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ArmA: Cold War Assault (also known as Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis) is the first game in the ARMA series.

Overview

Formerly known as Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis, Cold War Assault is an official re-release of the original game by Bohemia Interactive.[3][4]

It is also bundled with and integrates the content of the Resistance expansion pack. It does not include the content from the Red Hammer expansion, which was not developed by Bohemia Interactive but rather by Codemasters.

Plot

Cold War Assault's two main campaigns take place in 1982 and 1985 (respectively) at the height of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union.

The primary plot follows the occupation of three fictional islands by rogue Soviet forces, with a collection of NATO forces and resistance movements trying to retake them.

Resistance

Main article: Resistance (campaign)

A prequel to Cold War Crisis and chronologically the first campaign in the entire series, Resistance follows the story of main protagonist Victor Troska, as he eventually assumes command of the guerilla partisan movement on the island of Nogova in order to drive out its Soviet oppressors.

Cold War Crisis

Main article: Cold War Crisis (campaign)

Three years after the events of Resistance, Cold War Crisis has players take control of David Armstrong, James Gastovski, Robert Hammer, and Sam Nichols, as they work alongside other U.S.-led NATO forces stationed on the island of Malden in order to liberate Everon from Soviet troops.

NOTE: The Red Hammer campaign is NOT included as part of Cold War Assault due to being a non-official product. All events related to it are deemed as non-canon in the official timeline.

Gameplay

As the first game in the series, Cold War Assault sets the standard of gameplay that would be featured in all subsequent titles. The player can switch between third person and first person camera view modes, and many vehicles including tanks, cars, helicopters, and boats, can be driven in the game.

ArmA: Cold War Assault can be played in both single and online[5] multiplayer. It also features a mission editor that players can use to create anything from single-mission scenarios to full blown custom campaigns.

Terrains

Playable terrains in ArmA: Cold War Assault
Desert IslandEveronKolgujevMaldenNogova*
* denotes terrains that were added in the Resistance expansion pack.


Factions

Factions of ArmA: Cold War Assault
BLUFOR United States
REDFOR Soviet Union
INDFOR FIA


Weapons

Weapons of ArmA: Cold War Assault
Handguns 92F 9 mmCZ-75 9 mmGlock 17 9 mmS&W .357Tokarev TT-33 7.62 mm
Submachine guns Ingram .45MP5SD3 9 mmPP-19 Bizon 9 mmSa-61 Scorpion 7.65 mmUZI 9 mm
Shotguns Kozlice
Carbines AK-74 SU 5.45 mmXM-177E2 5.56 mm (XM-177S)
Assault rifles AK-47 7.62 mm (AK-47 GL, AK-47 CZ) • AK-74 5.45 mm (AK-74 GL) • AUG A1 5.56 mmFN-FAL 7.62 mmG3A4 7.62 mmG36 5.56 mmM16A2 5.56 mm (M16A2 GL)
Sniper rifles Hunting Rifle 7.62 mmM21 7.62 mmSVD 7.62 mm
Machineguns M60 7.62 mmPK 7.62 mm
Grenade launchers 6G30MM-1
Launchers 9K32 Strela-2AT-4 SpigotCarl Gustav M2FIM-92 StingerM72 LAWRPG-75NH
Static M2
(Parenthesis) denote variants.


Vehicles

Vehicles of ArmA: Cold War Assault
Wheeled BikeBRDMBusHMMWVMotorcyclePV3SJeepSCUDSkodaSmall carSports carTrabantTractorTruck 5TUAZUral
Tracked BMP-1BMP-2M1A1M113 (Vulcan) • M60A3M2A2 BradleyShilkaT-55T-72T-80
Rotor-wing AH-1 CobraAH-64CH-47DKa-50Mi-17Mi-24OH-58UH-60
Fixed-wing A-10PlaneSopwith F.1 CamelSu-25
Aquatic BoatLSTMark II PBR
(Parenthesis) denote variants.


Multiplayer scenarios

Multiplayer missions in ArmA: Cold War Assault

Everon

Oil WarSector ControlHostage RescueCapture the FlagReturn To Eden

Malden

Team Flag FightShadow KillerLost SquadDesert AmbushFlag FightDeathmatchCity ConflictKing of the City

Kolgujev

ConquerorsHold CityCapture the Flag

Desert Island

Real Paintball

Nogova

Flag Fight* • Cooperative* • Demolition Squad* • Conquerors* • Warcry* • Hold Castle* • Capture the Flag* • Sector Control* • Camel Fight* • Castle Conflict*
* originally added in the pre-1.99 Resistance expansion pack.


