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Platform(s): PC, Xbox 360
Genre: Action
Developer: Bohemia Interactive

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'Arma 2: Free' Goes Open Beta

by Rainier on June 23, 2011 @ 5:00 p.m. PDT

ArmA 2 is set in the near future, year 2009, in a fictional post soviet country called Chernarus. Players will be sent as members of a US Marine Corps Force Recon squad to this country to prevent further civilian casualties and ensure ongoing stability there.

Get the ArmA II v1.10 Patch Off WP (125mb)

Create your own custom-built scenarios or deploy a massive selection of missions and game-modes made by others. No micro-transactions, no hidden costs, just the same epic terrain and huge variety of equipment! This is Arma 2 Free - virtual war without the training wheels.

Arma 2: Free to download, free to play, free to share, free to host, free to create... free to play redefined!

Some of the key features of Arma 2: Free include:

  • .Free military simulation - An authentic battlefield simulation, including bullet ballistics, material penetration and much more.
  • .Free armory - A comprehensive range of 300+ weapons, units and fully-usable armed or unarmed vehicles across air, land and water classes.
  • .Free unique multiplayer - Multiplayer with large-scale maps for 50+ live players and hundreds of AI units. Supports a wide variety of MP modes from co-op and PvP modes, to total mayhem!
  • .Free dedicated servers - Both Linux and Windows OS dedicated server support for users to host freely wherever and however they like even to play together on the same retail game-servers.
  • .Free creativity - Quick mission templates, a powerful, built-in, easy to use SP/MP mission editor, and advanced scripting.

Arma 2: Free is fully compatible with user-made missions, campaigns and multiplayer modes originally created for Arma 2, as well as being multiplayer compatible with the full Arma 2 providing no user-made addons or mods are used.

Arma 2 also receives an update to version 1.10 to be compatible with Arma 2 Free. Amongst the variety of tweaks and improvements detailed in the readme file, this update unites both Arma 2 and Arma 2: Free to version 1.10

Arma 2 update 1.10 highlights:

  • Added: Support for Arma 2: Free
  • Improved: Stronger signature checking.
  • Commandline option -donothing (engine closes immediately after detecting this option)

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