Folk ARPS

A collection of clientside addons used by FA players.

If you're looking for a convenient way to launch ARMA with ADDONS check out Head's A3 and A2 Launcher.

Essential

• - Community Base Addons
  - STHud
  - STMovement
  - Okt_NoBlur

Useful

• - Map plus - makes the ingame map so much better
  - mk4_mapinfo - displays heightmap and ASL on the map screen
  - mk_hudInfo - shows you who's riding in your vehicle and who enters/exits
  - GDT Compass (less glare, I like the white one)
  - Digital Compass - displays your bearing in the upper left. use carefully as others won't be that quick with bearings
  - TrueUser - improves a lot of things about the HUD but make sure to remove the components you don't want (e.g. the changed crosshairs)
  - switch between grenades and your main weapon with a single keystroke (curtesy of our very own Black Mamba)

Goodies

• - JSRS Soundmod + Patch- everything sounds better
  - mk4_nvAdjust - rarely necessary but good to have sometimes
  - mk4_ATSightsGuide - not using it that much but it's a great ressource if you're not that experienced with AT
  - WarFX: Blastcore - this makes ArmA prettier but also alters the way *you* see the smoke of smoke grenades etc. This means that you'll perceive smoke as covering an area where other people might not.

Content/Overhauls

• - Invasion44 - WW2
  - Unsung - Vietnam
  - Forgotten Few Addon Compilation - this file includes all the addons you need to play the excellent Forgotten Few Dynamic Campaign in all it's glory. Includes a ton of new Russian units/weapons as well as some new guerilla factions.

Non-arma

• - Mike's TS3 whisper plugin - improves TS3 CC by putting it on one ear and adding (optional) mic clicks

Here are some other ones I can add to that list:

mk4_ui_chat
Gives the chat channels proper colors. For example: group = green, direct = pink

mk4_orbat
Adds a custom page to the briefing screen where you can see the organization of your side

Whisper_plugin
Makes CC chat bearable in ts3 by putting it only on your right ear, and if you have enabled your sound-pack volume in ts3 settings you'll hear beeps too!

mk4_mapInfo
Shows the grid ref and height above sea level of your mouse cursor on the map screen.

Hey mike, do you know if your TS whisper plugin will work with 3.0.9.2? Since the update, I haven't been able to get that to work, so I've fallen back on my ACRE install of TS (de-ACRE'd, of course) that's still on 3.0.8.1

~ Ferrard

A new version for my whisper plugin. New bug fixes included:

Click

Thanks Mike, greatly appreciated.

I think that everyone needs to have SThud and STmovement because those two are darn near essential. They can be a lifesaver in some cases, in my experience. Digital Compass is good too and very handy. I do so love the modding community of ARMA. Little things like this that make a world of difference.

Hi,

My addons (in particular STHud, STMovement and JSRS) don't appear to be working. I can confirm that they are loaded since I see them listed under "extensions" (after disconnecting from an FA session), but I don't get the hud with my squad-mates. The sounds are also rather bland, though I haven't had time to properly test JSRS offline.

I am using Play withSIX as a launcher, and have all mods downloaded through there. I've got STHud, STMovement and JSRS as ArmA 2 mods, not as part of another modpack (such as ACE, I44, etc). When I join the FA server, it will ask me to load extra addons (CBA, ASR_AI, MK4, etc), and I'll accept. Then, it will give me an error like "MK4_fix_hud requires sthud_somethingorother". I can get the exact message later. After that it launches fine, but again, movement is still clunky, no squad tactical awareness and crappy sounds.

Has anyone else had this issue? Right now I am leaning towards a problem with the order of loading mods (if it makes a difference), or to Play withSIX having older versions of the mods. I'd like to avoid having to figure it all out by launching the game a million different ways

Any ideas? Thanks in advance!

Just to make sure: You're using CBA and it's set to load before everything else (this shouldn't be necessary but better safe than sorry etc.)

Anvilfolk,

Are you using the Steam version or retail?

Hi both,

I am using retail, and all the CBA addons do appear to be loaded. What order should they appear in when I click "Expansions" in-game? Any idea how I force them to load before others?

I think it's probably time to try some other launcher for ArmA 2...