Arma 3 Update 2.12 Patch Notes

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The 2.12 update has launched for Arma 3, and here’s the complete list of changes and fixes added with this patch. The game has been around since 2013 and still has a large fan base. Besides, it still receives updates and is supported by the dev. A new update kicked out a while ago, focusing on fixes, improvements, and adjustments. Check out the Arma 3 update 2.12 patch notes below.

Arma 3 Update 2.12 Patch Notes

NOTES

Contact consists of 2 data packs / folders:
- Contact (via PLAY CONTACT or -mod=Contact): for the singleplayer “First Contact” campaign experience (accessible only to owners – optionally loaded)
- Contact (Platform): for most other use cases, including sandbox multiplayer (loaded by default for all players)
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.
Updating a deeply moddable game and its platform is not without risks. We use various methods to communicate upcoming changes to our awesome modding community, such as via the Dev Hub. We also co-operate directly on troubleshooting, and we offer an opportunity to test updates via our Release Candidate tests. Modders, server administrators, and other members of the community do their best to prepare for updates and to address issues post-release as quickly as possible. Please be mindful of some interruptions (especially in the first hours / days after a release) while we all work to improve the game together.
A Legacy Build Steam branch is available for advanced users. It contains the previous significant main branch version (2.10). It can be used to compare specific changes between major releases. The access code for this branch is: Arma3Legacy210
This update does not apply to the experimental Linux and Mac client port betas.
You can find the servers in the Steam library (switch the filter to “Tools”) – “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.
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CHANGELOG – Arma 3 Update 2.12 Patch Notes

Data

Added: Black variant of Carryall backpack – FT-T167324
Added: Scripted UI channel slider to the audio options (sounds played via playSoundUI)
Added: “Camo_3” hidden selection for MLOD of Falcon UAV – FT-T167384
Tweaked: Laptop screen texture from the “Prologue” campaign – FT-T167578
Tweaked: Arma Invaders now supports a mod whitelist, and ACE is whitelisted (it’s doing very minimal main menu tweaks)
Tweaked: Arma Invaders now works without a loaded world (-skipIntro / -world=Empty)
Tweaked: Laws of War DLC level artillery rate of fire reduced a bit (Arma Invaders)
Tweaked: Hostile destruction repair bonuses are now higher for tougher hostiles (Arma Invaders)
Tweaked: Removed a legacy filter of Global Mobilization Creator DLC content in Warlords Arsenal
Tweaked: Special times for TT11 and TT12 due to Van handling changes some time ago – FT-T167523
Tweaked: Translations of various texts (thanks to FT reporters)
Fixed: BTR-K and ZSU-39 were missing damage named selection, preventing them from showing proper materials when damaged – Forums
Fixed: Minor clipping of fingers on the right hand when using the Promet rifle
Fixed: Some SFX had bad volume applied (Arma Invaders)
Fixed: Possible Eden Editor composition error – FT-T167270
Fixed: Possible script error in a respawn function
Fixed: SPG-9 tail sound was 2D only – FT-T167073
Fixed: Huron would lose hidden selections in distant LODs – FT-T167384
Fixed: Potential group spam during initialization of modules – FT-T167804
Fixed: Ifrit brake lights were always on – FT-T169348
Fixed: Some distant shot sounds from SPG-9 were not audible
Fixed: Potential respawn disabled glitch in “Apex Protocol”
Fixed: MRAP tire sound was 2D instead of 3D – FT-T150796

