Set more than 25 years after the
events of ARMA 2, in 2035, NATO forces deployed to islands of the Aegean Sea are trying to hold off a massive CSAT military offensive from the east. During the singleplayer campaign, the player takes on the role of a US Army soldier, Corporal Ben Kerry. Initially, the player must survive on his own after friendly forces are defeated in a failed NATO operation. During the campaign, the player will face everything from lone wolf infiltration missions to the commanding of large scale armored operations. The player will be able to choose different objectives and weaponry (such as UAVs, artillery, and air support) according to their play style.
ARMA 3 takes place on the Aegean islands of Altis (formerly Lemnos) and Stratis of Greece, in the Mediterranean Sea. The islands feature photo-realistic terrain and water environments. Altis is the largest official terrain in the Arma series with ground area covering approximately 270 km2. The smaller island, Stratis, expands over an area of 20 km2. The islands also feature over 50 villages with buildings that are both penetrable and destructible
Story :-
Episode 1 – Survive
By July 2035, the AAF have control of most of the two islands. NATO is nearly finished in dismounting their equipment and bases and a few infantry squadrons and a gunship squadron are left in Stratis. The NATO commander is called to Kamino for unknown reasons. While working on the island, U.S. soldiers Corporal Ben Kerry and Staff Sergeant Adams are also sent to Kamino. Eventually, they find their commander dead and AAF forces suddenly attack the remaining NATO forces, causing command elements to fall and severing communication with the outside world. Before they can rally with other survivors, Adams is killed by a landmine, forcing Kerry to continue alone. After arriving at a decommissioned NATO camp, British special forces led by Captain Scott Miller takes command and attempts a number of missions on the island, but are met with limited success. He manages to contact NATO MEDCOM and arranges for a re-invasion of Stratis. He splits his forces into four squads, Alpha through Delta, and begins a mission to clear a path for the invasion. The operation appears to be a success as AAF forces retreat, but it goes wrong when CSAT forces arrive to back them up. Captain Miller reveals the operation's real goal was never to retake the island, but instead, to evacuate the survivors from Stratis. Surviving NATO forces escape Stratis by boat and make for the island of Altis. Kerry is frustrated by Miller's deceit, but Miller only divulges that on arrival they will link up with a local insurgency group called the FIA. Suddenly, AAF jets arrive and capsize the boats.Episode 2 – Adapt
On Altis, Kerry wakes up and finds himself in a skirmish between the FIA and the AAF-CSAT forces. He later reunites with Miller and his team and is taken to the FIA. He is given charge of a guerrilla squad and he does numerous missions in Altis. Later on, they learn that NATO will be invading the island through the main airport. The FIA plan to assist NATO by attacking a smaller airfield, drawing forces away from the main one. Meanwhile, Kerry's squad clears out a nearby CSAT artillery point controlled by CSAT Special Forces before withdrawing back to airfield which the FIA had managed to capture. En route, they witness NATO gunships fire upon the airfield and Kerry is informed that NATO forces have mistakenly engaged the FIA in the airfield. Confused, Kerry approachs a downed gunship, the pilot of which is shocked to hear they had been firing at friendlies. The pilot radios his superior which promptly orders NATO to disengage their attack on the FIA-held airfield. The NATO commanding officer meets with Kerry and tells him that they were unaware of the FIA's activities on the island. When Kerry asks about Captain Miller, the officer responds that he has no knowledge of a 'Scott Miller' and tells Kerry that British soldiers moved off Stratis months ago. Confused by what he has heard, Kerry boards a helicopter to be debriefed.Episode 3 – Win
Kerry meets with the NATO command element Colonel Armstrong, call-sign "Crossroads", and learns they failed to capture the Altis airport. Crossroads says that Captain Miller is to be considered unfriendly until further notice, and he sends Kerry to the front line. While on patrol one night, CSAT launches a counter-offensive against NATO positions near the airport. After receiving Crossroads's approval, Kerry links up with the FIA and leads a squad. After repelling the counter-offensive, NATO launches an assault on the airport and secures it right before an earthquake hits the island. Tectonic activity increases, and NATO continues their assault on Altis, taking the capital before launching a final effort to wipe out the AAF. Crossroads again warns Kerry to avoid Cpt. Miller or any of his team. While NATO is on the brink of defeating the AAF, Kerry is contacted by Lt. James, one of Miller's squad members. Here, the player must make a decision: join NATO for the final offensive or disobey and find Lt. James.If the player chooses to regroup with NATO, Kerry scouts and marks artillery and CAS supports so friendly forces can move in. Shortly after the assault begins, the AAF unconditionally surrenders. Six weeks later, life on Altis has returned to normal, albeit with heavy NATO and PMC presence. Kerry is tasked to escort a journalist. On the way, the journalist asks Kerry about his involvement in the Stratis incident. Hiding what he knows about Cpt. Miller or anything that had happened, Kerry tells about his behavior during the NATO withdrawal. Shortly after arriving, Crossroads calls Kerry back to base and the story ends.
