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Delta Hawk informed us he released some new screenshots of the work he is doing with the DV-43 Rough Terrain Container Handler (RTCH) and the M1025 HMMWV on the BI forums.
He also informed us he needs some help with scripting the DV-43, so whoever thinks he can help make sure to contact Delta Hawk, for information read below!

Quote Delta Hawk :
I feel kind of bad about not getting stuff done, so I decided t

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]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 10:13:00 +0000 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:13:00 +0000
IndexCase submitted his OSOK - Android Sniper Calculator for ACE application.
This is an Android phone app that makes the job of a marksman or sniper in ARMA II with ACE easy.


Quote IndexCase :
For those that have ACE mod installed this is a marksman/sniper calculator for android phones. It is free and has no ads.
Currently supports all BLUFOR sniper rifles except the m1

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]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 20:18:25 +0000 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:18:25 +0000
Slatts informed us he released version 3.2 of his SCAR-L Replacement pack on the BI forums.


Quote Slatts :
The SCAR-L RP is a mod with a goal to create a series of M4 based weapons to use eventually as a replacement pack for the

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]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 19:20:08 +0000 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:20:08 +0000
BusStopWilly released his Custom Face Colour Fix Mod for Arma 2 on the Armaholic forums.
This mod enables custom face colours to work better.


Quote BusStopWilly :
I recently released the Custom Face Colour Fix mod for the Arma3 Alpha. And now I have made one for Arma2 too! At last (some of you might say?)
So....dust off those C.W. D.D

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]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 19:11:36 +0000 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:11:36 +0000
Wiki has submitted this small campaign set in Vietnam.


Quote Wiki :
Play different characters: grunt, SF soldier, pilots Nam experience You're never the leader in infantry missions


Nam Memories (@)

Arma 2

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]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 12:07:48 +0000 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:07:48 +0000
Fr3eMan informed us IceBreakr released his Alienz Mod on the BI forums.


Quote IceBreakr :
This mod adds a new Alien faction named Zetaborn. They can be found under the Independent side. By default mission editor they are friendly to BLUFOR/WEST so make sure to check that setting when making a mission fighting against them. Zetaborn faction has been already present in an old Isla Du

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]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 22:32:32 +0000 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:32:32 +0000
Slatts released his British Armed Forces combat shotgun addon, the L128A1, on the BI forums.


Quote Slatts :
Presenting Version 1 of the L128A1, British Armed Forces combat shotgun.

After getting the necessary BIS models to create it I slapped it together quickly with help from da12thmonkey for the LLM-01 model to add a fla

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]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 21:44:00 +0000 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:44:00 +0000
Tom_48_97 informed us the OFrP HOURIA campaign has been updated to version 2.0.


Quote :
During the period called "Arab Revolution", a people that of Takistan seeks of democracy. This country is ruled with a rod of iron by General Ahmadine, and his military junta. It's a bloodthirsty man who does not hesitate to kill, to keep his power. Following the crisis in the Arab countries, and overwhelming circumstances, men gathered in the HOURIA network, a network for freedom, take up weapons. Fortunately, France, heard their cries and supports them in their st

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]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 20:59:00 +0000 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:59:00 +0000
Sander released a new version of this coop mission pack in our forums.


Quote Sander :
Version 1.2 adds two new missions to bring the total of coops up to ten. Aside from the new files an existing mission was updated.

New files:
co06_baf_at_odds.gsep_zernovo.pbo
co08_baf_supply_side.gsep_zernovo.pbo

AT Odds has a British infantry unit ambush a Russian armoured column before an attack on a nearby command post.
Supply Side features

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]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 19:46:07 +0000 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:46:07 +0000
Phantom Six informed us he updated two of his mission packs in the BI forums. These packs contain missions that can use any addons he chooses to use.

