Complete Arma 3 Beginner’s Guide: Everything you need to know [2024]

Everything you need to know in under 20 minutes. Full Complete guide to Arma 3 for beginners and those new to the game or coming back to Arma 3.
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nanner’s Arma 3 Public Servers:
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Virtual Arsenal Loadouts: drive.google.com/file/d/1JQtk...
Arma 3 Units Database: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Get Arma 3 Cheap: When is the next sale? steamdb.info/app/107410/
Dslyecxi’s Tactical Guide: ttp3.dslyecxi.com
Arma 3 Vanilla Keyboard Layout / Controls: steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steam...
Compilation of Every Guide You Might Ever Need: forums.bohemia.net/forums/top...
Addon Options: docs.google.com/document/d/1C...
Subscribe: kzbin.info/door/gsC...
Discord: / discord
Arma 3 Mods:
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Immersion: • Arma 3 Mods - Best 12 ...
More Immersion: • Arma 3 Mods - 12 More ...
Realism: • Arma 3 Mods - Best 10 ...
Tactically Cool: • Arma 3 Mods - Best 11 ...
Free CDLC: • Arma 3 Mods - How to p...
Laser and Lights: • Arma 3 Mods - BRAND NE...
Stealth: • Arma 3 Mods - Best STE...
Realistic Movement: • Arma 3 Mods - Best 10 ...
Chapters:
00:00 Summary
00:20 Play Now
00:31 Settings
01:41 Training
03:18 Controls
03:46 Singleplayer
04:39 Multiplayer
07:59 Hosting a Game
08:43 Making Missions
09:08 Demo Weapons and Vehicles
10:55 In-Game Names and Profiles
11:29 Mods
14:31 FPS and Performance
15:41 Clans and Units
16:15 DLC
19:09 Gag Ending
I swear! Not my website: www.operatordrewski.com

[@nannertime]

The best way to play Arma 3: Arma 3 Remastered: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnSTiJWrfKuAm8U -- A ton of links to resources are in the video description Keep more videos coming by clicking Like!

[@billmcnicholas2519]

Just downloaded ARMA III half an hour ago. Though I knew there is a tutorial in game. I always check youtube for a beginner's tutorial. You certainly cover a lot of info in less than 20 minutes. Thanks for a great vid.

[@nannertime]

Welcome aboard!

[@GatoPatataGameplays]

where can I download the remastered arma 3 keyboard layout?, cant find it anywhere in the decription@@nannertime

[@thestraightpipe]

How many hours youve got so far?

[@user-ox6pg5zu7f]

I was literally thinking of getting into ARMA and I thank you for the push to do so.

[@raerqil]

When i heard ur voice first, i thought SSGT. ADAMS xD

[@nannertime]

Haha it's definitely SSGT. Adams

[@mr.quental4979]

Knew it i wasn't the only one just thinking it was adams talking

[@Guerrila_man]

I know right 😂😂

[@ayyesteven936]

This game and DayZ when it was still on arma 2 as the mod are the reason I got into PC. I like to think I’m a Vet, but I still watch videos like these just to see the love this community still has for this amazing game that likely like myself began a journey of greatness for us all. Who else remembers PUBGs first release week on stratis? ❤️

[@moneywithtwoos268]

This is exactly what I needed thanks man

[@tommyigoe3952]

Oorah! Thanks nanner for that awesome breakdown. I just bought A3 and can't wait to jump in. Subscribed for more quality content.

[@nannertime]

Welcome aboard!

[@donutman6941]

Love your videos man, your channel deserves way more attention. Keep up the great work!!

[@nannertime]

Your words really help me keep going! Thank you :)

[@RyboltTech]

So glad we have you bro

[@nannertime]

Long live Arma! Thanks Rybolt. I appreciate you dropping a comment

[@Adam-kk7nw]

​@@nannertimeany thought on arma reforger

[@quarantinedandgaming6085]

This was awesome 👏

[@Pudentame]

I started with ArmA 3 right after Contact DLC was announced. There was a Steam sale that gave the base game, Contact DLC (when available) and all the prior Bohemia Interactive DLC for less than half the cost of the game and DLC purchased individually. SO WATCH THOSE SALES! I'm currently trying to create my own first mod (scenario) - it's about 90% ready, but there's one thing I still haven't figured out how to do - eject from a jet at altitude & separate from the seat to go into free fall so the player can delay opening the parachute until a lower altitude.

[@radioface86]

Dude. Thank you. Subbed.

[@nannertime]

Thanks for the sub!

[@perspicacity89]

Great video! Thank you friend!

