new to pc

[muha m4]

i got a new pc and jus bought arma 3. where do i start? i have read a lot about mods, do i need mods to play online or how does this work? (i used to play on console my whole life)

[Coolguy5674]

wanna play vanilla antistasi with me ? it will be fun trust me . send your discord id

[Pirate Beard]

Play through the campaign to learn the basics and controls

[Marki]

I saw you are german. Maybe you wanna join me and my pals? Half of them are german. We could show you how the game works, play some pve missions together and stuff.
We got our own discord server here: https://discord.gg/BUHPfX96jb (Let me know if link will stop working or smth)

[MetalMilitia]

Exile/Antistasi hybrid -- Open world map with individual missions, traders, gear levels and tiers, can basically go from killing a small bandit campsite to learn the mechanics -- to using a-10's and f-35's and dropping WMDS... lol , good people, not hard to find a group. -- https://discord.gg/y6wM8mDscX -- if ya don't like that idea, I'd be happy to point you in a few other directions based on what yer looking for.

[76561199521152383]

can yall leave bro alone? he just started playing and yall already inviting him to serious games 😭

[peter]

Try Senarios first singel player and try out

[[1stA]WeeCsDad56]

I have had ARMA since 2017. Such a steep learning curve HAS put me off playing {only 6 hours total). I love to see experienced players help us noobs, Well done to all who offer to help out. Maybe I shall give it another go soon..... I am now 50yrs young! lol

[MetalMilitia]

Originally posted by China ♥♥♥♥ Department:

can yall leave bro alone? he just started playing and yall already inviting him to serious games 😭

We love teaching people to use WMDs on day one....

[Odyn]

I can show you how everything works. I also have my own group if you decide to play with more people. I can offer you training in the medical system, basic ACE, KAT, sniper training, and Jet/Heli training basically everything Arma-related. Just take a look at how much time I’ve spent in this game. :) Cheers!

P.S if someone else also wants a littlebit of training send me invite and lets get to work

[lawnmower501]

Some servers accept mods. Some don't. Some require specific mods.
It's a quirky process..
Servers needs to know everyone can experience a custom structure or vehicle or event.

A3Launcher (a 3rd party program) will find these but tends to d/l everything if not careful.
Their GUI might be confusing to figure out at first.

To play on certain servers you will have to buy the DLC first (ie buy Apex to play on Tanoa maps, Nam to play on the several Nam map servers). I've seen lots of people try to join but get kicked perhaps without a reason given. IDK.


All this information should have been made more obvious by B.I., with auto links to fix, imo.

[lawnmower501]

Everyone needs to do the basic training with a few solo campaigns before multiplayer:
-Muscle memory for movement keys under fire.

-Knowing the menu system and rhythm of the game play...for when you need to stress just a little...where other players are...change tactics to get the job done...etc.

-Plus knowing ARMA A.I.'s ability to see through trees, one-tap from 1k yrds, and shoot through stone walls. All BS. They call it 'game play balance' but it is really cheating by A.I. Opfor. Game moderators/administrators might decide to make things especially challenging sometimes. It wasn't your fault.

-There will always be trolls and idiots. As with any public FPS server.

-Some servers have the same usual crowd but at only certain times.

The game will still be frustrating sometimes, it is not 'realism' so don't take it too seriously.

[Helix]

Noticed your post - I just got a new PC too and I'm running Arma at the moment! HMU if you'd like another solo friend to play w/ - I'm online quite a lot honestly

[Helix]

I'm usually playing vanilla and have little mod experience also - got a unit I joined who are offering to teach me the basics of some pretty used mods in the community like Ace3 and such if you'd also like an invite to it - can imagine a lot of units may offer an extended invitation if you're enjoying the game!

[yerkzi]

you only need mods in servers that call for it just depending on your preferences of gameplay. I really enjoy warlords, and used to enjoy the RP servers for the money earning aspects

[aK]

koth used to be the go-to gamemode for noobs but its gotten horrible lately with 90% of the server not playing the objective and spawn killing etc.

the official escape is still a great coop mode (public server experience varies)