xREL.v3

Update v1.86.145.229:
CHANGELOG
Highlights
Added: Warlords multiplayer game mode with 7 vanilla multiplayer missions and with Eden Editor modules for easy creation of custom scenarios*
SC 32 Warlords (Whole Island) on Altis*
SC 16 Warlords (Central) on Altis*
SC 16 Warlords (Pyrgos Gulf) on Altis*
SC 16 Warlords on Stratis*
SC 16 Warlords (West) on Tanoa**
SC 16 Warlords (South) on Tanoa**
SC 16 Warlords on Malden*
Added: ADR-97 Weapon Pack (former Official Mod) has been improved and integrated into the vanilla game*
Added: Improved multiplayer security***
* Free bonus content for all Arma 3 players.
** Free bonus content for all Arma 3 Apex expansion owners.
*** May affect loading times when the game or certain mods are run for the first time after installing the update.

Gameplay
Added: 5 new playable characters - Men (Story) - with heads of notable Bohemia developers

Added: In-game UI color customization for Tactical Ping (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T126664)
Tweaked: Increased Tactical Ping duration
Tweaked: Tactical Ping in map enabled by default in Recruit and Regular difficulty presets

Tweaked: Increased the illumination range of soft vehicle reflectors
Tweaked: Headlights of the Van would have too little reach (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T131305)
Fixed: Hunter and HEMTT headlight flares were not visible (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T127810)

Tweaked: Goals now collapse on collisions with vehicles
Fixed: Bad collision on the Airport Control Tower (Metal) ladder that was forcing avatars into a free fall animation
Fixed: Caesar airplane wrecks shouldn't float in the air anymore
Fixed: Taru helicopter wrecks shouldn't fly away anymore
Fixed: Mohawk helicopters shouldn't jump on USS Freedom or USS Liberty anymore

Added: Current fire mode indicator to the IGUI of mortars
Added: Wide zoom level and NV vision mode to Blackfish gun cameras
Tweaked: Range of the APERS Mine Dispenser was adjusted (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T131505)
Tweaked: Increased helicopter winch hitpoint durability (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T132889)
Tweaked: Cost values of the LSVs
Tweaked: The VLS missile feed display is no longer active by default (the missile feed is not functional in remote control)
Fixed: Camera rotation sensitivity on the VLS platform was too high
Fixed: The camera on the Mk45 gun could not move vertically
Fixed: AI was taking cover behind thin banana plants
Fixed: AAF and CSAT Cargo Nets had incorrect Laser Designators in their inventories

Visual
Tweaked: Campfire light effects (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T120175)
Tweaked: Animated the chain on the Kart model using UVAnimations
Tweaked: The "headgear_placeholder" and "equip_placeholder" models were updated
Tweaked: The legs of Zafir’s bipod were too short
Tweaked: Improved fence texture and material
Tweaked: Added a new material to the truck medical sign decals and reduced their brightness
Tweaked: Reduced the brightness of the u_Barracks_v2_ext material in DTSMDI a bit
Tweaked: Layered Concrete Wall (Land_Wall_INDCnc_4_F) geometries (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T131463)
Tweaked: Adjusted colors for Assault Pack (Coyote Brown), Assault Pack (Khaki), Assault Pack (Sage), Kitbag (Coyote Brown) and Kitbag (Sage) backpacks. The old Kitbag (Coyote) variant has been kept as Kitbag (Tan).
Tweaked: Decreased amount of bugs (the creepy crawly kind) at night, resulting in a potential performance gain
Tweaked: Firefly model and material
Tweaked: Aspect ratio of the RPG & Vorona magazine icons
Fixed: Typo on the town sign of Oreokastro in Greek
Fixed: The Acca_snds_l_F suppressor model was offset
Fixed: Ghost Hawk LOD issues
Fixed: AN/MPQ-105 and the MIM-134 turret were clipping with the platform (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T131356)
Fixed: Missing face on the bottom of the verge post models
Fixed: Shadows for all Concrete Curbs (Grey, x m)
Fixed: Backlit buttons on the steering wheel of the MB 4WD did not move along with the vehicle
Fixed: Kerry's backpack was missing its camo selection in the last resolution LOD
Fixed: Incorrect camo selection of US Assault Pack (Kerry) in resolution LODs (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T131466)
Fixed: Issue with shadows on the T-100 barrel
Fixed: UV mapping on Excavator_01_wreck_F
Fixed: UV stretch on the front of the SDAR rifle magazine
Fixed: Bad alpha sorting on Slum Fence (Land_Slums01_8m)
Fixed: MB 4WD LOD switching when aiming down sights when Firing From Vehicles seats are used

