Publisher [b]Bohemia Interactive[/b] and third-party developer [b]Rotators Collective[/b] are announcing today the upcoming release of a new [b][url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1681170/]Arma 3 Creator DLC: Western Sahara[/url][/b]. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1681170/ In this new DLC, you will take on the role of private military contractors and be deployed to a new desert sandbox terrain. Besides more content creation opportunities in the Arma 3 scenario editor, the Western Sahara DLC will offer several official scenarios and game modes to choose from. One of these is the open-world scenario "Extraction", which can be played in singleplayer or in co-op online multiplayer with up to four players. The scenario offers players the opportunity to serve as an operator for the ION Services private military company who are sent on a combat search and rescue mission after a war correspondent has been taken captive somewhere in the fictional war-torn desert province of Sefrou-Ramal. [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//2799889/c09025dd24befa595534591cd78b95ed9fbd9058.jpg[/img] Key features of the Western Sahara Creator DLC include: [list] [*][b]Sefrou-Ramal Terrain (100 km2)[/b] - Composed of completely new assets, as well as upgraded structures and objects from Arma 2 and Arma 3, Sefrou-Ramal is a province in the northeast of fictional Argana and is characterized by flowing sand dunes and desert architecture. [*][b]Armed Forces[/b] - UNA peacekeepers, Sefrawi Freedom and Independence Army, Tura tribe insurgents, desert NATO forces, and the return of the private military company ION Services. [*][b]4 Weapons & 1 Static Weapon[/b] - IMIL GALAT and Velko R4 automatic rifle, SLR rifle, XMS bullpup rifle, and a fully remastered Arma 2 static weapon, the ZU-23 anti-air gun. [*][b]9 Vehicle Variants[/b] - New variants of existing Arma 3 vehicles such as the Zamak truck, AMV-7 Marshall Infantry Fighting Vehicle, Offroad pickup truck, and PO-30 Orca helicopter. [*][b]Equipment[/b] - A gun drone with a modular weapon attachment system, a portable ballistic shield, and a variety of masks like dust goggles, a military-style headset, a ballistic mask, and more. [*][b]Open-World Scenario: "Extraction"[/b] - Search for intel and clues to return a kidnapped war correspondent to safety in a sandbox scenario featuring dynamically randomized contracts, which can be played in both singleplayer and multiplayer co-op with up to 4 players. [*][b]Multiplayer Mode: "King of the Dunes"[/b] - An original spin on the popular community-made sector control multiplayer game mode “King of the Hill”. [*][b]Multiplayer Mode: "Last Stand"[/b] - Defend against waves of enemies in a new co-op game mode for up to 4 players. [*][b]Showcase: "ION Weapon Systems"[/b] - A VR training environment to test gear in various scenarios and prepare ION operatives for deployment. [*][b]2 Time Trial Races[/b] - Race across the Sefrawi sand dunes in the Vrana-Redstone Dune Rally. [*][b]Additional Content[/b] - A digital camera, dromedary camel, refugee tents, and various new structures and props. [/list] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//2799889/5e81cf8f9f9d59bb2e44c73276dd43eb864b700d.jpg[/img] The Arma 3 Creator DLC: Western Sahara is scheduled for release [b]later this year[/b] and will be priced at [b]$6.99 USD[/b] (€6.99 EUR / £5.99 GBP). The precise release date will be shared at a later time. To be notified of Western Sahara's release, you can also add the DLC to their Steam wishlist via its [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1681170/]store page[/url]. [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//2799889/38ba6ebb2ca213cd55f5c506547bb5e8975a6141.jpg[/img] In the next two weeks, Bohemia Interactive and Rotators Collective will host a small-scale, [b]closed beta test[/b] for the DLC. Selected members of the Arma 3 community will be invited to participate in order to identify any remaining issues and test the new content on a wide variety of PC configurations before launch. [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//2799889/d078cc0739853028bca1a92cfdc5c0b3330d4357.jpg[/img] [b]Creator DLC[/b] is a label for original Arma 3 projects [b]made by third-party developers[/b] and [b]published by Bohemia Interactive[/b]. This program enables external talent to earn a financial reward for their work, while players get to enjoy more new quality content. So far, three other Creator DLC projects have been released: [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1042220/Arma_3_Creator_DLC_Global_Mobilization__Cold_War_Germany/]Global Mobilization - Cold War Germany[/url] (April 2019), [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1227700/Arma_3_Creator_DLC_SOG_Prairie_Fire/]S.O.G. Prairie Fire[/url] (May 2021), and [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1294440/Arma_3_Creator_DLC_CSLA_Iron_Curtain/]CSLA Iron Curtain[/url] (June 2021). To learn more about the Arma 3 Creator DLC initiative, and to find answers to some of the most Frequently Asked Questions, please visit https://arma3.com/dlc/creator. 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