RJ Wattenhofer

Tech writing, 3D model building and game design.

November 05, 2024

ArmA 2 | Adding Maps to the Editor

Downloading and installing third-party maps for your ArmA 2 game

bikini atoll 1946 cylidrome arena smart trivia game Cheap Silkroad R Sale Online, Fast And Safe, 24*7 online statis game statis game 02 country tales country tales 02 verdun game verdun game 02 ninja slayer action figure ninja slayer action figure

01

For demonstration purposes, this tutorial will utilize Fallujah, one of the most popular ArmA 2 maps, which was created by Shezan74.

Click the link to open up the ArmAHolic website page for the map. Scroll to the bottom and click on 'Click to download Fallujah'. Click 'Save File' on the popup and then click 'OK'.

arma 2 map tutorial 01

02

Create a new folder on your desktop, place the zip file into it and then extract the contents. You will now have a folder titled '@fallujah1_2'.

Navigate to your ArmA 2 Operation Arrowhead folder and drop the @fallujah1_2 into it. The path to your game folder is this:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Arma 2 Operation Arrowhead

arma 2 map tutorial 02

03

Launch ArmA 2 OA. On the first screen click the 'Expansions' button.

arma 2 map tutorial 03

04

On the 'Expansions' screen you will see @fallujah1_2 listed as a disabled expansion (box is black, not green). Click '@fallujah1_2', click 'Enable' and then click 'OK.

arma 2 map tutorial 04

05

A new screen will pop up stating: "You need to restart the game to apply some of the changes made." Click 'OK'.

arma 2 map tutorial 05

06

The game will automatically restart. Click 'Singleplayer' > 'Editor' and you will now see the new Fallujah v1.2 map listed on your 'Select map' screen. Click it and then click 'Continue'.

arma 2 map tutorial 06

01

You have successfully installed the map. Take note that not all maps go in the same location. All maps beginning with the '@' are placed directly in the ArmA 2 OA folder. Any addon not beginning with '@' will go in your addons folder, which is located here:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Arma 2 Operation Arrowhead\Expansion\Addons

arma 2 map tutorial 07

written by


Related article: Adding Mission Tasks [ArmA 2]
Related article: Detonate on Trigger: IED [ArmA 2]
Related article: Creating Multiplayer Missions [ArmA 2]
Related article: General assembly: ArmA 2 VPN Setup [ArmA 2]
Related article: Spawning Soldiers with Timers [ArmA 2]
Related article: Implement Looping Waypoints [ArmA 2]
Related article: Code Design Potpourri [ArmA 2]

raymond wattenhofer ad rust custom workshop items ad World First Release, Only This drone quadcopter with both FPV&
 Auto-follow functions, can be controlled by Phone or Remote Control Sony Creative Software Inc. the power level ad airport madness game airport madness game 02 please dont touch anything game please dont touch anything game 02 pre-civilization marble age game pre-civilization marble age game 02 nendoroid link action figure nendoroid link action figure 02
  • xing social button
  • linkedin social button
  • buffer social button
  • reddit social button
  • stumbleupon social button
  • facebook social button
  • google plus button
  • twitter social button
  • renren social button Renren
  • vkontakte social button Share in VK