New to Multiplayer? (Read this guide)

[Terox]

This post and the document it links to is intended as a basic guide to the ArmA2 Multiplayer environment and is aimed at newcomers to the game.

The document itself can be downloaded from

Previous version: 8th Jan 2010
Latest version:
ArmA2 MP Guide (latest version 10th Jan 2010)

and contains the following information

• Download centre (Links to tools and voice comms applications)
• Web links (Links to major community websites)
• Tutorials for:
  
  • Finding a server
  • Downloading, installing and running addons & mods
  • Voice communication applications
  • 3rd party tools
• A dedicated server directory

It is still very much "work in progress" but am sure many will find it useful in it's present state.


To everybody in general
I would be more than happy to accept additional content to this document, tutorials etc.
If anybody finds a particular section misleading or a tutorial difficult to follow then please let me know.
Please try and keep this thread constructive and clean of spam. It is afterall intended to offer information to newcomers to help them play on our servers with us.
This thread is not a place to discuss an individual's preference of Teamspeak, Ventrilo, Mumble or other tools and applications.

If you have a question on anything related to the content, then please ask it here, it will help me to compile a F.A.Q and update the manual to cover the queries


To server admins
There is a reference section at the bottom of the document which contains a dedicated server directory listing.
It contains what I believe is the necessary information required by a player for a game server.
I would be more than happy to list any dedicated server in the directory providing the information is supplied to me by an official representative of that server.



Problems setting up a dedicated server?
Kellys' Heroes have compiled a tutorial to help you with this
Kelly's heroes Dedicated Server Tutorial


This post has been recreated on the blessing of Placebo, so please dont lock or move

[Spamurai]

Fantastic.
5 out of 5 stars - the tribune raves.
"If you only read one guide this week, this is it!".

[Leader]

Well put together guide.

[Inkompetent]

Add a questionmark to the headline and it's a hit! Nice job!

[blackettle]

This is a great help for getting things setup.

What about a gameplay manual? I still have trouble controlling my units.

[Terox]

Add a questionmark to the headline and it's a hit! Nice job!

I agree, lack of foresight on my side. I have asked a mod to edit the thread title, here's hoping :-)

What about a gameplay manual? I still have trouble controlling my units.

I am glad you are finding this of use. I wrote it because i felt it was long overdue

ref: A manual for controlling AI.
I dont have plans for doing a manual for that in the short term, maybe when it gets more evolved I may add a Controlling AI section ?
You may however find this of use
http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=92991 Maybe when Walker has settled into his training sessions, he may run one for controlling AI

[MattXR]

Very well done, good job

[simonfitba]

Top work Terox. This is a must-read. It makes everything so simple.

[Sickboy]

Big Kudos to you, Terox, for taking the time and making the effort to support the (MP) Community in this way.
I am sure it will be helpful for a big bunch! Now let the linkage (to this thread) begin! :P

[=WBG=cpt_custard]

any chance you could add www.world-gamers.co.uk/home to the directory as well

We have a 100 Slot TS 2 server 32 TS 3 beta server and 3 ArmA 2 servers ( Running ACE2, warfare and missions )

Cheers