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Arma: Cold War Assault

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Arma: Cold War Assault
Arma: Cold War Assault cover
Developers
Bohemia Interactive
Publishers
Codemasters
Engines
Real Virtuality
Release dates
Windows June 22, 2001
macOS (OS X) March 14, 2017
Linux March 14, 2017
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Arma: Cold War Assault guide on StrategyWiki
Arma: Cold War Assault on Wikipedia
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Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
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 (Windows)
Steam Community Discussions (OS X/Linux)
Steam Users' Forums

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 SafeDisc DRM[Note 1]. Removed in later patches.
Windows
Steam
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 OS X/Linux version sold separately.
Windows
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
ARMA: Cold War Assault doesn't include the Red Hammer expansion, which was developed by Codemasters.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Operation Flashpoint: Red Hammer
Windows
Operation Flashpoint: Resistance
Windows

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

Instructions

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.
Instructions

Game data

External general settings.
External general settings.
In-game difficulty settings.
In-game difficulty settings.

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/65790/pfx/[Note 2]
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
UserInfo.cfg contains user-specific settings.

Save game data location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/65790/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

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  • External advanced video settings (Performance).

  • External advanced video settings (Effects).

  • External advanced video settings (Textures).

  • External advanced video settings (Details).

Widescreen resolution

The game detects widescreen resolutions but stretches everything from 4:3 by default.
Instructions

Windowed

Using -window argument causes major issues with the mouse cursor.[5]
Instructions

Input settings

In-game control settings.
In-game control settings.

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Audio settings

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

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
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Never use "Very high" terrain quality setting, nor exceed 1200-1300 visibility.[6]

Low server count

Instructions

Frequent crashes or out of memory errors

Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 8.1
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Multiplayer GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
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
System memory (RAM) 128 MB 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 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
Despite official system requirements, game does not use OpenAL

Notes

  1. ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[3] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[4]
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References