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NOTE: This article is about the playable terrain added in ArmA 3's Contact DLC. For the landlocked nation of the same name, see Livonia (country).


Livonia, better known as the Nadbór region[1], is a playable terrain in ArmA 3. It was added with the release of the Contact DLC.

Overview[]

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« Arma 3 Contact’s 163 km2 Eastern European terrain covers the partly abandoned Nadbór region within the larger Polish-speaking country of Livonia. This landlocked NATO member state shares borders with four other nations, including the Russian exclave Kaliningrad and CSAT partner Belarus, which inherently makes it a place of great geo-strategic importance. Its woodland locale is composed of a big set of completely new structures, props, and natural objects, complemented by objects from other Bohemia terrains.
Official terrain description
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Nadbór's picturesque farmland in the Biela Valley region.

Nadbór represents one of Livonia's three administrative districts and is a part of the Andrzejów Division.[2]

The region has been the site of several significant historical events throughout the nation's existence. During the Second World War, the town of Topolin became the site of a bloody massacre when defeated Wehrmacht troops attempted to flee from a penal battalion of Soviet soldiers in 1944.[3]

In the Cold War, the subsequent occupation of Livonia by the Soviet Union turned Nadbór into a hotbed of anti-Soviet resistance activity. The last known band of partisans were known to have based their operations out of the region, though they were ultimately exterminated by the Soviets in 1965.[4]

Since Livonia's independence, the Nadbór region has been converted into an army training area in the mid-late 1990s. As of 2035, it was designated as the main site of the biennial "Electron" joint military exercises held between Livonia and its NATO allies.[5][6]

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Military radar outpost.

As the southern half of the region falls within the military exclusion zone, it has been largely abandoned by the civilian population.[6][7] Only the northern half (specifically the Upper Biela Valley) is populated by civilians; the majority are farmers and hunters, who have lived in the region for generations.

It has also been rumoured that Nadbór is the very birthplace of the traditional Livonian snack known as "jarzäbnica"; oatmeal topped with bitter-sour rowanberry jam. This has yet to be factually verified, however.[8]

Geography[]

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Topographic map.

The Nadbór region covers a total landmass of 163 square kilometres.[1] More than half of the entire region is covered in woodland. Most of these forests are clustered around the southern half, and predominately consist of coniferous and deciduous trees/shrubbery.

Nadbór is well-known for its abundance of (edible) fungi but is also notorious for the large number of poisonous, brown-capped Deadly Galerina mushrooms; all of which only grow specifically throughout the region.[9]

Similarly to the rest of the country, Nadbór is heavily populated by deer. Furthermore, approximately 700 wolves are estimated to live both inside the region and surrounding areas.[10] Nadbór's remoteness coupled with its status of being a restricted and heavily militarised region[7], has ironically helped to preserve the population of such an endangered species.

In the northern half, the Biela River - nicknamed by locals as the "Valley of Blossoms" - streaks across the entire region and terminates at the heath swamps in the far north-east.[11] The fertile soil has been appropriated for agricultural use, with much of the existing forests having been long cleared to make way for additional farmland.

Settlements[]

In 2035, the military exclusion zone was greatly expanded to encompass most of the lands south of the Biela River. With the sole exception of the city of Nadbór (itself connected to the outside world by a road corridor from Gieraltów), many of the smaller villages such as Widok or Radunin have been completely abandoned.[6][2]

Outside of military exclusion zone, the Nadbór region has a total of ninteen settlements scattered across the region, with the city of Topolin serving as district capital of the Upper Biela Valley Region.

Settlements in Livonia
Cities BrenaNadbórTarnowTopolin
Towns BielawaGieraltówGliniskaLukowSobótka
Villages AdamówDolnikGrabinKolembrodyLemborkOlszankaPolanaRadaczSitnikZalesie
Military installations Camp KonradCamp KresnikCamp MagnesLukow AirfieldRodzanicaShapka-41SIŁA Factory
NOTE: Abandoned settlements that fall within the region's military exclusion zone are deliberately left out.

