After several months, the Chernarussian government asks the international community for assistance against the rebels, and the United States responds by sending a U.S.
Chernarussian Movement of the Red Star), led by communist revolutionary, Gregori Lopotev. Ĭhernarus is in a state of political unrest, with its democratic government embroiled in a civil war against pro-communist rebels known as the ChDKZ ( Chernarusskiy Dvizheniye Krasnoy Zvezdy, lit. The precise location used is the remote area between Děčín and Ústí nad Labem. South Zagoria's approximately 225 square kilometers are based on actual satellite photos of České Středohoří, in northern Bohemia, Czech Republic. The syntax and interface have both been kept largely consistent with the ARMA series, meaning that missions are ported across games.Ī map of the fictional country of Chernarus, showing the province of South Zagoria and the neighboring countries of Takistan and Russia.ĪRMA 2's single-player campaign takes place in late 2009, in the province of South Zagoria in the north-eastern region of the fictional post-Soviet state of Chernarus, as well as the remote Chernarussian island of Útes. More complex missions can be enhanced with scripting commands. Similarly, all aircraft encountered in the game can be flown by the player, with limited fuel and realistic weapon loadouts.ĪRMA 2 includes a mission editor which makes it possible to create user-made single player missions or campaigns and multiplayer missions through use of the in-game wizard. There are around 130 vehicle variants, and any vehicle that exists in-game can be controlled by the player, including civilian cars, tractors and bicycles. The factions included in Arma 2 are: USMC, Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Chernarussian Defense Forces (CDF), Chernarussian Movement of the Red Star (ChDKZ), National Party (NAPA), and the citizens of Chernarus.ĪRMA 2 features around 80 realistically represented weapons with many variants including assault rifles, machine guns, and missile launchers, with realistically simulated ballistics. Caught in the middle are the Chernarussian and Takistani civilians.
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The Chernarussian landscape is based heavily on the Czech Republic the home country of the developer.ĪRMA 2, plus all expansions, features eleven distinct armed factions, each with their own vehicles and weapons. ARMA 2 is set primarily in the fictional Eastern European state of Chernarus (meaning " Black Rus"). This is further enhanced by the high command system, which allows the player to command multiple squads using the map. The player is able to command AI squad members which adds a real-time strategy element to the game. ARMA 2 is a tactical shooter focused primarily on infantry combat, but significant vehicular and aerial combat elements are present.