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Latest revision as of 16:29, 25 August 2024
Developers | |
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Bohemia Interactive | |
Publishers | |
505 Games | |
Got Game Entertainment | |
Russia | Akella |
Engines | |
Real Virtuality 3 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 17, 2009 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 77 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, FPS, Shooter, Tactical shooter |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Contemporary |
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
Arma 2 is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person action, FPS, shooter and tactical shooter game in the Arma series.
General information
- Official forum
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM DRM.[1] Custom DRM code known as FADE may sabotage the game in several ways. Both removed in patch v1.05.[2] |
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Steam | Arma 2.[3] | |||
Steam | Operation Arrowhead (standalone expansion).[4] | |||
Developer website (unavailable) | ||||
GOG.com (unavailable) | Combined Operations. |
- Combined Operations includes both Arma 2 and Operation Arrowhead; some mods (e.g. DayZ) require both games.
- Product keys for Arma 2, Operation Arrowhead and digital versions of Combined Operations optionally activate on Steam.[5]
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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British Armed Forces | Requires Operation Arrowhead | |
Private Military Company | Requires Operation Arrowhead | |
Army of the Czech Republic | Requires both Arma 2 and Operation Arrowhead. |
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest official patches for retail versions of the game are:
- Arma 2 (base game): Patch v1.11.
- Arma 2 (with expansions/DLC): Patch v1.62 (requires Patch v1.60).
Skip intro videos
Use the -nosplash and -skipIntro command line arguments[6]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\ARMA 2\ArmA2.cfg %USERPROFILE%\Documents\ARMA 2\ArmA2OA.cfg |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/33900/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\ARMA 2\*.ArmA2Profile %USERPROFILE%\Documents\ARMA 2\*.ArmA2OAProfile %USERPROFILE%\Documents\ArmA 2\Saved\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/33900/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 | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Use ArmA FOV Changer. | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | The game has a selection of pre and post process AA. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | See Run the game at screen refresh rate. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | Rendered image uses SDR color space. In-game HDR option refers only to HDR Rendering. |
- Range finding by using certain scopes like the PSO scope might not be accurate anymore when playing on a non-default FOV.
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 | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Czech | Retail only - 1 | |||
Russian | Local retail only. Download this for digital versions. | |||
Spanish | Fan translation, download. |
Network
- Multiplayer servers can optionally use BattlEye anti-cheat protection.
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 128 | |||
Online play | 128 | The official GameSpy service has been shut down; use the official replacement. The Steam version of Operation Arrowhead automatically points to this new master server. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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UDP | 2302-2305 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
Devices | |||
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Tobii Eye Tracking | Use Tobii Game Hub. Supports head tracking. | ||
TrackIR | Supports: Yaw, Pitch, X, Y, Z. |
Issues fixed
Run the game at screen refresh rate
Changing refresh rate[citation needed] |
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Audio crackling
Set default audio and communication devices to same device[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9.0c | |
Shader Model support | 3.0 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Command line arguments
Graphical tweaks[citation needed]
- Set the 3D resolution and the interface resolution to exactly the same value. 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 the system, but due to the tweak above, it is safe to set the option to higher values.
- For a higher frame rate and reduced input latency, turn off advanced 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. Nvidia Control Panel can also be used to increase.
- For faster rendering, turn on PPAA instead of the normal anti-aliasing.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz, Intel Core 2.0 GHz, AMD Athlon 3200+ | Intel Core 2.8 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 10 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 7800 ATI Radeon 1800 256 MB of VRAM Shader model 3.0 support |
Nvidia GeForce 8800GT ATI Radeon 4850 512 MB of VRAM |
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 (33900) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ SecuROM™ Support Website - ARMA 2 - last accessed on 9 June 2023
- ↑ Arma 2: Patch v1.05 - Bohemia Interactive Community - last accessed on 17 May 2023
- ↑ The big list of DRM-free games on Steam - last accessed on 17 May 2023
- ↑ The big list of DRM-free games on Steam - last accessed on 17 May 2023
- ↑ Retail / Digital CD Keys - CD-Key - Knowledge Base - Steam Support - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Arma2: Startup Parameters - Bohemia Interactive Community - last accessed on 17 May 2023
- ↑ BattlEye – The Anti-Cheat Gold Standard - last accessed on 9 June 2023