Whats With All The Arma 2??

[Sparky862]

Im new to the arma series, and i was just wondering, why so many arma 2? you get arma to, the opperation arrow head ect ect??

Why didnt they just add dlc to arma 2, now if i want to play arrow head, i need to launch arrow head, and if i want to play arma 2, i need t launch arma 2??

Or how does this work?? Doesnt the expansions get installed as dlc content?

[Stunseed]

i would like to know this as welll.. does it matter which arma 2 i launch from steam? ive noticed they all have the expansions loaded when i start them all but then others have certain content and training missions is there one i can launch and just have everything in one game?

[ThatOneKobold]

you need arma 2 in order to launch the other cuz the others r DLC

[Stunseed]

Anders.L eredeti hozzászólása:

you need arma 2 in order to launch the other cuz the others r DLC

yes i have them all the thing is when i start arma 2 the mnu looks different the training is different and looks like im missing a few thing. when i start up like operation arrowhead or something that came out later i get more stuff and can still play the original gams and everything so does it REALLY matter which one i play? im not gonna mis out on extra features or awesome textures or things if i just play straight up arma two as opposed to starting up and still playing the game by using the expansions am i?

[Irish_Bu11et]

Make sure you have started Arma 2 at least once.
Then you can use Arma 2 Operation Arrowhead with everything.
This is called Arma 2 Combined Operations (Arma 2 + Arma 2 OA + DLC's).
You will not need to start Arma 2 again.



Edit: More info.

does it matter which arma 2 i launch from steam?

Yes, Arma 2 OA has a newer engine than Arma 2 with many improvements(detachable backpacks, FLIR[en.wikipedia.org] etc.)
Use Arma 2 OA to have the engine improvements and the Arma 2 content.

Mods/missions
For Arma you can download user created missions, maps, vehicles, units, weapons etc. for free.
Do not download mods from youtube. Only download mods from the options below.
Play withSIX - Mod manager - easiest option.
http://withsix.com/download
armaholic - Manual download.
http://www.armaholic.com/index.php?c=news_arma2_oa
Bohemia Interactive Official forums - Manual download.
http://forums.bistudio.com/forumdisplay.php?9-ARMA-2-amp-Operation-Arrowhead
DayZCommander - Mod manager - I don't use it, I'm not sure how good it is.
http://www.dayzcommander.com/#download

[Stunseed]

Irish_Bu11et eredeti hozzászólása:

Make sure you have started Arma 2 at least once.
Then you can use Arma 2 Operation Arrowhead with everything.
This is called Arma 2 Combined Operations (Arma 2 + Arma 2 OA + DLC's).
You will not need to start Arma 2 again.



Edit: More info.

does it matter which arma 2 i launch from steam?

Yes, Arma 2 OA has a newer engine than Arma 2 with many improvements(detachable backpacks, FLIR[en.wikipedia.org] etc.)
Use Arma 2 OA to have the engine improvements and the Arma 2 content.

Mods/missions
For Arma you can download user created missions, maps, vehicles, units, weapons etc. for free.
Do not download mods from youtube. Only download mods from the options below.
Play withSIX - Mod manager - easiest option.
http://withsix.com/download
armaholic - Manual download.
http://www.armaholic.com/index.php?c=news_arma2_oa
Bohemia Interactive Official forums - Manual download.
http://forums.bistudio.com/forumdisplay.php?9-ARMA-2-amp-Operation-Arrowhead
DayZCommander - Mod manager - I don't use it, I'm not sure how good it is.
http://www.dayzcommander.com/#download

thanks so i dont need to worry about the others just start all my arma 2 games atleast once then just use OA from now on awesome ill do that.

[Irish_Bu11et]

Michael Jackson Eating Popcorn eredeti hozzászólása:

Irish_Bu11et eredeti hozzászólása:

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thanks so i dont need to worry about the others just start all my arma 2 games atleast once then just use OA from now on awesome ill do that.

Correct.

[nathank]

did that work when u did that irish_bu11et

[Irish_Bu11et]

nathanimmy eredeti hozzászólása:

did that work when u did that irish_bu11et

Do you mean using all Arma 2 content + DLCs in Arma 2 Operation Arrowhead. Then yes.

At the main menu of A2OA, you will see logos for A2, A2OA, BAF, PMC and ACR.(bottom left of the screen)
If you don't see them, then click Expansions and make sure they are enabled.

[DonAdi]

Happy i caught this. Looks like ill be working my way up to the same point im at in ArmA 2 and change to OA :P or will the save transfer?

[CiaphasCain]

This thread needs to be pinned. I was confused as well, and now I think I get it.

But what I still do not understand is why I have ACR as a DLC inside A2OA, while BAF and PMC are listed as separated (standalone) games in my library.

Shouldn't they be listed as DLC of A2OA as well? Or is it just a bug? Can I just ignore and hide them, leaving only the A2 and A2O2 icons in my library?

Thanks!

[Stunseed]

real_mister eredeti hozzászólása:

This thread needs to be pinned. I was confused as well, and now I think I get it.

But what I still do not understand is why I have ACR as a DLC inside A2OA, while BAF and PMC are listed as separated (standalone) games in my library.

Shouldn't they be listed as DLC of A2OA as well? Or is it just a bug? Can I just ignore and hide them, leaving only the A2 and A2O2 icons in my library?

Thanks!

start them atleast once. find out which one is the most recent and start it.. you should see the list of game sin the corner as i see them when i start OA.. they are all listed as seperate stand alone games in my library as well but they all kinda are the same game.. after looking over the games i realised private military came out later than OA so i start my game from that executable instead just because its later lol. all the games are listed under expansions and just need to be enabled. once started atleast one you no longer need to worry about the other expansions. so yea you can get rid of the rest