Among the list of tweaks and fixes detailed below, this patch brings a number of new features such as a new
attack helicopter AH-64 Apache Longbow, created with stunning detail, and an
exclusive mini-campaign Eagle Wing expanding on one of the seven unique endings of the original ARMA 2.
This update IS compatible with ALL previous ARMA 2 versions as well as with the STEAM version.
Yet more new ARMA 2 fixes, features and improvements have arrived today along with a bonus campaign in Patch 1.05, available now as a 270MB download from the Defconservers.com
Game Patch Repository.
Patch 1.05 adds a
mini-campaign 'Eagle Wing,' set several years after the original ending and casting players as the pilot of an AH-64 Apache helicopter--also new in this patch.
- Free bonus campaign Eagle Wing
- Free bonus helicopter addon AH-64D
- New Warfare multiplayer mode When Diplomacy Fails, including 3-sides and support for diplomacy between factions
- Major AI tweaking and balancing (better combat cooperation, better situational awareness, new Suppressive fire command)
- Significant performance improvements, especially in large cities
- Fixed compatibility problems under Windows Vista and Windows 7 x64 with 8 GB and more RAM
- Grass now provides concealment also in distance
- Improved hit detection and damage system
- Improved object visibility and less significant objects popping in distance
- Improved mouse input handling
- Spatial sound improvements
- Automatic launching of user made addons (units, missions etc.) via "pbo" file association with the game
- Possibility to switch between windowed and fullscreen mode at any time in game menus using Alt + Enter or through video options
- Various crash opportunities fixed
- Linux server support added
- New GUI to various dedicated server settings
- New GUI for multiplayer commands
- Enabled commanding during story conversations
- FreeTrack support using FreeTrackClient.dll
- DRM free
- Optional anti-cheat protection
12-22-2009, 08:30 PM
ArmA2 Patch 1.05 Released 
