Server Structure Dressing Function Reference

Server Structure Dressing Function Reference (Server_SpawnStructureDressing + WFBE_NEURODEF_*_WEST/_EAST)

Source-verified 2026-06-21 against master 0139a346. Paths relative to Missions/[55-2hc]warfarev2_073v48co.chernarus/ unless noted. Arma 2 OA 1.64.

Server_SpawnStructureDressing.sqf is the third and most lightweight of the three server-side composition spawners. Unlike Server_ConstructPosition (which spawns combat defenses with AI) and CreateDefenseTemplate (wall rings) documented in Server-Composition-Spawner-Function-Reference, this helper places purely cosmetic static props around an already-placed structure core, stores them on the core as wfbe_dressing, and attaches a Killed event handler that deletes the props when the core dies. It reuses the exact world-space rotation math of Server_ConstructPosition.sqf but does no ConstructDefense, spawns no AI, and tolerates missing classes gracefully. It is the spawner behind the Bank, Counter-Battery Radar (CBR), Reserve, and Artillery Radar visual identities.

This page documents the function signature, its template-resolution and graceful-degradation behavior, all four call sites, and the WFBE_NEURODEF_BANK/CBRADAR/RESERVE/ARTILLERYRADAR _WEST/_EAST dressing-template family.

Registration

The function is compiled once at server init and exposed under the global WFBE_SE_FNC_SpawnStructureDressing.

What	Value	Citation
Compile binding	WFBE_SE_FNC_SpawnStructureDressing = Compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "Server\Functions\Server_SpawnStructureDressing.sqf";	Server/Init/Init_Server.sqf:115
Source file	Server/Functions/Server_SpawnStructureDressing.sqf	(whole file, 69 lines)

Function: Server_SpawnStructureDressing

Signature and parameters

[_core, _tplName, _dir] Call WFBE_SE_FNC_SpawnStructureDressing — returns nothing (cosmetic side effect only); the spawned prop array is published on the core via setVariable.

Idx	Param	Type	Meaning	Citation
0	_core	object	The structure entity, already placed and oriented	Server_SpawnStructureDressing.sqf:16
1	_tplName	string	missionNamespace variable name of the dressing template, e.g. "WFBE_NEURODEF_CBRADAR_WEST"	Server_SpawnStructureDressing.sqf:17
2	_dir	number	Facing of the core in degrees (the same _direction passed to the construction caller)	Server_SpawnStructureDressing.sqf:18

Locals are declared with capitalized Private (A2 form): _core,_tplName,_dir,_template,_i,_entry,_cls,_relPos,_relDir,_origin,_worldPos,_worldDir,_prop,_props (Server_SpawnStructureDressing.sqf:14).

Behavior and guard rails

Step	Behavior	Citation
Null-core guard	if (isNull _core) exitWith {...} logs a WARNING naming the skipped template and returns	Server_SpawnStructureDressing.sqf:20-22
Template resolve	_template = missionNamespace getVariable [_tplName, []]; — 2-arg getVariable with default []	Server_SpawnStructureDressing.sqf:24
Empty-template early exit	if (count _template == 0) exitWith {...} logs INFORMATION ("template is empty — no dressing") and returns	Server_SpawnStructureDressing.sqf:25-27
Origin capture	_origin = getPos _core; then iterate the template	Server_SpawnStructureDressing.sqf:29,32
Per-entry unpack	Each entry is [_cls, _relPos, _relDir] (classname, relative [x,y,z], relative facing)	Server_SpawnStructureDressing.sqf:33-36
World-space rotation	Rotates _relPos by _dir using the same cos/sin formula as Server_ConstructPosition.sqf:50-56; sets z to 0; _worldDir = _dir - _relDir	Server_SpawnStructureDressing.sqf:38-45
Prop spawn	_prop = createVehicle [_cls, _worldPos, [], 0, "NONE"]; (no flat-spot scatter, no random)	Server_SpawnStructureDressing.sqf:47
Missing-class degradation	If isNull _prop, logs a WARNING naming the class and template and continues — the rest of the composition still spawns	Server_SpawnStructureDressing.sqf:48-50
Place prop	Else setDir _worldDir; setPos _worldPos; and append to _props	Server_SpawnStructureDressing.sqf:51-55
Publish props	_core setVariable ["wfbe_dressing", _props]; (local server var, not broadcast)	Server_SpawnStructureDressing.sqf:58
Killed cleanup EH	Inline Killed EH on the core deletes every non-null prop in wfbe_dressing, then logs an INFORMATION count	Server_SpawnStructureDressing.sqf:60-67
Summary log	Logs spawned-prop count, typeOf _core, and template name	Server_SpawnStructureDressing.sqf:69

The rotation formula (Server_SpawnStructureDressing.sqf:39-43) is byte-identical in shape to the construction spawner: worldX = ox + rx*cos d + ry*sin d, worldY = oy - rx*sin d + ry*cos d. This means a dressing template authored in core-local coordinates lands correctly regardless of how the player rotated the structure at build time.

