I love that you get to customize your team & the Zeus was the icing on top.

Hey @Nevnar,
sorry to hear you ran into so many issues.
If you tried playing the mission in singleplayer, try launching it in local multiplayer instead: Multiplayer → Server Browser → Host Server.
If you had any mods enabled, try running the mission without them to see if that helps.
I want to make sure everyone has a smooth experience, so let me know if you're still running into problems after that.
The issue with the AI teammates is known — check out the “Issue Reports” discussion thread for more info.

Hey @Ros Perotte,
thanks for the kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed the mission.
I'm excited to see your video and get a look at how your take on the mission went.

Congratulations, a great mission, very well created. We loved it, even though we lost half the team throwing a grenade inside the Hostage building.
When I have the edited video, I'll send you the link, although it's in Spanish. Cheers, and thanks for the mission.

The best mission I ever played in Arma 3.

Awesome mission, great cinematics, details and well-balanced difficulty.
Truely one of the best and seems to work flawlessly in Coop.

Bro, I just want to tell you that stopping any person who has done missions in Arma 3, the one you uploaded is very well executed, you can tell the love and effort you have dedicated, 10 out of 10.

Dogshit. Full of glitches. AI teammates wont even fucking listen to my commands. Wasted 2 days of my life trying to have fun with this since its got outstanding reviews. I can tell it's a labor of love, but damn it, don't make something if you don't know what your doing. 0/10, fuck off.

Its one of the best if it is not the best. Thanks for this mission.

Hey @Moonlight,
Quick question: have you installed the CDLC on the server and can at least see the map listed in the selection using #missions?
If not, you still need to upload the CDLC to the server. Some server hosting sites have a setting or guide for that.
Otherwise, do the following:
Upload the WS folder from your PC (Steam\steamapps\common\Arma 3\WS) into the arma3 folder on the server.
Copy the key file from Steam\steamapps\common\Arma 3\WS\Keys\ws.bikey into the Keys folder on the server.
After restarting the server, the map should show up.

Hey @Moonlight,
it should actually be enough to host the scenario locally once
(Multiplayer → Server Browser → Host Server).

Then it should download the .pbo file, which you can then copy to the dedicated server.

The location where it downloads the file seems to vary a bit. Here's a Reddit post:
https://www.reddit.com/r/arma/comments/3dvr1h/where_do_i_find_the_pbo_files_from_the_workshops/

For me, it downloads the pbo to:
C:\programs\Steam\userdata\<userid>\ugc\referenced\<id>\Desert%20Ocean%20[SP%2fCOOP%201-8].SefrouRamal.pbo

I can't remember right now if, as you said, you need to replace all % and other special characters.

Hi so im making a server and would love for this mission to be on that server but everytime i try to make a pbo file and extract it into my servers mpmissions folder it doesnt show up when the server is running. i am aware that you should copy the name of the mission and replace all the /:] with _ including spaces for _ aswell i also have the map written after it with . between. is there anyway you can help me with this?

Hey @master chef, glad to hear you enjoyed the mission so much.

I wrote a mini version of the cutscene script in a Reddit post.

You should be able to just copy it or download it via the link there.
If that doesn't work or if you have any questions, feel free to reach out again.

https://www.reddit.com/r/arma/comments/1jh78v5/comment/mm1kvqc/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Everything is really great, honestly—this is one of the few missions I’ve enjoyed more than the ones in the base game or any DLC, 10/10. But I’d like to offer you a suggestion or idea: I’m really curious about how you made the intro cutscene, since there aren’t any helpful tutorials on YouTube—they barely explain anything. Could you make a video tutorial to show how it's done? Or, if you don’t want to, do you know if there’s any way I can move your scenario into the editor mode? I’d mainly like to see everything you had to do with the cutscenes and learn from it.

Really Cool Mission! Thank you!

Absolute Cinema!

Hello @dxo1a, you need the
Western Sahara DLC for this mission, as it
takes place on the Sefrou-Ramal map
icluded in that DLC.

can play without DLC? Or mission version without DLC?

that was a hell of a mission. AWESOME.

Very good thanks ... in fact i suppose that it is better not to destroy the AA and use it to target enemy vehicles

Yup this was S+ tier mission making. That last firefight had my PC chugging hard with all the bodies piling up in the field but hey that's what bad ass gunfights should look like and I probably could have turned down a lot of the blood and gore settings to make it not so CPU intensive. For anyone having trouble getting it to run from the scenario tab, make sure the DLC is actually enabled in the launcher. That was my problem.

Very well put together. I hope you make more!

Very nice mission, best cutscenes I've seen in A3.

Really enjoyable mission. Hoping you do more in the future!

