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Revision as of 07:46, 1 May 2011
ARMA2 PackageCombination
This page explains differences & combinations of various ARMA 2 distributions (both content and MP compatibility)
List of various ARMA 2 title distributions
- ARMA 2, A2
- ARMA 2: Operation Arrowhead, A2:OA - any distribution (contains Lite variants of A2:BAF and A2:PMC DLC)
- ARMA 2: Combined Operations, A2:CO - DVD (compilation of full(SP+MP) A2:OA and full(SP+MP) A2) (contains Lite variants of A2:BAF and A2:PMC DLC)
- ARMA 2: Combined Operations, A2:CO - user combination of full(SP+MP) A2:OA and full(SP+MP) A2) installs (contains Lite variants of A2:BAF and A2:PMC DLC)
- ARMA 2: Reinforcements, A2: RFT - DVD compilation of (MP non-Lite) A2:OA and full(SP+MP) A2:BAF and full(SP+MP) A2:PMC)
- ARMA 2: British Armed Forces, A2:BAF - DLC for A2:OA with full(SP+MP) content
- ARMA 2: Private Military Company, A2:PMC - DLC for A2:OA with full(SP+MP) content
Possible combinations for various ARMA 2 title distributions
- A2 = A2-FullSP&MP
- A2:OA = A2:OA-FullSP&MP
- A2:OA+A2 = A2:CO, A2:OA-FullSP&MP, A2-FullSP&MP, A2:BAF-LiteMP, A2:PMC-LiteMP
- A2:RFT+A2 = A2:CO, A2-FullSP&MP, OA-FullMP, A2:BAF-FullSP&MP, A2:PMC-FullSP&MP
- A2:RFT+A2:OA = A2:OA, A2:OA-FullSP&MP, A2:BAF-FullSP&MP, A2:PMC-FullSP&MP
- A2:RFT+A2:CO = A2:CO, A2-FullSP&MP, OA-FullSP&MP, BAF-FullSP&MP, PMC-FullSP&MP
Distribution | A2 | A2:OA | A2:CO | A2:RFT | A2:BAF | A2:PMC |
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A2 | SP&MP full | - | - | - | - | - |
A2:OA | - | SP&MP full | - | - | MP Lite | SP&MP Lite |
A2:CO | SP&MP full | SP&MP full | SP&MP full | MP full | MP Lite | SP&MP Lite |
A2:RFT | - | MP full | - | MP full | SP&MP full | SP&MP full |
A2:BAF | - | - | - | - | SP&MP full | - |
A2:PMC | - | - | - | - | - | SP&MP full |
Multi-Player compatibility of various ARMA 2 title distributions
- ARMA2.exe binary is MP compatible only with A2 game
- ARMA2OA.exe binary is MP compatible with A2:OA and A2:RFT games
- ARMA2RFT.exe binary is MP compatible with A2:OA and A2:RFT games
- ARMA2OA.exe binary in A2:CO mode is compatible with A2:CO(A2:OA+A2) and A2:RFT+A2 games
- ARMA2RFT.exe binary in A2:CO mode is MP compatible with A2:CO(A2:OA+A2) and A2:RFT+A2 games
Distribution | A2 host | A2:OA host | A2:CO host | A2:RFT host | A2:BAF host | A2:PMC host |
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A2 client | Compatible | - | - | - | - | - |
A2:OA client | - | Compatible | - | Compatible | Compatible | Compatible |
A2:CO client | - | Compatible | Compatible | Compatible | Compatible | Compatible |
A2:RFT client | - | Compatible | - | Compatible | Compatible | Compatible |
A2:BAF client | - | Compatible | Compatible | Compatible | Compatible | Compatible |
A2:PMC client | - | Compatible | Compatible | Compatible | Compatible | Compatible |
- notes:
BAF & PMC don't have standalone binary - they loaded by arma2oa.exe / arma2rft.exe binaries Dedicated server's must avoid using Full DLC content (Lite content in OA dataset)
Abbrevs
'SP'- SinglePlayer
'MP' - MultiPlayer
'Lite' - SinglePlayer content mostly removed, lowered quality of textures and sounds, MP compatible with Full
'Full' - Full version of game including both MP and SP content and maximal quality