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name: "Steam"
type: topic
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Steam
revid: 376904
updated: 2025-12-20T22:55:14Z
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# Steam

[Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/) is a video game distribution platform that hosts, sometimes exclusively, Bohemia Interactive games such as Arma 3, Take On Helicopters and Arma Reforger.

> [!NOTE]
> See [Steam (service)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_(service)).

### Available Bohemia Interactive Games

- Operation Flashpoint
- ArmA: Armed Assault
- Arma 2
- Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead
- Arma 3
- Arma Reforger
- DayZ
- Ylands
- Carrier Command: Gaea Mission
- Take On Helicopters
- Take On Mars
- Vigor
- Silica

### Assistance

#### Verify Game Files

In the event of a game issue, it is sometimes recommended to make Steam verify the game files:

- right-click on the game in the Steam list
- select "Properties"
- click on "Local Files"
- press "Verify integrity of game files"

Steam will now verify and repair modified files. This will not erase any personal files; game progress, controls and other configurations will remain unchanged.

> [!NOTE]
> See [Steam's tutorial](https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/0C48-FCBD-DA71-93EB).

#### Move Arma 3 Workshop Items

Mods in Arma 3 can often take a lot of space, and storage capacity can quickly be overwhelmed. In order to circumvent this issue, it is possible to change the mods storage location.\
A [Symbolic link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbolic_link) (also known as Symlink) can make this happen, making the game see data from another location in the directory it expects.

1. Locate the Workshop directory, in which the `107410` directory (which has the entire Arma 3 related Workshop items) is present.

   > [!NOTE]
   > Usually `C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content` or if SteamLibrary is installed on another drive (e.g `D:`), `D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\workshop\content`.
1. **Copy** the `107410` directory to its new location (e.g `E:\NewArma3WorkshopDirectory`)
1. Rename the `<workshop directory>\107410` source directory to make a backup and ensure it is not used accidentally(e.g `107410_backup`)
1. Open Command Prompt in Administrator mode (Windows Search > type "cmd", right-click > "Run as Administrator")
1. Enter this command:

   ```
   mklink /d target source
   ```

   , where:
   - *target* is the original `107410` location, e.g `C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\107410`
   - *source* is the actual data directory, e.g `E:\NewArma3WorkshopDirectory`
1. Press <kbd>Return ↵</kbd> to run the command, here

   ```
   mklink /d "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\107410" "E:\NewArma3WorkshopDirectory"
   ```
1. This is it! There is nothing else to configure and nothing to change Launcher-wise. Start the game to make sure it recognizes the items properly.
1. If everything went well, the backup can be safely deleted (`C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\107410_backup`).

> [!NOTE]
> To delete a symbolic link, simply delete the *target* directory from Windows Explorer (here `C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\107410` > right-click > delete).\
> See also [How-To Geek tutorial](https://www.howtogeek.com/16226/complete-guide-to-symbolic-links-symlinks-on-windows-or-linux/).

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — Steam](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Steam) (revision 376904).</sub>