Arma 2: British Armed Forces DLC release has been announced on the official ArmA2.com site
Arma 2: British Armed Forces is deployed exclusively for the PC. It is available for GBP 7.99/EUR 8.99/USD 9.99. Buy your own copy NOW!
We are pleased to announce the continued reinforcement of NATO forces in the Green Sea region - with the deployement of British Armed Forces to Takistan and neighbouring Karzeghistan! Next in the line-up of military simulators, Arma 2: British Armed Forces - a huge downloadable addon for the recently released Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead - deploys today and delivers a new campaign, numerous single missions and a brand new faction and environment, expanding upon the already epic collection offered up by Arma 2's MilSim sandbox.
Less than two months after Operation Arrowhead successfully routed the Takistani military regime, NATO and coalition forces face a large-scale outbreak of guerilla insurgency. A mechanized force of Her Majesty's Armed Forces are about to deploy and embark upon a large-scale counter-insurgency campaign, which will define the future of the coalition presence in Takistan: Operation "Crimson Lance".
BAF provides an opportunity to explore the beautiful country of Takistan in even more depth, and offers the chance to hop across the border to Karzeghistan in the Shapur e-Dalanper region - a brand new area included as bonus content.
Detailed intel regarding the British Armed Forces faction background, its vehicles and weapons, is ready and available for immediate analysis.
Unfortunately, temporary technical issues prevent the release of Arma 2: British Armed forces through Steam. Currently, this issue is being addressed, and we actively seek to bring BAF to Steam as soon as possible. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience.
Michal from IDEA Games has informed us about the release of the Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead patch 1.54. An original version of Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead 1.50-1.53 is needed.
VERSION 1.54 HIGHLIGHTS
* Arma 2: British Armed Forces Lite - all units, vehicles and weapons from Arma 2: British Armed Forces are included in this patch with lower quality textures and audio files. The full version of Arma 2: British Armed Forces with high resolution textures and packed with a new campaign and large selection of new single player missions is available for purchase, see http://www.arma2.com/baf for more information about the content of Arma 2: British Armed Forces.
* Numerous stability and functionality fixes and improvements.
* Reworked MP Session Browser and Mission Selector.
* Engineer - Engineers have undergone some serious training and are now capable of repairing damaged vehicles and defusing mines. An engineer can patch up a badly damaged vehicle, making it operable. A damaged component can be repaired to 60% status; however, note that the total damage inflicted upon the vehicle persists, and further damage will be calculated cumulatively. An engineer can defuse mines, satchels, and IEDs. It's possible to order an engineer to repair/defuse something by standing close to it, selecting 'engineer' in your command bar, and then pressing '6-1' ('action' > 'defuse'/'repair'). If you are engineer yourself, simply select 'action' > 'defuse'/'repair' from the Action Menu (default binding is the middle mouse button).
* Artillery Computer - All indirect fire weapons can exploit the brand new artillery computer by selecting it in the Action Menu (default binding is the mouse wheel). The artillery computer initiates an interface where you can see your weapon, and the associated minimal and maximal ranges on the map. You may adjust your fire mode in the menu to the right and select the target area that your ordinance will strike. The display will indicate an estimated time to target; once you fire the ordinance - by clicking the 'Fire' button - the interface will track each shot. Your aim will change according to your actions once you leave the artillery computer.
Edit1 : Maruk has published new informations us on the BI Forums :
* Patch 1.54 is not compatible with the Steam version, Steam users have to wait for Steam auto-update
* A2: BAF DLC available to purchase through stores linked from http://www.arma2.com/baf , does not contain the patch 1.54 and users need to update their game to 1.54 before they can run A2BAF Full Version.
* BAF Lite included in the patch is scaled down quality of units and audio and does not contain any single player scenarios, BAF Lite is available primerily for Dedicated Servers and Clients in multiplayer to allow seamless online operation of A2OA + BAF
* Some users report problem updating Mission_E.pbo. We are looking into this issue and we will provide fix for them once we know what the problem was plus will probably provide download link for most recent missions_e.pbo
Edit2 : Jennik adds : In case you experience an "Error found in file EXPANSIONS\ADDONS\missions_e.pbo" error during the update installation, click the "Ignore" button and continue with installation. When finished, download the file missions_e.pbo separately here, then search and replace the original file within your Arma 2 installation folder.
Hot news from Sharig Plateau and Shapur e-Dalanper area released on ArmA2.com official site.
Shapur Crisis Escalates!
