How to setup Mods for Arma2 and Arma2 OA when using Steam Versions

[=VG= Renainn]

How to setup Mods for Arma2 and Arma2 OA when using Steam Versions

After you purchase and install the Steam Versions of Arma2, Arma2 Operation Arrowhead and you are wanting to use Modified versions of the game, you will need to follow these steps.
There are many mods for Arma2 available, choose what you would like to download and install. For Veterans-Gaming, there are a few to install so you can play on the VG Arma2 servers.

To make it easier to install and control mods, there is a program available, Six Updater. This can be found at: http://www.six-updater.net/. Download the latest version and install it.

[EDITORS NOTE: Six Updater may download a more recent version of a Mod than other download sites hosting the same Mod.]

The folder you will need to point Six Updater to:
harddrive(C, D, etc):/program files(x86)/steam/steamapps/common/arma2 operation arrowhead

Once you have Six Updater installed, now choose which mods you want. For the VG servers, you can use mods, but for the current map of Clafgan, all you need is arma2 played under Combined Operations mode.

These include:

CBA (Community Base Addons) (found thru 6 updater) @CBA
Clafgan (VG Downloads, Arma2 Maps) @Clafgan
JSRS (J.S.R.S. Soundmod, found thru 6 updater) @JSRS-E, @JSRS-V, @JSRS-VW, and @JSRS-W
WarFX : Blastcore (thru 6 updater) @BV

[EDITORS NOTE: The Original WarFX Blastcore Mod Folder can be re-named to the much shorter @BV as shown above with no problems]


For Steam versions, mods are handled differently than the DVD-ROM Box version of the game.
Follow these step by step instructions:

Step 1:

Open Steam, click on Games and View Game Library.

Right click Arma2 Operation Arrowhead, click Properties at the bottom of the menu box.

Click on Set Launch Options button. Enter the following line:

For Clafgan mod:

-skipIntro -nosplash -mod=@CBA;@Clafghan;@BV;@JSRS-E;@JSRS-V;@JSRS-VW;@JSRS-W

Explanation:

 -skipIntro :(This command stops the arma2 Intro)<br /><br /> -nosplash :(This stops the arma2 splash screens)<br />

Be mindful of the case setting, mods must have the correct case to work, if you saved the mod as upper case, then set the command line at uppercase.

Step 2:

Click OK.

Step 3:

Click on the Create Desktop Shortcut button. (This creates an icon to start the game with that command line for you.)

You can also start the game from:

Open Steam, click on Games and View Game Library.

Right click Arma2 Operation Arrowhead, then click Launch Arma2: Combined Operations. A much better way to play the game.

The method outlined here works for any mod you want to setup for the game. Keep in mind, once you set the launch options, the game will always use them.

So if you wanted to use a different mod you will need to change that option.

For example, I like to play the World War 2 mod, I44. So I need to change the Set launch Options line to:

-skipintro -nosplash -mod=@I44CO;@CBA;@SLX

SLX is another mod you can use.

I highly suggest making a txt file (Windows Notepad) with the command lines saved, this makes it much quicker for changing the command line. Save it to your desktop.

For example:

For Clafgan mod:

-skipIntro -nosplash -mod=@CBA;@Clafghan;@BV;@JSRS-E;@JSRS-V;@JSRS-VW;@JSRS-W

For Invasion 1944 (I44) Mod:

-skipintro -nosplash -mod=@I44CO;@CBA;@SLX

[=VG= SemlerPDX]

Excellent post, man! Hope you don't mind the change from compact tiny white fonts to the "pop off the page" look.

This info is great, and is gonna help a lot of gamers! Thank you !cheers

[=VG= SavageCDN (Inactive Duty)]

Wow thanks Davestrike... I'm working on a doc for the Armarize launcher

Edit: made this a sticky

[=VG= BLuDKLoT]

Awesome Dave, thanks!

[sgt-barclay]

cheers mate it was racking my brain why this wasn't working