Really well done mission. Worthy of being in an official campaign. Only suggestion is to add a garbage collector. The bodies pile up and eat performance.

Wow, great effort btw

Great mission, i really enjoyed it. for a moment even felt like playing a totally new game. Well done and thank you

8+

Great mission!! by the way, for voiceovers when you want them fast, just use Elevenlabs. The AI voices are basically the best you can get and indistinguishable from real actors now.

https://elevenlabs.io/

Don't know if only I had issues with dialogue volume but it was extremely loud, I did enjoy it thou. Great mission, it shows that you like when everything is polished. Would definitely recommend to friends if i had any.

Very good op fun balanced and veryy well made cutscenes vo and all of it, through the whole campaing only had the ai following problem that was repaired by the command in comments and a grenade spawned instead of the intel lol but picking up the nade worked as picking up the intel. 10/10 very good time playing this duo with my friend.

Glad to hear it. Enjoy the DLC.

Okay i reinstalled the DLC, now it works ;D

i just bought the DLC today and no scenario with the maps from the dlc work. Idk why

Hay @✞︎[TEA]✞︎ Teufelskind
the following steps should normally work:

Singleplayer → Scenarios → Under "Subscribed Content on Steam" → Desert Ocean [SP/COOP 1-8] → (Bottom right) "Play"
This should trigger the mission download.

If you receive an error message, feel free to post it here.

Alternatively, please try launching the mission in multiplayer:
Multiplayer → Server Browser → Host Server → Host Server → Map: Sefrou-Ramal → Mission: Desert Ocean [SP/COOP 1-8]

If you have mods enabled, please try launching the mission without them.
Otherwise, I recommend unsubscribing from the mission and subscribing again.

hey, when i try to start the scenario, nothing happens. Do you know why?

Hello @Mr. Garand, you only need the Western Sahara DLC for this mission, as it takes place on the Sefrou-Ramal map included in that DLC.

Hello, is it necessary to have all the DLCs mentioned in order to play it?

awesome mission whole squad got wiped on 1st engagement ended up finishing the mission alone after stealing all the explosive charges from the weapon cache for the final stand at the end of mission. Really great :)

I just played this mission with my buddies and wow it was something!
Everything from start to end was done perfectly, those cutscenes and voice acting were brilliant.
I just wanna say congrats to all people that were involved in making this masterpiece, you people are what makes this game alive even after all these years!

Danke! @Joshua9797

Sehr sehr schicke Mission... Das war in meiner Gruppe heute das erste Workshop-Scenario und wir waren alle schwer begeistert. Dagegen sind unsere selbstgebauten Missionen einfach nur Kinderkram; und wir waren erstaunt was alles mit dem Editor geht... Einfach nur der Hammer! Danke! =)

Edit: Wir brauchten mit 8 Leuten + einen Zeus etwa 60min Spielzeit.
Die Angabe im Workshop wäre hilfreich ;)

If you enter the following into the debug-console, the AI should follow again:
{
doStop _x;
[_x, leader Sapphire] remoteExec ["doFollow"];
} forEach units Sapphire;

This probably happens because I disable the AI for the cutscene after the helicopter landing (disableAI). Something seems to occasionally cause the AI to not function properly even after being reactivated.

Do you know why my AI units don't follow me when I click regroup :)?

I am not using any mods at all.

much appreciated Nidaros :)

Absolute gem, one of the best community made scenarios!

It's incredibly fun to play, the plot is short and sweet, and the last part of the mission, with the last stand is just the cherry on top, absolute must have for a quick playthrough either alone or with friends!

it's going into my favorites list for sure

Joshua, i gotta say, great fucking work, i tip my hat to you, man

I had lots of fun ! Cool mission, no bugs. Very challenging ! I had a difficult time completing the whole thing without losing my men. I managed to complete it the first time losing the SL while attacking the village and the marksman while defending the AA compound, a short time before the helo could come :(

Nice mission! Maybe add a few more things in the beginning of the mission. Definitely recommend regardless, balanced and fun. Great cut scenes and audio!

Hello @HeadShot
the following steps should normally work:

Singleplayer → Scenarios → Under "Subscribed Content on Steam" → Desert Ocean [SP/COOP 1-8] → (Bottom right) "Play"
This should trigger the mission download.

If you receive an error message, feel free to post it here.

Alternatively, please try launching the mission in multiplayer:
Multiplayer → Server Browser → Host Server → Host Server → Map: Sefrou-Ramal → Mission: Desert Ocean [SP/COOP 1-8]

If you have mods enabled, please try launching the mission without them.
Otherwise, I recommend unsubscribing from the mission and subscribing again.

Bro, i open Scenarios in Single Player and click to play this mission. Nothing happens. It wont open, it wont play. Am i doing something wrong?