SAYSteez

So is there a number I can call? I posted this on the steam forums and got no reply on how to fix it aswell.. Doesn't seem like anyone knows how to fix many things in these forums just by looking at the other threads with no replies..

Hi, I just installed ArmA 2 via steam and I installed my ArmA 2 OA via DVD which auto installs into the ArmA 2 steam folder. My problem is that when I try to patch ArmA 2 and OA(CO) with the ARMA2OACORFT_Update_160 it gives me an error saying "Error found in file EXPANSION\ADDONS\wheeled_e.pbo" and if I click 'Ignore' it just gives me an error with another .pbo file. I ran ArmA 2 before installing OA but I can't seem to dodge this error message

That didn't work either :\

Hi, first I would like to say that there is no standalone OA patch; they're OA+CO+RFT. Second BIS doesn't allow you to add your retail keys to steam as it doesn't work.

I'm about to pull my hair out... 6+ hours straight trying to get this to patch to work and not a **** thing! 4 reinstalls, cleaned registry/folders.. :mad: I'm trying to patch my CO, but OA(retail) keeps getting expansion/addons and /common .pbo errors.. My steam version of ArmA2 works just fine and patches just fine! but OA just doesn't want to patch.. The most common error is "Error found in file EXPANSIONS\ADDONS\wheeled_e.pbo" but even if I ignore it; the error just goes to another file like ui.pbo :mad: I can play CO or just regular OA/A2 just fine, I just can't patch it.. P.S. My OA patched just fine before I uninstalled it so I can get CO with my steam version of ArmA2 that I just bought today. **EDIT** I just tried installing OA in a different folder other than the steam folder that ArmA2 is installed in and the patch worked without a hitch.. Does anyone know why?

I have Arma 2 OA and I tried to run the game at 1920x1080 on normal settings but I was only getting 20-30 FPS so it didn't work... Than I used 1680x1050 and I had about 30-35+ FPS but the game looks pretty blurry... I just wanna know why this game doesn't run good on any other setting other than normal or lower... I have Windows 7 64bit ultimate with a 955 Black edition OC 3.65 with 4GB G.Skill DDR3 ram OC 8-8-8-24 1555Mhz with an EVGA 9800GTX+ 1GB SSC (I know it's old) But this game only uses 517mb of VRAM max at 1080p and 1680x1050 Is the FPS normal or is something wrong?

Not out of date just doesn't like ArmA2... The 460 will fix my problems with every other game which is all I need... I have to ask... Why do you think the 955BE is so out of date? It's pretty much the i7 920 and it can reach almost the i7 920 speeds overclocked... If there is one thing I hate is people who need to get off of the i7s dick :)

I learned my lesson going SLi or having a dual GPU card... The 9800GX2 was a nightmare for me...

Thank you sir!

Well I do know just by looking at the scale of the game it can't load the map off the DVD drive as fast as the HDD so I'm sure that's what's causing part of my slowdown since I read somewhere that this game reads a massive amount from the HDD itself so just having two drives isn't enough.. I know how it is getting answers about laptops and stuff playing any game.. I ask myself the same question as you do I'm sure, which is why do they even ask? But I was just wondering some simple things and now I know this engine isn't anything like any other game. I will be getting the MSI GTX 460 Hawk in a month give or take so I'm sure I'll be able to run this game at 50-60fps since I've seen videos with the same hardware do so.

Disagree? Are you even reading? ---------- Post added at 11:24 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:23 AM ---------- You were getting 30 fps steady probably I'm getting 25 fps through 35 if I'm looking close to the sky, and I can't reach 30 fps if I tried on any map while looking straight, and this CPU really isn't that bad as you're making it out to be! back in 09 the 955BE @ 3.8 with DDR2 RAM beat the i7 920 with DDR3 sure it's not an i7 clocked at 4.0 but seriously theres no need for that right now and also I am getting the MSI GTX 460 Hawk but after seeing my 9800GTX+ run all the other new games at 50 fps + I would've thought ArmA2 could've done just a little better... :rolleyes: ---------- Post added at 11:27 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:24 AM ---------- That did give me some FPS... Thanks

1. I did try the game out with the latest version before I reinstalled it but I didn't try the level I was playing with and I didn't bench the FPS. 2. Yea I'm complaning about a 32bit app! I'm sure I would get about 5 fps or so if it used over 3GB of RAM because it's loading all that land and all of those objects which would give me about 30fps steady. 3. I wasn't expecting anything I was just saying the game could've been way more optimized. 4. I don't need to learn anything about programs, all I need to know is why they would depend on the GPU almost 90% of the time for such a huge game.

LOL POS PC! A million FPS! Complaining! Troll harder please

bump!

I tried the village life one since I couldn't find the one you were talking about but this one has people walking around and this is what I got http://img814.imageshack.us/img814/4010/wtfjv.png BTW what I don't understand is how the hell is it using 70% of my CPU in windows mode but fullscreen it uses 1 core at 90%+? theres no way it drops the CPU when I minimize since task manager pops up so fast...

Wait it's a 32 bit program? Who's idea was that? And do you have a mission in mind?

I'll try it ---------- Post added at 10:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:08 PM ---------- Ok I did that and I kinda felt like my FPS went down... but still now my CPU usage was 20% 40% 20% 20% with 1.82GB of ram being used for 10 minutes straight

If you're talking about the CFG file in the documents arma2 folder than I only have one which is called ArmA2OA and than under that is a Lar.ArmaA2OAProfile file and than a Saved folder ---------- Post added at 09:59 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:58 PM ---------- Sorry I forgot to reply so you get the notification

bump!

I did it and I only got about 1 FPS but I did take a screenshot after I minimized again and guess what I found!!! http://img69.imageshack.us/i/onecorearma2.png/ 1 core use!

It's 1.50 OA but seriously.. Unless they have a use 100% CPU and RAM button I don't see Vsync giving me the 20FPS I need :don 11: PS. I'm going to sleep so I might not reply for 12 hours :P ---------- Post added at 08:41 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:40 AM ---------- I have waaaaay to many tabs open at once to have my taskbar like that...

Please read the thread... You would of seen the link to it http://img683.imageshack.us/i/arma2oa2011042804185723.jpg/ and about that FACT! Yea the game uses so little CPU and RAM so easy enough.. That's my FACT on my computer..

With those settings I get 25-35 FPS... BTW heres screen of what my system is doing after I minimize the game http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/2295/arma2notusingcpuorram.png

Ok I did that and even turned everything to very low and yet my fps was 37-45 max! not even a gig of system memory being used and CPU core 1 and 3 are 50% while 2 and 4 are 20% my GPU is 100% and only using 354mb of VRAM... I know for a fact this game has something wrong with it... I could be using all 4 cores at 100% and use more than 1GB of system ram and I bet I would be getting 40-50 FPS on normal atleast...