{"id":26228,"date":"2026-11-02T10:09:47","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T10:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igamemag.com\/?p=26228"},"modified":"2026-11-02T10:09:49","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T10:09:49","slug":"arma-reforger-1-9-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/igamemag.com\/en-gb\/arma-reforger-1-9-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Arma Reforger 1.9 Update: Rebuilt Vehicle Physics, Racing Wheel Support and Manual Clutch, Plus the Rally DLC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Soldiers<\/p>\n

Arma Reforger 1.9<\/strong> is Bohemia Interactive’s next major update, and it’s built around the biggest change to driving the game has had: a complete rewrite of the vehicle powertrain simulation<\/strong>, plus full racing wheel and force feedback support<\/strong>, a manual clutch<\/strong>, mouse steering and vehicles that get muddy. It’s playable now on the Experimental branch<\/strong> on Steam. Bohemia hasn’t given a release date for the main game yet. Separately, a paid Rally DLC<\/strong> with three rally cars and six stages is coming soon.<\/p>\n

Arma Reforger 1.9 at a glance<\/h2>\n\n
Status<\/strong><\/td>On Steam Experimental since September; no stable release date yet<\/td><\/tr>\n
Headline change<\/strong><\/td>Powertrain simulation rewritten (engine, clutch, differentials, wheels)<\/td><\/tr>\n
New controls<\/strong><\/td>Racing wheels, pedals, shifters, force feedback, manual clutch, mouse steering<\/td><\/tr>\n
Trucks<\/strong><\/td>Inter-axle differentials: more power on uneven ground<\/td><\/tr>\n
Visuals<\/strong><\/td>Dust and mud on vehicles, skid marks, tyre smoke<\/td><\/tr>\n
Also<\/strong><\/td>AI visibility through vegetation, stability, Conflict balancing, supply fixes<\/td><\/tr>\n
Rally DLC<\/strong><\/td>Coming soon: 3 rally cars, 6 stages<\/td><\/tr>\n
Game price<\/strong><\/td>\u00a332.99 \/ $39.99 \/ \u20ac39.99 on Steam<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n

When is the Arma Reforger 1.9 release date?<\/h2>\n

There’s no date yet. 1.9 has been on the Experimental<\/strong> branch since 15 September, with several builds since. In Dev Report #24<\/a>, Bohemia said there is “still more to tune as 1.9 moves toward release”. To try it now, install Arma Reforger Experimental<\/strong> from your Steam library and report problems on the Feedback Tracker.<\/p>\n

What’s new in Arma Reforger 1.9?<\/h2>\n

The headline is vehicle simulation. Bohemia rewrote the whole powertrain (engine, clutch, differential and wheels) from scratch, while keeping it compatible with existing mods. The old system caused one of Reforger’s most notorious problems: some vehicles, trucks in particular, became very slow on hills or couldn’t move at all, because torque flowed the wrong way and sent the engine to redline. Earlier patches papered over it by making the M923A1 and Ural trucks more powerful, which made them too fast on flat ground. 1.9 fixes the root cause.<\/p>\n