ARMA 2

Open modding on a huge simulated terrain made it the incubator for DayZ and battle royale.

Released 2009 Developer Bohemia Interactive Platform PC Genre Military simulation Era Digital storefronts & indie Website arma2.com ↗

Mechanics it built on

Ideas ARMA 2 inherited rather than invented — each traceable back through the ontology to a root.

Bundled Level Editor ~~1983~~Open Data Formats and Mod SDK ~~1993~~Internet Client-Server Play ~~1996~~High-Fidelity Vehicle Physics ~~1997~~Seamless Streaming Open World ~~2001~~

Directly influenced

DayZ ~~2012~~

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