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Install required tools for Arma 3

Julien Etelain (aka GrueArbre) edited this page Aug 1, 2023 · 13 revisions

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1. Install Arma 3

Arma 3 is required to access models list and provide previews.

The home screen of includes a link to install Arma 3, or run steam://install/107410.

2. Install Arma 3 Tools

Arma 3 tools are required to generate some game specific files. It's included with Arma 3 purchase on Steam, but it's a separate download.

The home screen includes a link to install Arma 3 Tools, or run steam://install/233800.

3. Setup "Project Drive"

The project drive is a directory on your hard drive where some game data will be copied, and is mapped to a virtual directory named "P:".

The straightforward way to create it, is to use the "Project Drive Management" included in Arma 3 Tools.

Launch the Arma 3 Tools with Steam (or run steam://run/233800), in the main window, click on "Project Drive Management", then select "Mount the work drive (P)" and click "Run".

You may also, select "Extract Game Data", then click "Run". This optional step will required 40 GB of disk space, but will speedup a lot of operations.

Alternatives (for your information)

ArmaDocs

You may follow the alternative setup from ArmaDocs Terrain

Mikero's Pbo Project

In previous versions of GameRealisticMap, Mikero's Pbo Project was required to build a read-to-use mod. You can still use it instead of builtin PBO generation tool. See instructions on this page Install Mikero's Pbo Project.

For most users, the builtin PBO generation tool will do the job, you do not need to install Mikero's tool chain.