📦 Arma 3 Exile Mod Addon & Script Repository

The catalogue: third-party addons, scripts, schemas and the tooling that packs them.

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A comprehensive, production-tested repository of third-party addons, scripts, administrative tools, database schemas, and custom engine modifications for Arma 3 Exile Mod 1.0.4 / 1.0.4a ("Pineapple").

This is the catalogue half of XCSV: everything here is other people's work, collected and version-controlled. Our own content lives in XCSV_ADDONS and never mixes with it. The exception is tools/, which is ours.

This repository brings together a full suite of community-developed features, security fixes, economic systems, and AI frameworks into a unified, version-controlled codebase.

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📂 Repository Directory Layout

Directory	Description
🛠️ tools/	Custom Engineering Tooling — PowerShell PBO packer/unpacker (pbo.ps1), BattlEye RPT auto-triage (be-autofilter.ps1), and classname validation
📖 docs/	Dedicated server setup instructions, prerequisite guides, and Verified Live Installs Matrix
📦 Addons/	51 server-side addons, AI patrol engines, economy frameworks, and dynamic events
📜 Scripts/	29 mission-side scripts, UI overlays, QoL fixes, and player interaction extensions
⚡ ExileLootDrop/	Native C# DLL extension source for accelerated loot distribution
⚙️ ops/	Server auto-restart loops, SteamCMD update scripts, and process management batch files
📊 reference/	Economy balancing spreadsheets, MySQL strict-mode SQL fixes, and server governance rules
🧱 editor-tools/	3DEN editor plugins (@m3e_3den), loot table compilers, and stock Exile 1.0.4a server pack backups

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⚡ Quick Start & Deployment Guide

Prerequisites

• Arma 3 Dedicated Server (32-bit arma3server.exe required for extDB2.dll and XM8.dll compatibility)
• MariaDB 10.11+ or MySQL 5.7+ with strict mode disabled
• Exile Mod 1.0.4a server build & client files

Quick Server Launch

1. Database Setup: Import exile.sql into MariaDB, followed by addon SQL migrations (scratchie.sql, lockpick.sql, etc.).
2. Mission Packing: Use tools/pbo.ps1 to pack the working mission directory into Exile.Tanoa.pbo:

   .\tools\pbo.ps1 Pack -Path E:\ArmaTools\mission\Exile.Tanoa -Out E:\arma3server\mpmissions\Exile.Tanoa.pbo -Prefix Exile.Tanoa

3. Server Execution: Launch arma3server.exe with active servermod parameters:

   arma3server.exe -mod=@Exile -servermod=@ExileServer;@infiSTAR_A3_vision;@ScratchieServer -config=@ExileServer\config.cfg -cfg=@ExileServer\basic.cfg -profiles=E:\arma3server\profiles -bepath=E:\arma3server\battleye -name=exile -port=2302 -world=empty -autoInit -filePatching -showScriptErrors -noPause -noSound -cpuCount=12 -exThreads=7 -enableHT

   -filePatching is mandatory — A3XAI reads a3xai_config.sqf as a loose file and without the flag it silently ends the mission during world init, putting the server into a restart loop. -world=empty is a server-only flag; passing it to the game client causes an ACCESS_VIOLATION in the graphics driver at startup.

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🧩 Addon & Script Feature Directory

⚔️ AI & Mission Patrol Systems

System	Type	Description
Addons/A3XAI	LIVE	Autonomous AI spawner — dynamic infantry, vehicle patrols, and air search/destroy groups.
Addons/DMS_Exile	LIVE	De-facto standard Exile mission system; hard dependency for Exile Occupation.
Addons/a3_exile_occupation-development	LIVE	Ambient AI occupation: roaming infantry, vehicle convoys, air patrols, and sea traders.
Addons/FuMS-HC-Exile	Standby	Fulcrum Mission System — advanced Headless Client offloaded mission engine.
Addons/ZCP-A3-Exile	Standby	Zupa's Capture Points — dynamic timed territory capture events for PvP combat.
Addons/A3_vemf_re-reloaded	Standby	VEMFr town invasion missions and military compound assault events.
Addons/VcomAI-3.0-3.3.2	Standby	AI tactical combat overhaul (flanking, suppressed movement, garrisoning).

