Experimental Feature Flag Constants Reference

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

Source-verified 2026-06-21 against master 0139a346. 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 0139a346.

EXPERITAL features block (lines 575–608)

The block header is at Common/Init/Init_CommonConstants.sqf:575. 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:576
WFBE_C_ECONOMY_BANK	1	hard =	Federal Reserve / Bank Rossii endgame objective building	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:577
WFBE_C_STRUCTURES_ARTILLERYRADAR	1	hard =	Artillery Radar buildable structure (WDDM walled-gate walls, fort-only by design)	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:578
WFBE_C_STRUCTURES_RESERVE	1	hard =	Reserve buildable structure (WDDM floodlit walled-yard walls)	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:579
WFBE_C_UNITS_REDEPLOYTRUCK	1	hard =	Medic redeployment truck (forward spawn)	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:580
WFBE_C_SUPPORT_REARM_PROPORTIONAL	1	hard =	Rearm price scales with ammo actually missing (artillery exempt)	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:581
WFBE_C_UNITS_BULLDOZER	1	hard =	Engineer base-area tree clearing	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:582
WFBE_C_DEFENSE_BUDGET	1	hard =	Per-base-area defense caps scaling with barracks level	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:583
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:584
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:585
WFBE_C_WDDM_COMP_CAP	3	hard =	Max WDDM commander compositions per base area (size-independent)	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:586
WFBE_C_FACTORY_QUEUE_LIMITS	1	hard =	Per-factory production queue caps scaling with factory level	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:587
WFBE_C_STATLOG	1	hard =	[WASPSTAT] structured telemetry RPT lines	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:588
WFBE_C_TOWNS_GUNNERS_ON_CAPTURE	true	isNil	Immediately man static defenses at capture (all sides); false = reactive only	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:589
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:593
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:596
WFBE_C_EASA_CATEGORIES	1	isNil	EASA loadout category tags [AA]/[AG]/[MR] prefixed on each row (display-only)	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:597
WFBE_C_AIRFIELDS	1	isNil	Airfield capture points (NWAF/NEAF/Balota): repair-point + exclusive hangar on capture	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:598
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:599
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:600
WFBE_C_SKIN_SELECTOR	0	isNil	Command Deck: join-time infantry skin selector (1 enabled, 0 disabled) — OFF by default	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:601
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:602
WFBE_C_VEHICLE_TINTS	1	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	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:603
WFBE_C_FSMOKE_ENABLED	1	isNil	Triggered faction-smoke master gate (1 enabled, 0 disabled)	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:605
WFBE_C_FSMOKE_MAX	8	isNil	Global hard cap on concurrent faction-smoke shells (prune dead, then refuse new at cap)	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:606
WFBE_C_FSMOKE_TTL	20	isNil	Seconds before each spawned smoke shell is deleteVehicle'd + de-listed	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:607
WFBE_C_FSMOKE_COOLDOWN	150	isNil	Per-100m-grid-key cooldown (s) so one spot can't re-trigger smoke spam	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:608

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:604.

QoL trio (lines 553–555)

Work-order item 16. The banner is at Common/Init/Init_CommonConstants.sqf:553. 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:554
WFBE_C_QOL_ADVISOR_INTERVAL	300	isNil	Seconds between advisor nudge checks (0 = off)	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:555

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 557–561)

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:557.

Constant	Default	Type	Gates	path:line
WFBE_C_RESTART_ENABLED	1	isNil	0 disables the in-game restart announcer entirely	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:558
WFBE_C_RESTART_AT_MIN	90	isNil	Mission uptime (minutes) at which the scheduled restart occurs	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:559
WFBE_C_RESTART_WARN_MIN	5	isNil	Start warning this many minutes out; fires exactly this many times (once per minute)	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:560
WFBE_C_RESTART_MSG	"SERVER RESTART IN %1 MINUTE(S) - finish up and find cover."	isNil	Broadcast line; %1 = minutes remaining	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:561

Dashboard-link announcer (lines 563–566)

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:563.

Constant	Default	Type	Gates	path:line
WFBE_C_DASHBOARD_ANNOUNCE_ENABLED	1	isNil	0 disables the in-game dashboard-link announcer	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:564
WFBE_C_DASHBOARD_ANNOUNCE_INTERVAL	300	isNil	Seconds between dashboard-link broadcasts (default 5 min)	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:565
WFBE_C_DASHBOARD_MSG	"WASP LIVE STATS >> http://78.46.107.142:8080/ << …"	isNil	The broadcast line (full URL + blurb in source)	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:566

Top-Players leaderboard emitter (lines 568–573)

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:571).

Constant	Default	Type	Gates	path:line
WFBE_C_PLAYERSTAT_ENABLED	1	isNil	0 disables the per-player leaderboard emit entirely	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:572
WFBE_C_PLAYERSTAT_INTERVAL	60	isNil	Seconds between PLAYERSTAT snapshot bursts (floored at 30s in the loop)	Init_CommonConstants.sqf:573

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 576–588) plus the two grace-period values (593, 596)
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 (589, 597–608)

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