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 ====== ArmA 3 Terrain Config ====== ====== ArmA 3 Terrain Config ======
 +
 +[[https://www.pmctactical.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=68|ArmA 3 Forum]], [[:arma3|ArmA 3]], [[arma3:config|ArmA 3 Config]], [[arma3:missions|ArmA 3 Missions]], [[arma3:modeling|ArmA 3 3D Modeling]], [[arma3:scripting|ArmA 3 Scripting]], [[arma3:terrain|ArmA 3 Terrain]], [[arma3:texturing|ArmA 3 Texturing]], [[arma3:tools|ArmA 3 Tools]]
  
 **Everything you need to know about ArmA 3 Terrain WRP Config.cpp file** **Everything you need to know about ArmA 3 Terrain WRP Config.cpp file**
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 **Fully working config.cpp example** ready to be copy-pasted and used in your terrain, only thing you need to do is replace "tut_tutorial_terrain" class and directory path names obviously. **Fully working config.cpp example** ready to be copy-pasted and used in your terrain, only thing you need to do is replace "tut_tutorial_terrain" class and directory path names obviously.
 +
 +Important note: if you use pboProject later than v1.73 you must start the GUI, go to Setup and untick "-W warnings are errors" tick box. If you do not, this example config.cpp gives error and pboproject fails to pack a pbo. The error you would get is "warning:cfgSurfaces not defined" and "<namespace>\<addon>\config.cpp: there are clutter errors in the config".
  
 <code cpp> <code cpp>
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  class tut_tutorial_terrain  class tut_tutorial_terrain
  {  {
- units[] = + units[] = {};
- { +
- "tut_tutorial_terrain" +
- };+
  weapons[] = {};  weapons[] = {};
  requiredVersion = 1;  requiredVersion = 1;
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  vehicles[] = {};  vehicles[] = {};
  };  };
 +
 + minTreesInForestSquare = 2;
 + minRocksInRockSquare = 2;
  
  class Subdivision{};  class Subdivision{};
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 ====== Tips ====== ====== Tips ======
  
-Veteran tip: don't take config.cpp from altis, stratis, tanoa or user made terrains, dont take it from outdated random tutorials. Take it only from PMC Editing Wiki! //We'll take it from here...// huh? :)+Veteran tip: don't take config.cpp from altis, stratis, tanoa or user made terrains, dont take it from outdated random tutorials. Take it only from PMC Editing Wiki! //We'll take it from here...// huh? :-)
  
  
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 </code> </code>
  
-Units is list of unit classes that this addon brings to the game. This is the name of your terrain.+Units is list of unit classes that this addon brings to the game, **it is not used for terrains**.
 <code cpp> <code cpp>
-units[] = +units[] = { "name_of_my_character" };
-{ +
- "tut_tutorial_terrain" +
-};+
 </code> </code>
  
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 ===== Description ===== ===== Description =====
  
-Name of your terrain to be shown in mission editor etc.+Name of your terrain to be shown in mission editor etc. Mission editor terrain name length is 52 characters until it gets cut-off.
 <code cpp> <code cpp>
 description = "TUT Tutorial Terrain"; description = "TUT Tutorial Terrain";
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  };  };
 </code> </code>
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 +See also [[arma3:terrain:config-class-names-freeze|ArmA 3: Terrain config.cpp Class Names Freeze]].
 +
  
 ===== Clutter ===== ===== Clutter =====
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 ===== mapZone ===== ===== mapZone =====
  
-No idea, must be the UTM northing/easting zone stuff? +mapZone is obsolete, not used in ArmA 3.
-<code cpp> +
-mapZone = 35; +
-</code>+
  
 ===== mapArea[] ===== ===== mapArea[] =====
  
-Again no idea, must be UTM latitude / longitude coordinates on edges of terrain? +mapArea[] is obsolete, not used in ArmA 3.
-<code cpp> +
-mapArea[] = {25.011957,39.718452,25.481527,40.094578}; +
-</code>+
  
 ===== Lat / Lon ===== ===== Lat / Lon =====
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 minRocksInRockSquare = 3; minRocksInRockSquare = 3;
 </code> </code>
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arma3/terrain/config.cpp.1486100831.txt.gz · Last modified: 2017/02/03 05:47 by snakeman