The Linux beta version of Arma 3 (which still isn't officially supported) has been updated once again.
Today we've updated the Linux & Mac experimental ports to version 1.58. Kudos to @virtualprog. More Intel: https://t.co/BdQzkTwFOC - Enjoy!
— Arma 3 (@Arma3official) August 9, 2016
This is version 1.58, so it's not currently as up to date as the Windows version. This means you won't be able to play online with your Windows pals just yet unless they are using the same version.
It looks like this version now has BattlEye anti-cheat enabled for Linux gamers, so at least we can play on servers using it now.
You can see what the 1.58 update did for Arma 3 on this official update post (released for Windows in April).
Issues
Sadly, I still have a major issue with the game.
The textures option is buggy for me, in the way that it won't let me pick the level of textures that I want. Half the time it will only display Low textures, and if I do manage to get the other levels to appear in the box, selecting them will only work for a few moments before it drops back down again (can actually see it dropping down in-game sometimes if I manage to do it). I even did a video to demonstrate the issue:
Direct Link
I believe I am one of only a few who have the issue, but it makes the port unplayable for me. As I really don't want to play a game like Arma 3 with my 980ti on Low.
You can find Arma 3 on Steam here.
DasCapschen Aug 9, 2016
They told me after 1.58 the port team starts working on 1.62 right away, so in not too long (I wonder what takes them so long to port an update anyway) we should hopefully be able to play with Windows players :)
Quoting: CAPTNCAPSHad received the update already a few days ago (and was then downgraded again...) and asked BI about it.But in the meanwhile are there servers to play online? Any server I tried kicked me out... ;(
They told me after 1.58 the port team starts working on 1.62 right away, so in not too long (I wonder what takes them so long to port an update anyway) we should hopefully be able to play with Windows players :)
salamanderrake Aug 9, 2016
salamanderrake Aug 9, 2016
I do not own the game but I tried it on a free weekend and it was working great on AMD!
A lot of people turn the PC on just to play this game. With some constant and stable updates some of them may give Linux a try, or at least consider it as a good alternative!
My specs are Asus GTX780 DirectCUII, intel i5 4690k, 16gb RAM, ssd samsung pro
Patreon
PayPal
See more from me