ArmA: Combat Operations

In ArmA, players will be able to seamlessly explore massive environments (over 200 sq. kilometres) and combat intelligent enemies that try to out think and outmaneuver you. In ArmA it is important to preserve the lives of yourself and your squad in the heat of a modern armed conflict. Jump into any of a large selection of available vehicles, including armored vehicles and aircraft.

Engine/Graphics

DX9 Engine incorporating many of the latest features, including High Dynamic Range rendering

Reworked lifelike animations.

Fully streaming game engine allowing extremely large environments loaded with various special effects.

Environments

Environments are richly detailed and varied.

New huge sized battlefield (landmass exceeds that of all islands from Flashpoint & Resistance combined)

New densely populated battlefield (approximately twice the number of objects on all previous islands combined).

Dynamic weather and daytime simulation (including tides and star constellations)

Ambient wildlife.

Gameplay

Large selection of weapons and vehicles.

Unique and proven combatant's AI.

New island containing large cities with many different, fully accessible buildings.

ArmA's campaign features a brand new story-line, with a modern day setting.

Campaign's setting and events inspired by real world events, military strategies and political doctrines.

Updated controls and command interface.

Multiplayer

Large, persistent battles.

60+ player multiplayer (plus additional AI), players can at any time.

Unique game modes introducing modes of play not seen in any other game.

Cooperative game modes.

Custom content

Open game architecture.

Building on top of the successful Operation Flashpoint addon and modding .

Built-in scenario editor.

Versatile object/vehicle animation system.

Many useful scripting functions.

Mission wizards enable missions to be played with any addons.