Official Download link/button for ARMA 2 CO 1.60 Patch Missing?

[Scourge012 10]

Hello all,

Long time lurker, few time poster. I've just recently decided to get back into ArmA 2 after a long hiatus to try the Day Z mod. I have all the ArmA 2 games on DVD (DVD copies of Combined Ops and Reinforcements). Naturally, after installing I wanted to update my copies to the latest version. Going to the official update page, though, all I found were a list of mirrors. I tried Multiupload but all it did was take me to a page about SOPA. The other links look like they might be in a different language from my DVD copies (American English). I know the language thing can really be a problem with some games, so I didn't want to spend an hour or two at my connection only to find out that the patches wouldn't work. I thought about trying the ArmAholic site, but then I read chatter somewhere in my search results about a hotfix being needed--but that it was fixed in a later iteration of the patch file. Since the patch on the official site was modified on the 28th of January--and the one on ArmAholic was dated on the 22nd of December, I'm not sure if the hotfixed version is reflected in the one on that site.

I distinctly remember in the past, that there were download buttons on the official pages where you could download it directly from Bistudios.com or something like that...but I can't seem to find them anymore. Am I blind? Did the buttons go away? Where can I find the latest official 1.60 patch without the need of a hot-fix (that's also in my language?)

[Placebo 12]

The patches are not released in different languages. http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=15831

[Scourge012 10]

Thanks for the link! Was the download button removed from the official page? I noticed that the official info on the ArmA 2 site had the patch modified in January, and this link is dated the 22nd of December. If I recall, there needed to be a hotfix or something for the super-initial official release (?).

[Placebo 12]

I don't remember there being a download button to directly download the patch tbh, but then I don't really go to the official site too often! I can see here: http://www.arma2.com/index.php?Itemid=20&option=com_rokdownloads&view=folder〈=en two mirrors are now kaput but two are still working, it's a good reminder to update the mirrors which I will try to get sorted :)

A hotfix rings a bell but I don't think it's for 1.60, to be up to date you only need the big 1.60 patch so maybe you're remembering something else...

Edit: Think I found the hotfix you're thinking of, it was only Steam related and now negated due to Steam's update, but to satiate your curiosity try this thread: http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?129101-RESOLVED-HOTFIX-Getting-Kicked-From-Every-Server-Since-New-Patch&p=2077279#post2077279

[Scourge012 10]

Thanks for the answers. I guess I have no more questions! I downloaded it from ArmAholic and everything seems to be fine. Day Z runs great, though I died in 5 minutes...which is pretty typical of my ArmA 2 MP performance, lol. Thanks again.

PS: For the record, I will say that I still swear there was an official download button where we could download the patch from the same ftp server as the betas. It looked like the "Details" button now on the page, but said "Download" instead. I'm guessing it was taken down (if it was even there) because of the increased traffic on the FTP because DayZ requires the newest beta all the time. Otherwise, how would the official site count downloads ;-)