Description.ext

Description.ext is mission config placed in mission's root. Even while it retains Config.cpp structure, supported classes are limited and many like CfgVehicles won't work.

In OFP:Elite this file is required for MP missions. If this is not included -1 error is shown when selecting a mission and the mission won't load.

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For edits to description.ext to take effect in Preview you must first save or re-load the mission into the editor.

Params

Intro- duced in	Param name	Type	Description	See Also onLoadMission	String	Displays a message while the mission is loading. Note that a mission that takes very little time to load will only display the message for a short time. Care should be taken to see whether your message is readable in that timeframe. onLoadMission = "YourMissionName"; The OnLoadMission option is used to present the mission name to the user. In MP this is the name you see when selecting a mission and also the name that is presented to the GameSpy browser. onLoadIntro	String	Displays a message while the intro is loading. onLoadIntro = "YourMessage" onLoadMissionTime	Number	Define whether you will see the time and date displayed while the mission loads. 1 means visible, 0 hidden. onLoadMissionTime = 1; onLoadIntroTime	Number	Define whether you will see the time and date displayed while the intro loads. 1 means visible, 0 hidden. onLoadIntroTime = 1; loadScreen	String	You can define a picture to be shown while the mission is loaded. The path is relative to the mission folder. loadScreen = "pictures\intro.paa"; minScore	Number	Set minimum score for your mission. Score is related to the star display in the debriefing screen. The score can be influenced during a missions progress by using the addRating command. minScore = 0; Values have to follow this formula: minScore < avgScore < maxScore. Any other combinations can lead to game freeze upon mission end.	avgScore, maxScore avgScore	Number	Set average score for your mission. Score is related to the star display in the debriefing screen. The score can be influenced during a missions progress by using the addRating command. avgScore = 1800; Values have to follow this formula: minScore < avgScore < maxScore. Any other combinations can lead to game freeze upon mission end.	minScore, maxScore maxScore	Number	Set minimum score for your mission. Score is related to the star display in the debriefing screen. The score can be influenced during a missions progress by using the addRating command. maxScore = 75000; Values have to follow this formula: minScore < avgScore < maxScore. Any other combinations can lead to game freeze upon mission end.	minScore, avgScore respawn	String or Number	Sets respawn type. Can be one of: 0 or "NONE" - No respawn 1 or "BIRD" - Respawn as a seagull 2 or "INSTANT" - Respawn just where you died. 3 or "BASE" - Respawn in base. Requires a marker named: respawn_west respawn_east respawn_guerrila respawn_civilian Add markers named with the prefix 'respawn_west' with any suffix (eg: respawn_westABC, respawn_west1, respawn_west_2, etc) for multiple random respawn points. Similarly for east, guerrila and civilian. Vehicle respawn in base requires a marker named: respawn_vehicle_west respawn_vehicle_east respawn_vehicle_guerrila respawn_vehicle_civilian 4 or "GROUP" - Respawn in your group (if there's no AI left, you'll become a seagull). 5 or "SIDE" - Respawn into an AI unit on your side (if there's no AI left, you'll become a seagull). With this respawn type, team switch is also available to any AI controlled playable units.	respawnDelay, respawnVehicleDelay, respawnVehicleDialog respawnDelay	Number	Set respawn delay in seconds. respawnDelay = 42;	respawn, respawnVehicleDelay, respawnVehicleDialog respawnVehicleDelay	Number	Set vehicle respawn delay in seconds. respawnVehicleDelay = 11;	respawn, respawnDelay, respawnVehicleDialog respawnDialog	Number	Show the scoreboard and respawn countdown timer for a player if he is killed with respawnType 3. Default is 1 (true). respawnDialog = 0;	respawn, respawnDelay, respawnVehicleDelay cfgSounds	Class	General sounds that can be used for dialog, voiceovers in the briefing etc. class CfgSounds { sounds[] = {}; class wolf1 { // how the sound is referred to in the editor (e.g. trigger effects) name = "my_wolf_sound"; // filename, volume, pitch sound[] = {"fx\wolf1.ogg", 1, 1}; titles[] = {}; }; }; Use in missions: playSound "wolf1"; // use the class name! player say ["wolf1", 100]; (see tutorial) cfgRadio	Class	Radio sentences class CfgRadio { sounds[] = {}; class RadioMsg1 { name = ""; sound[] = {"\sound\filename1.ogg", db-100, 1.0}; title = "I am ready for your orders."; }; class RadioMsg2 { name = ""; sound[] = {"\sound\filename2", db-100, 1.0}; // .wss implied title = {$STR_RADIO_2}; }; }; Note that the location of the sound file is relative to the mission. Use in missions: unit sideRadio RadioMsg2 cfgMusic	Class	class CfgMusic { tracks[]={}; class MarsIntro { name = ""; sound[] = {"\music\filename.ogg", db+0, 1.0}; }; class Ludwig9 { name = ""; sound[] = {"\music\filename.ogg", db+10, 1.0}; }; }; Name can be left blank as in the examples above. Only specify a name if you wish to access these sounds via the environment options of a trigger. Title is the text string that will be displayed on the screen when the sound file is played. See also Stringtable.csv ⚠ Setting volume (db) of music far from zero will disable fadeMusic command. Optimal values are from -10 to 10. Use in missions: playMusic "MarsIntro" cfgIdentities	Class	Define the identities of individual units, you can specify the face, type of glasses worn, voice, tone of voice