Karzeghistan - particularly the Sharig Plateau and Shapur e-Dalanper provinces - is not high upon the international agenda; yet the lives of thoudsands of Karzegh nationals have been affected and their stories remain unheard. In our interview, we discuss the untold misery that has blighted the lives of those living around the volatile Takistani borderlands.
About a week ago, international observers warned that the Shapur e-Dalanper area was set to endure intense fire-fights. Their predictions turned out to be accurate. This week, countless civilian refugees have fled from the area, as elite Takistani troops swarmed deep into Karzegh territory and occupied Shapur.
An interview with Jamal, a Shapur refugee now at a camp in Ardistan after fleeing from the war-torn Sharig Plateau region, where he was determined to have his story told; determined to rebuild a life torn apart.
Operation Arrowhead - British Armed Forces announced on ArmA.Com official site.
Bohemia Interactive is pleased to announce the reinforcement of Operation Arrowhead - British Armed Forces are to provide a surge in support of the ongoing coalition deployment in Takistan!
Less than two months after Operation Arrowhead successfully routed the Takistani military regime, NATO coalition forces face a large-scale outbreak of guerilla insurgency. A mechanized force of British troops are about to deploy and embark upon a large-scale counter-insurgency campaign, which will define the future of the coalition presence in Takistan: Operation "Crimson Lance".
Arma 2: British Armed Forces key features:
* New vehicles and weapons o Modern British troops in multi-terrain, desert and woodland camouflage o Personal weapons: L85A2 and L86A2 rifles, L110A1 machine gun, LRR and AW50 sniper rifles, N-LAW AT launcher o New vehicles: Jackal 2 MWMIK all-terrain vehicle, modernized FV510 Warrior o New helicopters: AH11 Wildcat (multi-role), HC3 Merlin (transport) o British versions: off-road car, Chinook HC2 transport helicopter, Apache AH1 gunship o Desert and woodland paint schemes of the ground vehicles * New single player campaign o Player will command a mobile observation team of British troops into battle with Takistani insurgents. Short campaign will focus on depicting asymmetrical warfare with a guerilla force and counterinsurgency operations. * Multiplayer modes o Cooperative scenarios featuring the British units, vehicles and equipment. * Engine Improvements o Extension of the Engineer's role o Ability for players to effectively operate and command artillery and mortar units
Arma 2: British Armed Forces will be deployed exclusively for PC on 26th August 2010. It will be available for GBP 7.99/EUR 8.99/USD 9.99
Placebo has informed us about the release of ArmA2 : Operation Arrowhead Demo on official site ArmA2.com .
Bohemia Interactive is pleased to announce the release of the hotly anticipated demo for Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead, a massive standalone expansion pack to the critically acclaimed military simulator, Arma 2.
This 3GB demo thrusts you straight into the unique gameplay featured in the full version of Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead; it showcases the realistic sandbox environment, offers multiplayer gameplay, and gives you a peek at the vast array of vehicles, weapons, units at your disposal. The demo offers a massive amount of highly detailed content, giving you a sharp flavour of the epic new environment (modelled on real-world data), a full taste of the mission editor, and a real appetite to experience the most authentic mil-sim available: war without the training wheels.
Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead's demo includes:
* Singleplayer mission "Coltan Blues" from the main campaign * Singleplayer scenarios "Benchmark" and "Little Bird" * 3 Boot Camp scenarios (Basic, Driving and Helicopter tutorials) * Multiplayer missions "Hike In The Hills" and "One Shot One Kill" * multiplayer template "Team Deathmatch" * Mission Editor with save/load option
Bohemia Interactive CEO, Marek Spanel, described the demo as tantamount to a game in its own right: "This demo is huge. Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead is not a simple expansion - it's a massive extension of a living world with a passionate fan community. Our goal is to offer the chance to experience as much of the new and unique features as possible. To be honest, we believe that there is more fun to be had in this demo than in some full games; the editor alone enables a user to create hours of custom content."
Set in the new, visually attractive environment of rugged Central Asia, Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead offers a realistic combat simulation experience in a modern day setting with unprecedented freedom of movement, actions and tactics. Players have the opportunity to enlist into various roles within the US Army, from basic infantryman through to special operative, to pilots and tank crew equipped with hi-end military equipment, such as thermal imaging and directly controlled UAVs, in this new instalment in the award winning line of military simulators for PC from Bohemia Interactive.
Maruk has released the Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead - Linux Standalone Server 1.52 BETA on the BI-Forums.
Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead - Linux Standalone Server 1.52 BETA is available now for testing. Please provide us with feedback to this topic.
