From Wikipedia:
"The expansion will be a standalone: it can be run without the content in the original ArmA II, but players who have purchased ArmA II will also be able to integrate that content into Operation Arrowhead. The developers plan on releasing some of the core changes introduced in Operation Arrowhead (such as performance optimizations and such) as patches so regular ArmA II players will be able to stay up to date with regard to performance, but not new content.
From the 2009 GamesCom conference, here is a brief list of features reported to be in the game:
- 2 new locales, a 160 square-km region called Takistan based on Central Asian terrain. Zargabad, a 70 square-km island with dense urban areas.
- Return of various player roles. Players can, as they had in Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis, play as various characters, from a basic infantryman to a pilot or tank crewman.
- New factions such as guerrillas, the United Nations, local military, etc.
- New aircraft such as the AH-64 Apache, MH-6, and UH-1H.
- New vehicles such as the Stryker, M3 Bradley, T-55, M-113, BTR-60, and more.
- New weapons such as the FN SCAR.
- Improvements to the warfare mode and the game engine.
- Forward looking infrared (FLIR)"
Looks incredible! Who's psyched for some desert combat? I know I am!
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