Arma 3 Alpha Update Released

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DATA

• Added: improved public debug console

• New light rendering added for bushes

• More detailed middle distance terrain texture added

• Adjustable stances for sidearms added

• Sprint speed decreased

• Tweaked transitions from ragdoll

• Fixed transition from free fall into swimming and onto land

• New animations for swimming with rifles

• Rifle kneel sprinting fix

• Rifle raised idling for AI fix

• Pistol prone movement improvements

• Rifle & pistol evasive move fixes (disabled optics)

• Removed sway in prone adjust low

• Pistol self healing

• Improved pistol kneel sprint animation

• Improved connection prone to sprint

• Player could shoot a sidearm during the healing animation

• Transition from prone to upright sprint while unarmed caused visual sliding

• Priority of actions in action menu adjusted

• Stratis terrain and object placement tweaks

• New post-process effects for injuries added

• Fixed fuel gauges for MH-9 helicopter family

• MH-9 can now carry more soldiers

• Duplicate target icon in Ka60 Helmet-Mounted Display removed

• Ifrit cargo pose added

• Compass visualization changed

• New secondary shadow LODs (glasses, bandoleer, belt, rebreather)

• Camouflage selection tweaks

• Fixed: Sites are no longer placing patrol waypoints on water

• Civilian Sites were disabled

• Logo and tagline splash screens merged

• Main menu game and version indicator could overlap

• Added: Any mission with description.ext has now loading mission box with "Unknown" text

• Added: Unknown author is now displayed also for maps

• Fixed: Mission restart now resets reload counter

• Added: Loading "continue" save will no longer raise the reload counter

• Fixed: Mission failed had two debriefing screens

• Fixed: "Lose" ending no longer shows "Mission Completed" title

• Fixed: Error icon is no longer shown for logics

• Fixed incorrect topic selection after closing and reopening Field Manual

• Fixed: "Respawn" button is no longer enabled in missions with respawn "NONE", "BIRD" or with missing respawn settings

• Added: "respawnButton" parameter can now enable the button in respawn types which would normally disable it

• Geometry fixing (AI collisions with buildings tweaked)

• Config classes for weapons cleaned

• Fixed: http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=4189 (fish no longer only swim North)

• Fixed: http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=6333 (EBR sight alignment)

• Fixed: http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=6719 (spelling error)

• Fixed: http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=3087 (fire geometry - wall)

• Fixed: http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=1903

• Fixed: http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=3837

• Fixed: http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=5511

• Fixed: http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=5709

• Fixed: http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=5619

• Fixed: http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=6664

ENGINE

• New fog technology implemented

• Picture-in-Picture optimization implemented

• Terrain shadows tweaked

• Fixed: AI no longer fires on targets it does not see (but which are reported by other group members)

• Fixed: http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=5210 (MP rotation synchronization fixed)

• Fixed: http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=1126 (Speed of sound delays tweaked)

• Changes and fixes merged from Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead beta patches

• MP pose synchronization fixed

• Improved performance related to object instancing

• Fixed - AI disembarking when moving to another vehicle position incorrectly

• Game loading with "addAction" crash fixed

• PhysX collisions related crashes fixed

• Fixed: http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=6881 (out of memory crash)

• Fixed: Crash while taking RPG Alamut from ground

• Larger string buffer for the 'format' script command

• Fixed: Reloading different magazine type could do nothing but remove the magazine

• Destruction of vehicle while manipulating with objects in its inventory fixed

• Ambient creatures' position after game load fixed

• Fixed: remote destroyed wheels have now the right distance detection to the ground

• Fixed: healing sound effects were endlessly looped

• Ships are no longer automatically deleted after destruction (consistent with other vehicle types)

• Free fall inventory access fixed

• Magazine manipulation while discarding weapons tweaked

• Items' behavior while moving from dead body to container tweaked

• Helicopter behavior improved (rotor simulation now does not allow helicopter to fly up-side down)

• AI running up and down hill tweaked

• Command 'stance' now returns more consistent values: "PRONE", "CROUCH" and "STAND"

• Fixed: RMB to equip did not work for binoculars

• Fixed: Vehicle commander stepped optics zoom did not function correctly

• Fixed: artifacts on water near shore when looking from high distance

• Solved issues related to flickering optics

 

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