Spearhead 1944 Official Servers

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Thanks to Bohemia Interactive and Armahosts there are plenty of official servers available for Spearhead 1944.

This page provides an overview on these - what they offer, how to find them, and how to make use of them.

Missions and Game Modes

[ OFFICIAL ] - no mods and no custom game modes

Available missions:

  • 1-24 SP/COOP Campaign - Operation Cobra
  • 1-4 SP/COOP mission - Der Zahnarzt

Official SPE game modes:

Player count Game Mode name Type Admin Notes
1-10 SPE Combat Patrol SP/COOP Can force location if set via mission parameter
Can select the factions to be used 		Can be played alone
Can be played with AI as group leader
Only group leader has map and compass in Veteran/Hardcore
1-10 SPE Escape SP/COOP Admin required to start the mission [BUG to be fixed in next update]
Can select the factions to be used
Can select the unit types to be used for players 		Can be played alone
Can be played with AI as group leader
Only group leader has map and compass in Veteran/Hardcore
1-16 SPE Warlords PvP with AI or SP/COOP against AI Can select the factions to be used Can be played alone with other slots operated by AI
1-18 SPE Zeus GameMaster SP/COOP Zeus Game Master slot must be used
Can be played alone
3-50 SPE Zeus GameMaster SP/COOP Zeus Game Master slot must be used
Should have at least one player

[Official by Armahosts.com] - with mods and custom game modes

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Official SPE game modes:

  • 1-10 SPE Combat Patrol (SP/COOP)
  • 1-10 SPE Escape (SP/COOP)
  • 1-16 SPE Warlords (PvP with AI or SP/COOP against AI)
  • 1-18 SPE Zeus GameMaster (SP/COOP)

Unofficial SPE game modes:

  • 1-12 SPE Mission Wizard (SP/COOP)
  • 1-66 SPE Random Skirmish (PvP with AI or SP/COOP against AI)
  • 1-16 SPE Blitzkrieg (PvP with AI or SP/COOP against AI)
  • 1-12 SPE Tank Team DeathMatch (PvP with AI or SP/COOP against AI)

Third party game modes:

Server info

Custom Ingame Server Browser

Open the Multiplayer menu from the main menu. From there select in the center from the different options

Advanced Browser

  1. Select Official in the Server Type top bar
  2. Choose between All, PvP, PvE, PvPvE in the Game Type bar
  3. Select the desired server in the list and double click with the mouse or the Connect button in the bottom right

Simple Browser

  1. Select Official in the Server Type top left bar
  2. Choose between All, PvP, PvE, PvPvE in the Game Type top center bar
  3. Select the desired server in the list and double click with the mouse or the Connect button in the bottom right

Important:

  • The Simple Browser only shows servers without extra mods!
  • You may not load any mods to be able to join servers shown here

Quickplay

  1. Choose between All, PvP, PvE, PvPvE in the Game Type top left bar
  2. Select the desired server in the list and double click with the mouse or the Connect button in the bottom right
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  • Quickplay lists also non official servers
  • By default Quickplay only shows servers without extra mods - if you want play on the official servers with extra mods, activate the Any Extra Mods tickbox in the bottom center
  • A Warning symbol is shown in the server list if the mod requirements dont match - either choose another server, or restart the game with the required mods, or use the External Server Browse to get/sync the mods as required by the given server

Direct Connect

  1. Open from the bottom center bar
  2. Get the IP and Port from the server list below for the desired server
  3. Enter IP and Port
  4. Hit the Search button in the center dialog
  5. Click Connect button in the bottom right

Standard Ingame Server Browser

  1. Open the Multiplayer menu from the main menu
  2. Click the Server Browser button in the bottom bar
  3. Click the Official Servers button in the top bar
  4. Wait for the server list to get populated
  5. Select the desired server with Spearhead 1944 in the name from the list and double click with the mouse or the Join button in the bottom right
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For easier finding and selection, click on Host at the top of the server list to sort the servers by name and thus group the Spearhead 1944 ones together.

For the official servers with mods:

  1. Open the Multiplayer menu from the main menu
  2. Click the Server Browser button in the bottom bar
  3. Click the Internet button in the top bar
  4. Click the Filter button in the bottom left
  5. Enter into the Host field: armahosts
  6. Click the OK button in the bottom center
  7. Wait for the server list to get populated
  8. Select the desired server with Spearhead 1944 in the name from the list and double click with the mouse or the Join button in the bottom right
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Searching for server with a set filter can take up to a minute.

External Server Browser

  1. Open the official Arma 3 Launcher from Bohemia Interactive
  2. Load Spearhead 1944 via the DLC section
  3. Open the Servers section
  4. Click the Official tab in the top bar
  5. Wait for the server list to get populated
  6. Select the desired server with Spearhead 1944 in the name from the list and double click with the mouse or the Join button in the bottom right
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For easier finding and selection, click on Name at the top of the server list to sort the servers by name and thus group the Spearhead 1944 ones together.

For the official servers with mods:

  1. Open the official Arma 3 Launcher from Bohemia Interactive
  2. Load Spearhead 1944 via the DLC section
  3. Open the Servers section
  4. Click the Internet tab in the top bar
  5. Click the Filters button in the top right
  6. Enter into the Server Name field: armahosts
  7. Click the Filters button again to close the dialog
  8. Wait for the server list to get populated
  9. Select the desired server with Spearhead 1944 in the name from the list and click Join button in the right side of the selected entry
  10. Click on "Setup DLCs and mods and join" bar in the bottom center

Direct Connect

Customization

To be able to customize the experience via mission parameters (top right button in the lobby) or custom dialogs at the mission start, you need to log in as admin.

  1. Open the chat
  2. Type #login admin
  3. Open the mission parameters in the lobby or adjust settings/locations at mission start in custom dialogs

For more admin commands see Multiplayer Server Commands

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