Argo
Closure of Argo
some announcements are harder than others, but we’re making this one with an especially heavy heart.
Following serious consideration, lengthy debate and after we had limited our support of the game back in 2019, we’ve now made the difficult decision to discontinue Argo for good. This happened primarily because of a lack of development resources that we needed to allocate elsewhere in our studio.
While the game will still be featured in your Steam library, its servers have been shut down permanently, which means the game is no longer playable.
We are extremely sorry for this and for the lack of clear communication before we made this step. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support and the great memories you’ve given us over the years.
If you’d like to stay in touch with members of the Argo community, you will surely find like-minded 'survivors' in the Arma 3 community.
An update on Argo's future
We want to give you an update on something that will happen with Argo in the near future: players will only be able to log in as "guests", meaning that progression and customization will be disabled.
This step is not one we are taking lightly but one we have to because of infrastructural limitations and viability surrounding the game.
What this means for you:
- you will still be able to freely download the game and log in and play as a guest on any of the unofficial servers as before,
- however, you will not be able to connect to your Bohemia Interactive account anymore,
- therefore, you will not be able to customize your loadout or your avatar,
- and finally, you will not be able to gain skillpoints and unlock new skills.
We hope that even in the wake of these less than fortunate changes, you will still be able to enjoy what Argo has to offer.
Unofficial Argo servers support only
Argo has been a great opportunity for us to investigate different avenues of game development, and we’re happy to say its presence has helped numerous Bohemians hone their skills. However, with a lot of exciting projects entering key stages within their development we are, unfortunately, ending the support of Argo on official servers.
But don’t worry, if you already have the game in your library you won’t lose it. And although the main servers will be shut down, you will still be able to play on unofficial servers (as well as premium servers – if you’ve purchased the Supporter’s Pack).
From here on, everyone will be max level and resetting the skill tree will be for free. So, everyone will have the ability to customize any character attribute freely between games. Additionally, database servers will continue to run to provide access to loadouts.
If you have any queries regarding the end of official support for Argo, then please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Enjoy the even chances for everyone!
Update 1.09 - next Monthly Challenge scenario
Dear Mercenaries!
Our Monthly Challenge "Link Arudy" came to an end last week. We hope you enjoyed it! As promised, the 'new' Top 30 players were handsomely rewarded in the form of some unique in-game items. Congrats!
Next up is another Monthly Challenge. This one starts today, and is all about: Raid La Trinite with SMGs. As usual, this scenario will only be available for a certain time (until March 22nd), so be sure to get in while you can.
Good luck on the battlefield!
Changelog:
Size of the update:
301,2 MB
General News:
February monthly challenge is Raid in La Trinite with SMGs.
Added: SMGs soldier classes for new Monthly Challenge
Fixed: Raid - Some score reward from the last round could not affect the MVP screen sorting of players
update 1.08 - next Monthly Challenge scenario
Dear Mercenaries!
There was already a Raid and Clash in the previous Monthly Challenges, so our next choice shouldn’t surprise you at all. Our next challenge will feature the Link scenario, this time we’re visiting Arudy.
Hope the preset loadouts will make this Challenge even more challenging - just pistols, grenades and your skills :)
This scenario will only be available for a certain time - from January 31st until February 21st and once finished, we'll announce the best players of the month. A lot of new cosmetic items is prepared to be send to a winners.
Enjoy!
Changelog
Size of the update:
230,2 MB
General News:
February Monthly Challenge is Link in Arudy (pistols and grenades only)
Scenarios:
Added: New soldier classes for Pistol Round Monthly Tournament
Fixed: MVP screen in new monthly challenge don´t use animations designed for rifles
Changed: Witch Hunt - Scenario no longer uses custom loadouts
Changed: Combat Patrol - score for revive is set to 200 points - awarded only if the revived player was incapacitated by an AI, only for 5 revives in the match (caps on 1000 XP / 2000 $)
Others:
Changed: Player with level 25 pays for skill tree reset only 49 999 AC
Known issues:
Some score reward could not affect the MVP screen sorting of players
Monthly Challenge has finished
Our Monthly Challenge "Raid Mout" has come to an end. We hope you enjoyed it! As promised, the 'new' Top 30 players will be handsomely rewarded in the form of some unique in-game items delivered to them somewhere next week. Congrats!
