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Developers | |
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Bohemia Interactive | |
Publishers | |
505 Games | |
Got Game Entertainment | |
Engines | |
Real Virtuality 3 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 17, 2009 |
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 |
Key points
- Online multiplayer for Arma 2 and Arma 2: Free has stopped working on May 31, 2014 due to GameSpy services being shut down.[1] Use Master Server Browser.
General information
- Official forum
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM DRM.[2] Removed in Patch v1.05.[3] | |||
Developer website | ||||
Steam |
- Combined Operations includes both Arma 2 and Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead; some mods (e.g. DayZ) require both games.
- Product keys for Arma 2, Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead and digital versions of Arma 2: Combined Operations optionally activate on Steam.[4]
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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British Armed Forces | Requires Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead | |
Private Military Company | Requires Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead | |
Army of the Czech Republic | Requires both Arma 2 and Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead. |
Essential improvements
Patches
Digital distribution versions are already patched; for other versions use the patches below.
- Arma 2: Patch v1.11.
- Arma 2: Patch v1.62 (requires Patch v1.60).
Skip intro videos
Use the -nosplash and -skipIntro command line arguments[5]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\ARMA 2\arma2.cfg |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/33900/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\ArmA 2 |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/33900/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
- Range finding by using certain scopes like the PSO scope might not be accurate anymore when playing on a non-default FOV.
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Spanish | Fan translation, download. |
Network
- Multiplayer servers can optionally use BattlEye anti-cheat protection.
- Only Operation Arrowhead on Steam has a working server browser; for Arma 2 and non-Steam Operation Arrowhead use Master Server Browser.
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 128 | |||
Online play | 128 | Server browser only works for Operation Arrowhead on Steam. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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UDP | 2302-2305 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
Devices | State | Notes | |
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Tobii Eye Tracking | Use Tobii Game Hub. Supports head tracking. |
Issues fixed
Run the game at screen refresh rate
Changing refresh rate[citation needed] |
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Audio crackling
Set default audio and communication devices to same device[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Multiplayer | GameSpy |
Command line arguments
Graphical tweaks
- Set the 3D resolution and the interface resolution to exactly the same value. The value isn't as important, because no matter what, if the numbers don't equal, there will be performance loss. Ideally, both values would be set at 100.
- Set Video Memory to "Default". By default (confusing, but keep reading), Arma II will cap the VRAM at an unspecified value. This value is actually lower than the "Default" option in the settings, but will still be named "Default".
- Texture Quality is dependent on the amount of RAM in your system, but due to the tweak above, it is safe to set the option to higher values.
- Disable VSync.
- For a higher frame rate and reduced input latency, turn off the fancy options, like smoothing and head bobbing. To turn off motion blur, either download this mod or set post processing settings to "Very Low". This does speed up camera movement, so experiment to your liking. you can also use your Nvidia Control Panel as shown here to increase you frame rate.
- For faster rendering, turn on PPAA instead of the normal AA (Anti-Aliasing).
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista | XP, Vista |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz, Intel Core 2.0 GHz, AMD Athlon 3200+ | Intel Core 2.8 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 10 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 7800 ATI Radeon 1800 256 MB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce 8800GT ATI Radeon 4850 512 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (33900) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
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