ArmA 2 CO - how to use addons?

[Dr_Death]

First of all, i dont have enough time like to search if this was already posted, and i just saw some people speaking about the deep web and few text-pictures about what's there, so my hands are shaking....

I know in ArmA 1 you couldn't use addons if you wanted to get in a server with vanilla ArmA 1 or the game with no 3rd party addons, right? well, i couldn't see this fixed in the ArmA 2, it was great on OFP, you could have 6 gb of addons and still get in servers with no 3rd party addons on the online game, but i saw that was the main difference and the worst part of ArmA 1, i though this changed in ArmA 2, and so far i think i was wrong, if there is any way to get into servers when you use extra addons, please tell me.

But that's not everything, i tryed because of that, to make my own mod where i could put as many 3rd party addons as i can, the problem is: some of them are for ArmA 2 combined ops...... i had the steam version....

if anybody knows somehow to use A2 CO without having A2 and OA installed in the same place, id be happy.

Thanks for spending time on reading this, i really appretiate that.

[Günter Severloh]

I know in ArmA 1 you couldn't use addons if you wanted to get in a server with vanilla ArmA 1 or the game with no 3rd party addons, right?

Sure you could, I did it with my WarMod for Arma1, all gameplay, and effects, addons and mods in one mod, you can do the same for any server.

i though this changed in ArmA 2, and so far i think i was wrong, if there is any way to get into servers when you use extra addons, please tell me.

Nothing has changed, depends on what addons you are using. If lets say your using some units addon that the mission your joining dont use, well you wont see those units in the mission.
Servers are mission specific, basically you can only play with what the mission is running and or required and or needed to for you to play the mission,
so lets say a mission has ACE units, if you do not have ACE units or basically not running ACE mod then your not going to get on the server, why,
because the mission requires it, the server requires you to have the mod for you to join.

Only addons and mods I ever found to work to get on any server are the gameplay addons /mods, and effect mods.

if anybody knows somehow to use A2 CO without having A2 and OA installed in the same place, id be happy.

The only way to use/play Arma2CO is with Arma2CO, you cant have combined ops without having arma2, or OA,
that basically what combined ops is both Arma2 and OA together, aka OA installed into Arma2 directory.

Lets narrow this down, what addons and or mods are you trying to use and on what servers are you trying to join that your are unable?

[Dr_Death]

Sure you could, I did it with my WarMod for Arma1, all gameplay, and effects, addons and mods in one mod, you can do the same for any server.


Nothing has changed, depends on what addons you are using. If lets say your using some units addon that the mission your joining dont use, well you wont see those units in the mission.
Servers are mission specific, basically you can only play with what the mission is running and or required and or needed to for you to play the mission,
so lets say a mission has ACE units, if you do not have ACE units or basically not running ACE mod then your not going to get on the server, why,
because the mission requires it, the server requires you to have the mod for you to join.

Only addons and mods I ever found to work to get on any server are the gameplay addons /mods, and effect mods.


The only way to use/play Arma2CO is with Arma2CO, you cant have combined ops without having arma2, or OA,
that basically what combined ops is both Arma2 and OA together, aka OA installed into Arma2 directory.

Lets narrow this down, what addons and or mods are you trying to use and on what servers are you trying to join that your are unable?

not for me, either ArmA 1 or 2, when i have just few addons (in A2 case, fallujah map in A2 because i cant use addons for CO without having them in the same place) it tells me that those files wherent in the server info and it wont let me join in, happened the same in ArmA 1

and i think you dont understand the addons part:

i have Arma CO, the Steam version, that means i have them installed in 2 different folders, Using steam is the only way to get CO working, BUT, to fix this with the addons problems i need to put addons in another folder inside a basic mod, create a copy of the A2 CO running and change it so it can run my addons, the problem is that i cant get that running without CO, and i can only run CO inside steam (and i cant run the addons mod in steam in the combined ops)

[Foxhound]

First of all, i dont have enough time like to search if this was already posted

Not enough time to search but you do have enough time to play games? Ah well, lazyness is never rewarded. See the forum rules:

§7) Search before posting
If you have a question, please use the forum search function before posting to make sure that it hasn't been answered before. There is a big chance it has, not only does searching help to keep the forum free of multiple threads it will also help you to get an answer much quicker.

if anybody knows somehow to use A2 CO without having A2 and OA installed in the same place, id be happy.

I know you don't have "time" to search, so you should make choices......do not play games or quit your job so you get time to search.
Again, searching before posting is a must on these forums.

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