How To Configure Mission Cycles On Your ARMA 3 Server

As an Arma 3 server owner, you can configure a custom automatic mission cycle/rotation. This removes the need for an online admin to manually change the active mission on your server.

Before you can configure a mission cycle for your Arma 3 server, you must first locate your desired mission files locally and then upload them to your server.

#Finding your Local Mission Files

After downloading custom missions or loading vanilla ones, their .pbo files can be found in the MPMissionsCache.

1. Press Win + R on your keyboard to open a Run window.

2. Enter %localappdata%, then press ok.

3. In the opened directory, navigate to /Arma 3/MPMissionsCache/.

4. Locate your desired missions .pbo file.

#Uploading a Mission File to your Server

After locating your desired mission .pbo file(s), you'll need to upload them to your /mpmissions folder on your server.

1. Navigate to your control panel and Stop your server.

2. Go to your server files and navigate to the /mpmissions directory.

3. Upload your local mission file (.pbo) to the /mpmissions directory.

#Configuring a Mission Rotation

To configure an automatic rotation of missions on your Arma 3 server, you must define a mission class in your server.cfg file.

1. Access your control panel and Stop your server.

2. Navigate to your server files and open the server.cfg file.

3. Copy and paste the following code block at the bottom of the file.

class Missions {}​;

4. Between the curly braces ({ }), paste a mission class for the missions you'd like in the mission rotation. For example:

class Missions
{
	class Mission1
	{
		template = MAP NAME WITHOUT .pbo;
		difficulty = "veteran";
		class Params {};
	};
	class Mission2
	{
		template = MAP NAME2 WITHOUT .pbo;
		difficulty = "veteran";
		class Params {};
	};
	class Mission3
	{
		template = MAP NAME3 WITHOUT .pbo;
		difficulty = "veteran";
		class Params {};
	};
};​

5. Replace MAP NAME with the name of the mission file without the .pbo.

6. Save and Start your server.

You’ve now mastered configuring mission cycles on your ARMA 3 server. Whether you're customizing gameplay or ensuring variety for your players, you’ve got the tools to make it happen.