Anonymous edits have been disabled on the wiki. If you want to contribute please login or create an account.


Warning for game developers: PCGamingWiki staff members will only ever reach out to you using the official press@pcgamingwiki.com mail address.
Be aware of scammers claiming to be representatives or affiliates of PCGamingWiki who promise a PCGW page for a game key.

Difference between revisions of "Arma: Cold War Assault"

From PCGamingWiki, the wiki about fixing PC games
(added 2 notes and a fix)
m (updated template usage, typos fixed: Diffcult → Difficult, performace → performance)
Line 20: Line 20:
 
{{++}} Free upgrade from '''Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis''' to '''ARMA: Cold War Assault'''.
 
{{++}} Free upgrade from '''Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis''' to '''ARMA: Cold War Assault'''.
 
{{ii}} Many bugs in the game may be game-breaking. It's highly recommended to use the latest version of the game.
 
{{ii}} Many bugs in the game may be game-breaking. It's highly recommended to use the latest version of the game.
{{--}} Game's not ''optimized'' to run on modern hardware. Highest video settings will cut your game performace<ref>[http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?121125-CWA-1-99-Bug-reports&p=1965206&viewfull=1#post1965206 Bohemia Interactive developer statement]</ref>
+
{{--}} Game's not ''optimized'' to run on modern hardware. Highest video settings will cut your game performance.<ref>[http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?121125-CWA-1-99-Bug-reports&p=1965206&viewfull=1#post1965206 Bohemia Interactive developer statement]</ref>
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
Line 59: Line 59:
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
[[File:ColdWarAssault difficult.jpg|290px|thumb|right|Diffcult settings]]
+
[[File:ColdWarAssault difficult.jpg|290px|thumb|right|Difficult settings]]
 +
===Configuration file location===
 
{{Game Location Table|
 
{{Game Location Table|
{{Game Location Table/row|Save game location|<path-to-game>\Users\}}
+
{{Game Location Table/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\ColdWarAssault.cfg}}
{{Game Location Table/row|Configuration file #1|<path-to-game>\ColdWarAssault.cfg}}
+
}}
{{Game Location Table/row|Configuration file #2|<path-to-game>\Users\<user name>\UserInfo.cfg}}
+
{{ii}} User-specific settings are stored in <code>{{p|game}}\Users\{{p|uid}}\UserInfo.cfg</code>
 +
 
 +
===Save game data location===
 +
{{Game Location Table|
 +
{{Game Location Table/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\Users\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
Line 118: Line 123:
 
{{Fixbox|1=
 
{{Fixbox|1=
 
{{Fixbox/fix|Fix aspect ratio|ref=<ref>[http://ofp-faguss.com/files/ofp_aspect_ratio.pdf Faguss Aspect Ratio Configuration guide for Cold War Assault]</ref>}}
 
{{Fixbox/fix|Fix aspect ratio|ref=<ref>[http://ofp-faguss.com/files/ofp_aspect_ratio.pdf Faguss Aspect Ratio Configuration guide for Cold War Assault]</ref>}}
# Go to <code><install location>\Users\<user name></code> (See [[#Game data|Game data]] for reference).
+
# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\Users\{{p|uid}}</code> (See [[#Game data|Game data]] for reference).
 
# Open UserInfo.cfg with a text editor.
 
# Open UserInfo.cfg with a text editor.
 
# Change values for '''fovTop''', '''fovLeft''','''uiTopLeftX''', '''uiTopLeftY''', '''uiBottomRightX''' and '''uiBottomRightY''' according to the table below.
 
# Change values for '''fovTop''', '''fovLeft''','''uiTopLeftX''', '''uiTopLeftY''', '''uiBottomRightX''' and '''uiBottomRightY''' according to the table below.

Revision as of 01:35, 1 January 2014

This page is a stub: it lacks content and/or basic article components. You can help to expand this page by adding an image or additional information.
Arma: Cold War Assault
Cover image missing, please upload it
Developers
Bohemia Interactive
Publishers
Codemasters
Engines
Real Virtuality
Release dates
Windows June 22, 2001
Arma: Cold War Assault on Wikipedia

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

Key points

Originally released as Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis.[1]
Free upgrade from Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis to ARMA: Cold War Assault.
Many bugs in the game may be game-breaking. It's highly recommended to use the latest version of the game.
Game's not optimized to run on modern hardware. Highest video settings will cut your game performance.[2]

General information

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

Availability

Template:Availability Table

ARMA: Cold War Assault doesn't include the Red Hammer expansion, which was developed by Codemasters.

Essential improvements

Universal patch

A 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

Configuration file location

Template:Game Location Table

User-specific settings are stored in <path-to-game>\Users\<user-id>\UserInfo.cfg

Save game data location

Template:Game Location Table

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Template: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.

Instructions
4:3 16:9 15:9 16:10 5:4 12:3
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

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Issues fixed

Never use "Very high" terrain quality setting, nor exceed 1200-1300 visibility. [3]

Low server count

Instructions

Frequent crashes or out of memory errors

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 800 MB
Video card (GPU) Riva TNT, GeForce 256, GeForce 2
Rage 128, Radeon
16 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8.1 compatible
Sound (audio device) OpenAL compatible

References