FROM: Tools Commissar
TO: Arma 3 Modders
MATERIEL CATEGORY: Tools
CIRCUMSTANCES: Version 0.66 (Addon Builder binarization options, Addon Builder UI, Miscellaneous improvements)
SIZE: ~14 MB / ~428 MB

CHANGELOG

• Updated: Addon Builder
  • Added: Support for different tools (e.g. Arma 2 binarization)
  • Added: Enhanced User Interface
• Updated: Terrain Builder
  • Fixed: CTD when generating surface and no layers were loaded from layers.cfg
  • Fixed: Missing templates file caused deadlock in map loading
• Updated: Stand-alone Windows Dedicated Server (1.20)
• Updated: Stand-alone Linux Dedicated Server (1.20)
  • Known issue: When BattlEye is enabled, clients may get kicked immediately
  • Known issue: If you start the server without Steam running you'll get following log message:
    • "[S_API FAIL] SteamAPI_Init() failed; SteamAPI_IsSteamRunning() failed."
    • This is OK since running Steam is not necessary for Dedicated Servers
  • 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;dlcbundle to your arma3server.exe shortcut
• Audio
  • Added: Interface for WSSDecoder
  • Added: Interface for WAVToWSS
  • Added: Interface for WAVToLIP
• Arma3Tools
  • Changed: Layout and code
  • Fixed: Assembly name
  • Fixed: FileBank was missing
• • Added: Tooltips to help users find the tool they need
  • Added: Now able to operate basic debug of Bulldozer (e.g.: incorrect steam_appid.txt)
  • Added: Trivial debug mode can be opened with CTRL+D and closed with ALT+D
  • Changed: Now handles the creation of settings.ini
• Binarize
  • Fixed: Errors in configs
  • Changed: Consistency of config files
• BankRev
  • Added: Interface
  • Fixed: Missing registry key
• BinMake
  • Fixed: Script header
  • Fixed: Output file
• CameraRetarget
• • Changed: Comments of the script
• CfgConvert
  • Changed: UI Layout
• Diagnostic script
  • Fixed: It was necessary to hit [SPACE BAR]
  • Changed: Reduced time of execution
  • Fixed: Report layout
  • Added: Now allows -autoStart parameter
• DSSignFile
  • Added: Interface for DSCreateKey
  • Added: Interface for DSSignFile
• FBXToRTM
  • Fixed: Missing config on first launch
• FontToTGA
  • Changed: UI Layout
  • Added: Interface displays status and overall progression
  • Fixed: Indentation of config
  • Added: Start-up parameter -debug
• FileBank
  • Added: Interface
  • Changed: Exclusion list
• ImageToPAA
  • Fixed: Potential threat
  • Changed: UI Layout
  • Fixed: Indentation of config file
  • Changed: Comments of config file
• InstallScript.vdf
  • Fixed: Missing key for Arma 3 Community Tools path
  • Fixed: Missing node for BankRev
• P-Drive
  • Changed: Log size cannot be greater than 1MB
  • Fixed: Various small issues
• Settings.ini
  • Fixed: To avoid Steam deleting its content, it's now generated by Arma3Tools.exe
• Samples
  • Fixed: Consistency of config files (config.cpp)
  • Fixed: Indentation of model definitions (model.cfg)

NOTES

• You can find the tools package in the Steam library (switch the filter to "Tools") - "Arma 3 Tools"
• You can find the servers in the Steam tools library - "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.

  • Physics simulation powered by NVIDIA® PhysX™. NVIDIA® and PhysX™ are trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation and are used under license.

• You will probably need to start the primary tool once to add all needed registry entries for the rest of tools.