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Revision as of 20:22, 5 February 2014
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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
- 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 |
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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.
| Instructions |
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Game data
File:ColdWarAssault difficult.jpg
Difficult settings
Configuration file(s) location
Template:Game data/row
| 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
Template:Game data/row
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/65790/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
File:ArmaColdWarLauncher.png
Game launcher
File:Arma cold war assault video settings.png
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
File:ColdWarAssault controls.jpg
Controls settings
Audio settings
File:Arma cold war assault audio settings.png
Audio settings.
Issues fixed
- Never use "Very high" terrain quality setting, nor exceed 1200-1300 visibility.[3]
Low server count
| Instructions |
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Frequent crashes or out of memory errors
| Instructions |
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System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7 | XP, Vista, 7 |
| Processor (CPU) | Pentium II 500 MHz / AMD Athlon 600 MHz | Intel Dual-core 2.4 GHz / Athlon X2 2.5 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | ||
| 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 |
| Sound (audio device) | OpenAL compatible | |
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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