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💰 Economy, Traders & Gambling

System	Type	Description
Addons/a3-exile-scratchie	LIVE	XM8 app lottery & scratchcard mini-game with instant vehicle/poptab prize delivery.
Addons/ExileTravellingTrader	LIVE	Dynamic mobile roaming trader vehicle navigating map markers across land and water.
Addons/PlayerMarketByCyunide	LIVE	Player-to-player XM8 auction house and trade market.
Addons/ExileFlagHacking	LIVE	Hack territory flags with laptops to steal base vehicles (FlagHack_server.pbo).
Addons/ExileBuildCheck	LIVE	XM8 app checking whether players can build where they are standing.
Addons/ExileBaseMover	Standby	Admin tool to relocate an entire base by moving its flag.
Addons/ExileBarterTrader	Standby	Item-for-item barter trade system without poptab currency.
Addons/ExileVehicleCustomsMods	Standby	Customizable vehicle cosmetic attachments (camo nets, RPG cages).

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🛡️ Territory Protection, Raiding & Base Building

System	Type	Description
Addons/A3ExileVPS	LIVE	Vehicle Protection System — makes locked territory vehicles invincible on server restart.
Scripts/w4_lockpick	LIVE	Interactive lockpicking system for vehicles, safes, and territory doors with SQL logging.
Addons/Claim-Vehicles	LIVE	Claim non-persistent mission/AI vehicles with a custom code lock.
Scripts/Build-Limits	LIVE	Configurable base building height caps (ExileBuildHeightLimit = 150).
Addons/Exile_Abandon_Territory	LIVE	Allows base owners to abandon territory flags and reclaim protection money.
Addons/ExileFlagHacking	Standby	Hack enemy territory flags using laptops to seize control of base vehicles.

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🕹️ User Interface & Quality of Life (QoL)

Feature	Type	Description
Scripts/Statusbar-32-64Bit-master	LIVE	12-indicator bottom HUD bar (Health, Hunger, Thirst, Temp, Respect, Wallet, FPS, Restart).
Scripts/A3ExilePilotHUD	LIVE	Aircraft pilot HUD overlay displaying weapon ammo, flare count, and jet throttle.
Scripts/Exile-Vanilla-Hud	LIVE	Native Arma 3 vehicle radar, speed, and gear indicator HUD overlay.
Scripts/xsSpawn	LIVE	Custom spawn selection screen with ground vs HALO jump selection and server tips.
Scripts/Exile_auto_Reload_melee_weapons	LIVE	Fixes wood/mining axe reload requirement by automatically feeding magazines.
Scripts/Exile_Block_Floor_Peeking	LIVE	Anti-floor peeking exploit fix preventing 3rd person camera clipping through building floors.
Scripts/Exile-fix-drone-uav-stealing	LIVE	Safezone UAV connection hijack fix (WeaponAssembled event handler).
Scripts/ExileMod-CruiseMode	LIVE	Driver vehicle cruise control toggle (User8 keybind).
Scripts/ExileMod-HolsterPlus	LIVE	Preserves selected weapon firemode state when holstering and unholstering.
Scripts/ExileMod-StopMoaning	LIVE	Mutes repetitive pain moaning audio loops after healing.
Scripts/Exile-large-numbers-in-Xm8	LIVE	Formats large poptab and respect values with readable commas (100k / 1m).
Scripts/Exile-Safezone-Markers	LIVE	Dynamic map-agnostic safezone and non-combat circle markers.
Addons/ExileRevive	LIVE	Defibrillator revive system with network request handlers.

