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ArmA 3's Apex DLC (alternately the Apex Expansion) adds several new factions, weapons, vehicles, clothing, gear, a co-op campaign and a new terrain in the form of the fictional South Pacific island of Tanoa. It was released on July 11th, 2016.[1]

Overview

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Official DLC Description
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Apex is the first major expansion pack for ArmA 3 and contains a brand new multiplayer-based Apex Protocol campaign that continues the story of The East Wind campaign.

Additionally, a set of new radio protocols in French, French-English, and Mandarin Chinese have been included to expand the existing roster of voicesets. This includes an entire suite of Tanoan and Chinese faces, along with a Tanoa-based multiplayer Zeus Game Master scenario.

Six new factions have also been introduced: conventional Pacific NATO/CSAT forces, CTRG/Viper special operations teams, Syndikat insurgents, and the Gendarmerie police force. In addition to the premium content, a selection of existing weapons, attachments, and vehicles have also been retextured to better suit the jungle environment.

Old Man Update

Released on April 14th, 2020[2], the Old Man free update includes a static turret version of the M2 heavy machine gun, several character items and clothing/headwear, alternate textures for existing vehicles, along with the Old Man mini-campaign/scenario itself.

Old Man is an open-world scenario in which players take control of a retired French Foreign Legionnaire as they investigate the mysterious cause behind the outbreak of a super-strain of malaria on the Horizon Islands.

With the exception of the Old Man mini-campaign/scenario, all other assets are available free of charge to both DLC and non-owners. They are included as part of the platform update, though the scenario itself requires the Tanoa terrain to play (and therefore, ownership of the expansion).

Content

(*) Denotes additional content included as part of the Old Man update.

Terrains

Factions

Campaign

Vehicles

Weapons

  • NATO
    • SPAR-16 5.56×45mm assault rifle series Prem
    • SPAR-17 7.62×51mm battle rifle Prem
  • CSAT
    • CAR-95 5.8×42mm bullpup assault rifle series Prem
    • CMR-76 6.5×39mm bullpup designated marksman rifle Prem
    • Type 115 6.5×39mm/.50 BW bullpup assault rifle Prem
  • Gendarmerie
  • AAF
    • M2 12.7×99mm heavy machine gun* Free
  • FIA
    • M2 12.7×99mm heavy machine gun* Free
  • LDF
    • M2 12.7×99mm heavy machine gun* Free
  • Syndikat
    • AKS-74U 5.45×39mm carbine Prem
    • AKM 7.62×39mm assault rifle Prem
    • AK-12 7.62×39mm assault rifle Prem
    • LIM-85 5.56×45mm light machine gun Prem
    • RPG-7 rocket launcher Prem
    • PM 9×21mm handgun Prem
    • M2 12.7×99mm heavy machine gun* Free

Attachments

Uniforms

Vests

Helmets

Facewear

Backpacks

Singleplayer scenarios

Multiplayer scenarios

Screenshots

Release


Old Man

Video

Trivia

  • An early beta version of Old Man was previously available to download on the Steam Workshop for testing. It is still available on the Workshop but has since been deprecated.[3]

References

  1. Bohemia Interactive a.s., 2016, ARMA 3 APEX OUT NOW, Arma 3, viewed 25 March 2023, <https://arma3.com/news/arma-3-apex-out-now>.
  2. Bohemia Interactive a.s., 2020, 'Arma 3 Apex: Old Man is now available', Developer's Blog, 14 April, viewed 25 March 2023, <https://www.bohemia.net/blog/arma-3-apex-old-man-is-now-available>.
  3. Bohemia Interactive a.s., 2019, Arma 3 Apex: Old Man (Beta), Steam, viewed 25 March 2023, <https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1938939381>.

External links

See also

DLC (ArmA 3)
Premium Main KartsHelicoptersMarksmenApexJetsLaws of WarTac-OpsTanksContact
Creator (Armaverse) Western SaharaReaction ForcesExpeditionary Forces
Creator (Cold War) Global Mobilization - Cold War GermanyS.O.G. Prairie FireCSLA Iron Curtain
Creator (WW2) Spearhead 1944
Free ZeusMaldenArt of War
Official Addon ADR-97 Weapon Pack* • Czech Veterans Pack
Entries are listed in order of release from left (oldest) to right (newest)
* deprecated/incorporated as official content.
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