Arma 2 Package Combinations

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

Table with ARMA 2 distributions and theirs content

Distribution	A2	A2:OA	A2:CO	A2:RFT	A2:BAF	A2:PMC
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

• Notes:

 Any distribution could be combined like A2 retail with A2:OA STEAM etc. 

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 or A2:RFT+A2) and A2:OA games
• ARMA2RFT.exe binary in A2:CO mode is MP compatible with A2:CO(A2:OA+A2 or A2:RFT+A2) and A2: OA games

Table of ARMA 2 distributions and theirs MP compatibility (default content)

Distribution	A2 host	A2:OA host	A2:CO host	A2:RFT host	A2:BAF host	A2:PMC host
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 servers must avoid using Full DLC content (Lite content in OA dataset is enough)
 BattlEye is unified across both A2 and OA engines (A2, OA, CO and RFT just use different installer filenames)

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