GUER Insurgents Faction Overview

GUER Insurgents Faction Overview

Source-verified 2026-07-07 against claude/build84-cmdcon36 (c3cc5b1, Build 91 / release 1.2.2 candidate). Paths relative to Missions/[55-2hc]warfarev2_073v48co.chernarus/ unless noted (other roots: Server/, Common/, Client/, Rsc/). Arma 2 OA 1.64.

The GUER "Insurgents" are an optional third playable side (the resistance faction, side id 2) bolted onto the two-side WEST-vs-EAST Warfare match. They are a harass-only force: four player slots, no commander, no base, no factory, no supply economy, and — by design — no way to win the round. GUER players earn a per-minute cash stipend, unlock heavier vehicles by racking up kills, deny towns to the main factions, and field car-bombs, an armed recon helicopter, and a kill-scaled insurgent depot. As of B66 the faction is enabled by default (WFBE_C_GUER_PLAYERSIDE = 1, a trial-round flip from 0), so a stock dedicated server now ships with GUER live.

This page is the canonical landing page for the faction. Each subsystem has its own deep page, linked from the relevant section and from Continue Reading.

Current build84/cmdcon36 balance refresh: Balance asymmetries records the current 30/80/160 kill-tier defaults, 0.5 kill-bounty coefficient, checkpoint toll versus stipend math, upgrade dependency splits, and W1 War Chest sizing.

At a Glance

Property	Value	Source
SQF side	resistance (str resistance == "GUER" in A2 OA)	Client/Init/Init_Client.sqf:31
Side id	WFBE_C_GUER_ID = 2 (== RESISTANCEID)	Common/Init/Init_CommonConstants.sqf:32
Player slots	4 (Medic, Engineer x2, Sniper)	mission.sqm (sync to WFBE_L_GUE)
Gate constant	WFBE_C_GUER_PLAYERSIDE	Common/Init/Init_CommonConstants.sqf:76
Default	1 (ON) since B66 — playable by default	Rsc/Parameters.hpp:560
Activation lockout	WFBE_C_GUER_LOCKOUT_MIN, 0/15/20/30 min, default 20 — delays buy/gear/Towns and confines spawned players until it elapses (slot join/select is unaffected)	Rsc/Parameters.hpp:726-731
Economy	per-minute stipend + kill bounty (no supply/commander economy)	Server/Server_GuerStipend.sqf
Win condition	none — GUER is excluded from the victory loop	Server/FSM/server_victory_threeway.sqf:67
Base / commander	none — base-less, no AI commander, no HQ	Server/Init/Init_Server.sqf:1060-1061
Maps	Chernarus (source) + Takistan (generated, TK_GUE_*_EP1)	Common/Config/Core_Root/Root_GUE_PlayerOverlay.sqf

The Gate (WFBE_C_GUER_PLAYERSIDE)

Almost every GUER code path keys off one constant. B66 flipped its default from 0 to 1, so the faction is now live out of the box.

Item	Value / Behaviour	Source
Lobby param default	default = 1 ("$STR_WF_Enabled") — comment: B66: 0->1 GUER playable ON (trial round)	Rsc/Parameters.hpp:560
Constant isNil fallback	also 1 (ON)	Common/Init/Init_CommonConstants.sqf:76
Dedicated-server override	initJIPCompatible.sqf force-re-reads the param from missionConfigFile >> "Params" >> ... >> "default", so a dedicated server always resolves to the build-time default (1) — the lobby slider is effectively bypassed for this param	initJIPCompatible.sqf:134
When OFF	GUER player-slot units synced to WFBE_L_GUE are deleted at boot (no joinable dead slots); three-way mode off; WEST/EAST AI do not return fire on resistance	Server/Init/Init_Server.sqf:793-800

Note the air-defense loop is independent of this gate — it keys off town ownership and runs even when the playable faction is off (see GUER Air-Defense Loop).