Cleanup semantics (important caveat)

The Killed EH (Server_SpawnStructureDressing.sqf:61-67) only fires when the core is destroyed. It does not fire on deleteVehicle. Any caller that deletes a dressed core (rather than letting it die) must delete the wfbe_dressing props by hand first, or they orphan. The captured-town CBR recapture path does exactly this — see the caller table below (server_town.sqf:510-516).

Call sites

Four distinct call sites resolve a side-specific template name via Format and invoke the function. Three are construction sites; the fourth is the non-buildable captured-town airfield CBR.

Caller	Line	Structure type	Template resolved	Gate / notes
Server/Construction/Construction_MediumSite.sqf	129	Bank	WFBE_NEURODEF_BANK_%1 (WEST/EAST)	Gated on _rlType == "Bank" && WFBE_C_ECONOMY_BANK > 0 (:126); also creates the bank marker + income drip
Server/Construction/Construction_MediumSite.sqf	156	Reserve, ArtilleryRadar	WFBE_NEURODEF_%1_%2 (toUpper _rlType, WEST/EAST)	Gated on _rlType in ["Reserve","ArtilleryRadar"] (:153); both types are then excluded from the auto-walls block by the !(_rlType in ["AARadar","Bank","Reserve","ArtilleryRadar"]) guard (:160, with the "auto walls skipped" log at :160-167) so dressing isn't doubled
Server/Construction/Construction_SmallSite.sqf	114	CBRadar	WFBE_NEURODEF_CBRADAR_%1 (WEST/EAST)	Gated on _rlType == "CBRadar" && WFBE_C_STRUCTURES_COUNTERBATTERY > 0 (:111); also registers the core in the per-side WFBE_CBR_WEST/EAST array
Server/FSM/server_town.sqf	543	airfield CBR (captured town)	WFBE_NEURODEF_CBRADAR_%1 (WEST/EAST)	Indestructible Land_Antenna placed on town capture; reuses the buildable CBRADAR templates for side identity; _dir passed as 0 (:542-543)

The server_town.sqf caller is the only one that is not a player construction. On town recapture it first removes the old radar from both side registries (:511-512), then deletes the previous radar's dressing explicitly (server_town.sqf:514-515, because the Killed EH won't fire on deleteVehicle), spawns a fresh indestructible Land_Antenna 60 m off the airfield logic (:521,528-535), then calls the dressing helper with _dir = 0 (:543).

WFBE_NEURODEF_*_WEST/_EAST dressing template family

All dressing templates live in Server/Init/Init_Defenses.sqf and are stored on missionNamespace. Each is an array of [classname, [relX,relY,relZ], relDir] prop entries in core-local space. Note these are the _WEST/_EAST dressing templates — distinct from the WFBE_NEURODEF_*_WALLS wall-ring templates consumed by CreateDefenseTemplate (documented on the sibling page).

Template	Side	Definition line	Style
WFBE_NEURODEF_BANK_WEST	WEST	Init_Defenses.sqf:633 (_b opens :594)	Floodlit walled compound: barriers, illuminant tower, NATO camo net, vault crates, gate sandbags, road cones, danger sign, razorwire, OA/A2 corner watchtowers
WFBE_NEURODEF_BANK_EAST	EAST	Init_Defenses.sqf:676 (_b opens :637)	Same layout, RU props (Bank Rossii)
WFBE_NEURODEF_CBRADAR_WEST	WEST	Init_Defenses.sqf:310 (_c opens :280)	NATO radar outpost: control shelter + camo net, instrument crates, sandbag ring, Base_WarfareBBarrier5x screen, razorwire, campfire, OA/A2 corner tower
WFBE_NEURODEF_CBRADAR_EAST	EAST	Init_Defenses.sqf:348 (_c opens :316)	RU/TK radar outpost variant
WFBE_NEURODEF_ARTILLERYRADAR_WEST	WEST	Init_Defenses.sqf:226 (override)	Tight 5-prop themed cluster (≤6 with core), 0 walls
WFBE_NEURODEF_ARTILLERYRADAR_EAST	EAST	Init_Defenses.sqf:233 (override)	RU variant of the 5-prop cluster
WFBE_NEURODEF_RESERVE_WEST	WEST	Init_Defenses.sqf:240 (override)	Tight 5-prop themed cluster, 0 walls
WFBE_NEURODEF_RESERVE_EAST	EAST	Init_Defenses.sqf:247 (override)	RU variant of the 5-prop cluster

