Difference between revisions of "Arma: Armed Assault"

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Arma
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

Originally titled ARMA: Combat Operations in North America.

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General information

Bohemia Interactive Wiki

Official forum

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Community Discussions (Gold Edition)

Steam Users' Forums for game series

Armed Assault Info Fansite

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		DRM: StarForce or SecuROM (varies by region).^[2]
Steam		Gold edition. Base game is also sold separately

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Queen's Gambit

Essential improvements

Patches

Latest game version is 1.18. You must have at least version 1.08 to apply the newest patch, which in turn requires you have already installed 1.05 (International, European).

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Game data

Difficulty settings.

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2780/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2780/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Controls settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play
Online play		In-game server browser doesn't work; use the Master Server Browser.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

VR support

Devices	State	Notes
TrackIR

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP
Processor (CPU)	2.5 GHz Intel P4 or AMD Athlon
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	6 GB
Video card (GPU)	NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT ATI Radeon x800 256 MB of VRAM Shader model 2.0 support

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2780/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (2780) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

[Proton_path_note-3] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2780/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (2780) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

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[2] ArmA: FAQ - Bohemia Interactive Community

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[Note 1]

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 |4k ultra hd notes          =
 |fov                        = hackable
-|fov notes                  = See [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]
+|fov notes                  = Use [https://github.com/rex706/ArmA-FOV-Changer ArmA FOV Changer].
-|windowed                   = true
+|windowed                   = hackable
 |windowed notes             = Start the game with <code>-window</code> parameter
 |borderless windowed        = hackable
-|borderless windowed notes  = Use [[GameCompanion]] or similar software.
+|borderless windowed notes  = Use [https://github.com/Codeusa/Borderless-Gaming Borderless Gaming].
 |anisotropic                = true
 |anisotropic notes          =
 |antialiasing               = true
 |antialiasing notes         = FSAA
-|vsync                      = true
+|vsync                      = hackable
 |vsync notes                = Enabled by default. Can be disabled in the graphics card control panel
 |60 fps                     = true
@@ Line 109: / Line 109: @@
 |color blind notes          =
 }}
-===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]===
-{{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Changing FOV|ref=<ref>[http://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/31609-ultimate-fov-field-of-view-guide-for-arma-2-and-dayz-from-dayzpvpcom/ Ultimate FOV (Field of View) Guide for ArmA 2 and DayZ from DayZPvP.com - DayZ Forums]</ref>}}
-# Use [http://www.rjdown.co.uk/projects/bfbc2/fovcalculator.php this calculator] to find your FOV values in degrees by entering your screen resolution.
-# Convert these values from degrees to radians by entering "XX degrees in radians" in a Google search.
-# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
-# Open <code>{{p|uid}}.ArmAProfile</code> in Notepad.
-# Change <code>fovTop=</code> to the value you have now, rounded to 2 decimal places.
-# Divide your <code>fovTop</code> value by the second number of your resolution's [[Wikipedia:File:Vector Video Standards4.svg|aspect ratio]].
-# Take the result of step 5 and multiply it by the first number of your resolution's aspect ratio.
-# Change <code>fovLeft=</code> to the value you have now, rounded to two decimal places.
-# Save the file.
-}}
-Some suggested FOV values in radians<ref>[http://www.dayz.co/change-your-fov-in-dayz/ Change your FOV in DayZ | The Unofficial DayZ Mod Blog]</ref> for typical setups are:
-{| class="wikitable"
-|-
-! Setup Type !! fovTop !! fovLeft
-|-
-| 1920×1080 at 90 FOV || 1.03|| 1.83
-|-
-| 1680×1050 at 90 FOV|| 1.13 || 1.80
-|-
-| 2560×1600 at 90 FOV|| 1.13|| 1.76
-|}
 ==Input settings==

Developers

	Bohemia Interactive
Publishers
	505 Games
	Atari
Engines
	Real Virtuality 2\|Real Virtuality\|Real Virtuality 2
Release dates
Windows	November 10, 2006