Experimental Feature Flag Constants Reference

Experimental Feature-Flag Constants Reference (EXPERITAL block + QoL/announcer trio)

Source-verified 2026-07-12 against master 9d7482116. Paths relative to Missions/[55-2hc]warfarev2_073v48co.chernarus/ unless noted. Arma 2 OA 1.64.

This page is the single index of the build's hardcoded experimental and QoL master gates — the WFBE_C_* switches that the lobby cannot set. They are assigned directly in Common/Init/Init_CommonConstants.sqf (most as plain WFBE_C_X = … lines; the experimental, overridable ones via if (isNil "WFBE_C_X") then {WFBE_C_X = …} so a server init.sqf/description.ext can pre-seed an override before this file runs). None of them appear in Parameters.hpp, so they are absent from the lobby-parameter index — see Mission Start Parameters Index, which catalogs the lobby params only and explicitly excludes these forced gates.

Three sub-blocks live just above the EXPERITAL FEATURES banner and share the same hardcoded-gate character: the QoL trio, the restart/dashboard announcers, and the per-player leaderboard emitter. They are included here because they are non-lobby toggles set the same way.

All line numbers are exact against Common/Init/Init_CommonConstants.sqf at master 9d7482116.

EXPERITAL features block (lines 1888–1938)

The block header is at Common/Init/Init_CommonConstants.sqf:992. Each row below is one toggle, its literal default, and what it gates. "Type" distinguishes a hard = assignment (not overridable) from an isNil-guarded one (override-friendly).

Constant	Default	Type	Gates	path:line
WFBE_C_STRUCTURES_COUNTERBATTERY	1	hard =	Counter Battery Radar structure (mid-game; requires own AAR)	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1889
WFBE_C_ECONOMY_BANK	1	hard =	Federal Reserve / Bank Rossii endgame objective building	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1890
WFBE_C_STRUCTURES_ARTILLERYRADAR	0	hard =	Artillery Radar buildable structure (WDDM walled-gate walls, fort-only by design)	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1891
WFBE_C_STRUCTURES_RESERVE	0	hard =	Reserve buildable structure (WDDM floodlit walled-yard walls)	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1892
WFBE_C_UNITS_REDEPLOYTRUCK	1	hard =	Medic redeployment truck (forward spawn)	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1895
WFBE_C_SUPPORT_REARM_PROPORTIONAL	1	hard =	Rearm price scales with ammo actually missing (artillery exempt)	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1896
WFBE_C_UNITS_BULLDOZER	1	hard =	Engineer base-area tree clearing	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1897
WFBE_C_DEFENSE_BUDGET	1	hard =	Per-base-area defense caps scaling with barracks level	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1898
WFBE_C_BASE_DEFENSE_STATICS_CAP	25	hard =	Max player-placed static base defenses (MGs/AA/AAPOD) per base area (raised from 10)	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1899
WFBE_C_DEFENSE_THREAT_MIN	3	hard =	Min enemy ground units (west/east, no Air/GUER) inside base range before the statics/mines threat gate fires	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1900
WFBE_C_WDDM_COMP_CAP	3	hard =	Max WDDM commander compositions per base area (size-independent)	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1902
WFBE_C_FACTORY_QUEUE_LIMITS	1	hard =	Per-factory production queue caps scaling with factory level	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1903
WFBE_C_STATLOG	1	hard =	[WASPSTAT] structured telemetry RPT lines	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1905
WFBE_C_TOWNS_GUNNERS_ON_CAPTURE	true	isNil	Immediately man static defenses at capture (all sides); false = reactive only	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1907
WFBE_C_TOWNS_DEFENSE_SPAWN_DELAY	300	hard =	Seconds before the new owner's static defenses + defense teams spawn after capture (fire-time ownership guard aborts if town flipped again)	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1911
WFBE_C_TOWNS_DEFENDER_LINGER	180	hard =	Seconds the old owner's gunners keep fighting after capture before cleanup (fire-time guard aborts cleanup if town flipped back)	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1914
WFBE_C_EASA_CATEGORIES	1	isNil	EASA loadout category tags [AA]/[AG]/[MR] prefixed on each row (display-only)	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1916
WFBE_C_AIRFIELDS	1	isNil	Airfield capture points (NWAF/NEAF/Balota): repair-point + exclusive hangar on capture	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1917
WFBE_C_CAPTURE_UNLOCKS	1	isNil	Holding trigger towns unlocks premium ACR units at own factories (Krasnostav→T72M4CZ lvl4 Heavy; NWAF→RM70_ACR lvl4 Light)	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1918
WFBE_C_PATROL_CONVOY_PAY	750	isNil	Task 41: cash pool paid to the side each time a convoy patrol stops at a town (split equally among living players)	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1919
WFBE_C_SKIN_SELECTOR	0	isNil	Command Deck: join-time infantry skin selector (1 enabled, 0 disabled) — OFF by default	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1920
WFBE_C_VEHICLE_MARKINGS	0	isNil	Miksuu vehicle-visuals master gate: per-side recognition markings (Common_AddVehicleMarking.sqf) + side-gated body skins / WEST matte-black (Common_AddVehicleTexture.sqf) — OFF by default (attaches up to 3 local #lightpoints per vehicle; FPS-sensitive, flip to 1 only after an in-engine attach/FPS test)	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1921
WFBE_C_VEHICLE_TINTS	0	isNil	Vehicle faction body TINTS (cheap one-shot setObjectTexture colour strings in Common_AddVehicleTexture.sqf); decoupled from WFBE_C_VEHICLE_MARKINGS so tints can be live while the costly markings stay off — OFF by default	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1932
WFBE_C_FSMOKE_ENABLED	1	isNil	Triggered faction-smoke master gate (1 enabled, 0 disabled)	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1935
WFBE_C_FSMOKE_MAX	8	isNil	Global hard cap on concurrent faction-smoke shells (prune dead, then refuse new at cap)	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1936
WFBE_C_FSMOKE_TTL	20	isNil	Seconds before each spawned smoke shell is deleteVehicle'd + de-listed	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1937
WFBE_C_FSMOKE_COOLDOWN	150	isNil	Per-100m-grid-key cooldown (s) so one spot can't re-trigger smoke spam	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1938

