ARMA 2: CO (how to combine ARMA 2 into ARMA 2:OA and use together)

[MJK-Ranger]

Can i copy my EXPANSION folder from OA over to ArmA2 folder and run arma2.exe with -mod=EXPANSION

EDIT:

HELL YEAH... it works

Copy the whole EXPANSION folder from OA over to ArmA2 and deleted BattlEye, dta, keys and ijl15.dll from EXPANSION folder and i renamed my EXPANSION folder to @OA_EXPANSION and added it on my -mod (like this: -mod=@OA_EXPANSION

My arma2 started as it was OA, same menu etc etc..

[SS9]

OK, so OA finished downloading ahead of my redownload of A2, went to start it, and it was missing an important addon (Structures?) and didn't load. A2 is still dling and I am hearing the start of music. It starts for like a split second and stops, task manager shows no OA exe in the background. *sigh*
A2 download has slowed way down to about 50KBps, so we'll see what happens when I get both installed and restart the computer. (about an hour).
Also, now when I exit steam via the taskbar button (full close) it's still running in the background and I need ctrl alt del to end it.

EDIT: well it's still DLing a patch or something for OA. Restarted steam and it's dling both fast. Still an annoying bug with Steam, how it won't close!

[SpectreRSG]

I still have the issue..

I have ArmA 2 and OA through Steam, through a Win 7 x64 machine.
I stopped the ArmA 2 update to 1.07 because I manually installed it. Steam wants to redownload it, so I stopped it.

OA was downloaded while the steam 1.07 repatch was paused. I installed and played OA fine. But, none of the ArmA 2 stuff is in OA.

So I let ArmA 2 update through steam, and tried again. Didnt work. Now I uninstalled OA and am awaiting it to redownload from Steam. Hopefully it works. Can anyone confirm/deny what I may or may not be doing?


Shame on BI for having such issues with Steam.

[Zipper5]

Uhuh, because you're sure it's BIS' fault and not Valve's.

[andromedagalaxe]

read the above fix for this. It is quoted only 3 posts above yours

[Hoot(US)]

Ok i downloaded the file put it in the directory with ArmA2OA.exe

but when i run the command script a window pops up for like half a second then closes. opened arrowhead. only arrowhead, opened arma2 same thing, only arma2. did i miss something obvious or is something else wrong.

both were purchased through steam, both have been played.

Running XP

[Safari Ken]

I consider myself an advanced computer user (I'm in my mid 30's and computers is my profession since the mid 90's) and I find that Steam so far has worked very well for me. The few little problems I've had is something I have managed to solve myself. So it's a matter of opinion I suppose.

I agree. I love Steam. I'd buy all my games through it if I could. In fact, I've re-purchased some games that I already owned, just to have them on Steam! When it first got introduced as a distribution method for Half-Life 2, it definitely had issues, but I don't remember the last time I had a problem more serious than "Oh shoot, it lost connection to the Friends server for 20 seconds".

The fact that you don't need to swap physical media, the fact that you no longer have to be online to play the Steam-bought games, the fact that I can reinstall games I bought years ago just by remembering my Steam password, on as many computers as I want, etc. Great, great service. I don't consider this specific problem to be a Steam issue. What we're doing here (combining two installs) is hardly a common thing in gaming.

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Ok i downloaded the file put it in the directory with ArmA2OA.exe

but when i run the command script a window pops up for like half a second then closes. opened arrowhead. only arrowhead, opened arma2 same thing, only arma2. did i miss something obvious or is something else wrong.

both were purchased through steam, both have been played.

Running XP

You shouldn't have to open Arrowhead or Arma 2 after running that command script. The window pops open and closes, and a few seconds later, OA should boot automatically. I noticed that it took longer than I would have thought, so maybe you just need to give it a few more seconds.

[papoose244]

Hi guys I have the dvd version of OA coming I just reformated whats the order for installing arma 2 OA and patches?

[Hoot(US)]

You shouldn't have to open Arrowhead or Arma 2 after running that command script. The window pops open and closes, and a few seconds later, OA should boot automatically. I noticed that it took longer than I would have thought, so maybe you just need to give it a few more seconds.

I opened the the console file, the console stayed open for literally .5 of a second closed its self, then nothing. nothing opened, after a while i booted up both to find them not combined.

sorry if i wasn't clear

[HappySniper141]

Hi, I dont know wherever to buy OA on Steam or boxed. It looks like itll be easier for a boxed copy as it appears its hard to merget the 2 games. I ahve also heard there have been problems patching ArmA 2 on steam. I have 2 questions.

What is the latest patch out for ArmA 2? V1.07?

Also if I have the steam version am I able to play online with people who have the disked version?