and name of an identity. You then give a specific unit this identity by using the command setIdentity in the mission. class CfgIdentities { class John_Doe { name="John Bartholemew Doe"; face="Face20"; glasses="None"; speaker="Dan"; pitch=1.1; }; }; See setIdentity for valid options for: face, glasses, speaker etc. keys	Array	List of keys (needed for keysLimit) keys[] = {"key1","key2","key3"}; Note that unlike other 'text' items $STR_ variables (in the stringtable.csv for the mission) cannot be used	keysLimit, doneKeys keysLimit	Number	Number of keys from the keys list needed for unlock a mission. keysLimit[] = 2;	keys, doneKeys doneKeys	Array	Name of key(s) needed for mark a mission in SP missions list as completed. doneKeys[] = {"key4"}; Note that unlike other 'text' items $STR_ variables (in the stringtable.csv for the mission) cannot be used Keys can be activated using activateKey and checked by isKeyActive.	keys, keysLimit disableAI	Number	When 1, removes all playable units which do not have a human player. (MP) disabledAI = 1; Disabling all the AI units will prevent JIP into playable units. aiKills	Number	Enables scorelist for AI players aiKills = 1; briefing	Number	Skip briefing screen for SP missions. If no briefing.html is present, it is skipped anyway. briefing = 0; Briefing will still be displayed untill all clients are connected and done loading. debriefing	Number	Defines if the debriefing is shown or not at the end of the mission. debriefing = 0; showGPS	Number	Enables/Disables the GPS ShowGPS = 0; In ArmA 1.04 toggle this option to disable the mini map attached to the GPS. showCompass	Number	Defines if the compass is visible. showCompass = 0; showMap	Number	Defines if the map is shown after the mission starts. showMap = 0; showNotePad	Number	In ArmA, defines if the NotePad is shown after the mission starts. showNotePad = 0; showPad	Number	Defines if the NotePad is shown after the mission starts. (Not in ArmA) showPad = 0; showWatch	Number	Defines if the watch is visible. showWatch = 0; rscTitles	Class	Defines custom UI displays. To show such displays, use cutRsc or titleRsc. weapons	Class	Set weapons available to players during the briefing. class Weapons { class AK74 {count = 8;}; class RPG7V {count = 2;}; class Binocular {count = 2;}; };	magazines, backpacks magazines	Class	Set magazines available to players during the briefing. class Magazines { class 30Rnd_545x39_AK {count = 32;}; class PG7V {count = 6;}; class HandGrenade {count = 16;}; };	weapons, backpacks backpacks	Class	Set Backpacks|backpacks available to players during the briefing. class Backpacks { class US_Patrol_Pack_EP1 {count = 4;}; class US_Assault_Pack_EP1 {count = 4;}; };	weapons, magazines allowSubordinatesTakeWeapons	Number	weapons, magazines and backpacks. allowSubordinatesTakeWeapons = 1;	weapons, magazines, backpacks titleParam%	String	titleParam1 and titleParam2 (% in title is replaced either by 1 or 2) are multiplayer options. These options are seen in the lobby of a multiplayer game. These options can be useful for setting time limits and score limits in such games as Capture the Flag and Death Matches. Other popular uses include accelerate time, setting the mission difficulty or switching the intro on/off. In the mission param1 and param2 have the values of the chosen options. Many people will assign a variable in the init.sqs file to param1 for simplicity, an example of this would be to assign variable timelimit = param1. titleParam1 = "Time limit:"; valuesParam1[] = {0, 300, 600, 900}; defValueParam1 = 900; textsParam1[] = {"Unlimited", "5 min", "10 min", "15 min"}; titleParam2 = "Score to win:"; valuesParam2[] = {10000, 5, 7, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30}; defValueParam2 = 5; textsParam2[] = {"Unlimited", 5, 7, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30}; valuesParam%	Array	See titleParam%	titleParam% defValueParam%	Number	See titleParam%	titleParam% textsParam%	Array	See titleParam%	titleParam% params	Class	Advanced multiplayer mission params, replacing obsolete titleParam%. class Params { class Score { title = "$STR_mp_param_score"; values[] = {10,200}; texts[] = {"10","200"}; default = 10; }; class Duration { title = "$STR_mp_param_duration"; values[] = {1,2}; texts[] = {"one hour","two hours"}; default = 1; }; etc. ..... }	titleParam% header	Class	The purpose of this class definition is to signal the engine the gameType which is displayed in the MP game browser. This can assist other players for finding particular missions using the filters. class Header { gameType = COOP; //game type minPlayers = 1; //min # of players the mission supports maxPlayers = 10; //max # of players the mission supports playerCountMultipleOf = 1; //OFP:Elite option. }; gameType can be one of following DM - Death Match CTF - Capture the Flag FF - Flag Fight Coop -Cooperative Mission Team - Team Mission Scont - Sector Control Hold - Hold Location Unknown - Unknown - is used when no class header is defined. playerCountMultipleOf was introduced in OFP:Elite, the game server would set the maximum amount of players based on bandwidth and eventually this parameter. The default is 2, so it means the mission will try to balance the game to multiples of 2 (2 vs 2, 4 vs 4, etc.) and you did not end up with a team mission with 5 maximum players(2 vs 3 is unfair?). Coop type missions use 1, Team type missions use 2 (default). In OFP:Elite this file is required for MP missions. If this is not included -1 error is shown when selecting a mission and the mission won't load. Since Arma if this class is missing the mission will still load with an error in the RPT file and the mission type will be considered Unknown.