ArmA:2 New Patch 1.54 getting ready for BAF

[Pendragon]

NOT FOR STEAM USERS!!!

There is a new patch for ArmA:2 and it's a bit odd. It's to get ready for the British Armed Forces but it includes the vehicals and men and sound but low rez place holders. So if you do not that the new DLC and someone makes a mission using these things you will see them and use them but they will look horrid!

http://www.arma2.com/images/stories/baf/ArmA2-OA-patch154-BAFpreview.jpg

The patch doesn't include the new map either just these low rez place holders. Along with loads of fixes.

This is a quote from one comment on the BIS forum
Interesting. Well that's the "special solution" for not splitting the MP community I see

Full info + DL here (http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=11886)

[woowoo]

lol - so everyone can play but if you don't have the DLC it looks crappy. I can't decide if that's a good solution or not.

[Pendragon]

There is a map you don't get too. It's seen as one way not to split the community.

If you didn't get the DLC but joined a server that was using it but on a map you did have (see it's already getting complicated) you would not be kicked but be able to play. It's just the BAF bits would look a bit crap.

See with this game you can make missions that use Operation Arrowhead kit but play it on the Chernarus map(ArmA:2). In this case if you didn't have OA you would be kicked.

Basically it's all the same game, just in a state of continuous improvement. At various stages that ask for a bit more money. ArmA:2 is ArmA:1 with grass and a new map. Operation Arrowhead is a new maps and desert kit along with some new vehicles and armies. BAF is a new map and kit and army. It all make perfect sense to a ArmA regular but none what so ever to an outsider...

[sgTsTuFz]

thank you, we'll stay an outsider rc_nvg