Requirements

MINIMUM RECOMMENDED
OS Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 7
Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 7
PROCESSOR Intel Pentium II 500 MHz
OR
AMD Athlon 600 MHz
Intel Dual-core 2.4 GHz
OR
AMD Dual-core Athlon 2.5 GHz
GRAPHICS DirectX 8.1 compatible 3D card with 16 MB RAM NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
OR
ATI Radeon 3650 or faster with 256 MB VRAM
GPU MEMORY 16 MB 256 MB
DirectX® 8.1 9.0c
RAM 128 MB 1 GB
HARD DRIVE 800 MB free space 1 GB free space
AUDIO OpenAL sound compatible audiocard (DirectX via compatibility switch) OpenAL sound compatible audiocard (DirectX via compatibility switch)
OTHER Internet connection and free Steam account to activate Internet connection and free Steam account to activate

Accurate as of July 2021[6]

Screenshots

Video

Trivia

  • Cold War Assault was initially released as Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis and received two more expansion packs in the form of Resistance and Red Hammer. A port/remake that combined both Cold War Crisis and Resistance, titled as Operation Flashpoint: Elite, was also later released for the XBOX console.[7]
    • However, the Red Hammer expansion was not published by Bohemia Interactive. It was instead published separately by Codemasters following a fall out between the two companies.[4][7]
    • Aside from the Red Hammer expansion and Elite port, both Cold War Crisis and Resistance were bundled together and were eventually renamed and re-released in 2011 by Bohemia Interactive itself, now rebranded as "ArmA: Cold War Assault".[3]
    • Previous owners of the game were presented with the opportunity to (freely) upgrade their existing copies of Cold War Crisis into Cold War Assault instead through Patch 1.99.[8]
  • In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Cold War Assault's release, all main titles in the series - including their expansion packs and DLCs (but excluding third party Creator DLCs), were bundled together into the ARMA 20th Anniversary Edition and sold at an 80% discount for a limited time beginning from June 22nd to July 12th, 2021.[9]
    • For 48 hours after the livestream, Cold War Assault was also temporarily offered as a free-to-own downloadable game on both the Steam and GOG.com platforms. According to official posts on social media, one million copies were claimed within the first 24 hours of the announcement.[10]
    • The final tally for the number of downloads claimed totalled to almost two million copies across all platforms (1,972,026).[11]

References

  1. Španěl, M et al. 2007, Real Virtuality, Bohemia Interactive Community Wiki, viewed 10 February 2023, <https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Real_Virtuality>.
  2. Bohemia Interactive a.s., The Codemasters Software Company Limited 2000, Technology, flashpoint1985.com, viewed 25 October 2023, <http://web.archive.org/web/20021130104553/http://www.flashpoint1985.com/articles/a_tech.html>. (archived link)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Bohemia Interactive a.s., 2011, 'ARMA: COLD WAR ASSAULT ANNOUNCED', Developer's Blog, 23 June, viewed 28 November 2017, <https://www.bohemia.net/blog/arma-cold-war-assault-announced>.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Dutton, F 2011, Bohemia reclaims first Op. Flashpoint Renames it Arma: Cold War Assault., Eurogamer, viewed 28 November 2017, <https://www.eurogamer.net/bohemia-reclaims-first-op-flashpoint-article>.
  5. Španěl, M et al. 2014, End of Gamespy, Bohemia Interactive Forums, viewed 27 February 2023, <https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/165617-end-of-gamespy/>.
  6. Valve Corporation 2011, ARMA: Cold War Assault, Steam, viewed 1 July 2021, <https://store.steampowered.com/app/65790/ARMA_Cold_War_Assault/>.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Španěl, M 2011, 'From Flashpoint to Arma - 10 Years Later', Developer's Blog, 21 June, viewed 23 February 2023, <https://www.bohemia.net/blog/from-flashpoint-to-arma>.
  8. Foltyn, D et al. 2011, Operation Flashpoint: Upgrade to Arma: Cold War Assault, Bohemia Interactive Community Wiki, viewed 7 March 2023, <https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Operation_Flashpoint:_Upgrade_to_Arma:_Cold_War_Assault>.
  9. SteamDB 2021, Arma 20th Anniversary Edition, SteamDB, viewed 24 May 2023, <https://steamdb.info/bundle/21602/>.
  10. Španěl, M 2021, One million copies of ARMA: Cold War Assault claimed in one day! Wow. #20YearsOfArma Thank you., 23 June, viewed 24 June 2021, <https://twitter.com/maruksp/status/1407694920266268674>.
  11. Bohemia Interactive a.s., 2021, In June we hosted a free giveaway of Arma: Cold War Assault to celebrate #20YearsOfArma. And here are the results... Great to still see so much interest in classic Arma gameplay!, 4 August, viewed 5 August 2021, <https://twitter.com/bohemiainteract/status/1422905589399752705>.

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See also

ARMA series
Main games Arma3-game-arma3-logoReforger-logoArma4-logo
Legacy games OFP-game-coldwarassault-logoArma1-game-armedassault-logoArma2-game-arma2-logo
Expansion packs Arma1-dlc-queensgambit-logoArma2-dlc-operationarrowhead-logoArma3-dlc-apex-logoArma3-dlc-contact-logo
DLC Arma2-dlc-britisharmedforces-logoArma2-dlc-privatemilitarycompany-logoArma2-dlc-armyoftheczechrepublic-logoArma3-dlc-karts-logoArma3-dlc-helicopters-logoArma3-dlc-marksmen-logoArma3-dlc-jets-logoArma3-dlc-lawsofwar-logoArma3-dlc-tacops-logoArma3-dlc-tanks-logo
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