Points of interest[]

Branżów Castle[]

Located near the town of Bielawa, the ruins of the Branżów Castle was once the home of Jan of Branżów (circa 1213-1265 CE).[12] From the castle, he and his descendants would continue to rebel against the Knights of the Teutonic Order for several decades until it was finally sacked in 1306 CE.[13]

River Biela[]

The River Biela runs through the upper half of the Nadbór Region. In Livonian mythology, the river is often personified as a benevolent spirit in the form of a white snake.[14] Its mineral-rich waters have contributed to making the surrounding lands particularly fertile for agricultural produce. Thanks to this, the region is often referred to by the locals as the "Valley of Blossoms".[11]

SIŁA Factory[]

Main article: SIŁA Factory

A munitions and weapons development facility, the SIŁA Arms Factory was once famous for producing some of the finest sporting and hunting rifles in the world.[15] It was shut down and relocated in 1995 due to stability issues with its foundation.[16]

Terrain-specific texts[]

Default[]

« The geographic coordinates of Nadbór are 54°14'58.1"N 22°51'42.6"E. »
« The early inhabitants of Livonia spoke a Balto-Slavic language but adopted Polish during the Middle Ages. »
« The Nadbór Region became an army training area in the 1990s. Since 2035, it has grown extensively to accommodate biennial military exercises, held between NATO member states. »
« The abandoned SIŁA Factory was once renowned for producing one of the world's finest sport and hunting rifles. »
« The River Biela is personified as a benevolent spirit in Livonian mythology, often in the form of a white snake. »
« The hills to the south of Nadbór appear in folklore as the seat of an ancient and unspeakable evil. »
« A popular pub on Dambog Hill was demolished in the 1970s and replaced by a military observation tower. »
« Livonia was part of the Soviet Union from 1940. It gained its independence in 1991, during the Singing Revolution. »
« Despite being a Polish-speaking, landlocked country, Livonia is generally recognized as a Baltic state on account of its shared history, heritage, and culture. »
« Livonia's megalithic sites are rarely considered genuine. All too often, they are dismissed as the work of the country's National Rebirth movement. »
« Although the Nadbór Region is thought to have been inhabited since prehistoric times, no serious archaeological research has ever been conducted. »
« The Biela River Valley is known locally as the "Valley of Blossoms", owing to its rich agricultural production. »
« Forest management within the Nadbór training area is overseen by the Military Forests Directorate and enforced by armed Forest Rangers. »
« The town of Nadbór is situated inside a much larger military exclusion zone. It is connected to the outside world by a road corridor, leading to nearby Gieraltów. »
« Deer are not what they seem... »
« Occasionally, urban explorers are caught trespassing at the old Swarog radar station and SIŁA arms factory. »
« Nadbór was excluded from the military training area, as it was originally the home for many workers at the SIŁA arms factory. »
« The Nadbór Region is rumored to be the birthplace of traditional Livonian "jarzębnica" - oatmeal topped with bitter-sour rowanberry jam. »
« The Wrzeszcz crossroads are strategically important, yet NATO exercises rarely encompass them. »
« The town of Topolin saw fierce fighting between a Soviet penal battalion and retreating Wehrmacht troops on December 31, 1944. »
« The last anti-Soviet partisans were allegedly hiding in the hills around Nadbór as late as 1965. »
« The biggest deer ever hunted in Livonia was a 32-point stag, shot in the Muratyn forest district in 1864. »
« The yellow of Livonia's flag suggests hope for the future and continuity with the past. The white represents peace and justice, while the blue signifies freedom and the distant Baltic Sea. »
« The ruins near Bielawa mark the site of Branżów Castle, which opposed the Knights of the Teutonic Order until 1306. »
« Jan of Branżów (c. 1213 - 1265) was known as the 'Bloody Baron' after his heroic feats during the Battle of Bajorki. »
« Topolin is the district capital of the Upper Biela Valley Region. »
« Before the outbreak of WW2, Livonian armed forces followed Poland's military doctrine and built a number of fortified defensive lines. »
« The highly militarized Nadbór Region is part of Andrzejów, one of Livonia's three administrative divisions. »
« The Livonian Romantic composer, Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz, wrote the famous "Livonian Suite" after visiting Polana in 1842. »
« Livonia's emblem is the stag, symbolizing independence, indomitability, and instinctual readiness. The antlers - shed and regrown annually - reflect the nation's post-Soviet restoration and continual rebirth. »
« There are 54 bunkers scattered across the Nadbór Region. »
« The so-called "Andrzejów Gap" is south of Nadbór and runs through the heart of Livonia. It is of great strategic importance, linking NATO Baltic States to the rest of Europe. »
« Fireflies or Lightning Bugs can be found all across Livonia. The females are famed for their yellowish-green, bioluminescent glow. »
« According to official data, there are around 700 wolves in Livonia. »
« Many mushrooms grow in the forests of Livonia. Some are edible, while others, such as the brown-capped Deadly Galerina, are highly poisonous. »
« Livonia was founded in 1920 by Zbigniew Sokolski, a Polish mutineer general, sympathetic to refugees fleeing war and political turmoil in the northern Baltic States. »
« Livonia borders Lithuania, Belarus, Poland, and the Kaliningrad Region of Russia. »

