags on enemies
Fixed: Recovery from ragdoll on Dedicated Servers
Fixed: Barrel roll no longer possible up against steep terrain
Fixed: Scripting command ammo had the wrong description
Fixed: Reading and checking of file signatures thread
Fixed: The signature test could still be running when exiting MP
Fixed: Occasional automatic cancellation of deployment on ground
Fixed: remoteExec might not get executed when specified in an init script
Fixed: Not all JIP variables updated upon character respawn
Fixed: Curator camera ceiling when ASL mode is set
Fixed: Scripting command deleteVehicle didn’t remove its subcontainers (stored containers like vests, uniforms, etc.) properly
Fixed: Dedicated Server no longer requires Steam client to be running
Fixed: Sound - Interior attenuation issue
Fixed: Start / stop sounds of vehicles were played again when switching from / to 1st / 3rd person view
Fixed: Potential CTDs in reloading magazines
Fixed: CTD when a trigger is not a detector
Fixed: CTD in the communication menu
Fixed: Crash for buildings with an inventory
Fixed: Loading screens would pop-up during MP scenario setup or play (http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=26494)
Fixed: Workshop scenarios would be shown multiple times if subscribed while the game is running
Fixed: Hold breath sounds were missing in some situations
Fixed: A crash when reading files from multiple threads
Fixed: Not all subscribed / published Workshop items were processed
Fixed: isNumber incorrectly returned false for large numbers (http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=26663)
Fixed: Crash accessing memory cache from multiple threads.
Fixed: Crash when rendering the scene
Fixed: Potential CTD after launching the game

Changed: Script command getHitIndex returns null instead of zero when invalid input was given
Changed: Script command weaponsItemsCargo returns empty array when no magazine is present in given weapon
Changed: The ladders property is now optional for buildings
Changed: Error logging for script commands param and params and a return value fix for params
Changed: FriendlyTag will show friendly units always green (even if in enemy vehicle)
Changed: hideObject made working with trees as well
Changed: hideObject now causes the AI costmap to recompute when used with static objects
Changed: Default state of FFV turret defined as turned-in
Changed: Restricted the maximum length of strings and arrays in scripts to prevent exploits that could crash the game
Changed: "manual on" / "manual off" for camCommand should only affect player input, not whole camera simulation
Changed: Duration of holding breath decides for how long it cannot be held again
Tweaked: Sound - Engine core update (Stereo Emitter)
Tweaked: Firing From Vehicles (turning out, using launchers, limits and obstructions)
Tweaked: Collision testing optimizations
Tweaked: VON didn’t decrease volume with distance (attenuation)
Tweaked: Changed player buffer size for VON (removes ~0.5s delay)
Tweaked: Score for destroyed stolen vehicles is based on the last assigned group
Tweaked: Changed PhysX memory allocation
Tweaked: “Branch” renamed to “Build” in the RPT header to prevent confusion with Steam branches
Tweaked: Scripting commands - changed wording of the local keyword to private for consistency and to avoid confusion
Tweaked: Commands try and throw have been improved
Tweaked: Old fatigue commands now set and get relative Stamina
Tweaked: Reading and checking of file signatures moved to a different thread so it won't block the main thread
Tweaked: Checking client signatures on servers is done in multiple frames
Tweaked: Weapon sway formulas
Tweaked: Introducing configNull and extending isNull to support Config
Tweaked: Script command help and example windows now support the texts of length up to 2048 characters
Tweaked: Closure volume for sidearms
Tweaked: "Branch" changed to "Build" in the productVersion scripting command comment
Tweaked: Non-blocking params for a wrong type with default value
Tweaked: Holding breath pauses correction of aiming precision

Removed: The Object category from the Trigger menu in the editor

LAUNCHER:

Added: Support for mod dependencies
Added: Accepting Steam join invitations while the Launcher is running will launch the game
Added: Invites from Steam while Launcher is running are supported now
Added: New command checkVisibility
Added: Dependencies defined for Workshop items are taken into account when loading / unloading mods, and subscribing / unsubscribing them
Added: Watch-dog that watches the Steam download queue and enforces the download of mods when nothing is being downloaded
Added: Option to change the location for downloaded mods
Added: Option to select a default page (NEWS, PARAMETERS or MODS)
Added: Compatibility option to switch to the old folder selection dialog (mainly for users that suffer from a Windows 7 bug where the dialog gets cancelled before it's displayed)
Added: Option to unsubscribe all mods
Added: Ability to open scenario files in the editor by dragging the scenario file to the Launcher
Added: Label with the folder name or the parent folder is displayed if there are two mods with the same name
Added: Drop down list with build-in terrains for the "World" parameter
Added: Drop down list with available allocators for the "malloc" parameter (based on allocators in the dll folder)
Added: Name of the autor of local mods is loaded from the mod.cpp file placed in the root folder of the mod when present
Added: Preview image for local mods is loaded from the image file "thumbnail.jpg", "thumbnail.png", "thumbnail.bmp" from the root folder of the mod when present
Added: Context menu for mods
Added: Option to force Steam to download the mod and repair it
Added: Taskbar button progress indicator and a status overlay
Added: Ability to drag & drop a mod folder or a scenario folder / file over the entire area of Launcher regardless of the active page
Added: A few game parameters no one was really missing
Added: The “Mods are not ready” dialog is automatically updated with live data and runs the game automatically as soon as all the loaded mods become ready
Added: Support for multiple visual styles (with a few testing themes)
Added: Command-line parameter names to parameter tool tips
Added: A mod count overlay over the show dependencies button (3 states: no icon - no dependencies, white icon - satisfied dependencies, red icon - missing dependencies)
Added: An unread news posts counter
Added: A semi transparent border to highlight the main navigation button
Added: Re-enabled window transparency to disable the Steam Overlay in Launcher
Added: Custom window shadow because the system ones stopped working after the transparency was re-enabled
Added: A message box to confirm the removal of a watched folder from the list
Added: A tooltip for the multiplayer / signature field
Added: An arrow icon to command buttons without any custom icon to make them more noticeable
Added: Support for banners in the composite dialog window template
Added: Ability to request the loading of mods before they are even subscribed / in the subscription list (so we can load dependencies and don't care about any subscription delay)
Added: A faster recovery of installed Workshop items in case the configuration and cache files are corrupted
Added: Ability to load required libraries without the application configuration file (arma3launcher.exe.config)
Added: Assembly resolution log included in the simple crash log
Added: A custom definitions of fallback fonts to prevent issues with Cyrillic charsets on Windows 10 Insider preview (Japanese and Korean will be the next) [SharedResources]
Added: Replacing the .NET app configuration file with a custom solution with hardcoded fallback values
Added: Hardcoded assembly resolution for subfolders to supplement the probing mechanism in .NET (or replace it when the app configuration file is missing or corrupted)
Added: Workshop items on the subscribed content list reported by Steam are now prefiltered and unduplicated
Added: Unduplication of data loaded from cache on startup (because the cache might be already affected by duplicate items reported from Steam)
Added: Exit code and message to the basic troubleshooting report for easy access

