Release of the beta patch 1.09

Firstly, most people are aware, but for those that aren't, we released a beta patch 1.09 a few days ago, this patch contains a number of bug fixes, performance fixes as well as anti-cheating improvements amongst other things, first indications are that the majority of ArmA users are having great success with this patch so that's obviously very pleasing to all of us. As this is a beta patch your feedback is really useful to us to make sure that the final version is as stable and complete as possible.

Here are a few links to visit: 

• 1.09 patch page on the Community Wiki (download links, patch contents etc. etc.)
• Forum thread for discussing this new patch on the official forums
• Forum thread for troubleshooting issues related to the new patch

We wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a joyous Eid Al-Adha, we wish you a Happy Hanukkah, we wish you a happy December 25, and a happy new year! 

Secondly, and just as importantly, we'd like to express our sincere Festive wishes to everyone in the community who have been with us during this past year, whether you celebrate Christmas, Eid al-Adha, Hanukkah, Thaipusam or anything else, we hope you have a joyous and happy celebration. There's been some great times during this past year and let's look forward to a happy, productive and safe 2008 for everyone.