Arma 2 free not on steam anymore?

[Bradparisien 0]

I dont know if I'm blind but from what i know you need arma 2 free and oa to play dayz? Right? Well I wanna buy oa on steam but i dont see where arma 2 free is on steam?

[The Shadow 119]

Arma 2 isnt free on steam.

You can download the Arma 2 Free version which is basically the demo i think on the Arma website

[Bradparisien 0]

So then what do i need from steam to play dayz? The full thing or just OA?

[Capenfer 0]

You can use the free version of ARMA 2 if I'm correct, however, you do need Operation Arrowhead.

[Bradparisien 0]

Okay thanks :)

[Bradparisien 0]

So i download the one from the website and then buy oa on steam and then get dayz and itll work?

[Mos1ey 6301]

So i download the one from the website and then buy oa on steam and then get dayz and itll work?

Yes. Get ARMA II: Free from BIS' website and buy ARMA II: Operation Arrowhead wherever you want and then you can play DayZ mod.

It's worth noting that using ARMA II: Free means you will have low quality textures and sound in-game though. If you want the high-quality textures you have to buy the full version of ARMA II.

[Bradparisien 0]

Okay thanks

[Heeeere's johnny! 69]

Hey guyz,

to install Arma 2 Free, you can simply put this into your browser and run it:

steam://install/107400

It will open an application dialog and you just select steam (since you won't have another option ;)). Than you just go through the installation process as usual and you're done.

I know this works with Firefox. I don't know about other browser though. I believe there might be an issue with other browser not knowing what to do with that line, but I'm not sure about that. Just try it.

Have a nice play!

Heeeere's Johnny!

Edited March 27, 2013 by Heeeere's Johnny

[Bradparisien 0]

Is that arma 2 free? Or what is it haha?

[AmberHelios 2071]

arma free on steam is the demo on the arma2 page.. steam call it a demo instead of arma2 free you need to remember to move the addons folder out of arma2 free and into armra2 oa for it to work after that you can uninstall the demo if you wish

[Bradparisien 0]

Oooh okay that was confusing me. Ill get the demo then buy oa :) thanks :)

[Bradparisien 0]

Oh wait.. All i can find on steam is operation arrowhead demo?

[Heeeere's johnny! 69]

Oh wait.. All i can find on steam is operation arrowhead demo?

There is no Arma 2 Demo on Steam. Also, you will not find Arma 2 Free by searching it. But since it was there once, you can still install it through Steam like stated in my previous post.

I don't know what the OA demo makes it a demo, but Arma 2 Free is free, because it is (at least) missing the Singleplayer mode and HD textures.

But you can play DayZ with Arma 2 Free and OA. When you're using DayZ Commander, you need to do this:

At the top, click on "settings".

Under "Game Directories", at "Arma2 Directory", click on "Override" and add the word "free" to the path so it looks like this:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\arma 2 free

If you don't have installed Arma 2 Free via Steam then browse for the folder it is installed in.

Click on "Done" at the very bottom of the settings window.

Now you can play DayZ without any problems and without having to copy the Addons folder from the Arma 2 Free directory into your OA directory.

Have a nice play!

Heeeere's Johnny!

Edited March 27, 2013 by Heeeere's Johnny