Arma: Armed Assault

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

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

General information

Originally titled ARMA: Combat Operations in North America.

Bohemia Interactive Wiki

Official forum

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Community Discussions (Gold Edition)

Armed Assault Info Fansite

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM 7 DRM in most releases, StarForce 4.5 DRM in Eastern European versions.^[1] Custom DRM code known as FADE may sabotage the game in several ways.
GOG.com		Gold edition.
Steam		^[2] Gold edition. Base game is also sold separately

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Queen's Gambit

Essential improvements

Patches

Latest game version is 1.18. You must have at least version 1.08 to apply the newest patch, which in turn requires you have already installed 1.05 (International, European).

Skip intro videos

Launch the game with -nosplash parameter^[3]

Game data

Difficulty settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\ArmA %USERPROFILE%\Documents\ArmA Other Profiles
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2780/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\ArmA\Saved\ %USERPROFILE%\Documents\ArmA Other Profiles\<user-id>\Saved
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2780/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Some menu elements are in 4:3.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	Use ArmA FOV Changer.
Windowed	Start the game with `-window` parameter
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Rather ineffective due to aggressive texture LOD.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	FSAA, unknown samples.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Controls settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Effects, radio, music
Surround sound		Older audio drivers could be problematic.^[4]
Subtitles		Can be toggled under Difficulty options
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		EAX 2. OpenAL is used by default.^[5] DirectSound3D can be forced with `-dsound` parameter^[3]

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
Brazilian Portuguese				Retail only.
Russian				Local retail only. Download this for digital versions.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play
Online play		The official GameSpy service has been shut down; use the official replacement.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

VR support

Devices	State	Notes
TrackIR

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
Shader Model support	2.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Multiplayer	GameSpy	Use the Master Server Browser to replace GameSpy.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2000/XP	XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium IV 2 GHz AMD Athlon XP 2000+	Intel Pentium IV 3 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	6 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6600 ATI Radeon 9500 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible Shader model 2.0 support	Nvidia GeForce 6800 ATI Radeon X800 256 MB of VRAM
Other	4X DVD-ROM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2780/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (2780) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ ArmA: FAQ - Bohemia Interactive Community - last accessed on May 2023
↑ The big list of DRM-free games on Steam - last accessed on May 2023
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ArmA: Startup Parameters
↑ 5.1 Speaker Setup in Arma. Does yours work? - Bohemia Interactive forums - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Verified by User:Mirh on 8 February 2014

[Proton_path_note-4] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2780/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (2780) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] ArmA: FAQ - Bohemia Interactive Community - last accessed on May 2023

[2] The big list of DRM-free games on Steam - last accessed on May 2023

[startup-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ArmA: Startup Parameters

[5] 5.1 Speaker Setup in Arma. Does yours work? - Bohemia Interactive forums - last accessed on May 2023

[6] Verified by User:Mirh on 8 February 2014

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Developers

	Bohemia Interactive
Queen's Gambit	Black Element Software
Publishers
	505 Games
	Atari
Russia	Akella
Engines
	Real Virtuality 2
Release dates
Windows	November 10, 2006
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, FPS, Shooter, Tactical shooter
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary
Series	Arma