Changelog:
Removed NS_DayZ requirements on Fight of the Mill and Fight of the Mill 2


Phantom Mission Pack - Arma2 CUSTOM PACK (@) v1.43 Phantom Mission Pack - Arma2 CUSTOM PACK ACE (@) v1.43
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]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 09:40:00 +0000 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:40:00 +0000
Max Power released the Canard Island Expansion for the Cold War Rearmed² mod on the BI forums


Quote :
Canard Island is a scaled down version of Norfolk Island in the Pacific Ocean. The name Canard (french: Duck) is
somewhat of an in-joke between CWR² members (the duck part that is). The names of the various parts of the island
and the towns located on it are based off of real places on Norfolk Island.
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]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 09:04:45 +0000 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:04:45 +0000
Mad_Cheese has submitted an update for this SP mission featuring a total AI conversion in A2 Vanilla that allows for a more immersive stealth gameplay.

Changes:
- Sanchez joins player's group at insertion to avoid confusion at mission start
- Hitpart-EH added to Chopper, pilot reacts if chopper gets hit
- Fired-EH added to all armed vehicles to trigger alarm if shot is fired
- Towing vehicle no longer strolling around
- Detonation order: overlapping speech fixed<

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]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 09:00:00 +0000 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:00:00 +0000 MladjaSRB released a first beta version of the Serbian Armed Forces on the BI forums.


Quote mladjaSRB :
ArmA2 Serbian Armed Forces (SAF) is Serbian modification of the popular combat simulator from Czech developer Bohemia Interactive-ArmA 2. In this mod,you can find authentic units of the Serbia Army.

What brings us the mod:
The Army of Serbia
Special Units of Serbia
Realistic Vehicles and Weapons used by Serbian Army and Police


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]]> Mon, 20 May 2013 22:37:00 +0000 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:37:00 +0000
Elec submitted his HeadLessClient Auto Detection Switch.


Quote elec :
I wrote a script to auto-detect a headlessclient and let the mission be able to choose it to spawn units or do script stuff on it.
Basically it's just a "auto" switch that ask if a HC is c

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]]> Mon, 20 May 2013 17:23:52 +0000 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:23:52 +0000
L etranger released a new version for the Operation Arrowhead version of the Virtual TrainingSpace in the BI forums.

Changes for this version:
beta 07:
- Fixed unit skill not displayed correctly in GM interface, when the unit was local to the dedicated server.
- Reduced overal data broadcasted at INIT & in JIP (should reduce unsync on JIP player).
- Fixed : creating an ammobox or a building would make JIP players to be unsync.
- Improved : Added enter shortcut to v

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]]> Mon, 20 May 2013 15:52:15 +0000 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:52:15 +0000
IceBreakr sent us version 1.5 of his Island Lingor, this is the Lite version so without the units.
This lush green environment in a fictional country somewhere near the Equator. Inspiration were countries such as Venezuela & Colombia.


Changelog: numerous changes, extra 200+ hours put in!
redesigned NW part of the map, added riverlines and two new towns
added new jungle island Bantanam on East (on request) - recommended for Unsung/VTE mod experience!
roadworkers smoothed out main roads near Maruko
forest changes, added detail
factory height fix

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]]> Mon, 20 May 2013 15:08:15 +0000 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:08:15 +0000
Phantom Six has informed us he just released an update for two of his mission packs in the BI forums. Remember to check the download pages for requirements.


Phantom Mission Pack - Arma2 Free v1.5 Phantom Mission Pack - Arma2 ACE (@) v1.6

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]]> Mon, 20 May 2013 14:48:00 +0000 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:48:00 +0000
Sander has released a new version of his mission pack containing coop missions for the Cold War Rearmed² Demo mod on the Armaholic forums.
These missions are also playable on singleplayer.


Quote Sander :
Version 3.5 contains five new missions to bring the total in the pack to 85.

New files:
co05_cwr2_aqua_duck.cwr2_canard.pbo
co05_cwr2_ugly_duckling.cwr2_canard.pbo
co06_cwr2_ducked_tape.cwr2_canard.pbo
co08_cw

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]]> Mon, 20 May 2013 14:22:00 +0000 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:22:00 +0000
Will Hart submitted an updated version of his tool, AnvilMG - An Arma Mission Generator.

