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====== ArmA 3 Beginner Editing Guide ======

**ArmA 3 Beginner Editing Guide** by PMC

It is required that you read [[arma2:beginner_editing_guide|ArmA 2 Beginner Editing Guide]] as almost all of the info works in ArmA 3 also. Below is the list of specifics where necessary.


====== ArmA 3 Alpha in Steam ======

The largest change in the OFP/ArmA series is that bis has chosen to put ArmA 3 in the piece of shit STEAM.

This forces you to install the game into "<something>\SteamApps\common\Arma 3" directory which is really stupid, what kind of moron puts spaces in path/file names, not to mention forcing a install path is the lamest ever, sigh.

So because of this every time you reference ArmA 3 dirs/files using DOS .bat files / command lines or even windows short cuts (.lnk), you must use quotes because of the idiotic space in the directory.

Otherwise the basic ArmA 3 root directory is pretty much what it was in earlier titles.


====== PBO's what are these? ======

Same as ArmA 2.


====== Config.cpp (or .bin) what is it? ======

Same as ArmA 2.


====== P3D's what are they? ======

Same as ArmA 2.


====== Textures? ======

Same as ArmA 2.


====== Terrains? ======

//until bis releases new tools to edit content, we cannot edit terains! however below is the description how to use old ArmA 2 tools. You cannot use the ArmA 3 p3d models in Visitor 3 because it cannot read the new file formats.// PMCTODO

Same as ArmA 2.


====== Missions? ======

Same as ArmA 2.


====== Campaigns? ======

Same as ArmA 2.


====== ArmA 3 RPT file? ======

RPT file has been changed for ArmA 3, it now saves "arma3_<YEAR>-<MONTH>-<DAY>_<HOUR>-<MINUTE>-<SECOND>.rpt" for each time you start ArmA 3.

If you want to keep your profiles directory clean, just make .bat file in that dir and write there:
<code dos>
if exist *.rpt del *.rpt
if exist *.bidmp del *.bidmp
if exist *.mdmp del *.mdmp
if exist clipboard.txt del clipboard.txt
</code>
Then just run the .bat everytime you want to clean up the files.


====== Tools and Utils? ======

Same as ArmA 2. Especially as ArmA 3 tools has not been released yet.


====== What you want to do? ======

Same as ArmA 2.


====== What you should NOT do! ======

Same as ArmA 2.

And do not put your missions or addons in steam workshop, just don't!


====== Config Editing ======

Same as ArmA 2.


====== Modeling ======

Same as ArmA 2.


====== Texturing ======

Same as ArmA 2.


====== Terrain Editing ======

Same as ArmA 2.


====== Mission Editing ======

Same as ArmA 2.


====== Campaign Editing ======

Same as ArmA 2.


====== Notes ======

Same as ArmA 2.
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