Even after a full year with Arma Reforger, updates, bug fixes, and gameplay shifts keep the experience fresh. But with that experience comes wisdom—things I wish I had known as a new player. This guide compiles 19 essential tips that can dramatically improve your time in Conflict mode, based on trial, error, and more than a few respawns.
1. Field Hospitals and Medical Gear Access
Since the recent medical update, items like bandages, morphine, tourniquets, and saline bags are vital to survival. While medics depend on a field hospital (650 supplies, Sergeant rank), you can bypass shortages by spawning an ambulance at the light vehicle depot—it comes stocked with essentials.
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2. Save Your Loadout—Every Time
Nothing is worse than losing a carefully crafted loadout. Thankfully, any equipment box lets you save your gear and medical items. Note: You can only save and spawn gear from your own faction to prevent abuse. Always select your saved loadout before spawning back in.
3. Identifying Conflict Objectives
The key to victory? Holding purple-colored locations. For Everon, it’s five objectives; for Arland, it’s two. Surprisingly, many players overlook that these are plainly marked on the map. Don’t be one of them.
4. Rank Up Faster by Assigning Objectives
To reach Sergeant rank faster—required for spawning heavy vehicles or building defenses—assign objectives in the objective menu. You’ll earn bonus points and help your team see your intentions.
5. Understanding ‘Base Defended’ Notifications
A common confusion: this isn’t enemy detection—it’s a passive bonus for lingering at base. Defend the base, and you’ll receive points, especially for eliminating enemies nearby.
6. Armory and Light Vehicle Depot Placement Tips
There’s etiquette (and strategy) to building. The light vehicle depot should be placed on flat terrain and facing a roadfor smooth exits. The Armory should be nearby to quickly load gear into trucks.
7. Load Trucks Efficiently Using Inventory Vicinity
Don’t waste time dragging items one by one into vehicles. Drop items near your truck, then access the trunk via your inventory vicinity tab to move them quickly.
8. Fast Weapon Attachment Swapping
Use the Inspect Weapon feature (Ctrl + R on PC) to rapidly swap attachments like scopes. It’s smoother than managing gear through the inventory during combat.
9. Don’t Peek the Same Spot Twice
AI won’t punish you for predictable behavior—human players will. If someone’s shooting, assume they know your position. Reposition before engaging again. You’ll break their focus and gain the upper hand.
10. Flashlight Decoys in Dark Nights
Instead of giving away your position, drop a flashlight to act as a decoy or light up a small perimeter defensively. The new engine’s lighting system is realistic—and exploitable.
11. Coast Your Vehicle with the Engine Off
Approaching objectives? Turn off your engine and coast in silently. It drastically reduces noise, catching enemies off guard.
12. Finding Supplies After Updates
Forget relying on base supply refills. Now, head to FIA-controlled supply depots (green “E” icon). They’re limitless but guarded and will respawn hostiles if neglected.
13. Why Running Supplies Is Game-Changing
It may seem boring, but running supplies earns major XP and unlocks powerful tools like sandbags, bunkers, and machine gun nests once you reach Sergeant. Supply trucks even allow placing these outside the base radius.
14. Deconstructing Enemy Fortifications
Supply trucks can also delete enemy fortifications. Drive close, delete, and the supplies go back into your truck—ready to redeploy elsewhere.
15. Can’t Spawn? Build the Antenna
No radio icon at a base? You can’t spawn there. Build an antenna (650 supplies) after first placing a supply depot (raises supply cap from 500 to 5,000). You’ll usually need just one full truckload.
16. How to Work Around Radio Backpack Limits
Only two active radio backpacks at once? Bypass that by equipping one from the antenna tent. It won’t activate until others are downed, keeping spawn options alive.
17. The BTR Is Amphibious
Yes, the BTR floats. You can drive it across water, making it surprisingly versatile. Just ignore the awkward visuals inside—it works.
18. Countering the BTR Easily
Hearing BTR panic? Spawn a 50 cal Jeep—they’re cheap, mobile, and rip through BTRs effortlessly. Sit tight, smile, and wait for them to roll up.
19. Enemy Can Hear Your Radio—Use It Wisely
All voice chat is broadcast in proximity, and enemies can loot your radio to listen in. Be discreet. Change frequencies, keep radio chatter short, and never treat it like a private line.
These 19 tips are the product of dozens of hard-learned lessons in the world of Arma Reforger. Whether you’re running logistics, holding objectives, or flanking with your squad—use this knowledge to survive longer, support smarter, and win more often. See you on the battlefield.
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