Changelog:
- New "Capture" mission type generator
- New "Patrol" and "Air Patrol" mission type generators
- New units added, now ACE and RU, US and INS units supported
- Select generator type in UI
- Add map markers
- Optionally add waypoints for BLUFOR
- Support for Chernarus, Takistan and Lingor
- Text

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]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 14:13:20 +0000 Sun, 19 May 2013 14:13:20 +0000
jptiger has submitted his next cooperative mission for Arma 2: Combined Operations.


Quote jptiger :
The Taliban still has control over ToraBora, the British Army is slowly pushing in the region from the southeast. the army is frequently patrolling the region, and today 2 5man teams will patrol the region to monitor Taliban movement, and to seek and destroy Taliban equipment, a vital part, and main objective for this mission is to destroy the communications tower to disable Taliban c

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]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 10:37:36 +0000 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:37:36 +0000
Kommiekat released a new campaign. It follows the Real-World Operations (RWO) initiative in the BI forums.


Quote Kommiekat :
The Mekong River massacre occurred in the morning of 5 October 2011, when two Chinese cargo ships were attacked on a stretch of the Mekong River in the lawless Golden Tr

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]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 06:51:02 +0000 Sat, 18 May 2013 06:51:02 +0000
TigerForce has submitted a new version of this singleplayer mission which is also playable in coop mode by 2 players.

Changes:
Update for OFrP 3.2 Fixed minor bugs


Become yourselves: Move your ar

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]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 16:19:00 +0000 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:19:00 +0000
TigerForce has submitted a new version of this singleplayer mission which is also playable in coop mode by 2 players.

Changes:
Update for OFrP 3.2 Fixed minor bugs


Become your

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]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 16:18:23 +0000 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:18:23 +0000
Gizzy46 submitted an updated version of his CMI Command Improvement Mod for Arma 2: OA.
An Arma 3 version is also available but it is an older version!


Quote gizzy46 :
The Armaverse has some incredible and awesome mods and / modders but I recognized that nobody before tried to overhaul the Commanding menu

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]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 07:41:08 +0000 Fri, 17 May 2013 07:41:08 +0000 Goon submitted his Napalm Script.


Quote Goon :
I released this Napalm script after multiple player requests. This script is an easy to use eventhandler that emulates Napalm effects and damage in a multiplayer environment with working pilot score.

I'm sorry I did not make the script more user friendly as far as adjusting the trajectory and damage values of the explosion - however you could easily take it apart and change it with a bit of scripting knowledge. Also the

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]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 07:23:51 +0000 Fri, 17 May 2013 07:23:51 +0000
Dystopian released this cooperative mission in the BI forums.


Quote Dystopian :
Originally Escape Chernarus by Engima of Östgöta Ops

ported by Dystopian

with NeoArmageddon and Scruffy help (Escape Podagorsk and Escape Takistan)


Escape Trinity Co-08 (@)

Arm

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]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 07:27:00 +0000 Thu, 16 May 2013 07:27:00 +0000
Superspider12 has submitted his first attempt at mission making in Arma 2.


Quote Superspider12 :
I'm new to scripting and mission making and therefore threw this together in 15 minutes so don't expect anything fancy

I basically made a helo follow a way point and make it spin out of control at a certain one also I used a script to enact a tail rotor failure and a script to make the damage 0.5 (you can change this if you so wish) so the helo would lose control(sor

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]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 06:57:15 +0000 Thu, 16 May 2013 06:57:15 +0000
WOlg0r has submitted this cooperative mission.


Quote WOlg0r :
Loc. Takistan - H:2150

OBJ1: take the aerodrome.

Securisation: the aerodrome is under the rebel control. You must secure it so that C130 can take-off immediately. Think has liberer the track of any vehicule.

OBJ2: find proofs of the massacre.

Infiltration: the mine is situated in a hostile region.

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]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 06:47:38 +0000 Thu, 16 May 2013 06:47:38 +0000
jon681611 has submitted a new version for this set of missions consisting in two cooperative and a Team vs. Team one.

Changes:
Fixed takistan RTP error.


Lots of Bombs (@) v2.71

Arma 2
BAF
PMC
Advan

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]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 07:34:05 +0000 Wed, 15 May 2013 07:34:05 +0000
A-SUICIDAL has submitted this cooperative mission where you must team-work to infiltrate enemy locations, capture bunkers and destroy targets with C4.


