Difference between revisions of "Arma: Cold War Assault"
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{{Fixbox|description=Re-adding Red Hammer campaign|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix= | {{Fixbox|description=Re-adding Red Hammer campaign|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix= | ||
− | # Either open a folder where Red Hammer expansion is installed or go to a | + | # Either open a folder where Red Hammer expansion is installed or go to a installation folder of a CD with expansion pack. |
− | # There go to | + | # There go to '''AddOns''' and copy a file '''VoiceRH.pbo''' to a folder '''AddOns''' in ARMA: Cold War Assault folder. |
− | # Go to | + | # Go to '''Campaigns''' either in a folder where you have installed Red Hammer expansion or on your CD. |
# Copy a file '''redhammer.pbo''' to '''Campaigns''' in ARMA: Cold War Assault folder. | # Copy a file '''redhammer.pbo''' to '''Campaigns''' in ARMA: Cold War Assault folder. | ||
{{ii}} A retail copy of expansion is required for this; '''Red Hammer''' expansion is not available digitally. | {{ii}} A retail copy of expansion is required for this; '''Red Hammer''' expansion is not available digitally. | ||
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# Set the window position and size. | # Set the window position and size. | ||
# Set '''Desktop''' for borderless fullscreen windowed. | # Set '''Desktop''' for borderless fullscreen windowed. | ||
− | # Click on DirectX tab, set ''' | + | # Click on DirectX tab, set '''DirectX 8'''. |
# Click OK, then '''File''' and '''Save'''. | # Click OK, then '''File''' and '''Save'''. | ||
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|minHD = 800 MB | |minHD = 800 MB | ||
|minGPU = Riva TNT, GeForce 256, GeForce 2 | |minGPU = Riva TNT, GeForce 256, GeForce 2 | ||
− | |minGPU2 = Rage 128, Radeon | + | |minGPU2 = Rage 128, AMD Radeon |
|minVRAM = 16 MB | |minVRAM = 16 MB | ||
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|recRAM = 4 GB | |recRAM = 4 GB | ||
|recHD = 1 GB | |recHD = 1 GB | ||
− | |recGPU = Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 with 512 MB | + | |recGPU = Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 with 512 MB |
− | |recGPU2 = AMD Radeon HD 7850 with 1 GB | + | |recGPU2 = AMD Radeon HD 7850 with 1 GB |
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{{ii}} Despite official system requirements, game does not use OpenAL | {{ii}} Despite official system requirements, game does not use OpenAL | ||
{{References}} | {{References}} |
Revision as of 01:37, 7 April 2018
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Developers | |
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Bohemia Interactive | |
Publishers | |
Codemasters | |
Engines | |
Real Virtuality | |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 22, 2001 |
macOS (OS X) | March 14, 2017 |
Linux | March 14, 2017 |
Warnings
Arma | |
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Arma: Cold War Assault | 2001 |
Arma: Armed Assault | 2006 |
Arma 2 | 2009 |
Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead | 2010 |
Arma Tactics | 2013 |
Arma 3 | 2013 |
Arma Reforger | 2022 |
Operation Flashpoint | |
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Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis | 2001 |
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising | 2009 |
Operation Flashpoint: Red River | 2011 |
Key points
- Originally released as Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis.
- Many bugs in the game may be game-breaking. It's highly recommended to use the latest version of the game.
- Free upgrade from Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis to ARMA: Cold War Assault.
- Not optimized to run on modern hardware. Highest video settings will cut your game performance.[1]
- GameSpy online server browser has been shut down.[2] Use Master Server Browser.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions (Windows)
- Steam Community Discussions (OS X/Linux)
Availability
- ARMA: Cold War Assault doesn't include the Red Hammer expansion, which was developed by Codemasters.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Operation Flashpoint: Red Hammer | ||
Operation Flashpoint: Resistance |
Essential improvements
Patches
- A universal patch that upgrades any retail version of Operation Flashpoint to ARMA: Cold War Assault can be downloaded here.
Skip intro videos
Launch the game with -nosplash parameter[5] |
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Adding the Red Hammer campaign
- If you have a retail copy of Red Hammer campaign, you can add it back to ARMA: Cold War Assault.
Re-adding Red Hammer campaign[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\ColdWarAssault.cfg[Note 2] <path-to-game>\Users\<user-id>\UserInfo.cfg[Note 2] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
-
UserInfo.cfg
contains user-specific settings.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Users\[Note 2] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux | ~/.local/share/vpltd/SavedGames |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Widescreen resolution
- The game detects widescreen resolutions but stretches everything from 4:3 by default.
Fix aspect ratio[citation needed] |
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Windowed
- Using
-window
argument causes major issues with the mouse cursor.[6]
Force windowed[citation needed] |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 12 | |||
Online play | 12 | In-game server browser doesn't work.[2] Use Master Server Browser. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
- Never use "Very high" terrain quality setting, nor exceed 1200-1300 visibility.[7]
Low server count
Downgrade to patch 1.96[citation needed] |
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Frequent crashes or out of memory errors
Launch the game with -nomap parameter[8] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8.1 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | |||
Linux |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | AMD Athlon 600 MHz Pentium II 500 MHz |
AMD Athlon X2 2.5 GHz Intel Dual-core 2.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 800 MB | 1 GB |
Video card (GPU) | Riva TNT, GeForce 256, GeForce 2 Rage 128, AMD Radeon 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible | Nvidia GeForce 8600GT AMD Radeon 3650 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.8 | 10.8.5 or newer |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo T7700 2.4 GHz | Intel Core 2 Duo E7600 3.06 GHz or faster |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 800 MB | 1 GB |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia equivalent ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO 256 MB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce 9400M G ATI Radeon HD 4670 256 MB of VRAM |
Linux | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | Fedora 25, Ubuntu 16.04, SteamOS, Mint 18 (64-bit OS required) | |
Processor (CPU) | 64-bit 1+ GHz | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz AMD equivalent |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 800 MB | 1 GB |
Video card (GPU) | latest Nvidia or Mesa drivers OpenGL 3.2+ compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 with 512 MB AMD Radeon HD 7850 with 1 GB |
- Despite official system requirements, game does not use OpenAL
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[3] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[4]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Bohemia Interactive developer statement
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 End of Gamespy
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Bohemia Interactive Community
- ↑ Arma: Cold War Assault | hosted on webmshare - last accessed on 2016-02-12
- ↑ CWA 1.99 Bug reports - Bohemia Interactive forums
- ↑ OFP: TroubleShooting - Bohemia Interactive Community