Also, I have to notify you that Arma 2 1.07 Linux Ded. server is not going live today as planned due to serious technical issues (to put it short: some of the multicore magic implemented by Sume in 1.07 is very hard to compile on Linux). I will keep you updated as the situation develops.
Placebo has released the first official Patch 1.52 for ArmA2:Operation Arrowhead on the BI-Forums. This update brings all users to the same version of the game.
View Changelog 1.52:
===ARMA 2 Operation Arrowhead Patch 1.50 to 1.52 ===
Copyright (c) 2010 Bohemia Interactive. All rights reserved.
===SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS===
System requirements: -------------------------------- • Fast Dual or Quad Core Core CPU • 1 GB RAM • GPU (NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT / ATI Radeon 3650 or faster) with Shader Model 3 and 512 MB VRAM • Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 7 • DVD (Dual Layer compatible) for DVD version, 12 GB free HDD space
===HOW TO INSTALL THE PATCH===
Run the patch exe to apply the patch setup automatically.
It will install all content of the patch to the folder with your ArmA 2 installation (default is C:\Program Files\Bohemia Interactive\ArmA 2 or Bohemia Interactive\ArmA2).
Please note that it is not possible to rollback to a previous version after the installation of this patch, only a full reinstall of the game is possible, if you want to keep your previous version you may want to backup the entire game installation folder before applying this patch.
NOTE: This patch will also update your ARMA 2 1.05 to 1.07 if necessary.
CHANGELOG: ----------
===Engine=== * Fixed: C130 was crashing on takeoff. * Fixed: Multiplayer UI - Cannot play after cancel. * Improved: Helmet Mounted Display is drawn only for driver. * Fixed: AutoSaves in MP. * Improved: Show cargo unit name when speking in vehicle. * Fixed: Crash with fired event handler. * Fixed: Allow soldier to shoot if his target is too close and on higher ground. * Improved: VON: speech encoding/decoding - dropout silence is not inserted so often. * Improved: Blinking camp fires. * Fixed: MP clients crash when they are ordered to turn on their flashlights or lasers. * Fixed: Allow zeroing in external camera.
===Missions=== * "Pathfinder" tuned opfor positions and flow. * "Coltan blues" inputting code has been tuned and timer delayed. * "Coltan blues" FTL tuning. * "From hell" tuned default weapons in MP. * "From hell" optimized unit count and positions - improved FPS and playability. * "Good morning T-stan" tuned winning conditions and FTL. * "Good morning T-stan" convoy skill lowered and composition tweaked to decrease the mission difficulty. * "Phoenix Op" optimized and tuned Opfor positions and unit count. * "Laser show" fixed crashing chopper. * "Press conference" fixed for MP. * SP scenarios loading screens changed. * SSM several fixes in the simple support module. * surrendering fixed in "Pathfinder" and "From hell". * Several localization fixes. * Deathmatch and teamdeathmatch templates fixed. * Several minor fixes of the singleplayer missions. * UAV & ULB can now be used with terminal backpack on
===Data=== * Fixed: Healing by UH-60M MEV, Stryker MEV and S1203 ambulance. * Fixed: Speed indicators in UAZs. * Fixed: Missing shadow on V3S (Fuel). * Fixed: Optics model of static AT-13 Metis. * Fixed: L39 wreck geometry. * Fixed: S1203 number plate. * New: Microphone volume slider.
Today marks the hotly-anticipated release of Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead, the massive new standalone expansion to the award-winning original Arma 2, available now both as digital download and PC DVD box in many stores.
Players will enlist into various roles within the US Army - basic infantryman through to special operatives; combat pilots to heavy armor - supported by cutting-edge military equipment, such as thermal imaging, remotely-controlled UAVs and the very latest weapons and vehicles. Get a taste of the hottest military-simulator to date now at the official Arma 2 Youtube channel!
Maruk, BI CEO, has informed the community about the release of an unexpected 1.07 ArmA2 Patch on the BI forums. In fact 2 patches are released : with the first you can update any ArmA2 1.00 original release version, with the second one, you can update a current 1.05 version to 1.07.
Arma 2 Update 1.07 is coming today.
Please note that Linux server 1.07 is going to be released later, more likely on Monday but we decided to release the update now to move ahead towards release of Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead.
I would like to thank everyone for their support over the past few months with testing and improving this update.
Jonky informed us that IDEA Games announced Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead is gold!
Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead Heads to Manufacture, Release Date Confirmed Prague 7th June, Czech Republic – Award-winning independent development studio Bohemia Interactive has announced that Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead - the eagerly-anticipated massive standalone expansion pack for Arma 2 - has gone gold, with the final master disc sent for manufacturing.
