Adjusting custom difficulty in Arma 3
Arma 3 itself has 4 difficulties, one of which can be customized by you.
Below, we will show you how to adjust the “custom” difficulty.
Adjusting the gameserver.Arma3Profile file
Adjusting the file is quite simple.
- Switch to “Advanced Mode” in the configuration.
- Select
gameserver.Arma3Profileon the left. - Edit the file according to your preferences and save the changes.
- Restart the server.
How to adjust the file
Original File
version=1;
blood=1;
singleVoice=0;
gamma=1;
brightness=1;
sceneComplexity=400000;
shadowZDistance=100;
viewDistance=1000;
preferredObjectViewDistance=800;
terrainGrid=25;
volumeCD=10;
volumeFX=10;
volumeSpeech=10;
volumeVoN=10;
maxSamplesPlayed=96;
vonRecThreshold=0.029999999;
With custom difficulty
version=1;
blood=1;
singleVoice=0;
gamma=1;
brightness=1;
sceneComplexity=400000;
shadowZDistance=100;
viewDistance=1000;
preferredObjectViewDistance=800;
terrainGrid=25;
volumeCD=10;
volumeFX=10;
volumeSpeech=10;
volumeVoN=10;
maxSamplesPlayed=96;
vonRecThreshold=0.029999999;
class DifficultyPresets {
class CustomDifficulty {
class Options {
/* Simulation */
reducedDamage = 0; // Reduced damage
/* Situational awareness */
groupIndicators = 0; // Group indicators (0 = never, 1 = limited distance, 2 = always)
friendlyTags = 0; // Friendly name tags (0 = never, 1 = limited distance, 2 = always)
enemyTags = 0; // Enemy name tags (0 = never, 1 = limited distance, 2 = always)
detectedMines = 0; // Detected mines (0 = never, 1 = limited distance, 2 = always)
commands = 1; // Commands (0 = never, 1 = fade out, 2 = always)
waypoints = 1; // Waypoints (0 = never, 1 = fade out, 2 = always)
tacticalPing = 0; // Tactical ping (0 = disable, 1 = enable)
/* Personal awareness */
weaponInfo = 2; // Weapon info (0 = never, 1 = fade out, 2 = always)
stanceIndicator = 2; // Stance indicator (0 = never, 1 = fade out, 2 = always)
staminaBar = 0; // Stamina bar
weaponCrosshair = 0; // Weapon crosshair
visionAid = 0; // Vision aid
/* View */
thirdPersonView = 0; // 3rd person view (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled, 2 = enabled for vehicles only (Since Arma 3 v1.99))
cameraShake = 1; // Camera shake
/* Multiplayer */
scoreTable = 1; // Score table
deathMessages = 1; // Killed by
vonID = 1; // VoN ID
/* Misc */
mapContent = 0; // Extended map content
autoReport = 0; // (former autoSpot) Automatic reporting of spotted enemied by players only. This doesn't have any effect on AIs.
multipleSaves = 0; // Multiple saves
};
// aiLevelPreset defines AI skill level and is counted from 0 and can have following values: 0 (Low), 1 (Normal), 2 (High), 3 (Custom).
// when 3 (Custom) is chosen, values of skill and precision are taken from the class CustomAILevel.
aiLevelPreset = 3;
};
class CustomAILevel {
skillAI = 0.5;
precisionAI = 0.5;
};
};
Now, to start a map with the custom difficulty, you can simply do so in the CONFIG_server.cfg:
class Missions {
class Mission1 {
template = "coop_01.cam_lao_nam";
difficulty = "Custom";
};
};
