Arma Reforger Patch Notes

## What changed - **Soviet 6Kh4 bayonet** — reduced range by approximately 50% to match other bayonets - **Camo netting on Gull Island** — no longer obstructs bunker entrance in HQC Arland - **Remove casualty action** — now properly removes bodies from vehicles - **Engine governor on wheeled vehicles** — removed to prevent stalling on slopes - **Handbrake system** — replaced with brake assistance; improved stopping reliability on vehicles like the **LAV-25** - **Gear shifting in manual mode** — reverse indicator lights now trigger correctly instead of staying stuck on Forward - **Wheel physics** — corrected angle measurements and longitudinal force calculations - **AI vehicle handling** — now applies brakes when shifting gears (R to N/D or D to R/N) - **Wheeled vehicle traction** — reduced excessive lateral slipping - **RND gear switching** — improved responsiveness in full driving assistance mode - **Razor wire melee damage** — halved multiplier, requiring twice as many hits to destroy ## Balance - **FIA** — enabled in Legacy Conflict scenarios on Arland and Everon; weapon cache locations added - **Mortar and NSV parts** — removed MSAR requirement to match other factions - **Mission customization** — added toggles to disable Random Spawnpoints, disable Random Caches, enable base spawning, and restrict spawning to bases within US/USSR coverage ## Bug Fixes - **FIA weapon cache supplies** — can now be dragged outside the cache - **Save loadout action** — no longer appears for factions without custom loadout support - **Commander display** — hidden in map info when faction has commander role disabled

## What changed - **FIA RF-10 Radio** — now has two transceivers, turns on by default, and frequency is modifiable - **US ANPRC77 Radio** — now has two transceivers - **Locked differential** — fixed incorrect operation and engine feedback that wasn't dropping RPM fast enough - **Vehicle engine governor** — no longer always caps RPM to redline - **Vehicle reverse torque** — reduced excessive power - **Fall damage from vehicles** — now properly registers - **Player actions while dead** — characters can no longer use user actions after death - **Turbo uphill shifting** — reverted recent changes that caused issues elsewhere - **Custom loadouts** — disabled for randomized spawn points - **FIA Ammunition Supply Depot** — now requires Partisan rank to construct - **Map recon menu** — added to keybind settings - **Binary save format** — now default for all missions - **Respawn confirmation dialog** — added to prevent accidental suicide clicks - **Persistence UUID generation** — internal layout changed; old save data is incompatible and will be ignored - **Telemetry** — disabled - **World bounds checking** — now only checks dynamic and kinematic objects - **HDR rendering in character previews** — fixed - **Gamepad registration** — fixed possible crash ## Bug Fixes - **E_VehicleMaintenance_M_Conflict_USSR_01** — was not being saved - **Damage registration crash** — fixed crash when damage registered into hit zones - **First random spawn point** — now more randomized on server startup - **Global supply usage** — now properly saved - **Handwear_Base.et** — missing Persistence component added - **

## What changed - **LAV turret "Chambered Ammo" component** — disabled to fix inability to shoot after reloading - **FIA Backpack radio RF-10** — now has matching encoding with the FIA handheld R-148 radio - **Apartment building variant** — removed clipping fridge that protruded through sink - **Razor wire** — can now be destroyed by melee attacks with bayonet-equipped weapons - **Razor wire durability vs explosives** — significantly reduced, making explosive destruction more viable - **Character spawning zeroing** — fixed zeroing issues that occurred after respawn in multiplayer - **Door animations** — eliminated duplicate initialization for join-in-progress clients - **Door state synchronization** — corrected incorrect states for doors that weren't in initial position when clients joined mid-match - **MHQ deployment** — fixed checks on dedicated servers, prevented enemy faction usage when occupied, and enabled re-deployment after save loads - **Missiles** — fixed despawning when exiting top of world boundary - **Bayonet detachment** — now properly reduces weapon damage multiplier when removed - **FIA Deployable Tent** — added to Conflict Arsenal for 200 supplies - **FIA Hideout** — added supply storage and vehicle resupply capability - **Combat Ops Transmission Tower weak points** — increased hitpoints for easier destruction - **Prebuilt FIA Arsenals** — removed from all Conflict scenarios - **USSR arsenal on Pik Pobedy** — removed faulty placement - **Request analytics** — disabled trace routing for failed requests - **Grass draw distance** — reduced from 175m to 100m in Overall High graphics preset - **Map markers** —

## What changed **Handbrake assistance** — now available in partial driving assistance mode, and no longer remains active after disabling full driving assistance **Character and item previews** — no longer appear bloody in inventory and deploy screens **Handbrake holding icon** — fixed incorrect display for automatic transmission vehicles when only handbrake assistance was enabled **UAZ-452 transport passenger** — no longer gets stuck in A-pose when entering the vehicle **Item stacks** — fixed position changes when elements were removed from containers **Inventory UI icons** — corrected wrong item icons displaying in the interface **Vicinity view stack sizes** — properly updated when picking up items with multiple stacks of the same prefab but different weight/bullet counts **Vehicle collision particles** — no longer play excessively on collisions with tiny and small objects **Projectiles** — fixed despawning when exiting the top of the world **Barbed wire collider** — improved collision detection for one barbed wire object **Ladder direction for AI** — corrected inconsistent forward direction on some ladders when operated by AI **FIA arsenals** — now include shopping list item and grey pants **FIA ranks** — updated rank requirements for items and vehicles; Living Quarters and Mobile Command Units now require Partisan rank instead of Sergeant **FIA loadouts** — all now use Dirty soviet boots prefab **FIA Weapon cache** — reworked to allow moving supplies from/to it **Radio backpacks in HQC Conflict** — some can now be properly saved in loadouts **Operation Omega - CoK vehicles** — fixed spawning inside DynamicDespawn areas **Clear Obstacle command** — now has a unique radial wheel icon and map objective display **3rd person camera zoom while driving

## What changed ### Balance - **FIA faction** — added as playable faction in Conflict mode - **NSV ammo** — added to FIA arsenal - **Ballistic table gadget** — expanded with wind corrections, peak altitude, and angle of impact data - **Engine redline RPM** — increased on most engines to improve uphill performance - **Concrete debris durability** — raised response index to be less fragile during vehicle collisions - **Repair stations and trucks** — can now provide additional force when unflipping vehicles - **Vehicle engine shutdown** — now requires 0.5 second hold to prevent accidental shutdown - **Armored glass damage** — reduced damage threshold and reduction now that penetration works - **Bush traversal** — added bushes that slow player character movement - **Dismantling** — only one player at a time can use dismantling action on compositions - **Vehicle repair and refueling** — players can no longer repair or refuel moving vehicles ### New Content - **Weather report window** — added new map button to open - **Minefields** — added around Udarkin, military base near Ugoldar, Airfield, Villa, Ridge, and other areas - **Wind-oriented flags** — added throughout map - **Active AI Limit per faction** — added CLI parameter - **Player death logging** — added logging of all events when a player is killed ### Bug Fixes - **Antenna colliders** — added missing colliders - **Enfusion Engine** — updated to new version with fixes and optimizations - **Eye rotation during blinking** — slightly tweaked - **Covered cargo truck passengers** — now teleport outside instead of clipping through tarp - **Turret zeroing**