If the player chooses to look for James, Kerry finds him alone and wounded. Just before dying, James orders him to find a truck loaded with a special device and take it to Miller. Fighting through CSAT special forces, he brings the device to Miller. The device is revealed to be a tectonic weapon responsible for the recent tremors. It is also revealed that Miller had instigated the incident on Stratis, provided misinformation to the FIA, and caused the failure of the first NATO invasion attempt on Altis, all in an effort to buy time to acquire the device. Just then, CSAT launches a massive invasion and Crossroads orders all NATO forces into tactical withdrawal. Miller tells Kerry that he will come back for him and to stay put while he and his team take the device off the island. After some time, Kerry contacts Miller, but Miller replies that with the invasion it will be impossible to come back for him. Kerry's fate is left in the hands of the player: he can either escape from the island with friendly forces, or be permanently killed.
Characters
- Ben Kerry – The main protagonist of the game, a US Army corporal from Oregon deployed on Stratis. He becomes a member of Alpha unit led by Sergeant Conway. He later joins the FIA and fights against CSAT on Stratis, before returning to NATO on Altis.
- Scott Miller – A British captain who is the sole surviving NATO officer on Stratis in the first episode of the campaign. He leads NATO soldiers against the AAF and later helps the FIA.
- Kostas Stavrou – The leader of the FIA during the events of Adapt, who cooperates with Miller and Kerry.
- Colonel Armstrong – The commander of NATO forces deployed to the Republic of Altis & Stratis after the events of Survive and Adapt. His call-sign is Crossroads.
- Nikos Panagopoulos – An important member of the FIA responsible for the unity and supply of the organisation. He is last seen in Episode 3 as the new leader of the FIA.
- Lieutnant James – Second in command of Miller's Combat Technology Research Group.
- Staff Sergeant Adams – Kerry's superior officer and a friend. He fights the AAF with him when the flashpoint starts.
Factions
- NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organisation is a military alliance and has a peacekeeping mission on Stratis. Decades of economic and political turbulence across member states has left NATO weakened and facing a strategic paradigm shift. The peacekeeping forces on Stratis are planned to be withdrawn, with British forces said to be pulled out before the events of the game, as the US focuses more on the Pacific theatre, amid increasing tensions with CSAT in the east.
- CSAT – Canton-Protocol Strategic Alliance Treaty is as an alliance of states with the goal of mutual defense, expanded global influence, and sustained economic growth. Set against the context of foundering economies and civil unrest across the west, CSAT has risen in prominence over the last decade. Its forces support the Altian government. It is reminiscent of the real-life SCO.
- AAF – Altian Armed Forces are loyal to the Altian government. Although it officially operates under the observation and training of international peacekeepers, the force remains loyal to the new, hard-line Altis government and acts with de facto judicial and executive authority. However, it is debilitated by an inexperienced command structure and is blighted by widespread corruption.
- FIA – Freedom and Independence Army is an loyalist army joined NATO fighting against the Altian government and CSAT. Believed to be chiefly composed of former and defected members of the AAF, disparate fragments of opposition to the 2026 Kavala coup d'etat joined together in the grind of bloody civil war. The FIA have begun to gain traction among the largely displaced population of Altis and has found international support in the west.
- Downloadable content
In February 2014 the first DLC for the game titled Zeus was announced. It allows players to use the game's Zeus mod in multiplayer where the player becomes god-like and can control scenarios in real time. Zeus was released on April 10, 2014.
On May 1, 2014 the studio announced that two DLC are in development along with new expansion. The first DLC ARMA 3 Helicopters will feature new transport helicopters and new flying mechanics. This DLC is scheduled for second half of 2014. The second DLC is ARMA 3 Marksmen. It will include new weapons and shooting mechanics. It was also scheduled that in late 2015 the studio will release expansion for ARMA 3 that is currently in pre-production.
OS: Windows Vista SP2 / Windows 7 SP1
PROCESSOR: Intel Dual-Core 2.4 GHz / AMD Dual-Core Athlon 2.5 GHz
GRAPHICS: NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT / ATI Radeon HD 3830 / Intel HD Graphics 4000
GPU MEMORY: 512 MB
DirectX® 10
RAM: 2 GB
HARD DRIVE: 15 GB free space
HARD DRIVE (ALPHA): 10 GB free space
AUDIO: DirectX® compatible on-board
OTHER: Internet connection and free Steam account to activate
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OS: Windows Vista SP2 / Windows 7 SP1
PROCESSOR: Intel Core i5-2300 / AMD Phenom II X4 940
GRAPHICS: Nvidia GeForce GTS 560 / AMD Radeon HD 7750
GPU MEMORY: 1 GB
DirectX® 11
RAM: 4 GB
HARD DRIVE: 25 GB free space
HARD DRIVE (ALPHA): 20 GB free space
AUDIO: DirectX® compatible soundcard
OTHER: Internet connection and free Steam account to activate
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