Override nuance — ARTILLERYRADAR and RESERVE are defined twice

WFBE_NEURODEF_ARTILLERYRADAR_WEST/EAST and WFBE_NEURODEF_RESERVE_WEST/EAST are each set twice in Init_Defenses.sqf. The first definitions are full WDDM walled-compound presets (ARTILLERYRADAR_WEST :151, ARTILLERYRADAR_EAST :173, RESERVE_WEST :201, RESERVE_EAST :221). An owner-override block (Init_Defenses.sqf:223-253) then re-sets all four to tight themed clusters. Because the override runs after, the compound versions are dead — only the override clusters ever reach the spawner.

Override template	Line	Props (5 each, all within ~3.5 m)	Citation
WFBE_NEURODEF_ARTILLERYRADAR_WEST	226	Misc_cargo_cont_small, Land_CamoNetVar_NATO, USBasicAmmunitionBox_EP1, Land_fort_bagfence_round, FlagCarrierGUE	Init_Defenses.sqf:226-232
WFBE_NEURODEF_ARTILLERYRADAR_EAST	233	Misc_cargo_cont_small, Land_CamoNetVar_EAST, TKBasicAmmunitionBox_EP1, Land_fort_bagfence_round, FlagCarrierGUE	Init_Defenses.sqf:233-239
WFBE_NEURODEF_RESERVE_WEST	240	USBasicAmmunitionBox_EP1 ×2, Land_fort_bagfence_long, Land_Campfire, FlagCarrierGUE	Init_Defenses.sqf:240-246
WFBE_NEURODEF_RESERVE_EAST	247	TKBasicAmmunitionBox_EP1 ×2, Land_fort_bagfence_long, Land_Campfire, FlagCarrierGUE	Init_Defenses.sqf:247-253

The override comment block (Init_Defenses.sqf:223-225) states the intent explicitly: ArtyRadar + Reserve must be a tight cluster of ≤6 themed props, not a walled HESCO compound — "core model + these ≤5 small props = ≤6 items, all within ~3.5 m, 0 AI, 0 walls."

Arma 2 vs OA conditional props

The BANK and CBRADAR templates branch on WF_A2_Arrowhead to swap watchtower classes between the OA (Land_Fort_Watchtower_EP1) and base-A2 (Land_Fort_Watchtower) variants, appending them with _b = _b + [...] / _c = _c + [...] before the final setVariable (Bank Init_Defenses.sqf:621-633; CBR :305-310). The override ARTILLERYRADAR/RESERVE clusters carry no watchtowers and so have no such branch.

Relationship to the other two spawners

Aspect	Server_SpawnStructureDressing	Server_ConstructPosition	CreateDefenseTemplate
Purpose	Cosmetic props	Combat defense + AI	Wall rings
Spawns AI	No	Yes (ConstructDefense)	No
Storage var on core	wfbe_dressing (Server_SpawnStructureDressing.sqf:58)	WFBE_WDDMPositionAnchor per child (:67)	wfbe_defense per prop (:33)
Cleanup	Inline Killed EH (:61-67)	—	—
Templates	WFBE_NEURODEF_*_WEST/_EAST (dressing)	WFBE_NEURODEF_*POS*	WFBE_NEURODEF_*_WALLS
Missing-class behavior	Log WARNING + continue (:48-50)	—	—

The three share the same world-space rotation math; this function is the only one that publishes a Killed-EH self-cleanup and the only one explicitly tolerant of classes that fail createVehicle on a given content set (relevant because several dressing classes such as Land_CamoNetVar_* and FlagCarrierGUE are content-pack dependent).

Continue Reading

• Server-Composition-Spawner-Function-Reference — the sibling Server_ConstructPosition + CreateDefenseTemplate spawners and the WFBE_NEURODEF_*POS/*_WALLS template families.
• Bank-Reserve-And-Artillery-Radar-Structures — the structures dressed by this function, viewed from each structure's gameplay role.
• Counter-Battery-Radar-System — the CBR registries, radius logic, and the indestructible captured-town radar that calls this function.
• Defense-Structures-Catalog — buildable defense classnames per faction, including props used inside the dressing compositions.
• Variable-And-Naming-Conventions — WFBE_NEURODEF_* namespace and wfbe_* object-variable conventions.