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|cover        = Arma_2_cover.jpg
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|cover        = Arma 2 cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Bohemia Interactive}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Bohemia Interactive}}
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'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
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{{++}} Multiplayer portion available for free as [http://www.arma2.com/free ArmA II: Free]
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{{++}} Multiplayer portion available for free as [http://www.arma2.com/free ArmA II: Free].
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 
{{mm}} [http://forums.bistudio.com/forumdisplay.php?9-ARMA-2-amp-Operation-Arrowhead Official forum]
 
{{mm}} [http://forums.bistudio.com/forumdisplay.php?9-ARMA-2-amp-Operation-Arrowhead Official forum]
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{{mm}} [http://www.gog.com/forum/arma_series GOG.com Community Discussions] for game series
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{{mm}} [http://www.gog.com/support/arma_2_combined_operations GOG.com Support Page]
 
{{mm}} [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=1009 Steam Users' Forums]
 
{{mm}} [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=1009 Steam Users' Forums]
 
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/33900/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/33900/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [http://www.gog.com/forum/arma_series GOG.com Community Discussions] for game series
 
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{{mm}} [http://www.gog.com/support/arma_2_combined_operations GOG.com Support Page]
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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{{++}} These versions all include the ArmA II: Operation Arrowhead standalone expansion required for [[DayZ]] and some other [[#Mods|mods]].
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{{ii}} These versions all include the ArmA II: Operation Arrowhead standalone expansion, required for [[DayZ]] and some other [[#Mods|mods]].
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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===Save game location===
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===Configuration file and save game data location===
 
{{Game Location Table|
 
{{Game Location Table|
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{{Game Location Table/row|Windows|%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\ArmA 2}}
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{{Game Location Table/row|Windows|%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\ArmA 2\}}
 
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==Video settings==
 
==Video settings==
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[[File:Arma_2_Video_settings.png|290px|right|thumb|Video settings.]]
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[[File:Arma 2 _Video_settings.png|290px|right|thumb|Video settings.]]
 
{{Video settings
 
{{Video settings
 
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/armed-assault-2-arma-2
 
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/armed-assault-2-arma-2
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|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|fov                        = hackable
 
|fov                        = hackable
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|fov notes                  = See [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]
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|fov notes                  = See [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]].
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
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|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
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|antialiasing notes        = The game has a selection of pre and post process AA
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|antialiasing notes        = The game has a selection of pre and post process AA.
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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===[[Field of view (FOV)]]===
 
===[[Field of view (FOV)]]===
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The Field of View can be changed in Arma 2 and mods such as Day Z by following the steps below.<ref>[http://www.dayzpvp.com/ultimate-fov-field-of-view-guide-for-arma-2-and-dayz/ Day Z PvP]</ref>
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Changing FOV|ref=<ref>[http://www.dayzpvp.com/ultimate-fov-field-of-view-guide-for-arma-2-and-dayz/]</ref>}}
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# Go to <code>%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\ArmA 2</code>
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# Go to [[#Configuration file and save game data location|configuration file location]]
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# Open <code>Username.ArmA2Profile</code> in Notepad.
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# Open {{Code|1=Username.ArmA2Profile}} in Notepad.
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# Search for "fov". There are only 2 lines that contain fov near the bottom. They are:<p><code>fovTop=XXXX;</code> <code>fovLeft=XXXX;</code>
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# Search for "fov". There are only 2 lines that contain fov near the bottom. They are: <br/>{{Code|1=fovTop=XXXX;<br/>fovLeft=XXXX;}}
 
#* "fovTop" is vertical FOV, "fovLeft" is horizontal FOV
 
#* "fovTop" is vertical FOV, "fovLeft" is horizontal FOV
 
# Use [http://www.rjdown.co.uk/projects/bfbc2/fovcalculator.php this calculator] to find your FOV values in degrees by entering your screen resolution.
 
# Use [http://www.rjdown.co.uk/projects/bfbc2/fovcalculator.php this calculator] to find your FOV values in degrees by entering your screen resolution.
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# Change fovLeft to the value you have now, rounded to two decimal places.
 
