Eden Editor: Object

An object is an entity with physical representation in the world. The player can see it as a model with textures, while the game recognizes its technical properties like the simulation type, collision geometry or damage.

Objects can be divided into three main categories as listed below.

Characters

A Character is a living entity controlled either by a player, or by an AI (Artificial Intelligence; sometimes also known as NPC - Non-Playable Character).

Vehicles

A Vehicle is an object which can have a crew composed of characters. A crewed vehicle has an effective commander, who can issue orders to the rest of the crew. The vehicle also inherits the side of the commander (i.e., BLUFOR pilot will render a helicopter BLUFOR as well).

Props

A Prop is any other object without special functionality, for example, houses, fences or signs. Empty vehicles are not props. Animals are, mainly because they cannot be considered characters.

The object is the entity type you will be editing the most, so make sure to familiarize yourself with all its options.

Attributes

Info			Development
Name	Category	Description	Property	Type
Type	Type	Object type. Can be changed only to another type of the same side, e.g., you can change BLUFOR Car to BLUFOR Helicopter, but not to OPFOR Car or a Prop.	ItemClass	String
Variable Name	Init	Unique system name. Can contain only letters, numbers and underscore. The name is not case sensitive, so 'someName' and 'SOMENAME' are treated as the same variables.	Name	String
Init	Init	Expression called upon at start. In multiplayer, it is called on every machine and for each player who joins in the progress. The variable 'this' refers to the affected object.	Init	String
'	Pylons Settings		Pylons
Position	Transformation	World coordinates in meters. X goes from West to East, Y from South to North and Z is height above terrain.	position	Position3D
Rotation	Transformation	Local rotation in degrees. X is pitch, Y is roll and Z is yaw.	rotation	Number
Size	Transformation	Area size in meters.	size3	Array
Shape	Transformation	Area shape. Available options: Ellipse Rectangle	IsRectangle	Boolean
Placement Radius	Transformation	Placement radius in meters. The entity will start at a random position within the radius.	placementRadius	Number
Player	Control	Player in singleplayer. When enabled, the character will also be available in multiplayer and team switch ('Playable' status cannot be disabled individually in such case).	ControlSP	Boolean
Playable	Control	When enabled, the character will appear as a slot in the multiplayer scenario lobby and in the list of roles available for team switch.	ControlMP	Boolean
Role Description	Control	Multiplayer role description visible in the multiplayer lobby. When undefined, the object type name will be used by default.	description	String
Lock	States	Vehicle lock. When locked, characters outside of the vehicle will be unable to get in and those already inside will be forbidden from leaving. Available options: Unlocked - Anyone can get in Default - Group leaders and anyone who was ordered in by their group leader can get in Locked - No one can get in Locked for players - Anyone except for players can get in	lock	Number
Skill	States	General AI skill. The attribute does not allow for decreasing it below 20%, because AI behavior would be too simplified.	skill	Number
Health / Armor	States	Object health / armor. When close to 0%, the object will be destroyed.	Health	Number
Fuel	States	Vehicle fuel.	fuel	Number
Ammunition	States	General vehicle ammo state.	ammo	Number
Rank	States	Character rank. When a group leader is killed, the subordinate with the highest rank will take over. Available options: Private Corporal Sergeant Lieutenant Captain Major Colonel	rank	String
Stance	States	Available options: Default Stance Lie Down Crouch Stand Up	unitPos
Enable Dynamic Simulation	Special States	Entity simulation is enabled only if the player or an enemy unit is nearby. Note: Doesn't work on simple objects and it overwrites basic simulation settings.	dynamicSimulation	Number
Wake-Up Dynamic Simulation	Special States	Controls unit capability to activate dynamically simulated entities.	addToDynSimGrid	Number
Enable Simulation	Special States	When disabled, the object will freeze and ignore any input or collisions. Note: This option doesn't have any effect on dynamically simulated objects.	enableSimulation	Boolean
Simple Object	Special States	When enabled, the object will behave like a map object (e.g. rocks or trees), which significantly saves performance. This option is available only for objects where it leads to improved performance. Warning: If set, the setting is enforced at the start of the scenario and is irreversible during its runtime!	objectIsSimple	Boolean
Show Model	Special States	Show model and collisions. Even when disabled, the object will be simulated normally (e.g., soldiers will still be able to move and shoot).	hideObject	Boolean
Enable Damage	Special States	Set if the object can receive any damage. When a vehicle is invincible, its crew can still be killed.	allowDamage	Boolean
Enable Stamina	Special States	Set whether the character should become tired when moving or not. When disabled for player, the stamina bar will be hidden completely.	enableStamina	Boolean
Revive Enabled	Special States	Enable revive for this unit.	EnableRevive	Boolean
Doors States	Special States	Set closed, locked or opened state for terrain object doors. LMB - cycle between states RMB - close door (reset to default state) LMB + Alt - open door LMB + Shift - lock door LMB + Ctrl - close door	DoorStates
Local Only	Special States	When enabled, the object will exist as a local instance on every client. It will not be synchronized over the network. Use this primarily for static (decorative) objects in order to optimize large-scale scenarios.	isLocalOnly	Boolean
Name	Identity	Character name, by default automatically generated based on faction.	unitName	String
Face	Identity	Character face.	face	String
Call Sign	Identity	Call sign used in radio protocol (e.g., leader will order 'Kerry, fall back' instead of generic '2, fall back'). It doesn't affect character's actual name; consider changing it as well so they match together. Available options: No Call Sign Miller Reynolds Armstrong Nichols Tanny Frost Lacey Larkin Kerry Jackson McKendrick Levine James McKay Hardy Northgate Adams Bennett Campbell Dixon Everett Franklin Givens Hawkins Lopez Martinez OConnor Ryan Patterson Sykes Taylor Walker Amin Masood Fahim Habibi Kushan Jawadi Nazari Siddiqi Takhtar Wardak Yousuf Anthis Costa Dimitirou Elias Gekas Kouris Leventis Markos Nikas Nicolo Panas Petros Rosi Samaras Stavrou Ghost Stranger Fox Snake Razer Jester Nomad Viper Korneedler	NameSound	String
Voice	Identity	Radio voice used in group communication (e.g., target reporting).	speaker	String
Voice Pitch	Identity	Voice pitch. Higher number means higher voice.	pitch	Number
Insignia	Identity	Left shoulder insignia. Right shoulder insignia is reserved for a squad logo and cannot be changed by the scenario.	unitInsignia	String
Probability of Presence	Presence	Probability of presence evaluated at the scenario start. When it fails, the object is not created at all.	presence	Number
Condition of Presence	Presence	Condition of presence evaluated at the scenario start, must return boolean expression. When false, the object is not created at all.	presenceCondition	String
Equipment Storage	Equipment Storage		ammoBox	String
Data Link Send	Electronics & Sensors	Vehicle will broadcast targets tracked by its sensors to any other unit on the same side with Data Link enabled.	ReportRemoteTargets	Boolean
Data Link Receive	Electronics & Sensors	Vehicle will receive targeting and positional data from any other broadcasting vehicle on the same side.	ReceiveRemoteTargets	Boolean
Data Link Position	Electronics & Sensors	Vehicle will broadcast its own position to any other unit on the same side with Data Link enabled.	ReportOwnPosition	Boolean
Emission Control	Electronics & Sensors	Radar EMCON rules for the AI Available options: Default - AI will use the Radar when in Aware or Combat behavior. Active - AI will keep the Radar active and emitting at all times Off - AI will keep Radar silent at all times	RadarUsageAI	String