So I was getting the "mgsr_vests" error, with and without the separate MGSR mod, but after an hour or two I was finally able to figure out a fix that I will leave here for anyone else who has the same issue:

1. Go to file explorer, click the View tab in the upper left, make sure "Hidden items" is checked
2. Navigate to the Arma 3 installation directory (easy way is to right click Arma 3 in the Steam library and click "Browse local files" under Manage)
3. From there go to !Workshop/@Metal Gear 2 Solid Snake Addons/addons, find mgsr_vests.pbo and mgsr_vests.pbo.rebel.bisign and copy them
4. Go back to the main Arma 3 folder, then to Addons, and paste the files you just copied
5. Start up Arma 3, don't run the separate MGSR mod

After that it should work fine, hopefully this saves someone a headache trying to troubleshoot.

Also I haven't finished it yet but so far it's a very cool mod! There's a little jank here and there but I can tell a lot of love and effort went into it.

Make sure you have them both downloaded and the mods and then play them from the scenarios menu, but bear in mind these are old now so might not even work anymore

i dont have the option to select tthe metal gear mods disc 1 or 2

epic

whoaw, how u get the box haha

Don't run MGSR, that seems to be the fix from the comments

@jmaster How did you get past the vests error? if you even got it at all

Depending on your PC it can take a while to load. That being said this is an old scenario and we don't have the files anymore so fixes are not gonna happen unfortunately @jmaster

i load in and i get a black screen is all

just wondering if this mod got fixed if not then thats fine

Yeah, this still works as intended, as far as I can tell. Fun little scenario. Not super balanced (ran around with the M9 and shot everyone), and I wish there was a way to skip the MG2 cutscenes on subsequent playthroughs, but it's obvious that a lot of care went into this.

I made sure to disable the installed independent MGSR mod, and only use the version bundled with the MG2 Addons mod, when running this, and it worked fine, if anyone's still floating around and wanting to get this to work.

Unfortunately we don’t have the files for this anymore so fixes won’t happen 😢

Love the idea but cant get it to load, Needs the mgsr_vests. or it says that file is missing

I think the stealth mechanic is a bit broken, as at times I've had guards become alert to my presence by seeing me through obstacles. Noticed this at the Entrance zone immediately after picking up the M9 and moved back behind the wall and still somehow triggered an alert. Again in the Desert zone, where I triggered a alert after being detected by the troops inside the tower and also discovered you can triggered a alert by being slightly exposed from cover as to peek over a obstacle only to be spotted.

I was able to run it, seems to work.

It's physically a different model now

You could run MGSR alongside the mods needed, maybe that will fix it. Not sure.

I can unfortunately confirm that there has been some sort of update.. I can't play :( Needs the mgsr_vests..

Hmm we’ll look into it but no promises

"..ti is dependant on downloadable content that has been deleted.mgsr_vests"
I think it's cos they replaced the MGSR SV vest with the SV vest from the fatigues mod, which looks better and has a different shade of green idkt

Strange. The MGS addon has a variant of MGSR in it already so it shouldn't be broken.

Missions broken due to changes with the MGSR mod btw it

Should be as simple as loading from the scenarios menu

How do i load a saved game from this scenario?

Ah, I see. I wouldn't have thought of that, I thought I saw them in the addon tab before, but I guess I must have been imagining things. Sorry for taking up your time, but I do thank you for your patience with me.

I see the issue now. The disks don't show as addons as they are scenarios and can be found in the scenarios tab.

(Posted on the wrong page first)

Let me try putting my problem a different way. I have subscribed to every addon here, they are all available in my Steam workshop item subscriptions page, but when I go to load the Arma 3 launcher, the Solid Snake Disc 1 and 2 addons are nowhere to be found. (I've included two links to images showing what I'm talking about).

https://imgur.com/n6E59H0

https://imgur.com/RC1EZ87

As you'll see by these screenshots, the only result from searching for these addons is the actual Metal Gear 2 Solid Snake Addons pack, not Discs 1 and 2, which is what I'm confused about.

Can confirm they are still showing up in my subscriptions. Try making a preset with only the required addons to see there might be a conflict with another addon.

Are they not showing up in the scenarios list from the main menu?

Hey guys, not sure what's going on here, but even though I've been subscribed to these addons for a long time and use them every time I play Arma 3, for some reason they're not showing up in the launcher all of the sudden. I know I'm subscribed to everything required, as everything was working just yesterday, but now both Disc 1 and 2 won't show up.

Any information would be appreciated, I'm really not understanding how this is possible.

Kept you waiting huh? Solved the rations bug, should give you a full heal when you use consume a ration now. Sorry it took so long guys. Updating it now.

Hey sopa I've got some free time this weekend, I'll try and get this issue as well as a few other small bugs resolved and get an update out before Monday. Thanks for letting us know about it man.

Not sure. The medical is heavily scripted to work the way we want it too. How much is needed we don’t even know and are pretty hesitant to put a time scale on it, let’s just go with eventually. In the mean time you could run SSPCM and heal yourself that way so you can continue.

Ahh, thats too bad. I just passed the running man and I can't continue because I'm bleeding. Would it be fixed soon? Great mod tho, had a lot of fun so far.

Ace medical had a rewrite so the settings in the mission will need to be updated, as of now there’s not a lot you can do about it until we can fix it.

How the hell do I stop the bleeding and heal? Rations don't work for shit

I was unaware but it seems that a recent update to Arma 3 broke the virtual arsenal and made all weapon attachments vanish after loading a save. I have tested it on the development build and it seems to work fine there. Another workaround for anyone who doesn't want to switch to dev build is to just restart the scenario and use the level selector to teleport to your last location instead of loading.

This has been an amazing journey. I am very thankful for all the positive feedback I have gotten over the past year. I am very proud of what me and [Λ]Farsight have been able to accomplish here. I will likely have one more update for this scenario fixing bugs and adding better optimization. Let me know if there are any bugs/issues with the new update and I'll get it resolved as soon as possible. Thank you and enjoy.

New update just uploaded. Added decoys, deployable ladder, barrier and turret. Added a supplies crate that can be summoned from anywhere and contains all of the items you have collected within the game. Added options to change music to any track within game, also added a level selector that can instantly teleport you to any section of the game "This could also be used to backtrack to previous sections to look for any items you may have missed". All items, weapons ect.. are now labeled so that you know what item you are picking up before grabbing it.

Added a few more deployable items. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiBegodB2HQ

Update will be coming by the end of the week. Here are a few things I have been working on lately. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrlUpFcdo94

Z m a j Thank you! Really means a lot. I've got loads of improvements and features coming soon. Glad you enjoyed it.

11/10

Beep Thanks! I enjoy it really Thanks for the patience, can't wait to show off some of the stuff I've been working on.

Appreciate all the work you have done and are continuing to do!

Still here lol, I've been working on alot of stuff, adding an inventory system, life gauge, camo meter, placeable decoys, better alert phase and more boss fights. It's gonna be a few months before I get it all finished though, barely have any time at all to work on this stuff anymore.

Just in case anyone was wondering, I have not stopped working on this project and have some very big stuff that will be added in the next update as well as many requested items and fixes. Just taking a little longer than usual.

Here is a trailer I out together for the VR missions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU-aHNqWXH8

Alert23 has released a really cool VR mission and I highly recommend giving it a try. He is a very talented creator and will also be helping me and [Λ]Farsight on our next big project. Here is a link to it if anyone is interested. https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1760343236