# Change fovLeft to the value you have now, rounded to two decimal places.
 
# Save the file.
 
# Save the file.
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}}
 
Some suggested FOV values in radians<ref>http://www.dayz.co/change-your-fov-in-dayz/</ref> for typical setups are:
 
Some suggested FOV values in radians<ref>http://www.dayz.co/change-your-fov-in-dayz/</ref> for typical setups are:
  
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==Input settings==
 
==Input settings==
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{{Input Settings
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{{Input settings
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|key_remap                  =true
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|key remap                = true
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|key_remap_notes            =
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|key remap notes          =  
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|acceleration_option       =false
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|acceleration option      = false
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|acceleration_option_notes =
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|acceleration option notes =
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|controller_support        =true
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|mouse menu                = true
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|controller_support_notes  =Controller support is listed as 'partial' on the Arma 2 Steam page.
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|mouse menu notes          =
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|invert mouse y-axis      = true
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|invert mouse y-axis notes =
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|controller support       = true
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|controller support notes  =
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|full controller          = false
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|full controller notes    =
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|controller remap          = true
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|controller remap notes    =
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|invert controller y-axis = true
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|invert controller y-axis notes=  
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|touchscreen              = false
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|touchscreen notes        =  
 
}}
 
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|surround sound          = true
 
|surround sound          = true
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
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|subtitles                = true
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|subtitles                =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
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|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost      = true
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|minOS    = XP, Vista
 
|minOS    = XP, Vista
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|minproc  = Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz, Intel Core 2.0 GHz, AMD Athlon 3200+ or faster
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|minproc  = Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz, Intel Core 2.0 GHz, AMD Athlon 3200+
 
|minmem  = 1 GB
 
|minmem  = 1 GB
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|minHD    = 10 GB free
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|minHD    = 10 GB
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|minGPU  = NVIDIA GeForce 7800 / ATI Radeon 1800 or faster
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|minGPU  = NVIDIA GeForce 7800
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|minVRAM  = 256
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|minGPU2  = ATI Radeon 1800
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|minVRAM  = 256 MB
  
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|recOS    = XP, Vista
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|recOS    =  
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|recproc  = Intel Core 2.8 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ or faster
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|recproc  = Intel Core 2.8 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+
 
|recmem  = 2 GB
 
|recmem  = 2 GB
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|recHD    = 10 GB free
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|recHD    =  
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|recGPU  = NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT or ATI Radeon 4850 or faster
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|recGPU  = NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT
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|recVRAM  = 512
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|recGPU2  = ATI Radeon 4850
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|recVRAM  = 512 MB
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

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Arma 2
Arma 2 cover
Developers
Bohemia Interactive
Publishers
505 Games
Got Game Entertainment
Engines
Real Virtuality 3
Release dates
Windows June 17, 2009
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Arma 2 on Wikipedia
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Warnings

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Key points

Multiplayer portion available for free as ArmA II: Free.

General information

Official forum
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Users' Forums
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Template:Availability Table

These versions all include the ArmA II: Operation Arrowhead standalone expansion, required for DayZ and some other mods.

Game data

Configuration file and save game data location

Template:Game Location Table

Save game cloud syncing

Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing

Video settings

Video settings.

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Field of view (FOV)

Instructions

Some suggested FOV values in radians[1] for typical setups are:

Setup Type fovTop fovLeft
1920 x 1080 at 90 FOV 1.03 1.83
1680 x 1050 at 90 FOV 1.13 1.80
2560×1600 at 90 FOV 1.13 1.76
Range finding by using certain scopes like the PSO scope might not be accurate anymore when playing on a non-default FOV.

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Other information

Some of this information comes courtesy of this thread on the RPS Forums. Some parts of this section may be lifted word by word from the thread.

Startup Parameters

Startup parameters for the ArmA series are quite complicated, due to the engine being so complicated. An extensive accounting of the available parameters can be found here.

Instructions

Graphic 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 hereto increase you frame rate.
  • For faster rendering, turn on PPAA instead of the normal AA (Anti-Aliasing).
  • To trick the engine into using all the power that your system has, add these commands to your startup parameters:
-maxmem=[yourmemory]
-maxvram=[yourvidcardmemory]
-cpuCount=[availableCPUcores]
-exThreads=[number] (The number varies. 1 if you have a two cores, 7 if you have a four or more.
Feel free to experiment with this setting to see if anything grants you higher performance.)

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
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

References