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The Lost Battalion
Guide

Getting Started & Mod Setup

Install Arma 3, get the TLB modpack running, and be ready for your first session in under an hour.

Updated 27 July 2026

  • New members
  • Mods
  • Setup

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Before you start

You need a legal copy of Arma 3, a working microphone, and Discord. That is the whole list.

1. Install the modpack

TODO: link the modpack manager at mods.tlbmilsim.com and describe the sync process end to end.

2. Launcher settings

TODO: the recommended launcher parameters, memory allocation, and the settings that actually matter for performance on op night.

3. Join the server

TODO: server address, password location in Discord, and what to do when the mod check fails.

4. Test your comms

TODO: ACRE/TFAR setup, push-to-talk binding, and the radio check procedure before an op starts.

If something breaks

TODO: the three or four failure modes new members actually hit, and the fix for each. Point at the right Discord channel for anything else.

Questions the guide did not answer?

Ask in Discord — there is always someone from S7 Training around.