[@nannertime]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@saren6538]

Best arma 3 video I’ve ever seen

[@NakulVBorole]

Awesome video in such a short time you explained everything. I bought this game in 2022 but didn't understood at all. I quit. I saw video bought additional content & playing. Enjoying a lot. Awesome game. It looks like real life scenarios simulated other games look like just game

[@nannertime]

Glad to hear it!

[@azhar.islam.akash.1997]

I buy arma 3 yesterday & need a beginning guide, I think this video will do it.

[@nannertime]

I'm glad it's doing it for you :)

[@nowyagent2291]

This game is brillant and the guide as well

[@mirochlebovec6586]

Bought this for 6€ on sale. I’ve always wanted to play this game and now I’m for sure getting some of them DLC’s.😂

[@nannertime]

It's the game that never ends!

[@user-xk7tq4br4e]

thanks for the video. so much work to play an old game.

[@nannertime]

Hahaha yeah that fact that it's old and a simulator really makes it not a easy to pick up game.

[@user-xk7tq4br4e]

@@nannertime i kind of remember playing it about 6 years ago with my friends. I have only 40 hrs in and I remember nothing else about it. LOL I am sorry, I think I am unable to go back to this game but really I appreciate this video a lot.

[@nannertime]

Just play the Campaign and it's pretty straight forward 😆

[@buchan448]

Good vid have just re installed the game after a wee while of not playing going to do all the campaigns should keep me going until Christmas lol have subbed and pressed the bell hello from Scotland

[@nannertime]

hello!

[@keystonepirate2534]

Subscribed comrade 🏴‍☠️🙏

[@Kenway653]

great vid!

[@nannertime]

Thanks

[@ARodTC]

AAAA video!!! seriously this video would have been so helpful back when Arma 3 released and props on Remaster. Both will be so helpful to anyone just getting into Arma. Your channel is going to explode soon but anyone watching this can see that you are ready! Keep doin what yer doin nanner!

[@nannertime]

Thanks Adam! Since you took your time with this feedback. I promise to make at least 1 more video 😆 FR, I would have loved this video when I first started playing in 2014. More on Remaster coming soon.

[@alfonsosolivan124]

I just got it today I love this game it’s so good for a 11 year old game the editor is insane first game I bought today after finally finishing my first pc I’m so happy wish more people still played

[@nannertime]

Join a group. It's some of the most fun you can have in this game!

[@pericleslegendario7022]

Just bought it today, let’s see how this plays out

[@shinb2897]

I just bought the apex edition today and this vid is a extremely informative. I am struggling with the controls so i am looking forward to looking for your control setup and copying it

[@nannertime]

I hope you enjoy it! Im still making minorbtweaks but it should be plenty good enough

[@benstacey2476]

Hay i just started and was wondering how do you get into big mill sun games?

[@benstacey2476]

Millsim*

[@trusarmor4957]

good vid, great game.

[@erdenee1258]

Just brought arma 3. Cheers from Mongolia.

[@generalgrievous8967]

I love you man

[@xNevikKx]

Lowering sampling and view distance will do more for fps.

[@elmo2you]

Wow, that was jam-packed. Great work! How did you get the voice? Synthesis, or did you hook the voice actor? Either way, brilliant move.

[@nannertime]

Thank you elmo2you! The voice was from a trained AI based on SSgt Adams 😀

[@supdota2]

lmaooooo AI based on SSgt Adams that's funny af @@nannertime

[@John-Adam]

Your voice is a true commander voice!

[@nannertime]

It's Sgt Adams! 😅

[@John-Adam]

@@nannertime Salute from Lebanon good sir, with all my respect

[@Offical_Texas_Red]

just bought it paid for all the DLCs, I've enjoyed it, very realistic I expected it to be a basic old game and boy I was wrong, also huge thanks for this great tutorial extremely helpful for someone who just started gaming. My take on Arma III, is how is it not outselling COD this game is freaking awesome

[@jimlthor]

The average "gamer" is dumb, or doesn't know these types of games exist. These types of games will eventually become popular once the population wises up. PC gaming has really taken off over the last 5 years, and the new consoles are also pretty beastly. So I expect Arma 4 to eventually become really popular

[@Offical_Texas_Red]

@@jimlthor I wish I could have known about this sooner, the realism is insane actually having real objectives, realistic ballistics, recoil, having to use realistic military strategy, like how you have to pay attention to world around you, the fact that you actually have to use a map and a compass and actually navigate, I mean how many other games do you have to measure out your distance from point a to b, and take into factor if an ambush may be set up or if you have enough squadmates to take the objective. The fact that you actually have to use cover and wood doors and crap like that aren't real protection there just concealment. It makes me realize how much allot of people are just missing out on,

[@nannertime]

They're evolving from Fortnite to Arma.

