Units

Introduction

Units are one of the most important parts of a mission, since there is no way to play without them. Although the Framework includes pre-configured units that work without the need of any customization, doing so is incredibly easy and intuitive, as we will outline next.

Parameters

Open the mission in the editor and open the attributes of any given playable unit, indicated by a circle around their icon.

Variable Name

Generally speaking, you shouldn't mess with an already existing Unit's variable name, as they fit into their team and that's important for its consistency.

An example of a unit's variable name is:

blu_7_0_1

Let's pick that apart. Every bit between an underscore has a significance.

Part	Description
blu	Side, which can be blu, op, ind, or civ.
7	Group number, with 0 being the first.
0	Team number, with 0 being the "main" or "actual" team.
1	Number in the team, starting at 1.

Examples

Variable Name	Callsign	Role
blu_0_0_1	Zero Actual	Commander
blu_0_0_2	Zero '2	RTO
blu_0_0_3	Zero '3	Medic
blu_1_0_1	Alpha Actual	Squad Leader
blu_1_0_2	Alpha '2	RTO
blu_1_0_3	Alpha '3	Medic
blu_1_1_1	Alpha 1'1	Team Leader
blu_1_1_2	Alpha 1'2	Rifleman
blu_1_1_3	Alpha 1'3	Rifleman (AT)
blu_1_1_4	Alpha 1'4	Autorifleman
blu_2_0_1	Bravo Actual	Squad Leader
op_0_0_2	Godfather '2	RTO

Init Line

The Unit's initialization line is used to assign some important details about the Unit itself, though you'll generally not have to modify them.

In the initialization line of unit's you'll see something similar to:

this setVariable ["unitInit",["white","*","*","*"], true];

The part we're interested in is ["white","*","*","*"], the rest of it shouldn't be modified.

Part	Description
"white"	Color, which can be "white", "red", "green", "blue", or "yellow".
"*"	Faction, used to assign a different Faction loadout, e.g. "USMC". "*" will cause the default to be used.
"*"	Role, used to assign a different Role loadout, e.g. "rifleman". "*" will cause the default to be used.
"*"	Group Name, forces the Unit's group name dynamically, e.g. "Alpha 2", but be careful not to name units in the same group with different names. "*" will cause the default to be used.

Examples

this setVariable ["unitInit",["red","*","*","*"], true];
this setVariable ["unitInit",["red","USMC","rifleman","Alpha 2"], true];

Roles

Option	Role
"co"	Officer
"sl"	Squad Leader
"ftl"	Team Leader
"rifleman"	Rifleman
"at"	Rifleman (AT)
"marksman"	Marksman
"ar"	Autorifleman
"asstar"	Asst. Autorifleman
"medic"	Combat Life Saver
"grenadier"	Grenadier
"helipilot"	Helicopter Pilot
"helicrew"	Helicopter Crew
"engineer"	Engineer
"crew"	Vehicle Crew
"driver"	Vehicle Driver
"gunner"	Vehicle Gunner
"commander"	Vehicle Commander
"loader"	Vehicle Loader
"pilot"	Pilot
"rto"	JTAC
"reconleader"	Recon Team Leader
"recon"	Recon Scout
"recondemo"	Recon Demo Specialist
"reconmedic"	Recon Paramedic
"reconat"	Recon Scout (AT)
"reconmarksman"	Recon Marksman
"demo"	Explosive Specialist
"hmg"	Gunner (HMG)
"staticat"	Gunner (AT)
"uav"	UAV Operator
"hmgtripod"	Asst. Gunner (HMG/GMG)
"attripod"	Asst. Gunner (AT)
"mortar"	Gunner (Mk6)
"mortarasst"	Asst. Gunner (Mk6)
"hat"	Missile Specialist (AT)
"hatasst"	Asst. Missile Specialist (AT)
"haa"	Missile Specialist (AA)
"haaasst"	Asst. Missile Specialist (AA)
"sniper"	Sniper
"spotter"	Spotter
"mmg"	Heavy Gunner
"mmgasst"	Ammo Bearer
"reporter"	Reporter
"cameraman"	Cameraman

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