published · approved · 22.6 KiB
Workshop mod by Tactical Bootneck
BCM Chemlights Arma Reforger Mod
BCM Chemlights expands NicoTins Chemlights with reliable multiplayer functionality, one-hour illumination, quick dropping, removal interactions, and eight selectable colours.
EB1C404200E04FE3
Ranking
Popular#269787.6Falling#74588.2
24Serversrunning this mod
15Observed players nowon servers reporting this mod
2.1kEstimated player-hours (7d)7-day data
DeploymentTop 8%92.4ahead of 92% of tracked mods by servers running it
ActivityTop 20%80.4ahead of 80% of tracked mods by play on those servers
Popularity87.6deployment and activity combined
How those 24 installs happen100% traced
- Not identified as a dependency22
- Required by another mod2
Last 30 days
24 latest27 peak, 19 Sept15 low, 5 Oct
Servers reporting the mod in each hourly observation. Last 30 days.
Daily values
| Day | Last | Peak | Low | Obs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sept | 26 | 27 | 25 | 9 |
| 20 Sept | 24 | 27 | 24 | 24 |
| 21 Sept | 26 | 27 | 24 | 24 |
| 22 Sept | 25 | 27 | 21 | 24 |
| 23 Sept | 24 | 26 | 23 | 24 |
| 24 Sept | 21 | 25 | 20 | 24 |
| 25 Sept | 24 | 24 | 20 | 24 |
| 26 Sept | 21 | 24 | 20 | 24 |
| 27 Sept | 23 | 24 | 18 | 24 |
| 28 Sept | 21 | 23 | 20 | 24 |
| 29 Sept | 21 | 23 | 20 | 24 |
| 30 Sept | 21 | 23 | 19 | 24 |
| 1 Oct | 21 | 22 | 20 | 24 |
| 2 Oct | 17 | 22 | 16 | 24 |
| 3 Oct | 20 | 21 | 17 | 24 |
| 4 Oct | 19 | 21 | 17 | 24 |
| 5 Oct | 15 | 19 | 15 | 24 |
| 6 Oct | 19 | 20 | 16 | 24 |
| 7 Oct | 18 | 19 | 16 | 24 |
| 8 Oct | 21 | 22 | 19 | 24 |
| 9 Oct | 21 | 22 | 18 | 24 |
| 10 Oct | 23 | 23 | 19 | 24 |
| 11 Oct | 24 | 24 | 21 | 24 |
| 12 Oct | 23 | 26 | 23 | 24 |
| 13 Oct | 21 | 23 | 21 | 24 |
| 14 Oct | 22 | 23 | 21 | 24 |
| 15 Oct | 23 | 24 | 20 | 24 |
| 16 Oct | 23 | 26 | 19 | 24 |
| 17 Oct | 23 | 26 | 22 | 24 |
| 18 Oct | 23 | 27 | 22 | 24 |
| 19 Oct | 24 | 25 | 22 | 15 |
12 latest53 peak, 4 Oct0 low, 22 Sept
Sampled player counts on servers reporting the mod; not unique players. Last 30 days.
Daily values
| Day | Last | Peak | Low | Obs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sept | 7 | 30 | 7 | 9 |
| 20 Sept | 7 | 50 | 4 | 24 |
| 21 Sept | 11 | 15 | 1 | 24 |
| 22 Sept | 9 | 42 | 0 | 24 |
| 23 Sept | 6 | 30 | 1 | 24 |
| 24 Sept | 7 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| 25 Sept | 6 | 31 | 0 | 24 |
| 26 Sept | 15 | 21 | 1 | 24 |
| 27 Sept | 4 | 46 | 1 | 24 |
| 28 Sept | 5 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| 29 Sept | 13 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| 30 Sept | 10 | 24 | 1 | 24 |
| 1 Oct | 13 | 21 | 1 | 24 |
| 2 Oct | 12 | 22 | 0 | 24 |
| 3 Oct | 23 | 30 | 5 | 24 |
| 4 Oct | 21 | 53 | 5 | 24 |
| 5 Oct | 8 | 16 | 1 | 24 |
| 6 Oct | 10 | 30 | 1 | 24 |
| 7 Oct | 5 | 23 | 1 | 24 |
| 8 Oct | 9 | 17 | 1 | 24 |
| 9 Oct | 8 | 32 | 1 | 24 |
| 10 Oct | 27 | 27 | 4 | 24 |
| 11 Oct | 18 | 51 | 4 | 24 |
| 12 Oct | 6 | 23 | 2 | 24 |
| 13 Oct | 11 | 22 | 1 | 24 |
| 14 Oct | 22 | 22 | 1 | 24 |
| 15 Oct | 19 | 30 | 0 | 24 |
| 16 Oct | 13 | 30 | 0 | 24 |
| 17 Oct | 30 | 30 | 2 | 24 |
| 18 Oct | 28 | 51 | 1 | 24 |
| 19 Oct | 12 | 37 | 0 | 15 |
Calculated Oct 19, 2026, 2:45 PM UTCDerived from observed server and mod activity. Trend positions describe recent observed change, not future adoption.
