Para, try reading the first post for this topic again, all the info you need is described there. And you want to follow these instructions for combining the games for Steam users to run the games as Combined Ops and not just regular standalone A2 or OA.
Hi,Originally Posted by CoolFire
No problem!
I have both A2 and OA as Sprocket downloads and I don't need any cmd files or other fixes to run the game as CO.
Are you sure that your A2 is updated to v1.05 before running the latest OA patch?
As I recall, I installed A2, then updated it to v1.09, then installed OA and finally the DLC's before patching to v1.59.
Have you also checked that both A2 and OA (+ DLC's if available) are installed into the correct location (under the same main folder) in the registry?
Sorry for late reply. I have been so busy for the past weeks I haven't had an opportunity to revisit my problem.
I will try again this weekend. I also realized that when I installed A2 I used the Serial No. given to me for OA...I do not know if that would cause an issue with getting A2+OA = CO.
I will try your method in the bold this weekend and see how it turns out.
Thanks for the info about updating A2!
since my DL is identical I hope it will work!
cheers and wish me luck!
EDIT: Ok so I installed OA into the Arma 2 dir and it has automatically become CO. After I installed OA it said something like 1.10 is a later patch than 1.09. Does this mean I have patch 1.09 on Arma 2, if so, how? on the sprocket website it said that Arma 2 came with the 1.05 patch. It also says in the main menu of CO that I have V.1.59 when it says 1.52 on the sprocket website.
Last edited by Trankil; Jun 30 2011 at 10:23.
Just start up clean Arma2 - then you see what version
Stop Arma2 and start Arma2:OA - Then you see what version.
It don't take long time and you can then be curtain what you have.
if your Arma2 says 1.09, patch it. then start it up again before you start up A2:OA
Oh well too late for that, ACE mod works on whatever version I got, so it's all good. Thanks for the reply anyway.
i recently got ArmA2 for free from a promotion code, and downloaded it from greenmangaming. After reading the official steam ArmA forum FAQ and reading
"Q: Can i use retail version of A2 with my STEM A2: OA ?
A: Yes, You can as long as the language is supported and ARMA 2 is updated to version 1.08 Note: might not work with Polish and Russian retail releases"
I decided to purchase ArmA2:Operation Arrowhead from steam. I feel as if i have just wasted £15, as the main reason i bought it was under the assumption it would become combined ops with my copy of ArmA2.
I have tried running arma2 from its directory /programfiles(x86)/capsulegames/Arma II-PC/ and then operation arrowhead on steam, as well as trying the "run combined ops" option on steam. A cmd box appears and then the game launches, but only as operation arrowhead. I have tried running all of these as administrator: Arma2, Steam, OA in the steam directory and also _runA2CO to no avail. I find it particularly distressing as in the forum it was clearly stated by Bohemia interactive staff that i would be able to run my games as combined ops. I have also tried the manual file _junctionA2intoOA4me_vista&seven (i am running windows 7 64bit) linked at the start of this thread, im not sure if this was the correct thing to do, but as the directions are far from clear in my opinion it was the option that looked most likely to be correct. If anyone has had a similar problem and has been able to fix it, i would be most grateful for your help.
^im trying to figure that out as well except i dont have it on steam...i tried changing the cmd script and some registry keys and ive gotten it to show gmgs arma 2 in oas mod list, but it doesnt run as co, running OA with the -mod paramater doesnt work either, i tried moving gmgs a2 to armas regular path instead of theirs (including putting both in the same directory), including registry keys, and i got it to work once, but i cant seem to get it to work now and ive tried so many things i dont remember which one was the one that worked :/
can i just install both the games into one same folder?
This is what you actually have to do, Install Arma 2 first and in the same folder Arma 2 operation arrowhead.Than you should have arma combined ops shortcut created;if however not try this- http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=89731
We have installed Arma2 version 1.10(from greenmangaming promotion), how to combine it with Arma2: OA from disk?
Please explain to me clearly
I use googletranslate
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