Activation Lockout (WFBE_C_GUER_LOCKOUT_MIN)

A second, independent gate delays what a spawned GUER player can do for the first N minutes of the match — it does not touch slot selection; all four GUER slots remain joinable from the first second, and it does not touch the per-minute stipend or kill bounty (see Economy below). WFBE_C_GUER_LOCKOUT_MIN is a lobby param (values[] = {0,15,20,30}, texts[] = {"Off","15 minutes","20 minutes","30 minutes"}, default 20) read as minutes and converted to seconds everywhere it is checked. 0 turns the whole feature off through two independent guards.

Item	Value / Behaviour	Source
Lobby param	values[] = {0,15,20,30}, default 20 (20 minutes)	Rsc/Parameters.hpp:726-731
Constant fallback	if (isNil "WFBE_C_GUER_LOCKOUT_MIN") then {WFBE_C_GUER_LOCKOUT_MIN = 20} — kept in sync with the lobby default per the code comment	Common/Init/Init_CommonConstants.sqf:1979
Launch gate	the confinement script is only execVM'd when the param is > 0; a second internal check (_lockSec <= 0 exitWith) guards the same case	Client/Init/Init_Client.sqf:620, Client/Functions/Client_GuerLockout.sqf:9
Confinement	a resistance player still alive when the script starts is held within 150 m of that position (snap-back setPosASL, polled every 2 s) until the timer expires	Client/Functions/Client_GuerLockout.sqf:14,17-22
Confinement countdown	hintSilent refreshed every 60 real seconds: "RESISTANCE LOCKDOWN\nThe insurgency activates in %1:%2"	Client/Functions/Client_GuerLockout.sqf:23-28
Activation hint	one-time hint "RESISTANCE ACTIVATED\nThe insurgency is live - deploy, buying, and the Towns menu are unlocked." when the timer reaches 0	Client/Functions/Client_GuerLockout.sqf:33
Deploy clamp (dead/respawning players)	the respawn menu clamps its own WFBE_RespawnTime up to the lockout's remaining seconds and shows a one-time hintSilent; this runs after the WF_Debug respawn-time override, so debug sessions are not exempt	Client/GUI/GUI_RespawnMenu.sqf:54,57-64
Deploy countdown display	reuses the pre-existing respawn-timer control (IDC 511002), redrawn only when the value changes, via STR_WF_RESPAWN_Status ("Respawning in %1")	Client/GUI/GUI_RespawnMenu.sqf:221-223, stringtable.xml:1900-1902
WF-menu holds	Buy Units (11001), Buy Gear (11002) and Towns (11008) are greyed via ctrlEnable while locked, re-checked every menu-loop tick; only applies inside the resistance branch, so WEST/EAST are never touched	Client/GUI/GUI_Menu.sqf:38-41
Towns menu entry	IDC 11008 dispatches MenuAction 8, which opens the GUER Commissar/Towns dialog; with the button disabled the dialog is simply unreachable by click during the lockout (the dialog script itself has no lockout check)	Client/GUI/GUI_Menu.sqf:230-238
Stipend / kill bounty	unaffected — the stipend loop's recipient filter has no reference to this param, so funds keep accruing during the lockout window even though Buy Units / Buy Gear stay greyed	Server/Server_GuerStipend.sqf:88

There is no dedicated countdown widget for this feature — it is surfaced by piggybacking on two pre-existing UI paths (the confinement hintSilent, refreshed only once per 60 s, and the respawn menu's own per-second status control). No diag_log/RPT line marks the state transition; the only record of it is the player-facing hints above.

Slots, Identity and Hostility

The Chernarus mission.sqm adds four side="GUER" player slots, all synchronized to a LocationLogicOwnerResistance logic (text="WFBE_L_GUE", id 311).

