I'm at the point where I don't want to screw around with too many mods as the game is in flux and too many things keep changing.
If you'd like to play in CDS we are just using the vanilla game but the ShackTac HUD is indispensable. You don't need it to join but it helps. Here's how to get it up and running.
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CBA (Community Base Addon)
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First you need
CBA (Community Base Addon) to get most mods to work properly. Download it from here (scroll to the bottom of the page):
http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=18768
Unzip it and then copy the
@CBA_A3 folder to your
Arma 3 directory.
x:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Arma 3
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ShackTac Hud (STHUD)
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Here's an overview of what it is:
Download it from:
https://dev-heaven.net/projects/sthud/files?sort=created_on:desc,filename
Make sure you get the version dated July 3/2013
Unzip it somewhere.
Navigate to your
Arma 3 directory.
I deleted all of my mods once the beta came out, so delete anything with an @sign in front of it (if you want to but not the @CBA_A3 folder if you just copied it over). I'd suggest at least delelting @sthud folder if you have an earlier version.
Then copy the folder called
@sthud into your Arma 3 directory.
There are at least three ways to load up mods, using a batch file, doing it manually in-game under the 'Expansion' settings or adding a command line to to your steam settings. I think all methods have been covered in earlier posts in this thread.
In this case since you basically will always want to use this mod, I'll just show the easy way to do it so that it always loads up when you launch Arma 3 Beta.
In your
Steam Library, right click
Arma 3 Beta->Properties->GENERAL TAB->SET LAUNCH OPTIONS
Then add:
-nosplash -world=empty -mod=@CBA_A3;@sthud
-nosplash and -world=empty speed up your loading, no splash screens and your menu background should be an empty ocean.
That's about it, you should see a coloured CBA icon in the right side of your main menu screen and then finally the actual ShackTac HUD when you join a game.
Cheers!
I would comment on that but at the moment I'm raging at the monitor too much to write a comprehensive post.