Engine

Added: “text” Procedural texture source (Text to Texture) – FT-T161708
Added: “ui” Procedural texture source (UI to Texture)
Added: IR pointer config now supports non-IR lasers with custom colors and thicknesses – FT-T168103
Added: Engine support for weapon optics with an integrated flashlight / laser
Added: New script command isEqualRef – FT-T167311
Added: assignedVehicles script command – FT-T153136
Added: assignedGroup script command
Added isNotEqualRef script command
Added: getCorpse script command – FT-T167380
Added: getOrDefaultCall script command to HashMap – FT-T167434
Added: “animated” named property to the buoyancy LOD
Added: ctrlAt script command
Added: displayUpdate script command (part of UI to Texture)
Added: displayUniqueName script command (part of UI to Texture)
Added: groups <side> script command – FT-T164521
Added: targets script command syntax for groups – FT-T168408
Added: needService script command
Added: “Service” mission Event Handler – FT-T167446
Added: allowService / allowedService script commands
Added: New MapType for “river” object rendering on the 2D topographic map
Added: Optional windyCoef parameter to the enableEnvironment command – Forums
Added: getForcedSpeed script command – FT-T169525
Added: equipmentDisabled script command – FT-T167466
Added: getUnloadInCombat script command – FT-T165935
Added: setTurretLimits / getTurretLimits script commands – FT-T164568
Added: modifierBlocking property to CfgUserActions – FT-T164496
Added: insideBuilding script command – FT-T169652
Added: Map factor to getAudioOptionVolumes command – FT-T169741
Added: getTowParent script command – FT-T163653
Added: direction animation source for weapons – FT-T169291
Added: directHit parameter to “HandleDamage” Event Handler – FT-T79970
Added: findDisplay alternative syntax to find UI to Texture displays by their unique name
Added: Ability to specify vectorUp for scripted particle effects – FT-T151354
Added: “ScriptError” Mission Event Handler – FT-T161933
Added: “TreeFilterUpdated” Event Handler for Tree controls – FT-T169148
Added: Alternative groupId syntax to retrieve the ID number of a unit – FT-T169781
Added: getVideoOptions script command
Tweaked: Added optional instigator parameter to setHit, setHitIndex, setHitPointDamage
Tweaked: Added optional killer and instigator parameters to setDamage (the MP restrictions are similar to setShotParents)
Tweaked: Added ability to influence the fall direction of a tree, pole, or wall
Tweaked: Added negative index support (Python-like) to select and set commands – FT-T166810
Tweaked: Added RVExtensionContext method to the callExtension implementation – FT-T165723
Tweaked: “LBSelChanged” Event Handler will return an additional array of multi-selections for LB_MULTI controls
Tweaked: Both laserTarget and isLaserOn can now be used with vehicle turrets – FT-T167317
Tweaked: It is now possible to override the volume of played sound via the “SoundPlayed” Event Handler by returning a number from 0 to 5 – FT-T167315
Tweaked: allObjects is extended to include triggers and ordered vehicles
Tweaked: addVehicle will now soft-force the correct group on the already added vehicle
Tweaked: leaveVehicle will not unassign the group from the vehicle, if the group is not the same group the vehicle is removed from
Tweaked: fullCrew will now also return the assigned unit to the vehicle’s position
Tweaked: “EPEContactStart” and “EPEContact” Event Handlers will now return the impact reaction force vector and point of impact in world coordinates
Tweaked: lbSetSelected now accepts an array of indexes as well as an optional parameter to force the Event Handler – FT-T167375
Tweaked: Added alternative syntax to getDirVisual – FT-T167414
Tweaked: Limited number of autodetected CPU cores to 16
Tweaked: Added alternative syntax to the allObjects script command – FT-T164242
Tweaked: Added a sanity check to setFog parameters to avoid visual glitches – FT-T123262
Tweaked: fullCrew was extended with position names
Tweaked: Added an alternative syntax to the canSlingLoad command – FT-T169481
Tweaked: AIPathOffset added to getRoadInfo – FT-T166542
Tweaked: Added support for CT_OBJECT creation using ctrlCreate – FT-T165245
Tweaked: objectParent command is extended to return the rope parent from a rope segment – FT-T169666
Tweaked: BattlEye anti-cheat update
Fixed: closeDisplay on a cutRsc effect would not remove the effect – FT-T78917
