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