Slot	Class	id	Abilities
Insurgent Medic	GUE_Soldier_Medic	315	Fast heal, Camps restore
Insurgent Engineer x2	GUE_Soldier_Sab	312, 313	Repair, Salvage, Camps restore
Insurgent Sniper	GUE_Soldier_Sniper	314	Spot marks, Lockpick, Camps restore

mission.sqm also sets briefingName = "Warfare V48 Chernarus [GUER]" and resistanceWest = 0 (GUER is independent, hostile to both main sides).

Hostility is asymmetric and gate-aware (Server/Init/Init_Server.sqf:7-14): resistance setFriend [west,0] / [east,0] fire unconditionally, so GUER AI always treat WEST/EAST as enemies. The reciprocal west setFriend [resistance,0] / east setFriend [resistance,0] only fire when the gate is ON — that is what makes WEST/EAST AI return fire on GUER players. WFBE_ISTHREEWAY is set true whenever the gate is ON (Common/Init/Init_Common.sqf:295).

No Base, No Commander, No Supply

GUER is structurally different from WEST/EAST: it has no HQ, no factories, no commander, and no side-supply economy. The client init skips the blocking waits that a base-less faction can never satisfy.

Area	GUER behaviour	Source
Init waits	wfbe_structures, wfbe_supply_*, HQ radio and HQ/COIN waitUntil blocks are each wrapped if (sideJoined != resistance) — GUER skips them; sideHQ = objNull	Client/Init/Init_Client.sqf:650,679,811
WF menu	Base (11004), Team Orders (11005), Special (11006), Commander (11008) greyed out; Buy Units (11001) + Buy Gear (11002) always enabled (funds-only); Upgrade Center (11007) re-enabled as a read-only kill-tech viewer	Client/GUI/GUI_Menu.sqf:2,21,27
Buy path	forced onto the Depot tab (WFBE_GUERDEPOTUNITS, IDC 12020); sentinel 999 bypasses the upgrade gate; camp-ownership infantry gate skipped	Client/GUI/GUI_Menu_BuyUnits.sqf:68,150,323
Vehicle service	no service points — EASA rearming is at friendly town centers instead	Client/Functions/Client_CanUseTownCenterEASA.sqf
Performance	resistance excluded from VoteForCommander, AI_Commander, updateresources and basearea loops (WFBE_PRESENTSIDES - [resistance])	Server/Init/Init_Server.sqf:1060-1061

See Respawn and Death Lifecycle Atlas for the full no-base spawn flow.

Spawning and Safe Havens

GUER spawns at friendly towns — any town not held by WEST or EAST (GUER-held or neutral) — with no range gate. It can never be fully locked out: if zero friendly towns exist, the handler falls back to all towns.

Stage	Behaviour	Source
First join	random friendly (non-WEST/non-EAST) town, else marker GuerTempRespawnMarker	Client/Init/Init_Client.sqf:774
Respawn list	non-WEST/non-EAST towns + live FOB trucks (wfbe_is_guer_fob) + resistance structures; no range gate	Client/Functions/Client_GetRespawnAvailable.sqf:107,116
Placement	[getPos town, 5, 15] Call GetRandomPosition (5-15 m off the town centre)	Client/Functions/Client_OnRespawnHandler.sqf:52
Default gear	only Engineer / Spotter / Medic defined (WFBE_GUER_DefaultGear*, AKS-74 / SVD family); Soldier/Officer/SpecOps undefined	Common/Config/Core_Root/Root_GUE_PlayerOverlay.sqf:22-44
IED anti-farm	a Fired EH is added on respawn to stamp wfbe_ied_recent when a BAF_ied magazine is fired (drops kill bounty to 30%)	Client/Functions/Client_OnRespawnHandler.sqf:68

Economy: Stipend, Kill Bounty, Kill-Tiers

GUER's economy is a single server loop (Server/Server_GuerStipend.sqf) plus kill-driven progression. Full detail: GUER Insurgent Player Economy. Cross-faction pacing context: Balance asymmetries.

