ARMA 3 Eden Update Brings NVIDIA HBAO+ and More!

By Nathan Kirsch

ARMA III Eden Update

Bohemia Interactive today introduced the Eden Update for ARMA 3! The goal of the Arma 3 Eden Update is to enhance the game’s core usability and to cater to custom content creators in meaningful ways:

  • Eden 3D Editor Retaining the beloved simplicity of creating scenarios, the new editor finally adds the third dimension and a lot of desired functionality.
  • Launcher-Based Server Browser Get into multiplayer sessions more easily via better filtering options and Workshop mod support.
  • Audio Upgrade A multi-channel amplitude panner and distance-based samples for weapons and explosions add more immersion and fidelity to combat sounds.
  • Font Process information more quickly with a new, easier-to-read in-game font.

In addition to the above, the Eden Update also implements Steam Leaderboards, various scripted system optimizations, parallax ground surfaces, NVIDIA’s HBAO+ , and more. HBAO+ adds to the shadows, which adds definition to items in a scene, dramatically enhancing the image quality. Bohemia Interactive said in their blog that these changes are the forerunners of a more substantial ‘Visual Update’ planned for Arma 3 soon.

RHA66 Comanche Helicopter in ARMA 3

You can read more about the Arma 3 Eden update on todays blog posts by Bohemia Interactive and NVIDIA as well as the update trailer below.

You can purchase the regular edition of Arma 3 (44.99 EUR/39.99 GBP/59.99 USD) on Steam.