Notes on the smoke set: WFBE_CO_FNC_SpawnFactionSmoke drops one side-coloured shell at assault onset / town garrison (west=Green, east=Red, resistance=Orange), server-only and event-triggered, bounded by the MAX/TTL/COOLDOWN trio above. The function lives at Common/Functions/Common_SpawnFactionSmoke.sqf; the gate banner comment is at Common/Init/Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1934.

QoL trio (lines 1857–1859)

Work-order item 16. The banner is at Common/Init/Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1857. WFBE_C_QOL_TRIO is the master switch for all three QoL features; the advisor reads WFBE_C_QOL_ADVISOR_INTERVAL for its nudge cadence.

Constant	Default	Type	Gates	path:line
WFBE_C_QOL_TRIO	1	isNil	Master switch — 0 disables all three QoL features	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1858
WFBE_C_QOL_ADVISOR_INTERVAL	300	isNil	Seconds between advisor nudge checks (0 = off)	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1859

Consumer route: QoL trio player hints owns the client-facing behavior for the salvage payout toast, upgrade unlock banner and periodic advisor nudge. The compact gate proof stays here: the salvage-payout toast gates on > 0 at Client/FSM/updatesalvage.sqf:53; the upgrade-advice path on > 0 && _upgrade <= 3 at Client/Functions/Client_FNC_Special.sqf:211; the advisor loop exits when < 1 at Client/Functions/Client_QOL_Advisor.sqf:24 and reads the interval at Client/Functions/Client_QOL_Advisor.sqf:27.

Restart announcer (lines 1861–1865)

Work-order item 15 — a server-side countdown that broadcasts once per minute over the final WARN window. Banner at Common/Init/Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1861.

Constant	Default	Type	Gates	path:line
WFBE_C_RESTART_ENABLED	0	isNil	0 disables the in-game restart announcer entirely	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1862
WFBE_C_RESTART_AT_MIN	90	isNil	Mission uptime (minutes) at which the scheduled restart occurs	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1863
WFBE_C_RESTART_WARN_MIN	5	isNil	Start warning this many minutes out; fires exactly this many times (once per minute)	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1864
WFBE_C_RESTART_MSG	"SERVER RESTART IN %1 MINUTE(S) - finish up and find cover."	isNil	Broadcast line; %1 = minutes remaining	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1865

Dashboard-link announcer (lines 1867–1872)

Added by the claude-gaming 2026-06-14 work — a periodic broadcast of the public live-stats URL so players know where to find updates/benchmarks. Banner at Common/Init/Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1867.

