Arma: Armed Assault
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Developers | |
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Bohemia Interactive | |
Queen's Gambit | Black Element Software |
Publishers | |
505 Games | |
Atari | |
Engines | |
Real Virtuality 2 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 10, 2006 |
Taxonomy | |
Series | Arma |
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 |
Warnings
Key points
- Originally titled ARMA: Combat Operations in North America.
- GameSpy online server browser has been shut down.[1] Use the Master Server Browser.
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)
- Armed Assault Info Fansite
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM 7 DRM. | |||
Retail | StarForce 4.5 DRM (Eastern European versions).[2] | |||
GOG.com | Gold edition. | |||
Steam | Gold edition. Base game is also sold separately |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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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
Launch the game with -nosplash parameter[3] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\ArmA %USERPROFILE%\Documents\ArmA Other Profiles |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2780/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\ArmA\Saved\ %USERPROFILE%\Documents\ArmA Other Profiles\<user-id>\Saved |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2780/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Some menu elements are in 4:3. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Use ArmA FOV Changer. | ||
Windowed | Start the game with -window parameter |
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Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Rather ineffective due to aggressive texture LOD. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | FSAA, unknown samples. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Effects, radio, music | |
Surround sound | Older audio drivers could be problematic.[4] | |
Subtitles | Can be toggled under Difficulty options | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | EAX 2. OpenAL is used by default.[5] DirectSound3D can be forced with -dsound parameter[3] |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | Retail only. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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LAN play | |||
Online play | In-game server browser doesn't work; use the Master Server Browser. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
VR support
Devices | State | Notes | |
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TrackIR |
Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Multiplayer | GameSpy | Use the Master Server Browser to replace GameSpy. |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 2000/XP | XP |
Processor (CPU) | 2 GHz | 3 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 GB | 3 GB (or more as needed for downloadable addons) |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce FX Ati Radeon 9500 128 MB of VRAM Shader model 2.0 support |
Nvidia 6800 Ati x800 256 MB of VRAM Shader model 2.0 support |
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 (2780) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ End of Gamespy
- ↑ ArmA: FAQ - Bohemia Interactive Community
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 ArmA: Startup Parameters
- ↑ 5.1 Speaker Setup in Arma. Does yours work? - Bohemia Interactive forums
- ↑ Verified by User:Mirh on 8 February 2014