CfgMagazines Config Reference

Introduction

cfgAmmo, cfgMagazines, cfgWeapons and cfgVehicles are root classes defined in the engine's config.bin

These classes can be subsequently added to by addons inherent in the game or provided by oem.

cfgAmmo defines the missile characteristics for ammunition held in a cfgMagazine which, in turn, is used by a cfgWeapon, which, in turn, is selected for use in a (series of) cfgVehicles.

The same ammunition can be, and generally is, used by multiple magazines. The same magazine, can be, and generally is, used by multiple weapons - and so on.

Default values are shown in the legend. They come from the derived class CA_Magazine rather than the true default{} since almost everything derives from this class.

Nearly all values are identical to their OFP equivalent.

Note that engines will accept integer values (or math strings) where a float would normally be expected.

TokenNames marked Arma were introduced from OFP:E and beyond.

Arma Enhancement

Arma introduced a new root class, cfgMagazines.

The magazines it declares are selected for use by specific cfgWeapons.

Any given magazine can (obviously) only hold a specific cfgAmmo class.

In contrast, OFP uses a rather tedious construct in it's cfgWeapons class to distinguish between weapon and magazine parameters.

The major alterations here are:

OFP	Arma
`ammo=`	moved to cfgMagazines
`displayNameMagazine=`	moved to cfgMagazines and renamed DisplayName (of course)
`magazines[] = {"this"};`	`magazines[] = {};`
`magazineType=`	moved to cfgMagazines and renamed Type
`maxLeadSpeed=`	moved to cfgMagazines
`scopeWeapon=`	renamed scope
`scopeMagazine=`	moved to cfgMagazines and renamed scope
`shortNameMagazine=`	moved to cfgMagazines and renamed descriptionShort?

Modifications

Unlike it's cfgAmmo and cfgWeapon cousins: all bets are off. There is, a default class (the substance of this document), but it, and all other classes in cfgMagazines are deletable/erasable/modifiable.

Caution should be exercised about 'expected' default values when inheriting. ANY added pbo can alter them substantially before your very eyes.

Warning: Unlike OFP, you cannot have the same cfgMagazines.ClassName; If you specify a rifle, and it's magazine with the same classname, the in-game gear selection dialog get's mightily confused. It's a noisy, awful display to begin with. Don't, make it worse.

Alphabetical Order

Template:Cfg ref

A

ammo=""

Type: String
Description: Name of the cfgAmmo class which this magazine holds.

ammo = B_30mm_HE; //eg

C

class InventoryPlacements{}

Template:Example needed

class Library

class Library
{
    libTextDesc = "";
};

count=30

Type: Integer
Description: The amount of ammo this magazine holds.

D

descriptionShort=""

Type: String
Description: The descriptive Name of the ammunition.

descriptionShort = $STR_SN_MAVERICK;
descriptionShort = "Beretta Ammo";

displayName=""

Type: String
Description: The descriptive Name of the magazine. In OFP, this was called DisplayNameMagazine.

displayNameMFDFormat=""

Type: String
Description: Custom MFD name used by "ammoFormat" source. Example: displayNameMFDFormat = "A%1C", %1 for ammo count, %2 remaining mags count, %3 total mags count, %4 mag capacity. Example displayNameMFDFormat = "HEAT";

I

initSpeed=900

Type: Integer
Description: Starting speed of missile.

M

maxLeadSpeed = 23;

Type: Integer

model="\ca\weapons\mag_univ[.p3d]"

Type: String
Description: The mag model. Identical to OFP.

modelSpecial="[.p3d]"

Type: String

muzzleImpulseFactor[]={1.0,1.0}

Type: Float or Array
Description: Coefficient to recoil force (only on vehicles), which is calculated from ammo hit value & speed defined in magazine. Default value is 1. Can be defined as a float or an array (torque, force) [1].

muzzle Impulse applied when shooting is calculated by: p = 0.25kg * (hit/13) * initSpeed * muzzleImpulseFactor[0] // initspeed in m/s, rest unitless.

N

nameSound="magazine"

Type: String

Category for radio protocol. (Use Missiles, Cannon etc.)

P

picture="[\][[.pac]"

Type: String
Description: Picture shown in gear for this mag. See cfgAmmo for warnings about picture paths.

R

reloadAction="ManActReloadMagazine"

Type: String

S

scope=protected

Type: Integer
Description: OFP name was ScopeMagazine.

Values: private, protected, public.

selectionFireAnim="zasleh"

Type: String

simulation="ProxyMagazines"

Type: String

T

type=256

Type: Integer
Description: OFP name was MagazineType. See cfgWeapons for the CHANGES between OFP and Arma for this value.

U

useAction=0

Type: Integer

useActionTitle=""

Type: String

V

value=1

Type: Integer
Description: Formerly known as ValueMagazine in OFP.

W

weight=0

Type: Integer

Additional Values

Because just about anything can be added to these classes it is not overly useful to attempt to define most of them. For whatever reason, and unlike other root classes, the engine doesn't need these tokens declared in default{}.

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