Quote A-SUICIDAL :
This is my very own domination style mission built from scratch and was not created from any pre-existing domination mission or template. I did not use any scripts or assets from an existing domination mission. I did try to keep

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]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 07:27:58 +0000 Wed, 15 May 2013 07:27:58 +0000
Bracer released some new screenshots and a video of his Signesberg terrain on the Armaholic forums.


Quote bracer :
I'm working on a 10x10km terrain of a fictional area called Signesberg.
At the moment it contains 2 big landmasses and 1 island, but I might add more islands later on.

The island aproximatley 4x2 km big and it has 3 towns and a couple of small villages.
The large amount of forest makes it a popular place

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]]> Mon, 13 May 2013 22:40:59 +0000 Mon, 13 May 2013 22:40:59 +0000
Eddie Zer0 has submitted a mission playable in singleplayer and coop for up to 3 players.


Quote Eddie Zer0 :
Hunting the infidel..


Kill the Infidel Co-03 (@)

Arma 2
RH HK416 Pack
RH M4/M16 Pack Rearmed
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]]> Mon, 13 May 2013 12:02:45 +0000 Mon, 13 May 2013 12:02:45 +0000
J0nes informed us he released an updated beta version of his Ac-130 on the BI forums.


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If anyone is interested in testing another AC130 mod, this is the 80% complete version that ive released to my clan for testing. updates will be coming about every week, or when people find enough errors to make an update make sense.

Ch

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]]> Sun, 12 May 2013 09:39:00 +0000 Sun, 12 May 2013 09:39:00 +0000
Ei8ght released his R91 Charles de Gaulle Template on the BI forums.


Quot

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]]> Sat, 11 May 2013 21:11:00 +0000 Sat, 11 May 2013 21:11:00 +0000 Zorilya released an updated version of his Garrison script on the Armaholic forums.
This script will allow you to make a more lively urban environment.
The archive contains both an Arma 3 as well as an Arma 2 version!


Quote zorilya :
This script will allow you to make a more lively urban environment where you have to check every window and door in every house rather than having in the back of your mind 'it's arma, AI don't go in buildings very well'. the units you put into buildings will remain th

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]]> Sat, 11 May 2013 18:35:49 +0000 Sat, 11 May 2013 18:35:49 +0000
CimaleX has submitted a port of this pack containing 33 missions, in a campaign style, originally made by Ben Morgan (UK) for OFP.


Quote CimaleX :
The year is 1985, and Mikhail Gorbachev has come to power in the Soviet Union.
While his Glasnost and Perestroika reforms are welcomed by western governments, there are communist hardliners in his own government that are unsympathetic to his cause.
D

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]]> Fri, 10 May 2013 20:35:00 +0000 Fri, 10 May 2013 20:35:00 +0000
Eggbeast released an updated version of his Cockpit Loadout Selection script on the BI forums.


Quot

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]]> Fri, 10 May 2013 18:13:51 +0000 Fri, 10 May 2013 18:13:51 +0000
Samael released an updated version of his Samaels Table addon on the BI forums.
This is not just a simple table addon, this is an addon made by a six year old kid. Want to know the story behind it? Keep reading.....



Quote [FRL]Myke

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]]> Fri, 10 May 2013 17:34:00 +0000 Fri, 10 May 2013 17:34:00 +0000
Brainbug released in the BI forums an English translation of the remake of the original OFP Red Hammer campaign.


Quote Brainbug :
A while ago, someone by the name of SHJ Studio put a lot of work into the original Red Hammer campaign from the good old OFP days to make it work with Arma2 and the great Cold War Rearmed 2 mod. Unfortunately, he does only speak German, which means he could only write German briefing texts. So his Read the full article on Armaholic

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]]> Fri, 10 May 2013 08:16:00 +0000 Fri, 10 May 2013 08:16:00 +0000
Lennard informed us he released an updated version of his L119A1 Pack on our forums.
This addon will add 14 different variants of the L119A1 to your

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