Mechanic	Value	Source
Starting funds	wfbe_funds = 50000 per team	Server/Init/Init_Server.sqf:760
Stipend	150/min base, +10/min per GUER-held town below the start count, capped at 3x (450/min); paid per unique living GUER group every 60 s	Server/Server_GuerStipend.sqf:18-21
Kill bounty	round(unitPrice * 0.5) to the killer's team for WEST/EAST kills; 0.30 for IED kills (6 s window)	Server/PVFunctions/RequestOnUnitKilled.sqf:131-152
Vehicle tier	kill-driven (WFBE_GUER_PLAYER_KILLS): current defaults tier 1 @ 30 kills, tier 2 @ 80, tier 3 @ 160 (the old elapsed-time ladder was removed in B75.5)	Common/Init/Init_CommonConstants.sqf:108-110
M113 VBIED	second, kill-gated VBIED unlocks at 25 kills (WFBE_C_GUER_VBIED_M113_KILLS)	Common/Init/Init_CommonConstants.sqf:99
Barracks AI cap	base 4, +1 per 10 kills, max 12 (scales with kills, not an upgrade)	Client/GUI/GUI_Menu_BuyUnits.sqf:150
FOB tokens	WFBE_GUER_FOB_AVAIL = [Barracks, Light, Heavy] gate FOB delivery trucks in the depot	Server/Server_GuerStipend.sqf
FOB active marker	resistance-only green mil_objective map marker (guer_fob_<x>_<y>, text "FOB - forward base active - spawn and resupply here") shown while a built FOB stands; cleared on player, non-teamkill destruction of the FOB (an AI or teamkill destruction removes the structure but leaves the marker). See Map Marker Families Content Catalog for the full spec	Server/PVFunctions/RequestFOBStructure.sqf:79, Server/Functions/Server_BuildingKilled.sqf:72-80

Combat Tools

Tool	Behaviour	Source / page
VBIED	driver-detonated car bomb — instant single scroll-wheel click (one-shot wfbe_vbied_fired, no confirm/countdown, Ray 2026-06-18); server blast = 3x Bo_FAB_250 + cash-for-kills + structure-kill payout; accepts the truck or the kill-gated M113_UN_EP1	GUER VBIED Detonate Action
Ka-137	armed recon helicopter (Ka137_MG_PMC), pilot-fired; EASA loadouts MG (free) / AT-5 (2200) / Igla AA (1800), re-armed at town centers	GUER Air-Defense Loop
AI air-defense	a server loop keeps one airframe over each active GUER-held town (Ka-137 default, AT variant, Mi-24 on large contested towns) — runs regardless of the playable gate	GUER Air-Defense Loop

Roster (Depot Pool)

The buy pool WFBE_GUERDEPOTUNITS is rebuilt dynamically by Root_GUE_PlayerOverlay.sqf whenever the kill-tier, M113 unlock, or FOB availability changes (it is not a static Core_<ID> faction array). Prices come from a Core_GUE.sqf registration-race win (Ka137_MG_PMC = 6000, Mi24_P = 18000). Full classnames + prices: Faction Unit and Vehicle Roster Catalog.

Tier	Chernarus adds	Takistan adds
0 (base)	6x GUE infantry + Offroad_DSHKM_Gue, V3S_Gue, VBIED (hilux1_civil_2_covered), Ka137_MG_PMC	TK_GUE_*_EP1 infantry + Offroad_DSHKM_TK_GUE_EP1, Pickup_PK_TK_GUE_EP1, V3S_TK_GUE_EP1, VBIED (datsun1_civil_2_covered), Ka137_MG_PMC
1 (current default 30 kills)	BRDM2_Gue, T34_TK_GUE_EP1	BRDM2_TK_GUE_EP1, T34_TK_GUE_EP1
2 (current default 80 kills)	T55_TK_GUE_EP1, BTR40_TK_GUE_EP1	T55_TK_GUE_EP1, BTR40_MG_TK_GUE_EP1
3 (current default 160 kills)	T72_Gue, BMP2_Gue	Ural_ZU23_TK_GUE_EP1 (no T-72/BMP-2 on Takistan)
Airfield air	WFBE_GUERAIRPORTUNITS: An2_1/2_TK_CIV_EP1, Mi17_Civilian, UH1H_TK_GUE_EP1, Mi24_P (at GUER-held airfields)	same

