CfgMagazines Config Reference

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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 is 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 is 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 is 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

A

ammo=""

Type

String

Description

Name of the cfgAmmo class which this magazine holds.

ammo = B_30mm_HE; //eg

C

class InventoryPlacements{}

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";

deleteIfEmpty=-1""

Type

Integer

Description

Decides if magazine is automatically removed from inventory when ammo capacity is 0. 0 - never remove, 1 - always remove, -1 default behavior (auto detect, removes magazine when magazine capacity is 1 [count = 1] & magazine is empty). Default value is -1.

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

modelSpecialIsProxy="1"

Type

Integer

Description

Controls if modelSpecial is using magazine proxy tech.

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) link.

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{}.

lastRoundsTracer=4

tracersEvery=4

Type

Integer

Description

Sets the interval between tracers.