Install the package
Use Steam’s official Play – Anti-Cheat Disabled option. Stay off official servers.
THUNDER BUDDIES BROKEN ARROW PACKAGE 1.3.5 Single Windows x64 installer for an EXISTING Steam installation of Broken Arrow 1.2.0.3. Includes official MelonLoader 0.7.3, unchanged B.A.R.O. 5.9.5 with RealismOverhaul_Vehicules assets, Studio UI 5.3.6. Optional: Workbench 0.3, desktop shortcut, Gaza test maps, Titan creator samples. INSTALL 1. Close Broken Arrow and the installed Workbench. Run ThunderBuddiesSetup.exe. 2. Confirm the Steam installation folder detected from libraryfolders.vdf. 3. Choose Install Workbench, Create Desktop Shortcut, Gaza Test Maps as wanted. 4. Titan samples are optional and unchecked by default. They are not combat units. 5. Acknowledge Anti-Cheat Disabled/local-compatible modded play, then Install. 6. Open Steam page. YOU choose Steam's official Play - Anti-Cheat Disabled option. 7. First initialization: wait for the main menu, then close the game. WORKBENCH Installed at <game>/Tools/BrokenArrowWorkbench/BrokenArrowWorkbench.exe. Open the desktop shortcut if selected, or that executable. Docs/index.html is the guide. Blender must be installed separately; configure its executable in Connections. Unity is optional and requires a valid Editor license; it is not bundled. The desktop app includes its .NET 8 runtime, Blender scripts, guides, examples and runtime plugins. The plugins stay in its Runtime folder until Workbench Deploy. Gaza Maps installs its map adapter into Mods when that option is selected. Drag panel tabs to dock/float; View shows/hides sections and saves/restores layouts. GAZA TEST MAPS Local Play > Scenarios: TBS Gaza City - Rimal District, or TBS Rimal Assault - US Absolute Arsenal. The assault has US player slots and Russian AI. Install requires the optional map adapter, geographic data and scenario files. Uses native buildings from the user's installed game; no native mesh bundles are shipped. Experimental test maps, not a claim of complete geographic or gameplay fidelity. The larger coast experiment is not included in this release. TITAN SAMPLES Optional assets at Tools/BrokenArrowWorkbench/Samples/Titans. Earth FBX and GLBs plus Clover/Paradox GLBs. Import through Workbench's Resource menu. Inspect clips and rigs in Blender. Importing does not add selection, AI, weapons, melee attacks or destruction. No previous Titan game mod or Titan scenario is installed. REMOVAL / UPDATES Setup backs up changed files and checks SHA256. Uninstall/restore touches only receipt-managed files; modified files, personal saves, decks and settings are preserved. Closing an installer-created Workbench window is required during updates. A pre-existing desktop shortcut is preserved; uninstall deletes only its unchanged own link. Ranks, live stats and leaderboards in the game UI are previews, still in development. LAUNCH CONDITIONS Only use official Steam Play - Anti-Cheat Disabled. Stay off official servers. No game EXE, Easy Anti-Cheat file, Steam launch setting or B.A.R.O. binary is modified. The installer is unsigned. Compiled and payload hashes checked; this new combined installer has not been executed or tested on a clean PC. SUPPORT / DOCUMENTATION https://thunderlink.online/broken-arrow-tools/ https://discord.gg/9Nq8yCPYhr License notices accompany this package. Workbench sample limitations are documented. LINUX The Windows .exe is not a native Linux installer. Use the separate single-file ThunderBuddiesSetup-Linux-1.3.5.run distribution. It includes the same package components for Steam/Proton, with optional exclusions. Linux execution and B.A.R.O. compatibility are unverified. Workbench remains a Windows build. See the Linux package README for prerequisites, dependency setup and restore. SANDBOX PLAYTEST 0.1.2 Choose Overwatch Sandbox in setup. Play > Sandbox loads the dedicated Kaliningrad scenario. BLUE TEAM / RED TEAM switches native deployment ownership. Use the native hangar after drawers collapse, then SHOW CONTROLS to configure AI groups. Both sides share the embedded Absolute Arsenal deck. Ground AI and custom disaster effects are experimental. Native hangar switching remains unverified. The controls appear only in this local Sandbox scenario; no multiplayer support.