Arma: Cold War Assault
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| Developers | |
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| Bohemia Interactive | |
| Publishers | |
| Codemasters | |
| Engines | |
| Real Virtuality | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | June 22, 2001 |
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Warnings
| 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 |
| Operation Flashpoint | |
|---|---|
| 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
- Steam Users' Forums
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
DRM: SafeDisc disc check. Removed in later patches. | |
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| Steam | |
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- ARMA: Cold War Assault doesn't include the Red Hammer expansion, which was developed by Codemasters.
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
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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.
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Game data
Difficulty settings
Configuration file(s) location
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| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/65790/pfx/[Note 1] |
- User-specific settings are stored in
<path-to-game>\Users\<user-id>\UserInfo.cfg
Save game data location
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| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/65790/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Game launcher
Video settings.
Widescreen resolution
While the game allows for choosing widescreen resolutions, a fix has to be applied in order to render image in proper aspect ratio.
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| 4:3 | 16:9 | 15:9 | 16:10 | 5:4 | 12:3 | |
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| 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
Controls settings
Audio settings
Audio settings.
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | |||
| Online play | 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.[3]
Low server count
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Frequent crashes or out of memory errors
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 8.1 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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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 | Athlon X2 2.5 GHz Intel Dual-core 2.4 GHz |
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| System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 1 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 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 |
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- Despite official system requirements, game does not use OpenAL
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 (65790) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
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