Attention soldiers,

We’re going to update the game today, 13th of July. There will be server downtime between 12:00 - 15:00 CEST.

Arma Reforger 0.9.5.97 changelog:

Multiplayer

• Fixed: Improvements to door network synchronization
• Fixed: Explosion projectiles applying damage to multiple items was optimized
• Fixed: NwkMovementComponent extrapolation would work with the previous value rather than the latest one
• Tweaked: Logging RplId of nodes that could not be found during creation
• Tweaked: Added a note regarding prefab entityID network serialization
• Added: Streaming all content of the current cell first logic

AI

• Fixed: AI getting stuck in aiming after an attack and investigating
• Fixed: Rotation of AI when provided with a lookAt location
• Added: New navmesh area type for ladders

UI and Localization

• Fixed: Disabling and enabling a dependency of a mod showed a wrong confirmation dialog
• Fixed: Faction attribute now supports other entities that use the faction controller
• Fixed: Author name in the loading screen
• Fixed: Multiple strings for localization
• Fixed: Login dialogs need the player’s email instead of their username
• Fixed: Opening the context menu by clicking RMB on an entity did not hide its tooltip
• Fixed: Script error when opening the entity browser
• Changed: Kick notifications now state the reason why the player was kicked (if it happens through player interaction, e.g. a vote to kick for excessive teamkilling, etc.)
• Changed: Debug info in entity tooltips is now based on the debug menu
• Changed: Visuals of VON UI unified with other HUDs and simplified; the whole widget is about 25% smaller in both X and Y axis
• Changed: Icon indicator for continuous transmission changed to “lock”
• Added: Feedback Tracker link to the community section

Game

• Fixed: Opening the inventory now pins a grenade instead of throwing it
• Fixed: Camera shaking when the player would melee while in ADS
• Fixed: Set ‘draggable’ to false on all arsenal, ammo, equipment boxes; block users from moving boxes into vehicles/inventories
• Fixed: Dropping a transmitting radio would not end the transmission
• Fixed: Spawning inside radio operators
• Fixed: AI could block construction sites
• Fixed: In some cases the building process was not blocked for the player when building was in progress
• Fixed: Reloading while holding the fire button does not break the reloading animation anymore
• Fixed: Changing fire mode cancels weapon firing to prevent ‘full-automatic shooting’ with semi-automatic weapons using rapid fire mode changing
• Fixed: The death camera was not following the player character
• Fixed: Toggling between Picture-in-Picture and 2D scopes should no longer cause issues
• Fixed: PiP HDR possibly using an improper camera index
• Fixed: VME when swapping PiP scopes
• Fixed: Correct collider materials assignment and fixes to hit effects and decals on the municipal office building
• Fixed: Complex loadout compositions may break if inserted via a request spawn item, as an entity needs a HierarchyComponent in order to be parented via the SpawnParams Parent property
• Hotfixed: Ragdoll Y position not synchronized when streaming ragdolls in
• Tweaked: Shaking of the turret in ADS while rotating it or the vehicle moving
• Changed: Door component disabled for Door_FactoryHall_E_01_Elevator
• Changed: Map deactivates/activates the player camera when it opens/closes
• Changed: Rocket M72 with a new model and rig (fixes sticking out fins)

Backend

• Fixed: HTTP response queue depletion, when joining to / disconnecting from a modded server
• Fixed: Potential Workshop crash
• Fixed: Backend - Crash when someone exceeds the data size and JSON creation fails during Save or Upload
• Fixed: Checking ping before entering the server browser
• Tweaked: Backend - Service status test time value reset on errors
• Tweaked: Backend - Removed the SetFailed() state from OnErrorHandling response callback as it was redundant and called already
• Tweaked: Support for deleting mods (API)
• Changed: JsonApi buffer for local saves increased to 1MB
• Changed: Backend - Environment connecting process for clients to be infinite, which allows re-connecting when there are temporary connection issues
• Changed: Backend - Refactored Error + Timeout calls to get rid SetFailed() + SetTimeouted()
• Changed: Backend - All possible JSON parse errors in WorkshopApi result in a failed state
• Added: Backend - IsInitialized() API function to indicate an environment load is being processed
• Added: Hiding an author’s content request
• Added: Author is blocked API
• Added: BattlEye server filter with icons and a localized string
• Added: Server browser kick dialogs fallback to error group

Modding

• Fixed: BaseWorldAPI::ProjectViewportToWorld missing one parameter in the script declaration
• Fixed: Pivot ID not being applied to camera transformation in PiP scopes
• Changed: Only allow CharacterAnimationComponent on ChimeraCharacters
• Added: Option to set PiP camera angles for specific kinds of optics

Game Master

• Fixed: “Clear all destroyed entities” action deletes destroyed vehicles now