Arma 3: Respawn

Mission Configuration

Description.ext

A wide range of Description.ext entries lets you to configure respawn settings for your mission.

// Respawn type, see the table below
respawn = 2;
// Delay in seconds before playable unit respawns.
respawnDelay = 10;
// Delay in seconds before vehicle respawns.
respawnVehicleDelay = 60;
// 0 to disable the score table (it can still be opened manually by pressing 'P' key).
respawnDialog = 0;
// Respawn templates from CfgRespawnTemplates. You can combine any number of them together.
respawnTemplates[] = {"Counter","Wave"};
// 1 to execute respawn templates when a player joins the game.
respawnOnStart = 1;
// When 1, the score table contains score of all playable units as opposed to players only.
aikills = 1;

Files

Create a file called initRespawn.sqf in your mission directory. It will be automatically executed on player's computer either when he dies, when he respawns or in both cases.

Following parameters are passed into it in both cases:

Death

(first 2 params are the same as are passed into Killed event handler)

[<unit>,<killer>,<isRespawn>,<respawn>,<respawnDelay>]

Respawn

(first 2 params are the same as are passed into Respawn event handler)

[<newUnit>,<oldUnit>,<isRespawn>,<respawn>,<respawnDelay>]

Parameters:

• oldUnit: Object - killed player. objNull when executed on start.
• newUnit: Object - newly respawned player.
• killer: Object - a unit who killed player. objNull when executed on start.
• isDeath: Boolean- true when script is executed after death, false when after respawn.
• respawnDelay: Number - respawn delay defined either in respawn type or in Description.ext.

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File name and arguments may change during Alpha / Beta development

Respawn Types

ID	Name	Description	initRespawn.sqf on death	initRespawn.sqf on respawn
0	"NONE"	Show singleplayer death screen	Template:task/	Template:task
1	"BIRD"	Respawn to a seagull	Template:task	Template:task/
2	"INSTANT"	Respawn on spot where player died	Template:task/	Template:task/
3	"BASE"	Respawn on a marker(s) start by following strings: Unit respawn respawn_west respawn_east respawn_guerrila respawn_civilian Vehicle respawn respawn_vehicle_west respawn_vehicle_east respawn_vehicle_guerrila respawn_vehicle_civilian You can have multiple markers simply by adding any text behind the name, e.g. respawn_west1, respawn_westBase etc. When no markers are defined, player is respawned on position where he started the mission.	Template:task/	Template:task/
4	"GROUP"	Respawn to the next available playable unit in a group. When none is left, BIRD respawn is used instead.	Template:task	Template:task/
5	"SIDE"	Respawn to the next available playable unit of the same side (selected using team switch window). When none is left, BIRD respawn is used instead.	Template:task	Template:task/

Respawn Templates

Default templates in the vanilla game:

• None - singleplayer death screen. Default for NONE respawn type and in singleplayer.
• Spectator - Spectator Mode. Default for BIRD respawn type.
• Instant - Currently empty. Default for INSTANT respawn type.
• Base - Currently empty. Default for BASE respawn type.
• Group - Cutscene showing a newly controlled unit. Default for GROUP respawn type.
• Side - Cutscene showing a newly controlled unit. Default for SIDE respawn type.
• Seagull - OFP-style seagull respawn
• Wave - adjusts respawn counter so players spawns together (wave delay is based on respawnDelay)
• Counter - show a simple respawn countdown

Scripting Commands

• playerRespawnTime
• setPlayerRespawnTime
• respawnVehicle

System Configuration

Respawn Templates

New templates can be defined in global Config.cpp or in mission and campaign Description.ext files.

class CfgRespawnTemplates
{
	// Class used in respawnTemplates entry
	class myTag_beacon
	{
		// Template name
		displayName = "Beacon";
		// Function or script execute upon death and respawn. Parameters passed into it are the same as are passed into initRespawn.sqf file
		init = "\myAddon\scripts\respawnBeacon.sqf";
		// Default respawn delay (can be overwitten by description.ext entry of the same name)
		respawnDelay = 20;
	};
	class Spectator
	{
		displayName = "Spectator";
		init = "BIS_fnc_respawnSpectator";
	};
};