Fixed: “Unknown attribute itemsCmd” error – FT-T166881
Fixed: “LBSelChanged” Event Handler fired when there was no actual selection change
Fixed: “LBSelChanged” Event Handler did not fire in multiselect ListBox on Ctrl + Space
Fixed: lbSelection was not updated inside the “LBSelChanged” Event Handler – FT-T167219
Fixed: lbSelection returned the wrong index for the first row
Fixed: radioChannelCreate and radioChannelSetLabel did not localize the labels
Fixed: Crashes caused by ‘invalid’ floating point rounding behavior on Linux
Fixed: AI would ignore waypoint completion radius – FT-T167056
Fixed: AI pathing would try to reuse an old path even if it is far away
Fixed: Preprocessor handling of nested if/ifdef – FT-T166710
Fixed: canAddItemToUniform/Vest/Backpack alternate syntax did not check the correct container
Fixed: Some HashMap commands had an inconsistent return type
Fixed: allMissionObjects would not return objects of a certain type
Fixed: entities would not return certain kinds of objects
Fixed: nearestObject did not return certain types of objects
Fixed: deleteVehicleCrew was not always deleting crew – FT-T167473
Fixed: actionKeysEx did not detect a double tap in a key combination – Arma 3 Update 2.12 Patch Notes
Fixed: deleteVehicleCrew did not properly delete cargo when a unit is local – FT-T167473
Fixed: Crash when providing a negative radius to nearObjects/nearestObjects/nearestTerrainObjects/nearSupplies/nearRoads
Fixed: compatibleItems and compatibleMagazines could return duplicate items – FT-T167534
Fixed: Dynamic Simulation did not consider players that were passenger in a vehicle – FT-T168176
Fixed: Crash when a vehicle has more magazineslot proxies than muzzles
Fixed: Vehicle weapon animation sources could get lost if a turret gunner enters Firing From Vehicles – FT-T166242
Fixed: .MDMP and .BIDMP files were not cleaned up from the log folder
Fixed: “LandedTouchDown” / “LandedStopped” Event Handlers would never find dynamic airports (carriers) – FT-T168958
Fixed: Possible crash on a script error inside Unicode script files – FT-T167570
Fixed: Effects (sound / activation script) of CYCLE waypoints were not triggered – FT-T167923
Fixed: Tweaked the waypoint completion radius rule for non-player group AI – FT-T167056
Fixed: Large Eden Editor trigger intervals were not working correctly – FT-T167798
Fixed: doStop in an init script could break AI behavior in multiplayer
Fixed: Possible multiplayer desync by deleting a remote player’s uniform/vest container, which would be deleted locally but not remotely
Fixed: It was possible to move objects below the terrain by using Alt + LMB in Eden Editor
Fixed: Eden Editor Translation Widget sideways movement could move objects below the terrain, even if surface snapping was active (it now follows the terrain)
Fixed: HashMap did not handle nil keys correctly (it considered two nils to be different keys)
Fixed: In modded keybindings, key combinations would block the main key – FT-T164496
Fixed: PhysX vehicle suspension reaction on setDamage – FT-T167797
Fixed: Hidden vegetation would still trigger collision sounds – FT-T153969
Fixed: Copy-pasted units in Zeus did not have their origin waypoints set – FT-T164049
Fixed: Linux server was not correctly handling large numbers in config files
Fixed: Random numbers on Linux servers were not always random – FT-T169575
Fixed: selectionPosition would print an error when querying proxy positions, even if the proxy was found – FT-T167265
Fixed: Eden Editor Compositions in Zeus did not correctly synchronize waypoints – FT-T163128
Fixed: Security issue when connecting to multiplayer servers (thanks to Nicholas Dilmaghani)

Launcher

Fixed: Launcher did not handle presets that ended with a whitespace character – FT-T169701

SERVER – Arma 3 Update 2.12 Patch Notes

Updated: Stand-alone Windows Dedicated Server (2.12)
Updated: Stand-alone Linux Dedicated Server (2.12)
- The data in -mod=contact is not fully multiplayer compatible (it is meant for the singleplayer campaign experience); we recommend only hosting servers with it for special use cases
  - This data is signed by a new A3C key whose presence can be used to control what client data is allowed on the server
- 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;expansion;jets;argo;orange;tacops;tank;enoch;aow to your arma3server.exe shortcut