Audio
Tweaked: Increased audible ranges of vehicle engines
Tweaked: Footstep sounds inside small military towers
Fixed: The Kart engine sound position was offset
Fixed: Vehicle SPMGs fired by the AI in bursts or full auto had a single shot sound
Showcases (potential spoilers)

Tweaked: The tank battle in Showcase Armed Assault is now better optimized
Tweaked: Base compositions in Showcase Armed Assault
The East Wind (potential spoilers)

Fixed: Assault boats would stop before reaching the beach in the Resurgent West scenario (and it caused a related script error)
Vanguard

Fixed: The list of multiplayer params in the Vanguard mission diary contained old undefined param1 and param2 entries
Eden Editor

Added: BIS_fnc_3DENExportSQF now supports exports with positions relative to a given center
Added: BIS_fnc_3DENExportSQF can now export scenarios in a format where each entity checks if its ID has been blacklisted. If so, the entity will not be spawned. The blacklist array is a new parameter passed into the exported SQF.
Tweaked: Scenarios exported from Eden Editor to SQF now initialize modules only once all objects and connections were created
Fixed: The function to export Eden Editor scenarios to SQF format did not export vehicle customization settings
Fixed: Ammo boxes from which all items were removed in the editor were not exported empty by the BIS_fnc_3DENExportSQF function
Fixed: Random object positions (achieved by connecting to markers) were ignored in scenarios exported by BIS_fnc_3DENExportSQF
Fixed: Helicopters placed in the air were not flying in a scenario exported by BIS_fnc_3DENExportSQF

Added: The Combo attribute in Eden Editor is now capable of showing picture and pictureRight or options defined in class Values of the attribute itself.
Tweaked: Removed the drop down menu from the Posters module (syncing to triggers was not required and was causing pop-up errors)

Scripting
Added: BIS_fnc_calculateDateTime function
Added: BIS_fnc_CompareDateTimes and BIS_fnc_IsDateTimeNewer functions
Added: BIS_fnc_getArea now supports format [center, a, b, angle, rect, (height)]
Added: Vector functions for multiplying the square matrix by a vector and for vector rotation in 3D space
Added: Priority Queue data structure functions and functions for getting highest and lowest priorities in the queue
Tweaked: An item can be kept in the Priority Queue even when it pops from the queue
Tweaked: The BIS_fnc_showSubtitles function was updated (optional parameter that forces subtitles to display through titleRsc added to retain old functionality). It is turned off by default, as such subtitles would collide with subtitles displayed by the BIS_fnc_kbTell function.

Modding
Added: Magazine wells to some of the vanilla weapons
Added: Proxy models to some of the vanilla magazines
Tweaked: Deleted the head shadow from Character / Uniform models. Added shadow LODs to proxy head models themselves (how-to guide for adjusting your own models).
Tweaked: Added the bysta proxy to View Pilot and an empty Pilot LOD to heads

General
Fixed: Error when creating test_EmptyObjectForBubbles (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T132812)

Multiplayer
Added: Improvements to multiplayer security systems related to addon loading, encryption, and server checks
Fixed: The serverTime command did not return the server time on a server for 5 minutes after a restart (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T127059)
Fixed: Command line duplication after a Dedicated Server restarted via the missionToServerRestart command

Audio
Added: New damper1, damper2, and damper3 sound controllers for vehicles
Added: Sound controller acceleration
Tweaked: Increased the number of available sound controllers (added CustomSoundController6 to CustomSoundController32)
Fixed: The engine sound of some land vehicles was falling off abruptly at around 300 meters
Fixed: Attenuation for transport internal sound

AI
Fixed: AI could in some cases detect vehicles through the terrain (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T133247)

Gameplay
Added: Better interactions with deceased character weapons and inventories

General
Added: DynamicSimulation serialization
Tweaked: Default sharpen filter post-process reduced to 50
Fixed: Crash to desktop when dropping an item into an Entity without "Supply"
Fixed: Possible crash to desktop from the map due to a missing active marker
Fixed: Most of the cases of game getting stuck on the start-up splash
Updated: Stand-alone Windows Dedicated Server (1.86)
Updated: Stand-alone Linux Dedicated Server (1.86)
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;dlcbundle;dlcbundle2 to your arma3server.exe shortcut