[@Offical_Texas_Red]

@@nannertime never played Fortnite seen allot of people play it though

[@Josh22Gaming]

Thank you man , I just bought the game on summer sell 😎 95%off

[@nannertime]

Welcome to the club!

[@williamangell3114]

this might just be the most helpful video in history?

[@nannertime]

underrated right? I'm glad you found it helpful

[@AlexandruBuga]

i just download arma 3 cuz its -75% discount and your video helped me

[@nannertime]

Have fun! And check out my channel for more Arma 3 videos.

[@luigisaguier8336]

Everything was top notch! That final "Contact" DLC recomendation is debatable, as the are literally cero benefits owning that dlc for multiplayer and even the single player campaign is terribly optimized, the worst Arma 3's ever been. Apex, SOG and Western Sahara are a must, and Global Mobilization's latest update has put that CDLC also up there among the must haves. All in all a very informative and much needed video. I am seeing new players coming in large quantities to Arma 3 lately and hopefully the devs are able to optimize the game with a new shader as that would be the final nail in the coffin for the terrible performance. Fingers crossed

[@nannertime]

For real. Fix the performance cap, and this game skyrockets in player-base in days. There are at least a couple of modders trying to crack the code to get some real performance boost too.

[@braydenwalker6127]

i played a bit of arma 3 and im gonna say squad is much easier to get into and enjoy

[@barrysworld640]

Wow such an informative video "nanner"! Enjoy military type games such as World of Tanks and many of the Total War games series. Know very little about ARMA 3 so your video was great to come across as I am seriously thinking of purchasing as game is on sale on Steam today for 80% off. Quick question. Do you need to play multiplayer to enjoy ARMA 3? Personally I am trying to get away from playing the online games such as WOT, WOW etc due to the high toxicity levels in chat, so hoping that single player ARMA 3 would scratch the military gaming itch. Subscribed! :)

[@nannertime]

Most people play Arma 3 Singleplayer. But, multiplayer can be a great option if you have a great group.

[@barrysworld640]

Thank you for your reply! Ended up buying Arma 3 and a few of the extra DLC and CDLC. Still floundering around in bootcamp and showcase scenarios, but bingeing on Arma 3 content videos including many of your great productions. So please keep up the great work sir! :) BTW: Just wondering about the use of mods verses not using mods when doing the early basics such as bootcamp, showcases and training scenarios to avoid any unexpected crashes or glitches. Any thoughts based on your experience? Thanks! :)

[@kanethronder5616]

#HoLeeSheet this is beyond amazing, pure awesomeness mate.

[@shr4n]

good one

[@nannertime]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@preeda444]

Hello, I have a question, merging mods available in the workshop. Will there be a problem with the rules of Steam?

[@nannertime]

Yes, but it also depends on the mod's license

[@Heavenly_Fury]

Do you need all the DLC to play on modded servers? I only really like flying helios and been practicing for about 4 days straight with the base version with a Black Hawk mods.

[@nannertime]

You do not need any DLC to play on modded servers

[@teukka6312]

is it just me or does the map at 4:37 called malden 2035 kinda look like gta 5 map :D:D

[@beausweatman9623]

I didn’t realize this game was gonna be this much game.

[@nannertime]

It's an easy game to sink 1000s of hours into. Most people only play a small part of the game, which is acceptable. It's a sandbox, so do what you want with it

[@beausweatman9623]

@@nannertime lol not gonna lie - spent 3 hours just trying to play a server I understood. That wasn’t a problem pre-parenting, but is now. Can you suggest a couple servers?

[@nannertime]

Parenting takes up so much time lol. When I do public games. I look for KOTH and Warlords

[@beausweatman9623]

@@nannertime ah “public” being the key word. Gotcha. Hahaha and yeah. Worth it but yeah

[@doravitan4270]

Hey I have ask can you help me? How I play with my tanks and soldiers like your video it’s hard on editor I have mods but in the editor it’s very hard

[@nannertime]

The editor is for editing, not for playing.

[@benstacey2476]

I’m on MacBook and on MacBook it dose not have a launcher so I can’t download the mods form the surver is there any war around this?

[@nannertime]

Im not sure. Let me know what you find out.

[@IIIIIllIllIIll]

Staff Sergeant Adams, im ready to serve o7

[@nannertime]

😂

[@r4in443]

fancy subscribe thingy

[@nannertime]

dew it

[@Lonely_Goat]

It's £4.99 on steam. I just downloaded it and going to go through the tutorial. I got 2000 hrs on DayZ,. hoping that will help. I will get stuck in. My first 100 hrs on DayZ was pure PvE learning

[@nannertime]

Have fun!

