Arma 3: Prof-Branch Change Log v2.18

Note
Changes prior to March 2025 can be found on the Bohemia Interactive forums.

19-05-2025

2.18.152893 new PROFILING branch with PERFORMANCE binaries, v32, server and client, windows 64-bit, linux server 64-bit

Added: -cpuAffinity command line parameter
Fixed: Config parsing errors would be reported with wrong line number if the file had empty lines at the start
Added: -cpuMainThreadAffinity command line parameter
Added: getServerInfo command now forwards "PublicSettings" class from server.cfg
Added: OnMissionInit/OnMarkerCreated/HandleChatMessage server-side events
Added: spawn server-side script command

2.18.152881 new PROFILING branch with PERFORMANCE binaries, v31, server and client, windows 64-bit, linux server 64-bit

Tweaked: Improved performance of engine closing files (could in some cases cause lag spikes) (Thanks thegamecracks)
Fixed: Microfreeze when pressing "Next Target" key - https://feedback.bistudio.com/T191741
Fixed: Potentially fixed sometimes missing particle effects (Please report if it happens again)

2.18.152860 new PROFILING branch with PERFORMANCE binaries, v30, server and client, windows 64-bit, linux server 64-bit

Tweaked: Improved game start speed
Fixed: Multithreading related crash (Thanks Schaer)
Fixed: Crash while ADS and switching to spectrum device while remote controlling a unit (Thanks Rook)
Fixed: Animation hitching (Thanks clbt)

2.18.152839 new PROFILING branch with PERFORMANCE binaries, v29, server and client, windows 64-bit, linux server 64-bit

Tweaked: Netcode optimizations (No iterating linked lists, no garbage collect, faster CRC, more efficient retransmission queue, fast-retransmit on packet loss)
Fixed: Flare's did not apply the Attenuation config to their light emitter
Fixed: Potentially fixed sometimes missing particle effects (Please report if it happens again)

2.18.152799 new PROFILING branch with PERFORMANCE binaries, v28, server and client, windows 64-bit, linux server 64-bit

Added: Listbox sorting is now multithreaded - https://feedback.bistudio.com/T184005
Tweaked: Improved efficiency of listbox sorting - https://feedback.bistudio.com/T184005
Fixed: Accidental netcode change in v27

2.18.152785 new PROFILING branch with PERFORMANCE binaries, v27, server and client, windows 64-bit, linux server 64-bit

Added: "AIThinkOnlyLocal" to setMissionOptions
Added: Some basic.cfg network parameters can now be provided as strings
Added: connectToServer command and serverbrowser direct-connect now supports resolving SRV records - https://feedback.bistudio.com/T127943
Added: HTTP header support for HTTP mission file downloads
Tweaked: Netcode adjustments (Don't send animation updates for objects that have no animations, don't send "stats" updates when stats haven't changed)
Tweaked: General netcode performance improvements
Changed: Networking bandwidth estimation behavior of Min/MaxBandwidth (MinBandwidth is now unused on profiling branch)
Fixed: Non-exploding missile hit would do too much damage
Fixed: Forced game crash when addon requires addon that was skipped due to 'skipWhenMissingDependencies' (Thanks Dart)
Fixed: URL encoding for HTTP mission file downloads

2.18.152744 new PROFILING branch with PERFORMANCE binaries, v26, server and client, windows 64-bit, linux server 64-bit

Fixed: Incorrect laser marker positioning on and around water - https://feedback.bistudio.com/T188547
Fixed: Laser target marker would get stuck on objects - https://feedback.bistudio.com/T71322
Fixed: Reverted part of AI optimization (cursorTarget now works on static objects again, but only for the player unit)
Fixed: Crash when playing a sound more than 255 times at once
Fixed: Server would get stuck at "Waiting for Server..." if one player did not select a role
Fixed: Fired Event Handler in multiplayer would receive the wrong projectile for countermeasures - https://feedback.bistudio.com/T190141