First Contact[]

NOTE: These loading screen texts are only displayed if the First Contact campaign is active.

« The Siła Factory closed down and relocated in 1995, due to structural instability. »
« Livonia's neighbor, Belarus, is in accession talks with CSAT, following the 2035 Moscow Summit. »
« On July 15, 2039, Russia will consider an action plan for joining CSAT. Many Livonians fear that membership will end a tenuous balance of world power. »
« Due to increasing tensions with Russia, a growing number of Livonians are joining civilian militias. »
« In 1982, a group of triangular shaped UFOs were spotted over Livonia's Lukow Airfield. »
« Crop circles are a common phenomenon in Livonia. »
« The first widely reported UFO sighting in the USA was made by Kenneth Arnold in 1947, also spawning the term "flying saucer" in press reporting. »
« Many believe an extraterrestrial spacecraft crash-landed near the town of Roswell, USA, in 1947. The government has always denied this. »
« Following projects Sign and Grudge, project Blue Book was a US Air Force study into UFOs. It concluded there was no evidence of extraterrestrials and that these sightings were not a threat. »
« The Wow! signal was a powerful deep space radio transmission that has never been adequately explained as having a terrestrial or natural source. »
« The UK government declassified their Alsworth Report in June 2029, analyzing in great detail the possible implications of the discovery of extraterrestrial life. »
« SETI is the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, often focused on potential alien transmissions in the electromagnetic spectrum. »
« In 1974, the Arecibo message, containing info about Earth and humanity, was sent into space. Not everybody agrees with making our presence known in this way. »
« The scientific study of extraterrestrial life is also referred to as xenology. »
« High probability estimates for extraterrestrial life and the lack of evidence of such life are analyzed in the Fermi paradox. »
« 2026's multiple meteor impacts in Dongting Lake near Changsha, China, triggered worldwide conspiracy theories on extraterrestrial invasions. »

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • The terrain is based after the north-eastern parts of the Chřiby mountains, south of the city of Kroměřiž in the Czech Republic.[17]
  • Arma3-terrain-livonia-15

    View of the SIŁA Factory on the platform (top) and campaign (bottom) versions of Livonia.

    When the non-canonical First Contact campaign is activated, a different version of Livonia will be loaded specifically for use in the campaign.[18]
    • Aside from having map markers changed to denote the limits of Nadbór's militarised zones, this unique version also has adjusted lighting settings. When a scenario is set to run at midnight, ambient lighting will be noticeably amplified to the point that forests and buildings that would normally be pitch black, remain bright enough to be seen without the need for flashlights.[19]
    • This change, whilst highly unrealistic, was possibly implemented by design so that players could experience the campaign without needing to keep their night vision goggles activated for the majority of the campaign (over two thirds of First Contact's gameplay takes place exclusively at night).
  • Livonia is the second landlocked terrain to be added to ArmA 3 after Weferlingen, though it is considered to be the first "official" one due to the latter's semi-official status.