[@saccular]

How's it going? What DLC's do you think are necessary to buy?

[@kamayo1564]

Is there a way to import the remastered control scheme without having to do it all manually?

[@nannertime]

The easiest way is to download and use the Remastered profile file.

[@ApfelMann09]

@@nannertimewere i can find it?

[@mallaothman]

GGs

[@Ceasarrrr]

Can the remastered controls be used on any server i play on?

[@nannertime]

Yes

[@Dieselfu]

Awesome video but my brain hurts 🤣Thanks for this though.

[@nannertime]

Semper Fi

[@josephcarranzaa]

Where do I download the control profile? Looked through all the links and no dice :(

[@nannertime]

Check the links in the Arma 3 Remastered video description

[@josephcarranzaa]

@@nannertime I found it in the discord just now thanks!

[@MarkWilson-ij9jd]

I understand that this game is outstanding for multiplayer applications, but is it worth it if I am only interested in single player campaigns?

[@nannertime]

Absolutely yes it is fun for single player

[@user-jo7xl7ku6k]

I activated autodetect and now my screen is black and I can’t do anything help

[@nannertime]

Alt-Tab out of the game and close it

[@mococaboy17]

i went 13-9 today in koth eu server representing my country of the USA over there for our boys at home

[@nannertime]

That's my boy!!!

[@fordnutstain6895]

Where can i find the remastered control scheme?

[@nannertime]

The Remastered video or my Discord

[@staysikth]

Bro you sound like a young Ron Swanson hehe.

[@nannertime]

It's Sgt Adams ❤️

[@user-zg6sq1lj5c]

i cannot click on UPNP what should i do ?

[@nannertime]

is it grayed out? i have never seen that before. either eay, you could just port forward by watching my port forward in Arma 3 video.

[@andrewsinitsin8250]

DLC: I think before we buy DLC we require more detailed DLC information about CDLC and when CDLC discontinues being just DLC and becomes CDLC above the rest of DLC and other CDLC.

[@nannertime]

Hahaha I could make a video

[@jortbrouwer7659]

maby i am jsut blind but where can i douwnlode those controls?

[@jortbrouwer7659]

nvm i am realy stupid

[@nannertime]

for anyone else asking, check the video description

[@driftybull72064]

You sound like Sergeant Adams

[@nannertime]

Good ole AI voice 😆

[@danielfrometa7867]

thing that is still pissing me off is that i cant press ok no matter how many times i reload the game

[@nannertime]

Where are you trying click OK?

[@pHixiq]

I will say after putting 170hours into the game, it is NOT as hard to pick up as it use to seem. It really isn’t to me 🤣

[@nannertime]

agreed. the real key is to know where to start, and just pay attention to the game. No talking to friends, no checking your phone, etc.

[@guitarstalkandtech9085]

Jeez never mind 😂

[@nannertime]

it's a very in-depth game lol

[@highvy999]

so i need a 100% keyboard with this game....?? i bought the game with all DLC's..

[@nannertime]

Full keyboard is not needed, though. It is helpful

[@highvy999]

@@nannertime do u mind to do a quick tutorial on hoz to play arma 3 with 60% keyboards + DLC I have been looking for ages for this kind of video

[@FabricioB1991]

HEY EVERYONE ITS ON SALE IN STEAM LESS THAN 10 USD APEX DLC

[@nannertime]

LETS GO

[@aspect2399]

So I have to pay just to fly a helicopter or a jet and drive a tank ?!?!

[@nannertime]

No. Jet, Tanks, and Heli's come with the base game. The DLC just adda couple more and some missions.

[@aspect2399]

@@nannertime oh okay good.

[@dante1423]

at minute 9:10 i decided to watch people play instead

[@jonathandiaz4997]

2 weeks ago

[@nannertime]

Yeah right?! A complete short, coherent guide 10 years late 😄

[@BillyBlaze7]

no

[@Jeffrey957]

Think ill pass on this game

[@nannertime]

It's definitely not for everyone 😅

[@duncanrumsey5311]

Dog I got to be honest with you I’m fucking dyslexic as all hell in this game looks like a loud reading😅

[@estonia888]

co to kurwa jest??

[@calciumboy406]

i cantt play koth cause it says i dont have "addons/armor_f_beta.pbo"

[@nannertime]

uninstall all mods when playing KOTH

[@xWickedxGamingx]

Bro how the hell do you only have 7.5k subs? The way that you deliver the information was top fucking tier if you ever want to play Arma my guy I'm at your command buddy🫡

[@nannertime]

Thanks bro!