r/arma • u/Mr-foreskin-regrower • 1d ago

DISCUSS FUTURE Arma 4

Why remove the most beloved features like workshop and editor just to appease console players? Does The leadership hate their fanbase of 15+ years that much? I hope the devs don’t act shocked when it inevitably flops and is DOA

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u/UltraSwat 1d ago

People act like Bohemia won't improve the bad stuff from Reforger, like it's crazy.

Arma 4's workshop will 100% be an improvement on Reforger, seeing as that's the whole point of Reforger, it's a TESTBED. Arma 4 will have something similar to the 3DEN editor, probably not a launch similar to how Arma 3 didn't start with it.

Bohemia wanted more money and to see if they could make an Arma that is capable of working on consoles and with crossplay and they succeeded in that.

Arma 4 will have improvements, that's why Reforger exists. Bohemia know the workshop is a big complaint, they'll figure it out, cause if they don't, well shet.

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u/LandenP 1d ago

My question is what the fuck they’re smoking that made them decide to ditch a ready-made mod workshop in favor of their own.
The answer is console players, of course, and it pisses me the fuck off

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u/KillAllTheThings 1d ago

Yes, because Steam only supports PCs, BI did have to create a Reforger Workshop. However, that doesn't mean BI will never include a Steam Workshop for either Reforger or A4 (it has always been on their To Do list).

The problem is Steam Workshop isn't a simple FTP service like Armaholic or PlaySIX were. It's a massively complex monster on the backend & nearly as big a pain in the ass to maintain as console content certification.

BI isn't offering a Steam Workshop for Enfusion content atm because doing the work would take far more resources to get done than BI feels is appropriate considering the higher priority features they have to complete before they can release A4 regardless of the status of mod support.

Incidentally, ALL the Reforger mods that are up-to-date will be readily ported to A4, it will be a simple conversion tool available to all content creators.

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u/SleepyMode 2h ago

wtf are you talking about lol, workshop integration is straightforward, well documented and has been done even by indie teams easily. https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/features/workshop