How To: Download and Install America's Army 2.8.5

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Summary:

Benefit:

• No peer-to-peer downloading/uploading.  
• Fast download and still official install of the game AA2.  
• Install the game multiple times from one download!
• And it's free, the only cost is your bandwidth.

Requirements

You may already have the deploy client installed, that's ok you can skip requirement 1.  Your most interested in doing requirement 2, this will allow you to download the full version of AA2 without waiting on the peer-to-peer process or AA auth connectivity.  It's just a simple file download.  Before starting your install, confirm you pass requirement 3 also, good luck.

Requirement 1

Download the deploy client from one of the following and make sure it's installed, but not running.  We need to have the deploy client installed for later steps.

Requirement 2

America's Army 2.8.5 Install files image (~2.1 GB), download the single required image file.

Requirement 3 - WinXP Users

We'll be using the Application Data folder during the install steps, make sure this is visible as it's a hidden folder.

• In a File Explorer Window, Go To
• Tools > Folder Options > View > Files and Folders
• Find the option in the list called..

"Hidden Files and Folders"

• Change the option so you can see them, make it

"Show Hidden Files and Folders"

Install Process

1 Copy / Move the "aa.2.8.5.0.full.fmap" file to one of the following, or a similar path for your Deploy Client.

WinXP Users

• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AA2DeployClient\dcds\

Win7 Users:

• C:\Users\All Users\AA2DeployClient\dcds" 

2 Start up the AA2 Deploy Client.

3 Click the "Install" button, your download in the above shot should now be an Install button, this will unpack and install the full image file, and may get a few extra files from AA, only small so don't worry. 

4 Start America's Army 2 and Enjoy!

Tips

• Make a shortcut so you don't need to launch the AA Deploy Client.  Find where your AA2 is installed "C:\Program Files (x86)\USArmy\America's Army 2\" in the folder "System" right click the ArmyOps.exe and select "Create Short Cut" move this new short cut file to your desktop.
• In the above Install Steps, at step if you copy the fmap rather than move it you can back it up for next time, thus only needing the AA Deploy Client installed, then follow the install steps.

Conclusion

You should now have America's Army 2.8.5 installed and running in under 30 mins.  (Internet connection speeds may vary your download time.)

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