Location

A location is like an extended type of marker (introduced in ArmA 1.08).

• Locations have a name, a side, a 3D position, a 2D area, and an orientation.
• They have a non-scaling map representation (icon and/or text, depending on class).
• They require a class definition to define basic properties that can be changed using script commands. Classes are defined in bin\Config.bin\CfgLocationTypes
• They can be attached to objects, with all of the location's relevant properties inherited from the object
• They can use setVariable and getVariable, but only works with user made locations [1]
• Locations are local in MP, their properties are not synchronized
• Existing locations are set in an islands .pew file. When the island is exported to .wrp the islandname.hpp is also produced - this contains the location names used in the .pew file. This .hpp is then incorporated into the config for the island using an #include statement.
  This section included in the island config ensures any locations set in the .pew file are included the island during packing.
• A terrain's config can not be changed using the location script commands, but they can be found and read. This provides a single command method of finding nearby high points, towns, etc.

Location Types

Armed Assault

Location Types (ArmA)

Possible location types are:

• Mount
• Name
• NameMarine
• NameCityCapital
• NameCity
• NameVillage
• NameLocal
• Hill
• ViewPoint
• RockArea
• BorderCrossing
• VegetationBroadleaf
• VegetationFir
• VegetationPalm
• VegetationVineyard

Location icons and fonts (Arma 2)

Arma 2

• Name
• Strategic
• StrongpointArea
• FlatArea
• FlatAreaCity
• FlatAreaCitySmall
• CityCenter
• Airport
• NameMarine
• NameCityCapital
• NameCity
• NameVillage
• NameLocal
• Hill
• ViewPoint
• RockArea
• BorderCrossing
• VegetationBroadleaf
• VegetationFir
• VegetationPalm
• VegetationVineyard

Arma 3

• NameCity
• NameCityCapital
• NameMarine
• NameVillage
• NameLocal (Will return names like Airport)
• Hill
• Mount