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📦 Loot, Events & Survival

Addon / Script	Type	Description
Addons/Exile-Vehicle-Crash-Loot	LIVE	Turn destroyed vehicle wrecks into lootable cargo containers.
Addons/ExileHelicrashes	LIVE	Random helicopter crash sites at server restart with configurable loot (helicrash_server.pbo).
Addons/HalvPaintshop-Exile	LIVE	Vehicle and backpack paint reskin shop with SQL paint persistence (ExileHalvPaintshop_Server.pbo).
Addons/ExileIncomingMissile	LIVE	On-screen & audio warning when a missile locks/launches at player's vehicle.
Scripts/Exile_Scavenge	LIVE	Interactive hold-action scavenging for trash piles, bins, wrecks, and furniture.
Addons/bigfoots-shipwrecks	LIVE	Dynamic underwater shipwreck loot crates spawned at server start.
Addons/Trick-Or-Treat	LIVE	Date-triggered seasonal event adding interactive trick-or-treat flag rewards.
Scripts/Blowout	TOGGLED OFF	S.T.A.L.K.E.R. radioactive emission storm event (ns_blowout = false;).
Addons/AVS	LIVE	Advanced Vehicle System: rearm points, thermal/NVG restrictions, and ammo DB persistence (AVS.pbo).
Addons/a3_exile_lootbox	LIVE	Lootbox reward items & prize crates (a3_exile_lootbox.pbo).
Addons/ExileSafeX	LIVE	Private player safe deposit storage at safezone trader lockers (safex_server.pbo).
Addons/ExileZ-Mod	Standby	Dynamic zombie spawner scaling with player presence in towns (requires RZ mod).
Addons/ExileHelicrashes	Standby	Dynamic helicopter crash sites with high-tier military loot drops.

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🔒 Security & Architecture Directives

1. CfgExileCustomCode Overrides: Every function override must be declared strictly in config.cpp under class CfgExileCustomCode. Competing overrides for the same function name must be cleanly merged into a single .sqf file.
2. UI Control Class Redefinition Safety: In RscTitles definitions, never name a control instance inside class controls with the name of a global base class (e.g., use class PilotHUDText, NOT class RscStructuredText).
3. UI Attribute Types: In UI class Attributes, integer properties (shadow = 0;, underline = 0;) must NOT be assigned boolean values (shadow = false;).
4. 32-Bit Server Architecture: arma3server.exe (x86) is required for 32-bit extDB2.dll and XM8.dll extension compatibility.

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⚠️ Read this before using tools/pbo/pbo.ps1

Always list the entry paths after packing. A PBO whose entries all begin with a leading \ passes a checksum verify and still breaks the server completely — Arma resolves <prefix> + \path, finds nothing, and the server core silently never loads. It produced 219 mission starts in eight minutes here, and every visible error was a database error.

tools\pbo\pbo.ps1 Pack -Path <src> -Out <dst> -Prefix <prefix>
tools\pbo\pbo.ps1 List -Path <dst>      # not optional. Read the paths.

The cause was in the packer itself: Resolve-Path hands a path back in whatever form it was given, so a source path containing an 8.3 short name (C:\Users\ARCHIT~1\…) stayed short while directory enumeration returned the long form. One character of difference left a separator on every entry path. It now uses Get-Item -LiteralPath and refuses to pack a bad entry — verify anyway.

The corruption is arithmetically visible: broken files are exactly one byte larger per entry.

pbo	good	broken	delta	entries
exile_server.pbo	506,736	507,018	+282	285
safex_server.pbo	22,956	22,967	+11	11
Server.pbo	4,818	4,822	+4	4

XCSV GUARD checks this on every poll and refuses to start the server while any PBO fails.

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📜 Credits & Author Attribution

All third-party addons and scripts in this repository remain the intellectual property of their respective creators:

• Developers & Contributors: AliasCartoons, Andrew_S90, Azroul13, Bigfoot, Bjanski, Bones50, Cyunide, Defent, DevZupa, dtavana, El Rabito, Enigma, eraser1, [GADD]Monkeynutz, genesis92x, Ghostrider-GRG-, Halvhjearne, Happydayz, horbin, IT07, JackFrost, John, kuplion, maca134, MezoPlays, MGTDB, nabek, Patrix87, Porkeld, Rod-Serling, Sarge, second_coming, ServerAtze, Shix, Taylor Swift, Team R3F, Vishpala, WolfkillArcadia, ynpmoose, and the Exile Mod Team.

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