ARMA 2: OA beta build 95208 (1.62 MP build)

[Dwarden]

WARNING: this build is not MP(multiplayer) compatible with 1.60 and 1.61 version of A2: OA/A2: CO!

http://www.arma2.com/beta-patch.php

mirror: http://www.gamefront.com/files/22012...uild_95208.zip

* more crashfixes
* fixed some crashes and MP issues (it means to stabilize MP we need change major version to 1.62)
* fixed bad playername issue

+ beta in Sync with 1.62 RC2 candidate for these who don't want install 1.62 RC2
+new BE installers included within
+ some other fixes

BattlEye status: ... SUPPORTED ...

[tremanarch]

is there a way to deinstall it? I might got updated via SIx Updater - did it not do manually and cant join any Game.. (besides dayz i guess)

[pipscouse]

Six Updater has done this to me as well. Ridiculous. I now have a beta patch installed that I didn't even know about, much less want, and can't play any MP servers other than DayZ. Why don't they warn stupid idiots like me that this is going to happen? I would have opted out if I was given an option.

[SnR]

Its best if Six Updater does not allow betas to be available. Keep it a manual process for those who wish to test.

[Sickboy]

is there a way to deinstall it? I might got updated via SIx Updater - did it not do manually and cant join any Game.. (besides dayz i guess)

See the How to revert to an older Beta version FAQ section: http://www.six-updater.net/p/documentation.html

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Six Updater has done this to me as well. Ridiculous. I now have a beta patch installed that I didn't even know about, much less want, and can't play any MP servers other than DayZ. Why don't they warn stupid idiots like me that this is going to happen? I would have opted out if I was given an option.

Its best if Six Updater does not allow betas to be available. Keep it a manual process for those who wish to test.

Thanks for the feedback, it would be beneficial if you could let us know in the future, instead of resorting to luck that we find your post somewhere on the forum

[zeep]

I am lost. What is the difference between this beta and ARMA 2: OA 1.62 (Release Candidate #2) build 95208, apart from the RC#2 text?
Which should i install to be able to play vanilla CO and dayz?

I installed ARMA2_OA_Build_94876 last and now i'm being kicked out of the game from all servers due to BatlEye. Then i tried to manually update BatlEye but once i do that i can't connect to a server, it says batlyeye doesn't respond. This was joining dayz servers only. Vanilla sp works fine.

[ShadowDuke]

20:02:43 BattlEye Server: Could not connect to BE Master
20:02:43 BattlEye Server: Update attempt failed

Yesterday it lasts 2 hours! Now same, beginning....

I changed nothing and it sure is not my fault. So whats up?

Edit: So server just got updated to 1.149..
And still
20:12:52 BattlEye Server: Failed to receive from BE Master (2)
20:12:52 BattlEye Server: Update attempt failed

It wont update to 1.165! It want to but then "Failed to receive from BE Master (2)" - every day the same...sigh!!!
Manually updated from Be page now.

[Wiki]

Please, this is quite important to me:

-does this patch fix the problem about seeing twice the usermade campaigns in the menu?
-does this patch fix the problem with the briefing in editor? (see this thread http://forums.bistudio.com/showthrea...-with-briefing)
thanks in advance for any response (positive or not)

moreover, if Dwarden or any BI dev. can read this, please can you have a look about these problems?
thanks

[Freeborne]

zeep, from what I can tell (and have experienced) you CANNOT install the 1.62 beta's, as it will then STOP you from playing vanilla ARMA2 1.60.

The Beta's were always stand-alone executables when I was using them, but it seems to get BattlEye compatible with 1.61 and 1.62, they also have to update the BattlEye files (in the root ARMA2 server folder and in the users profile folder), and these aren't backwards compatible.

Dwarden did have a disclaimer that it's not backwards compatible, but it's a little confusing and vague. Most players (such as myself) would read that disclaimer and still assume you can play vanilla 1.60 by NOT running the Beta, like we always have. That's not the case now, so anyone who's playing DayZ and HAS to upgrade to this beta, is now truly stuffed and can't play Domination, Warfare, or any other training night with their clan buddies.

Six Updater should list the beta version you are about to download, and let you read the change log BEFORE you install the update.
BIS in general just need to put a bit more thought into these beta releases and what kind of effect it has on PLAYERS and SERVERS.

Was quite an inconvenient time for us. The 1.62 beta messed up our PvP night on Friday. Had to update the server to latest Beta as all the DayZ players couldn't join 1.60. Then all ARMA2 players had to go install the latest Beta, but that meant they couldn't play Warfare, Domination or any other game afterwards (understandably, most didn't update).

How BIS could release such an update with such a minor warning (hidden on a forum threat at that) makes me shake my head in dis-sapointment. Of course BIS/Dwarden will say "well they should have read the thread"... clearly something someone out of touch with majority of players would say though. You think those 500,000+ DayZ players come and read the beta threads every-time before they click Update in Six Launcher?

P.S:
I installed 95208 on 2 servers, and it didn't update BattlEye, but I can't start a server then, unless I copy across the BE DLL's from a server I first updated to 1.61 beta on (which updated BattlEye). So seems there's no BE update in this beta patch.

[TheCapulet]

For steam users, you can just use steam to re-validate the files for all Arma stuff. It'll download roughly 400MB of files to "roll back" to 1.60. Then click on OA; tell it to reinstall BattleEye, and then make sure to run it once from steam before trying to use your favorite launcher otherwise you'll get CD-key errors. Problem solved. And perhaps a +1 for steam finally? :P