"Replace original Arma2OA files with Beta" option for Steam In DayZ commander. It does exactly that.

[terminal_boy 860]

DayZ Commander is an excellent tool for people that want a super simple and reliable way to update and run the mod.

But as the thread title states, this option does exactly what it says on the tin.

The Op. Arrowhead Stable version executable is over-written by the Beta one, so running ARMA2 Op. Arrowhead via Steam (Library or desktop shortcut) will fire the game up using the Beta.

Which is fine for playing the SP campaign, but not fine for MP games where the host needs you to run the Stable version..

[AIRCAV 62]

Are you sure it's overwritten rather than selectively used at game-startup?

I have OA installed via Steam, and I have this directory (built by DayzCommander):

c:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\arma 2 operation arrowhead\Expansion\beta\

which is where the added shortcut called "Launch Arma2 OA Beta Patch.lnk" points to.

If I run OA using "Arma2OA.exe", the displayed version at the main screen is 1.62.95248

If I run through the run beta link, I see version 1.62.100296

Hope this helps,

AC

Edited February 19, 2013 by AIRCAV

[terminal_boy 860]

Mine didn't work that way. Using the desktop shortcut created by Steam to ArmA2 OA, the game would launch reporting the Beta version in the lower right corner.

As the Steam shortcuts point to a URL, I couldn't figure out which version they pointed to..