Arma 2 Package Combinations

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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) 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
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)

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