Win Condition: Deny-Cap, Not Victory

GUER cannot win the match. The victory loop iterates WFBE_PRESENTSIDES - [WFBE_DEFENDER], and WFBE_DEFENDER is unconditionally resistance — so GUER is never evaluated as a candidate winner. Its role is to deny.

Mechanic	Behaviour	Source
Town flip	eroding a WEST/EAST town's supply to 0 flips its sideID to WFBE_C_GUER_ID (2)	Server/FSM/server_town.sqf:203,234
No supply transfer	on any capture, supplyValue resets to startingSupplyValue; the surplus is lost	Server/FSM/server_town.sqf:213
GUER towns don't regen	the time-based supply tick excludes resistance-owned towns	Server/FSM/server_town.sqf:93
Capture cash	any capturing player (incl. GUER) in range gets 150 * supplyValue personal cash	Client/PVFunctions/TownCaptured.sqf:53,60
Airfield capture	GUER capture spawns no Counter-Battery Radar (no GUER registry)	Server/FSM/server_town.sqf:641-643
End-of-game label	a resistance winner-banner is labelled correctly (B67, STR_WF_PARAMETER_Side_Guer) — though GUER can't actually win	Client/GUI/GUI_EndOfGameStats.sqf:8-9

See Victory and Endgame Atlas for the full model.

Telemetry

GUER players report as side 3 in the PLAYERSTAT|v1 wire format, with an extra |td=<townsDenied> field appended only when the gate is on. wfbe_guer_td ("towns-denied") increments when a GUER player kills an enemy inside a GUER-held town's range.

Item	Detail	Source
towns-denied	wfbe_guer_td per-player accumulator (broadcast)	Server/PVFunctions/RequestOnUnitKilled.sqf:92-101
Wire field	`	td=appended for side=3 whenWFBE_C_GUER_PLAYERSIDE > 0`

Takistan Parity

The Takistan mission (Missions_Vanilla/[61-2hc]warfarev2_073v48co.takistan/) is generated from the Chernarus source by LoadoutManager and carries the same GUER logic with TK_GUE_*_EP1 classnames and a datsun1_civil_2_covered VBIED. The player overlay is a single shared file (Root_GUE_PlayerOverlay.sqf) that branches at runtime on worldName == "Chernarus" — the IS_CHERNARUS_MAP_DEPENDENT macro was undefined when the file is loaded standalone, so it was replaced by a runtime check (GUER-MAPFIX 2026-06-18). A separate Root_TKGUE_PlayerOverlay.sqf must not be created — LoadoutManager's DeleteExtraFiles would wipe it on regen.

Continue Reading

• GUER Insurgent Player Economy — stipend, kill bounty, kill-tier depot rebuild, FOB tokens
• Balance Asymmetries — current build84/cmdcon36 stipend/toll, bounty, kill-tier, upgrade and War Chest pacing reference
• GUER VBIED Detonate Action — the instant car-bomb action and server blast
• GUER Air-Defense Loop — the standalone Ka-137 / Mi-24 town-defender loop
• GUER Insurgents Branch Audit — source-status / readiness audit and open smoke gates
• Faction Unit and Vehicle Roster Catalog — full depot + airfield classnames and prices
• Victory and Endgame Atlas — why GUER can't win
• Respawn and Death Lifecycle Atlas — the no-base spawn flow
• Mission Start Parameters Index — the WFBE_C_GUER_PLAYERSIDE lobby parameter
• Home — wiki index