Fixed: Pathfinding-related crashes
Fixed: Disabled collisions for remote ragdoll with destructible objects
Fixed: Incorrect handling of quotation marks in the -profiles command-line parameter
Fixed: Improved the stability of Launcher when communicating with the Steam client
Fixed: A message was not displayed after the user declined the BattlEye EULA while running with the "-noLauncher" parameter
Fixed: The automatic detection of mods now detects mods placed in "Arma 3" folder correctly
Fixed: Mod properties (like signature status) were calculated and updated for mods in the collection that was being overwritten, so that information was lost
Fixed: Command-line parameters were lost when Launcher was restarted
Fixed: Space between the mod status icon and the mod name
Fixed: Parameter editor will receive focus when the parameter is enabled
Fixed: A news post is marked as read after a click on the "Open in browser" button
Fixed: Missing binding for the Steam game join callback event
Fixed: A preset could be marked as unsaved after it was activated
Fixed: The general message boxes were not draggable
Fixed: A possible exception when saving the window position
Fixed: Sneaky Steam Overlay was expelled from the message boxes
Fixed: Possible log flood due to unexpected data returned by the list of game processes
Fixed: Malformed button labels
Fixed: Misplaced scroll bars in the combo boxes
Fixed: The sizing of the combo boxes on the options page
Fixed: UGC initialization postponed after the subscription list is received
Fixed: Infinite "Loading data ..." message when running Steam in offline mode
Fixed: Duplication of Workshop items
Fixed: The font used in tooltips didn't go through our custom fallback; causing invalid rendering on systems with the Windows 10 November update
Fixed: A typo in missing prerequirements message
Fixed: One of the methods used to access the application configuration didn't fallback to default hardcoded values
Fixed: The main progress bar sometimes got stuck in the downloading state at 100%
Fixed: Log4Net doesn't load its configuration when the app's current directory is different from the executable directory
Tweaked: The list of loaded and available mods is clearly separated
Tweaked: The startup update check speed was vastly improved
Tweaked: Startup status messages
Tweaked: Window style - the window border resize and dragging areas are now better positioned for easier manipulation; Aero Snap is now working correctly
Tweaked: Arma 3 Buldozer is now excluded when detecting the running game
Tweaked: Improved responsiveness of the mod list
Tweaked: Options page styles
Tweaked: A click on any part of the parameter value (label / checkbox / value editor) will enable the parameter
Tweaked: Contents of Options / Compatibility tabs moved to a General tab
Tweaked: The list of watched folders is now not displayed when empty
Tweaked: A visual dependency counter changed to match the visual style of the news counter
Tweaked: Reordered the option menu
Tweaked: Removed group headers in the options menu to reduce the clutter
Tweaked: Icons on the MODS page toolbar to match the overall visual style
Tweaked: Improved a quick fix command in the show dependencies dialog
Tweaked: Visual style of the load dependencies dialog was unified with the show dependencies dialog
Tweaked: BattlEye description, options menu item and tab label, dialog overlays reverted to modal dialog
Tweaked: The Steam offline banner in the show dependencies dialog was moved to a new banner area
Tweaked: Default visual theme changed to the blue one to maintain consistency between versions
Tweaked: Texts and strings
Tweaked: Text proofreading
Tweaked: The custom definitions of fallback fonts changed to fallback to the global sans-serif font before falling back to global UI font (that doesn't work). This should fix problems with Japanese and Korean and all others charsets on Windows 10 insider preview [SharedResources].
Tweaked: Strings were incorrectly encoded
Tweaked: Launcher translations for 1.54
Tweaked: Forced the unusual process exit window and troubleshooting window to be rendered on the CPU, hopefully preventing the Steam overlay from hijacking them

Changed: Steam SDK to v1.34
Changed: UGC events completely replaced with messages

Removed: The parameter display name from the tooltip
Removed: The game version from the Launcher main window; the game version is still available in the options menu

SERVER:

Updated: Stand-alone Windows Dedicated Server (1.54)
Updated: Stand-alone Linux Dedicated Server (1.54)
- 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