Addons

What Are Addons

Addons are content additions to the game engine. Addons can take on many forms such weapons, buildings, vehicles to name a few, are developed and released by members of the BI community or by Bohemia Interactive themselves.

An addon is an archive (pbo) of files that the game loads an interrupts. Generally when most people think of addons, they immediately think of a new unit, or a new island, but in some cases an addon can contain only a config.cpp file and a few scripts, or some images.

Installing Addons

OFP

• Addons
  must be installed to "...directory\Operation Flashpoint\Addons" or "...directory\Operation Flashpoint\Res\Addons" or into a custom modfolder.
  Read the included ReadMe file for further information about the installation.
• Custom Animations
  must be installed to "...directory\Operation Flashpoint\dta\" (overwrite existing Anim.pbo) or "...directory\Operation Flashpoint\Res\dta\" (overwrite existing Anim.pbo) or into a custom modfolder ("...directory\Operation Flashpoint\modfolder\dta\").
  The original Anim.pbo can be restored from the Resistance CD.
• Custom Campaigns
  must be installed to "...directory\Operation Flashpoint\Campaigns\" or "...directory\Operation Flashpoint\Res\Campaigns\" or into a custom modfolder ("...directory\Operation Flashpoint\modfolder\Campaigns\").
  This only works with campaigns. Single missions have to be installed to "...directory\Operation Flashpoint\Missions\".
• Mods
  mostly come with an installer and create their own modfolder.
  Read the included ReadMe file for further information about the installation.
• Custom Skies
  mostly come with an installer and create their own modfolder.
  Read the included ReadMe file for further information about the installation.

Finding A Specific Addon

OFP.info has a huge archive of addons and a very easy to use search function. It is an excellent point to start.

If you cannot find the addon which you are looking for, ask in the Bohemia Interactive forum.

Creating Addons

For topics about creating addons for each of the Bohemia Interactive games is available from the appropriate link below.

Armed Assault: Addon Editing

Operation Flashpoint: Addons