Before we kick-off our next Monthly Challenge, which will start on January 31st, there's unfortunately one thing we need to address again: fair play. During the last Monthly Challenge, we again discovered several players who violated the EULA rules. Based on the game statistics and several player reports, we’ve decided to ban these players and also remove all of the points they received during the Monthly Challenge. Our goal is to have a fun and fair game for everyone. That means there simply cannot be an excuse for cheating, farming, or exploiting the game. Of course we know this only applies to a small number of Argo players, and if you want to help us prevent cheating, then please report any suspicious behavior here: https://www.projectargo.net/report-player. Thank you for your help and understanding!
With that out of the way, we look forward to the upcoming Monthly Challenge! More details will follow in our next blog post.
See you on Malden!
Update 1.07 - Next Monthly Challenge scenario
Hope you've all enjoyed the holiday as much as we did. Now that we've charged our batteries, it's time to start to actively work on the game again.
To start off, we’ve sent out the rewards for Top 30 players of our last Monthly Challenge. Congratulations to the winners!
Next up is another Monthly Challenge. This one starts as of today, and is all about: Raid MOUT. As usual, this scenario will only be available for a certain time (until January 22th), so be sure to get in while you can. Good luck on the battlefield!
Changelog
Size of the update:
494,2 MB
General News:
January monthly challenge is Raid - MOUT
Known issue:
Raid - Some score reward from the last round could not affect the MVP screen sorting of players
Bugfixes:
Fixed: Raid - Score reward for hacking a terminal would not affect the MVP table score in some cases
Fixed: Raid - Problematic objective progress bar animations
Merry Christmas, Mercenaries!
The year is coming to an end and our Monthly Challenge - Clash in La Trinite has already finished. Hope you enjoyed it!
The Top players will receive their rewards as we promised. There are plenty of unique in-game items waiting to be sent.
Another Monthly challenge will start on January 3rd, meantime on behalf of the Project Argo development team, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Update 1.06 - New Monthly Challenge scenario!
It’s been a month since our first Monthly Challenge started and the top players were handsomely rewarded with unique in-game items..
So today is the day to announce the next Monthly Challenge scenario: Clash La Trinite with preset loadouts. Are you ready to show your skills and beat everyone in a fair match?
This scenario will only be available for a certain time - from the release of this Monthly Challenge until December 21st. And once finished, we'll announce the best players of the month. A lot of cosmetic items are prepared to be sent to a winners.
Good luck on the battlefield!
Changelog
Size of the update:
400.2 MB
General News:
Next Monthly Challenge scenario is Clash in La Trinite with preset loadouts
UI:
Changed: Monthly Challenge uses new icon
Known issues:
Clash - Sometime the mission objective name could be incorrect in players UI, map shows correct names
Bugfixes:
Fixed: Combat Patrol - Players would not get kicked if they repeatedly incapacitated and revived others in some cases
Fixed: Link - Error in MVP screen if a player didn't spawn for the last round
First Monthly Challenge is over
Time goes by fast when you're having fun, and so our first Monthly Challenge has already finished. Based on the stats, it looks like you've been enjoying the new Halloween-themed " Witch Hunt" scenario!
As promised, the top players in the last Monthly Challenge will be handsomely rewarded: the first 30 players will receive unique in-game items, while the 5 best players even receive entire item packs. Enjoy!
Next up is another Monthly Challenge. This one will be start on November 30th, and further details will be revealed in our next blog post. I can already say this will be a true challenge.
Before the next Monthly Challenge goes live, we have one more thing we'd like to address, which is the topic of fair play. As stated in our EULA, we only accept fair play. This means that things like farming, exploiting or cheating are prohibited and must never be part of the game. Unfortunately, during our last Monthly Challenge, we did discover several players who violated these rules and took away from everyone's enjoyment of the game. As such, we've decided to be transparent when this happens and not just ban these players, but also remove every single point they've received by cheating during the Monthly Challenge. Our goal will always be to ensure that this game is fun and fair for everyone. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
See you in the next Monthly Challenge!