ArmA II / OA Installation problems

[ArmA II / OA Installation problems]

^^^ is this also the best way to install the boxed dvd set combined ops?

im just trying to get the best information to install this game before my new pc gets here to play the game.theres so many people having trouble installing that its quite scary!!

thanks in advance

Not really sure as the above was for the download version. Give it a try first and if you have problems, come back and post on here.

[Need help on Manhattan mission]

Arma 2 CO;

I found Nikitin at the airbase. I thought it was a dead soldier from a distance as no warning came up on the map. It was only after being shot a few times I realised he was alive!

As Hanzu says, you have to kill him to end the mission.

[ArmA II / OA Installation problems]

Gamersgate installation of combined operations.

The following worked for me without any errors;

1: Install Arma 2 (do not patch).

2: Play game until it autosaves (I'm not sure if this step is needed).

3: Install Arma 2 OA (this patches Arma 2 to 1.07).

4: Play OA until it autosaves (again, not sure if this step is needed).

5: Apply 1.59 OA patch (this updates OA to 1.59 & Arma 2 to 1.09).

The reason for playing the game in between update steps is to create a registry entry. Whether or not this is really needed I'm not sure but decided to do so just to be on the safe side :-)

Update: I have just installed Arma 2 BAF. After doing so, apply patch 1.59 again which will update BAF and also fix a couple of things BAF breaks!