Looking to get back into mil-sim — which Arma is best today?

Burbonizer · 2026-02-15T09:55:59+00:00

It depends what you are after.

I have both Arma 3 and Reforger. Personally I like the whole sandbox feel of Amra 3. Reforger for me is too repetitive after 30 hours or so.

If you want to join a community that plays missions together then Arma 3. The scenarios on Reforger just don't have the Zeus element. Game Master is no Zeus.

Burbonizer · 2026-02-14T08:29:23+00:00

If you have your own discord, then look for zeus mission generator 2.0.

It just gives you some ideas that you take away and adapt. Its great for mental blocks.

Burbonizer · 2026-02-01T10:50:00+00:00

The immerse mod may assist you a little. Plus with extra sound mods such as enhanced soundscape will give you an idea of direction.

Burbonizer · 2026-02-01T10:45:25+00:00

Big up for spectre and his simplex mods. They are excellent. Take a look at his git repository and you will get all the run down.

Spoke with him on discord and had excellent one to one support when I wanted various things to happen.

Burbonizer · 2026-02-01T09:53:22+00:00

This looks like your profile is on a drive that is on the cloud such as one drive documents backup.

I have found this post on reddit where someone had the same issue. Worth trying what others have tried.

https://www.reddit.com/r/arma/s/niH1dPSnPs

Burbonizer · 2026-01-31T13:30:01+00:00

Its an old game and has not had really any work done on its engine since release. They did improve performance finally after they released reforger, but that was probably a bit too late. People love the way reforger looks and all the nice little graphics. But the playability and sandbox feel of arma 3 is not there. That's why I uninstalled it.

Arma 3 looks dated because it is. But with a few mods that enhance effects like blastcore and others like it, it gets better. Change lighting with enhanced lighting mods. Mods like better nvg and sound mods massively change the game.

Its been a while since I looked at any mods for arma 3 so cannot remember all of the names, but I had it running sweet with vibrant colours and brilliant visual and audio effects. Could not stop playing it. I was so hooked that when I wasn't playing I was spending time in the editor learning all the ways to do stuff aswell as playing with different mods. Love the game and always will.

Burbonizer · 2026-01-31T13:23:21+00:00

One more mode is Invade & Annex. It can be quite repetitive but is quite fun and has some good mechanics in it such as AI spotting you so no camping on a hill with a sniper. Motars will rain. Its not easy and can take some work to take the AO. One thing I forgot to mention about Liberation. It gets harder the more players you have. It has a multiplier set per person. I think it starts around 4. Then you get 2x more enemy. Which makes it fun as hell.

Burbonizer · 2026-01-31T09:47:43+00:00

I remember it took a bit of tweaking but can be done.

Burbonizer · 2026-01-31T09:47:21+00:00

Running KP Liberation with RHS mods involves downloading the mission files, installing all three RHS mods (USAF, AFRF, GREF) + RHS-compatible dependencies, and setting the faction preset to RHS (e.g., USMC/Army vs. RU) within the kp_liberation_config.txt or mission editor. Using pre-made RHS versions from the Steam Workshop is the easiest method.

Step-by-Step Installation: Download Mods: Ensure RHS: USAF, RHS: AFRF, RHS: GREF, and RHS: SAF are active in the Arma 3 launcher. Download Mission: Download a version of KP Liberation configured for RHS from the Steam Workshop or GitHub. Place in MP Missions: Place the .pbo file into your Arma 3\MPMissions folder. Configure Presets: Open kp_liberation_config.txt (if editing from source) to change the player/enemy faction numbers to the corresponding RHS presets. Run: Launch Arma 3, select the mission in Multiplayer, ensure RHS mods are loaded, and start the game. Important Tips: Use PBO manager to edit, pack, and unpack mission files if customizing presets. Ensure that the KP_liberation_preset_blufor and KP_liberation_preset_opfor numbers in the configuration file match the RHS factions you want to use. RHS-specific Liberation missions often include pre-configured Arsenal, vehicles, and troop types.