Summary
BCM Chemlights expands NicoTins Chemlights with reliable multiplayer functionality, one-hour illumination, quick dropping, removal interactions, and eight selectable colours.
Official Workshop description
Bootneck Company MILSIM is a semi milsim community focussed on teamwork, realism and helping people get into milsim.
Tactical Bootneck:
a Former Royal Marines Commando turned Content Creator with a focus on building a non toxic, enjoyable, helpful and friendly milsim community on ARMA Reforger and other games.
Tactical Bootneck’s community run PvE Semi Milsim Servers with large group operations.
Tactical Bootneck also runs a Hardcore Realism Milsim Unit - The Tactical Activities Group [TAG] which can be applied for through https://milsimunits.com/arma-reforger/tactical-activities-group-[tag]
Find Tactical Bootneck:
Youtube - youtube.com/@TacticalBootneck
Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/tacticalbootneck
Discord - discord.gg/tacticalbootneck
BCM Chemlights provides persistent, server-replicated chemlights designed for tactical multiplayer use.
Chemlights remain active for 60 real-world minutes and stay spawned when players move away from them. They remain dormant while held in inventory and activate once thrown or dropped.
Available colours:
Green
Blue
Cyan
Orange
Pink
Purple
Red
Yellow
HOW TO USE
Obtain a chemlight from the arsenal under non-lethal throwables.
Equip it through the grenade/throwable slot.
Cycle the throwable slot to select a different colour.
Use the normal grenade controls to throw it.
Alternatively, press the Cycle Fire Mode key while holding it to activate and drop it at your current position.
Look at a deployed chemlight and use the “Pick up chemlight” action to remove it from the server. Removed chemlights are not returned to your inventory.
FEATURES
60-minute real-time illumination
Eight chemlight colours
Standard throwing support
Cycle Fire Mode quick-drop support
Dormant appearance while in inventory
Server-replicated activation and removal
Remains spawned when no players are nearby
Interaction for removing deployed chemlights
Automatic throwable-slot refill when another chemlight is available
Servers running this mod
2424 currently listed servers report BCM Chemlights in its mod list. Showing the 5 with the most players.
- [TH] USASOC & JSOC - PROJECT MISSION MILSIM - TSOGOnline · Camp Neptune Training Complex8 / 100players
- REDACTED Frontier - PvEvP Zone Extraction Survival - [Dicord - 4TAQAsXe2]Online · FM Extraction Survival Kolguyev2 / 40players
- [SOC] Special Operations Command | MARSOC TrainingOnline · Camp Neptune Training Complex1 / 64players
- JSOC Task Force Exodus GM Operations - https://discord.gg/jtf-exodusOnline · #AR-Editor_Mission_GM_Kolguyev_Name1 / 128players
- ODA 7436 TRAININGOnline · #AR-Editor_Mission_GM_Eden_Name1 / 128players
Versions
41.8.3Game 1.8.0.10 · 22.6 KiB · Aug 22, 2026
Dependencies: 1Scenarios: 0PublishedApproved
No changelog text is available for this version.
config.json entry
{
"modId": "EB1C404200E04FE3",
"name": "BCM Chemlights",
"version": "1.8.3"
}Use BCM Chemlights on your server
Add BCM Chemlights to the game.mods array of your server config.json. The config generator builds the full file, the mod manager keeps the mod list and its dependencies organized, and the config validator checks an existing config. The adding mods guide and mod dependencies guide walk through it step by step.
Fetch this mod from the API
The same metadata is available as JSON. See the API quickstart, the V2 reference, or the V1 reference.
GET https://api.reforgermods.net/v2/mods/EB1C404200E04FE3
GET https://api.reforgermods.net/v2/mods/EB1C404200E04FE3/versionsData is cached from Arma Reforger Workshop metadata and may be stale. reforgermods.net is independent and is not affiliated with Bohemia Interactive.