Unit Mod Config Standardisation

To assist unit modders to enable your units to be easily used by ALiVE - and other modders in the future. We get a lot of requests for getting x unit mod to work with ALiVE's placement and AI command setup. To make this easy for us (and others) can I ask that you implement the following config settings. If we could get these done as a community standard it would interoperability between mods much easier.

Obviously making configs is a bit of a dark art, but if in doubt people should follow what BIS have in theirs.. so lets look at a config that works - BLU_F..

CfgFactionClasses

• BLU_F
  
  • displayName = "NATO";
    
  • flag = "\a3\Data_f\Flags\flag_nato_co.paa";
    
  • icon = "\a3\Data_f\cfgFactionClasses_BLU_ca.paa";
    
  • priority = 1;
    
  • side = 1; // Important that this side number matches the side in the CfgGroups
    

Now lets look at the group definitions for BLU_F faction in CfgGroups

CfgGroups

• West // Note side number 1 == West
  
  • BLU_F // Note faction name matches the name in CfgFactionClasses
    
    • Armored // Note all these group categories are using standard naming convention
      
    • Infantry
      
      • BUS_InfSquad
        
        • faction = "BLU_F";
          
        • name = "Rifle Squad";
          
        • side = 1; // Note this is important
          
    • Mechanized
      
    • Motorized
      
    • SpecOps
      
    • Support

Please don't make custom CfgGroups categories, try to fit your units in one of Armored,Infantry,Mechanised,Motorized,SpecOps,Support if at all possible.