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Built upon over 10 years' experience, it thrusts gamers into the heart of the most realistic military combat simulation ever developed, featuring cutting edge technology, vast, detailed environments and authentically modelled units, weapons and vehicles. Branching, player-driven campaigns offer both singleplayer as well as multiplayer cooperative gameplay, accompanied by a huge range of single and multiplayer modes. Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead delivers a range of brand new features, such as FLIR thermal imaging, controllable Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), 3 huge new maps of Central Asian settings and over 300 new models. This hotly anticipated release massively expands upon the scope and depth of the "Armaversum", and offers its passionate community a whole new set of exciting gameplay features.
Bohemia’s CEO, Marek Spanel, comments: “We're very proud to have finally finished work on Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead. Despite being labelled as a standalone expansion pack, the amount of content we have produced for Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead constitutes a full game by any reasonable measurement, and we’re certain that once players get their hands on it on the 29th of June, they won’t be disappointed.”
Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead will be released exclusively for PC on 29th June 2010. For all the latest information, please visit www.arma2.com
Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead doesn't require the original Arma 2, but will upgrade it with the latest features and improvements, and integrates all content into one massive military library for the ultimate combat experience.
SASrecon informed us all that Bohemia Interactive Studios have released a new Beta patch build 70644, wich fixes several bugs. You can read the changelog HERE
Changelog: [70582] Improved: Increased dynamic cloud layer visibility. [70493] Fixed: Shadow artifacts visible on some windows while moving. [70439] Fixed: Transient z-fight-like shadows artifacts while zooming. [70372] Fixed: AI vision was too good on moonless nights.
Our Team member Blondak has informed us about an article which schows minimal and recommended PC requirements for Operation Arrowhead, posted on the Fake Everset site.
Minimal PC Requirements – CPU: Dual-core Intel Core 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon 2.4 GHz – GPU: Nvidia Geforce 8600GT or ATI Radeon 3650 or faster with Shader - Model 3 and 512 MB VRAM – RAM: 1 GB – OS: Windows XP or Windows Vista – DVD: Dual Layer compatible – HDD: 10 GB free space
Recommended PC Requirements – CPU: Intel Core i5 or AMD Athlon Phenom X4 or faster – GPU: Nvidia Geforce GTX 260 or ATI Radeon HD 5770 or faster with Shader Model 3 and 896 MB VRAM – RAM: 2 GB – OS: Windows 7 – DVD: Dual Layer compatible – HDD: 20 GB free space
Suma informed the community about the release of the new Beta patch build 69645 on the official Forums.
New beta patch 69645 may appear not huge based on the change list, but it contains very significant changes under the hood. As the changes were made to the engine core, including the core memory allocator, extensive testing is badly needed.
Current Changelog: [69599] Optimized: Texture loading done on background thread. [68990] Improved: Reduced stutter when looking around, esp. with visibility 5 km or more. [68694] Reduced parallax map artifacts on sloped terrain. [68157] HDRPrecision 16 or 32 respected when users selects it and card supports it. [68030] MP: Changed bandwidth estimation defaults as almost all players use broadband connection. [67312] Fixed: AI is now able to take off with Camel airplane addon. [67033] Improved AI airplane landing from very high altitude. [66997] Optimized: Grass not rendered when flying high and fast, schould reduce stutter. [65703] New: Units report when reloading in combat situations. [65703] New: Units report when throwing grenades in combat situations. [65679] Fixed: AI Units called "covering" repeatedly while reloading. [65656] "Cover me", "Covering" was often told repeateadly after busy radio channel periods. [65605] Optimized: Fixed problems caused on some Vista systems by running too many threads at the same time. [64561] New: Scripting function hideObject. [64056] Fixed: Shining glasses on head preview in "edit player" menu. [63164] Changed: Removed relics from dynamic building destruction development, including scripting function deleteCollection. [63126] Improved: AI airplane now aiming at the ground targets using rudder as well. [63126] Fixed: Some AI airplanes oscillated sideways when flying slow. [62888] Fixed: Improved helicopter aiming with unguided rockets. [62868] Fixed: AT/RPG soldiers often missed targets. [62700] Fixed: Spatial weapon sounds [62687] Fixed: 3D resolution now maintained correctly when Alt-Tabbing. [62627] Improved: "Invalid crew" config error no longer exits to desktop. [62533] Fixed: The voice over net speech was often delayed more than required. [62532] Fixed: The voice over net speech was often delayed more than required. [62492] Fixed: Window size/position was not stored after a change.
Maruk, BI CEO, has informed the community about the release of an unexpected 1.07 ArmA2 Patch on the 
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