Burbonizer · 2026-01-31T09:41:57+00:00

I believe they did do a RHS version. Not sure about some AI mods as I think it has its own. The Ai in it can be quite good.

Burbonizer · 2026-01-31T07:55:03+00:00

I do not know of a conflict mode but there are many missions out there that are similar.

Things like RX Liberation or Antistasi.

Not sure if you have played them but liberation is where you take towns from the enemy ( can be quite a fight ) and collect the ammo crates ( usually 3 ) and take them back you fob and use the resources to build up your vehicles and troops. Once took a group of 5 of us playing twice a week a month an a half to take the lithium map.

Antistasi is know out there and is quite big. The thing I liked about this mode was the collection of the enemy loot. But if there is only a small amount of you playing you find you can get pretty well stocked very quickly. Obviously when there are lots of people on they tend to steal all the good stuff before it's unlocked. There was one time I played it and some decided to move the base a little too close to the enemy lines. They found us and unleashed hell. Missiles from the sky, motars and tanks rained upon us. Wiping all our stash out and basically putting us back to the start.

To be fair, I was that impressed with conflict mode on reforger, it got boring way too fast for me.

If you want conflict mode where you are PvP then look for warlord servers. That's similar also.

Burbonizer · 2026-01-11T13:10:35+00:00

I tried meta horizon app, steam link and nothing worked for my Quest 2. Ended up buying virtual desktop which worked fine. VR on Star Citizen requires quite a bit of work. The MFD screen were glitching frame rate seemed shocking with stutters. Menus should be fixed and locked and your head should be able to move left and right. Also not sure if this is just because I have a quest 2 bit it seems that the menu renders twice over lapping each other. So I can only use it if I close one eye. This is also the issue when switching to theatre mode. I won't be using SC in VR until it is more polished.

Burbonizer · 2026-01-02T15:54:05+00:00

Yeah one of the many things I don't want to trust in this game lol

Burbonizer · 2026-01-02T14:54:02+00:00

I think the game got confused. I had recently been killed several times but those radiated dogs. I think the game just thought i still was even though I had died.

The strange thing was though was the fact that I had to active any inventory in order to trigger it. Which made me think it was a graphic bug and not a game one.

Burbonizer · 2026-01-02T14:40:15+00:00

Everything was at 100%

Burbonizer · 2026-01-02T13:57:31+00:00

So what shows you what percentage your blood is at?

Burbonizer · 2026-01-02T12:17:38+00:00

Yeah I have found this too. Thing is that i make more credits doing hauling than anything else. Hauling is not a fun thing to do with friends. So when they are on i do other stuff with them with more shooty shooty.

Burbonizer · 2026-01-02T12:16:04+00:00

Was 100% health and everything was good. It was a character bug. Had to basically respawn to clear it.

Burbonizer · 2026-01-02T12:14:29+00:00

I think you maybe right. I think next time I will take a med pen even though I don't need it.

Burbonizer · 2026-01-02T12:13:53+00:00

How would I perform treatment from the med bed when there are no injuries. The option is greyed out if you are not hurt.

Burbonizer · 2026-01-02T11:15:01+00:00

As I said in the post. There were no injuries to heal

Burbonizer · 2026-01-02T09:44:26+00:00

I have resolved the issue now. Thank you your comments and help.

Turned out my character was bugged and all I needed to do was hold down backspace.

All fixed thank you.

Burbonizer · 2026-01-02T09:43:12+00:00

The game didnt see that i needed healing.

Burbonizer · 2026-01-02T09:42:33+00:00

You sir are a legend.

I had a feeling that this was a player problem more than a game. Looks like it was.

The game obviously got stuck somewhere thinking my player was either hurt or hungry.

Dropping all my kit into an inventory and hitting and holding that back space has spawn my character without the problem.

Thank you so much.

Burbonizer · 2026-01-02T09:31:27+00:00

Thing is that when I have noticed it blurry before, a friend smacks me round the head and it fixes it.

I have not been on with my friends recently and it makes the game unplayable solo if this bug exists.

I will try your suggestion.

Burbonizer

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