Constant	Default	Type	Gates	path:line
WFBE_C_DASHBOARD_ANNOUNCE_ENABLED	1	isNil	0 disables the in-game dashboard-link announcer	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1868
WFBE_C_DASHBOARD_ANNOUNCE_INTERVAL	840	isNil	Seconds between dashboard-link broadcasts (Build 83, 2026-07-01: 300→840, ~14 min apart)	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1869
WFBE_C_DASHBOARD_MSG	"WASP LIVE STATS & LEADERBOARD >> miksuu.com/leaderboard << live server FPS, AI balance, K/D and per-build benchmarks - updated every round."	isNil	Fallback single line (Build 83, 2026-07-01: URL + copy changed from the old 78.46.107.142:8080 dashboard to miksuu.com/leaderboard); now used only when the newer WFBE_C_DASHBOARD_MSGS rotating hint pool (Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1872) is empty	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1870

Top-Players leaderboard emitter (lines 1881–1886)

Added by the claude-gaming 2026-06-14 work — a periodic per-player PLAYERSTAT snapshot, the only telemetry carrying the player display NAME (powers the public Top-Players tab: UID → name → score → side). It reuses the always-on WFBE_C_STATLOG gate and is independent of the OFF-by-default WFBE_C_STATS_ENABLED path (comment at Common/Init/Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1884).

Constant	Default	Type	Gates	path:line
WFBE_C_PLAYERSTAT_ENABLED	1	isNil	0 disables the per-player leaderboard emit entirely	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1885
WFBE_C_PLAYERSTAT_INTERVAL	60	isNil	Seconds between PLAYERSTAT snapshot bursts (floored at 30s in the loop)	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1886

Consumers (verified): the loop exits unless WFBE_C_PLAYERSTAT_ENABLED == 1 at Server/FSM/server_playerstat_loop.sqf:27, reads the interval at Server/FSM/server_playerstat_loop.sqf:32, and applies the 30s floor (if (_interval < 30) then {_interval = 30}) at Server/FSM/server_playerstat_loop.sqf:33. The same loop gates its emit on WFBE_C_STATLOG != 1 at Server/FSM/server_playerstat_loop.sqf:28; the emitter is armed from Server/Init/Init_Server.sqf:791. Capture telemetry shares the WFBE_C_STATLOG == 1 gate at Server/FSM/server_town.sqf:235.

Reading the gate forms

Form in source	Behavior	Where used here
WFBE_C_X = V;	Plain assignment every load — a server cannot pre-seed an override (any earlier value is overwritten)	The 13 hard = rows in the EXPERITAL block (lines 1889–1905) plus the two grace-period values (1911, 1914)
if (isNil "WFBE_C_X") then {WFBE_C_X = V};	Default only when unset — a server init.sqf/description.ext may pre-seed an override before this file runs	The QoL/announcer/leaderboard blocks and the capture/cosmetic/smoke isNil rows (1907, 1916–1938)

When a consumer reads a flag it almost always does so defensively with missionNamespace getVariable ["WFBE_C_X", <fallback>] (e.g. Server/FSM/server_playerstat_loop.sqf:27), so a flag that is somehow never assigned still degrades to the consumer's own fallback rather than erroring.

Continue Reading

• Mission Start Parameters Index — the lobby-settable Parameters.hpp params; the complement to this hardcoded-gate index
• Counter Battery Radar System — the feature gated by WFBE_C_STRUCTURES_COUNTERBATTERY
• Bank Reserve And Artillery Radar Structures — WFBE_C_ECONOMY_BANK / WFBE_C_STRUCTURES_ARTILLERYRADAR / WFBE_C_STRUCTURES_RESERVE
• Medic Redeployment Truck Forward Spawn — WFBE_C_UNITS_REDEPLOYTRUCK
• Side Patrol Runtime And Convoy Mechanics — WFBE_C_PATROL_CONVOY_PAY convoy stop payouts