It is loaded into the game by default, and functions like almost all previous official DLC (e.g.

Contact (Platform): this component is automatically downloaded and installed to everybody who plays Arma 3.

This may get a little tricky to follow, and should become more clear when the full package is available, but in essence it will work like this: We believe the resulting expansion delivers lots of toys for those who only want their military sim-game, and more extras for those who do like to get a little more fictional. To make sure players have control over their close encounters of the Arma kind, we're distributing the expansion in 2 components. By that we mean additions that benefit the vanilla military sandbox without anything too unorthodox (read: alien). From the start of the project we have therefore done our best to build as much as possible 'premise-agnostic' platform value into the package.

At the same time, we are aware that not everybody shares our passion for this subject. As we're 6 years into Arma 3's life, it felt like now would be the right moment. Then again, who knows what's out there?! How might armed forces react to such a historic event? Watch the announcement trailerand visit the overview website for a first impression!įirst contact is a premise we've wanted to try within Arma for a long time. And given authenticity is central to Arma 3, even with this sci-fi theme, we've tried to keep one foot planted in the real world. Being an Arma 3 spin-off expansion, we'll of course still be doing so from a military perspective. As the player you will be investigating who or what the aliens are, and why they have arrived to our planet. With Arma 3 Contact we're exploring what may happen if humanity were to make contact with extraterrestrial intelligence on Earth. Rounding things out are a look at some technical changes in Contact's 1.94 platform update, as well as how Creator DLC (like Global Mobilization) is going to be updated. In today's report we'll provide a recap of all decoded Arma 3 Contact intel, and throw in a few more bits of information. INFO: Arma 3 Contact, Update 1.94, Global Mobilization UpdateĪfter several sneaky teasers, the newest Arma 3 expansion was announced to all Earthlings, and is scheduled for arrival on July 25.

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