I cannot get into any server that requires mods, unless I use A3 launcher. Steam launcher just doesn’t want to work. The reason this is an issue for me is I’m trying to join a private game that is being hosted by a friend and A3 Launcher does not recognize these games.
When I attempt to log into any server via the Steam launcher, servers will show, I’ll select the server, but the mod loading screen will not appear. The sever screen just dims out and I have to escape out to clear the dim.

I can go into Arma single player games no problem. I can go into unmodded servers like Combat Patrol servers no problem. I have tried going into modded servers using the Arma game multiplayer launcher but all that happens is I’ll get a quick “.pbo missing” (various ones for each server I have tried) and I’m immediately dumped back out to the server selection screen.

Here’s what I have done over the past few days to try to remedy the situation. (Not in any order that I have done it.) My apologies for this getting so long folks.

Uninstalled and reinstalled Steam
Uninstalled and reinstalled A3
Cleared all Steam caches
Removed and reinstalled Steam redistributable files
Deleted all mods. (This needed to be done anyhow I had well over 300gb of mods)
I’ve checked my security and firewall settings to make sure nothing has changed there including my router. (I have nearly 6500 hours in the game with rarely any major issues, never anything like this.)
Cleared all temp files on my PC.
Tried direct connect to my friend but get dumped back out. Crash logs were no help with that. Crash logs in general have been no help.

I’m sure there’s more, but I just can’t think of what they are at the moment.

Any help would be greatly appreciated folks. I can’t think of anything else to do and we have a great Antistasi game going. Thanks for reading all of this.