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bohemia Interactive a.s., 2019, Contact, Arma 3, viewed 6 December 2023, <https://arma3.com/contact>.
  2. 2.0 2.1 ARMA 3: Contact 2019 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Livonia, "The highly militarized Nadbór Region is part of Andrzejów, one of Livonia's three administrative divisions."
  3. ARMA 3: Contact 2019 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Livonia, "The town of Topolin saw fierce fighting between a Soviet penal battalion and retreating Wehrmacht troops on December 31, 1944."
  4. ARMA 3: Contact 2019 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Livonia, "The last anti-Soviet partisans were allegedly hiding in the hills around Nadbór as late as 1965."
  5. ARMA 3: Contact 2019 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Livonia, "The Nadbór Region became an army training area in the 1990s. Since 2035, it has grown extensively to accommodate biennial military exercises, held between NATO member states."
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 ARMA 3: Contact 2019 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., First Contact, False Negative, "Okay, so let's take a look at this. Our joint exercises span the Nadbór region. As you know, that's pretty much one big military training area. No CIVPOP to give us any trouble... But this? This is premium strategic real estate. The 'Andrzejów Gap'... Take ground here, and you close the door on the Baltic States. Anyway... Our boys are pushing East... From the Kaliningrad border. Obviously, in this scenario, roleplaying as the Russians. That means, we'll be facing-off against the Livonian Defense Force. Already this morning, we've put some pressure on their MSR... here. Later today, they'll counterattack. Dominating the high ground south of our position. To simulate this, we're doing a lot of live fire on this hill."
  7. 7.0 7.1 ARMA 3: Contact 2019 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Livonia, "The town of Nadbór is situated inside a much larger military exclusion zone. It is connected to the outside world by a road corridor, leading to nearby Gieraltów."
  8. ARMA 3: Contact 2019 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Livonia, "The Nadbór Region is rumored to be the birthplace of traditional Livonian "jarzębnica" - oatmeal topped with bitter-sour rowanberry jam."
  9. ARMA 3: Contact 2019 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Livonia, "Many mushrooms grow in the forests of Livonia. Some are edible, while others, such as the brown-capped Deadly Galerina, are highly poisonous."
  10. ARMA 3: Contact 2019 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Livonia, "According to official data, there are around 700 wolves in Livonia."
  11. 11.0 11.1 ARMA 3: Contact 2019 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Livonia, "The Biela River Valley is known locally as the "Valley of Blossoms", owing to its rich agricultural production."
  12. ARMA 3: Contact 2019 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Livonia, "Jan of Branżów (c. 1213 - 1265) was known as the 'Bloody Baron' after his heroic feats during the Battle of Bajorki."
  13. ARMA 3: Contact 2019 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Livonia, "The ruins near Bielawa mark the site of Branżów Castle, which opposed the Knights of the Teutonic Order until 1306."
  14. ARMA 3: Contact 2019 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Livonia, "The River Biela is personified as a benevolent spirit in Livonian mythology, often in the form of a white snake."
  15. ARMA 3: Contact 2019 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Livonia, "The abandoned SIŁA Factory was once renowned for producing one of the world's finest sport and hunting rifles."
  16. ARMA 3: Contact 2019 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., Livonia, "The Siła Factory closed down and relocated in 1995, due to structural instability."
  17. Revial, F 2019, Livonia, Bohemia Interactive Community Wiki, viewed 6 December 2023, <https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Livonia>.
  18. van 't Land, J.J. 2021, Yes, the 'Hollywood night' in the Contact campaign is only available when the Total Conversion optional data is loaded. It's quite specific to the hours used in the campaign and does not even have proper transitions to all times of day. The vanilla version of the terrain has more standard lighting configurations as on other terrains., Discord [Social Media], viewed 7 January 2024, <https://discord.com/channels/105462288051380224/585095800334581771/860437590502670367>.
  19. ARMA 3: Contact 2019 [Video Game], Bohemia Interactive a.s., \a3\data_f_contact\config.bin, CfgWorlds >> Enoch >> Weather >> LightingNewBase

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See also[]

Playable terrains in ArmA 3
Official Terrains Altis (Amsterdam) • LivoniaMaldenStratisTanoaVirtual Reality
Third Party Terrains Cam Lao NamGabretaKhe SanhNormandySefrou-Ramal"The Bra"Weferlingen
Official DLC: Apex DLC | Contact DLC
Creator DLC: CSLA Iron Curtain | Global Mobilization - Cold War Germany | S.O.G. Prairie Fire | Spearhead 1944 | Western Sahara
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