Warnings
- GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
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
- Steam Users' Forums
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 |
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Operation Flashpoint: Resistance |
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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
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.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- User-specific settings are stored in
<path-to-game>\Users\<user-id>\UserInfo.cfg
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
While the game allows for choosing widescreen resolutions, a fix has to be applied in order to render image in proper aspect ratio.
|
4:3 |
16:9 |
15:9 |
16:10 |
5:4 |
12:3
|
fovTop |
0.75 |
0.75 |
0.8 |
0.75 |
0.8 |
0.75
|
fovLeft |
1 |
1.333333 |
1.333333 |
1.2 |
1 |
3
|
uiTopLeftX |
0 |
0.125 |
0.125 |
0.083333 |
0 |
0.333333
|
uiTopLeftY |
0 |
0 |
0.033333 |
0 |
0.033333 |
0
|
uiBottomRightX |
1 |
0.875 |
0.875 |
0.916667 |
1 |
0.666667
|
uiBottomRightY |
1 |
1 |
0.966667 |
1 |
0.966667 |
1
|
Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Issues fixed
- Never use "Very high" terrain quality setting, nor exceed 1200-1300 visibility.[3]
Low server count
Frequent crashes or out of memory errors
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
8.1 |
|
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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|
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Middleware
|
Middleware |
Notes |
Multiplayer |
GameSpy |
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System requirements
Windows |
|
Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP, Vista, 7 | |
Processor (CPU) |
AMD Athlon 600 MHz Pentium II 500 MHz |
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, Radeon 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible
| GeForce 8600GT Radeon 3650 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
- Despite official system requirements, game does not use OpenAL
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References