¶ Mission Configuration
¶ Quick Setup
You can use Mission Initialization Module in FUM - Modules to quickly initialize all of the following:
- Respawn ruleset
- Respawn time
- Respawn objects (flag, resupply boxes)
- Respawn marker
- Player squad composition
- Player loadouts
- Zeus
So you have these options:
- Operation name (Name of operation, example:
Operation: Tinky Winky) - Author (Your name, last name, resident, credit card number, expiration date and CVC)
- Respawn delay (respawn time in seconds, 90 is default and most used one, but can be longer or shorter, provided you have a good reason)
- Player side (just chooses which side will the created player units be)
¶ Semi-Quick Setup (Description.ext)
Description.ext is a configuration file that you place into your mission folder C:\Users\YOUR USERNAME\Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\YOUR_USERNAME\mpmissions\YOUR-MISSION.map. It allows you to quickly setup some of the mission parameters (respawn ruleset and time) as well as create custom sounds, music, functions and other advanced stuff. We used to have it as a Respawn ruleset template, however the Mission Initialization module made it obsolete.
It does not exist there by default so you would need to create it.
When creating the
Description.extfile, make sure the file extension is.extand not.txt, it can happen that txt extension stays if you create it as such at first.
Here is a template we used before:
//FU Description.ext
respawnOnStart = -1; //Will players respawn on start: -1 = Don't respawn; 0 or 1 = Respawn --- best use -1
respawn = "Base"; //Will respawn on a marker named "respawn". For different side spawns use: "respawn_west", "respawn_east", "respawn_guerrila" or "respawn_civilian".
respawnDelay = 90; //Respawn delay in seconds
respawnTemplates[] = {"Base","Counter","ace_spectator"}; //Enables respawn on marker, respawn counter display and ACE spectator
enableDebugConsole = 1; //Enables debug console for admins
author = "My Name"; //Your respectable name
onLoadName = "Operation: Lorem Ipsum"; //Name of the mission
class Header {
gameType = Zeus; //Game type
};
¶ Manual Setup
¶ Respawn
We use a certain type of respawn called "Spectator respawn", which allows you to spectate other players while dead. There is also another commonly used type by other communities called "Map Respawn", which allows you to choose where you can spawn (if there are multiple spawns available).
Those two can co-exist, but it has always been buggy (one example was that you get stuck in spectator and you can't respawn anymore), hence why we stick to the "Spectator respawn".
Here is a list of things you need to setup to have a working respawn:
- Respawn Ruleset (for respawn to work)
- Respawn Marker (for spawn point)
- Respawn Flag (for teleportation to squad)
¶ Respawn Ruleset
In your Toolbar, go to Attributes and open Multiplayer ... and do the following:
- In
Respawnsection, selectRespawn on Custom Position - In
Rulesetsection, selectACE SpectatorandShow Respawn Counter. - In
Respawn Delaysection, set delay to1min 30sec(can be something else, depending on mission requirements) - Additionally, you can select
Show scoreboardandAllow manual respawn, everything else depends on mission type (we never use tickets or anything else)
¶ Respawn Marker
Respawn marker is a Marker used as a spawn point for players.
Respawn marker can be any marker of any type, as long as you have respawn in the VARIABLE NAME of your marker. Variable name is a unique identifier used by both objects and markers (two markers can't have the same variable name, nor can two objects, but marker and object can share a variable name).
There are multiple variable names that can be used for respawn:
respawn: general usage, respawn for everyonerespawn_west: respawn for BLUFOR players onlyrespawn_east: respawn for OPFOR players onlyrespawn_guerrila: respawn for INDFOR players onlyrespawn_civilian: respawn for CIVILIAN players only
You can have multiple (
respawn,respawn_1,respawn_2), but you won't be able to choose where you'd spawn.
¶ Respawn Flag
We use the respawn flag object to teleport players from spawn to their squad or team.
Simply spawn one of the following objects in Assets > [F1] Objects > Props (Yellow icon):
- FU Flag (Respawn) - teleports you to your squad
- FU Flag (Vehicle Respawn) - teleports you to the respawn vehicle (one will be spawned as an example)
- FU Flag (Paradrop Respawn) - teleports you above your squad with a parachute
- FU Flag (Request Transport) - sends a message to the pilots that a player is waiting at spawn for pickup