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This has been posted before, but being new to gaming, the specific answers didnt help me. I installed Arma2 OA online today, through your site and added the 1.60 then the 1.62 patches. I wanted this game for online fun, but it's the only thing the game wont do! NO matter what server I click on I get that same blah blah blah about not being able to play or edit...I don't have Steam, maybe that is the problem? Thanks in advance for the assistance.

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That error message means you are not running the correct mods (or even game version) for that server.

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Kind of a longshot but this:

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I installed Arma2 OA...

makes me think that you are trying to join servers that require CO.

FYI: CO stands for "Combined Operations" which is ArmA 2 (the main game) and Operation Arrowhead (the expansion) combined. Please watch the error message carefully as it list the missing content. If the names are in the scheme of "CAxxxxx" like (just an example) "CAAIR", then the above guessed is true.

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Well then, how can i play the CO, as it seems ALL of the ones I want to play are CO?!! Or, what do i need to do to get combined operations. Do i need to buy something else now? How can they deliver only an expansion of the title game? How come i dont get base game by default?

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Well, name one game expansion that includes the base game when you buy it.

Regardless, Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead is a standalone expansion. It is a full game unto itself, but can be combined with Arma 2 to become Arma 2: Combined Operations. This is what the majority of Arma players and servers are running.

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I have already purchased the standalone Arma2: Operation Arrowhead. I cannot get it to play CO. What EXACTLY do I do to be able to play online??? It seems like there is no Chenarus anywhere. Shouldnt it come with the OA purchase by default? DO i HAVE to BUY something else now???

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It was possible for free with ArmA2 free, but i dunno if this one is still available.

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  bsryl101 said:
I have already purchased the standalone Arma2: Operation Arrowhead. I cannot get it to play CO. What EXACTLY do I do to be able to play online??? It seems like there is no Chenarus anywhere. Shouldnt it come with the OA purchase by default? DO i HAVE to BUY something else now???

Yes Chernarus island is part of Arma 2, not Arma 2 Operation Arrowhead.

What you need to do is buy Arma 2 as well in Steam... and if I'm not mistaken after the 1.62 patch Steam auto-detects you have both games and automatically launches as Combined Operations?

If not then launch Arma 2 once, close. Launch Arma 2 OA once, close (this adds the necessary registry entries for both games).

Then in your Steam library, right-click on Operation Arrowhead and select Launch as Combined Operations.

(apologies if this is the 'old' way of doing it.. as I mentioned I think Steam auto-launches as CO now)

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don't have Steam and don't want Steam. Guess I'm outta luck. Someone told me to get the standalone and I would be able to still play Chenarus with my friends. Dammit. Now I have this game and cannot play online unless I buy something else. I feel jilted by this company!!!! Thumbs down for Bohemia Interactives Games!!! Cannot play ANY online servers as no one plays standalone by itself. What a rip off!

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Have you actually read any of the replies here? It would seem not.

First, Steam is not required at all.

Second, you still seem to think that Operation Arrowhead is the base game. It is not.

Arma 2 - base game.

Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead - standalone expansion.

Arma 2: Combined Operations - the above two products combined into one.

Third, had you done even a minimum of research, you would have seen that the Combined Ops package is only five dollars more. You really have no one to blame but yourself here.

Your options now are to either buy Arma 2 or download Arma 2: Free. A2Free can be used in lieu of Arma 2 to create Combined Operations, but some people have had difficulties getting A2Free to authenticate lately. Worth a shot, at least.

Don't forget to apply any required updates.

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  bsryl101 said:
don't have Steam and don't want Steam. Guess I'm outta luck. Someone told me to get the standalone and I would be able to still play Chenarus with my friends. Dammit. Now I have this game and cannot play online unless I buy something else. I feel jilted by this company!!!! Thumbs down for Bohemia Interactives Games!!! Cannot play ANY online servers as no one plays standalone by itself. What a rip off!

Sorry my bad I assumed you had Arma2OA on Steam. In that case buy Arma2 on disc and google for "arma 2 launch as combined operations". Basically you merge the two installs so that it launches as Combined Operations.

edit: or as Harzach suggested you can try Arma2Free but I have no idea how to get that working as Combined Ops

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