Op Arrowhead, buddy as all get out

[Corbon_HydraShock 1]

I've re-installed it three times now, but Operation Arrowhead is just buggy, and I have no hope of plating DayZ at this point (last two installs the six-updater was not updating or aiding at all).

Anyway, attached you'll find my most recent error. Add to this script errors from the Map - Notes/Obkectives white box... and absolutely no other human seen in the one middle-eastern town single-player mission... just sand, buildings, wind, and explosions. Finally the game had a character voice, but no map or coordinates updated to show me anything to get to.

Before this re-install, an auto-save for a single-player mission saved the game in a buggy way, making any further progress impossible. But, anyway, I've got enough errors now.

We're talking very nearly 20 hours at this point of testing and uninstalling, re-installing, etc.

This, and the map-info errors, are all immediately after a fresh re-install. I want to play the DayZ mod, but at this point I want to strangle the company who stole my money. NOt only do they seem to make that hard to do, but why are these forums so tough to post in?!

Seriously, a Captcha for each post?!

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/6558/arma2notworking.jpg (110 kB)

[SnR 1]

Seriously, thousands of people play this game everyday, and you blame the company...Please.

[[frl]myke 14]

but Operation Arrowhead is just buggy

Some kind of a longshot but i would guess that the errors will be gone once you stop trying to play missions that require ArmA 2 (Basic game) and not only Operation Arrowhead. The error in the linked picture basically says "mate, if you want to play this mission you will need ArmA 2".

Seriously, a Captcha for each post?!

Probably you missed that part at the bottom of the forum rules you've agreed just a few hours ago. Let me quote it for you.

Note:

1. New member's posts are auto-moderated, please don't re-post the same message over&over again.

2. New members are required to fill captcha before posting new answers/threads.

3. New members are limited in editing/accessing variety of profile & forum features.

These limitations are removed for regular forum users.

I want to play the DayZ mod, but at this point I want to strangle the company who stole my money.

You say you have Operation Arrowhead, DayZ requires ArmA 2 and Operation Arrowhead (then known as "Combined Ops" or "CO"), the mission you tried to play requires Combined Ops....i fail to see how BIS is responsible that you try to play it without having ArmA 2.

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Seriously, a Captcha for each post?!

You should be thankful that's only for the first two posts, on the TVRage forums it's the first 20 posts, now that's annoying!

[Corbon_HydraShock 1]

Myke;2187470']

You say you have Operation Arrowhead' date=' DayZ requires ArmA 2 and Operation Arrowhead (then known as "Combined Ops" or "CO"), the mission you tried to play requires Combined Ops....i fail to see how BIS is responsible that you try to play it without having ArmA 2.[/quote']

I do have Arma 2, and played its boot camp missions and part of a campaign immediately before I tried Op Arrowhead. The Arma 2 single player mode worked/works.

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Did you install OA over the A2 folder? What shortcut are you running the game from?

[.kju 3245]

You launch CO wrong. Install them in the same folder or use a launcher tool to sort it.

Make sure to run arma2.exe once to get it written into registry.

[Corbon_HydraShock 1]

You launch CO wrong. Install them in the same folder or use a launcher tool to sort it.

Make sure to run arma2.exe once to get it written into registry.

Interesting, but I bet you're right - or at least you are correct on me launching it from something other than an .exe file. I will try it out.

I launched CO from the Steam program that runs in the background.

[Corbon_HydraShock 1]

Well, back to what I was seeing before that error above... this is with having played Arma 2, different missions, then operation arrowhead (which seems to work normally... for what the game is... no way-points are shown, enemies are not highlighted, can't switch to frag grenades I pick up, gps no longer shows on map screen, and can't be brought up on battle screen, etc. ... which I assume is normal), then finally operation Black Gauntlet, which is back to no-one in town, no way to find this guy Assano I'm supposed to meet up with (I guess I got close to him once, he spoke to me?), and this for many of the map info sheets:

http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/3343/arma2notworkingstill.jpg (144 kB)

Thanks for any help, but I'm wondering if the initial install somehow screwed up the registry, and now no install is going to work?

I mean, I've installed it normally, opened the two via the exe links placed on my desktop this time... still nothing good.

Uninstalling it for a third time isn't going to fix it... so any suggestions?

---------- Post added at 13:12 ---------- Previous post was at 12:25 ----------

OK, I just watched a video of how the game is supposed to run... I no longer ever see red circles delineating targets... it's more of a guessing game on if they are my guys or not at a distance with regular Arma 2 and OA... and the vertical green lines that would be my weapon's aim point if I don't have the scope to my face are never there anymore. They used to be, but aren't now.

When a new goal is radioed in, the gold-ish waypoint and meters-distance is not active for CO

[gunso 10]

The indicators and markers will disappear depending on the difficulty that you select.

[Corbon_HydraShock 1]

The indicators and markers will disappear depending on the difficulty that you select.

Well, that helps with part of it, but not people and my contact not being there despite his voice activating.

Does anyone have anything to add about that last picture I placed?

Here it is again:

http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/3343/arma2notworkingstill.jpg (144 kB)

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You mention Steam in one random post, but in your first post you didn't specify that it's the Steam versions of A2 and OA that you have?

[Corbon_HydraShock 1]

You mention Steam in one random post, but in your first post you didn't specify that it's the Steam versions of A2 and OA that you have?

Yes sir, I'm sorry but I keep forgetting, or am only just learning, that there are different platforms for some reason. I don't know the differences, only that I have the Steam client open at all times the game plays.

I tried opening the game from the Steam client (and that client is how I downloaded both Arma 2 and the other), and tried opening the games from the .exe files.

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Ok so we clarified you have them on Steam, that's a good thing to know, the installs look completely messed up though, do you have any antivirus installed? I would suggest you change the Steam shortcut to run as admin:

Then try the following:

Disable your antivirus if you use one

Start Steam

Remove Arma2/Operation Arrowhead

Reboot the PC

Disable your antivirus if you use one

Start Steam

Install Arma2 through Steam

Let the auto update run in Steam

try running Arma2 see if it works ok, if it doesn't, stop there and come back here to tell us, only if Arma2 works move onto the next part:

Reboot your PC

Disable your antivirus if you use one

Start Steam

Install Operation Arrowhead through Steam

Let the auto update run in Steam

Try OA and see if it works ok

[Corbon_HydraShock 1]

Thank you, I will try that tomorrow.

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Good luck :)