STW Parachute Spawn Point

What it adds

STW Parachute Spawn Point adds a practical way to insert soldiers from the sky. Each air spawn point belongs to one faction: friendly players can see and use it, while opposing forces cannot use it as a convenient intelligence service.

• Faction-only air spawn points that deploy players at a chosen height above the ground.
• Player marker requests: a group leader can request a point by placing a map marker containing the word Parachute.
• Game Master placement with editable faction, altitude, lifetime and live-jump permission.
• Live Parachute Deployment: living players can choose an eligible friendly point from the pause menu, confirm, then jump after a short countdown.
• Server guardrails: limits, spacing, cooldowns and optional parachute checks keep airborne reinforcements useful without turning the map into a rainstorm of boots.

It is part of the wider STW suite of mods for Arma Reforger by Bohemia Interactive, built by ScienceTechWorks to make Reforger servers feel more alive, organised and occasionally delightfully chaotic.

Before you jump: the important bit

A good routine is to equip the parachute, save that loadout, and select it before spawning or using Parachute Deployment. If your usual backpack matters, consider storing it in a leg bag first. The server can be configured not to require a recognised parachute, but Captain Sprocket strongly recommends treating that as an emergency setting rather than an invitation to test terminal velocity.

Recommended parachute mods

These are good parachute choices for STW Parachute Spawn Point. Install the same mod on the server and clients where required by the server setup.

• MFF Parachute: 6867754CA817D856
• Prontos Parachutes: 68996556700D5CA1
• Parachute SOA V2: 69735D889EA31A8B

The server decides which equipment it recognises, so check the server’s rules if a parachute does not qualify for deployment.

For players: request a new air spawn point

On servers that allow requests, a group leader can ask for a new insertion point directly from the map. The marker text is flexible: Parachute, Parachute Spawn, or another name containing that word will work, regardless of capital letters.

1. Make sure you are the group leader and belong to the faction that needs the point.
2. Open the map and place a marker at the intended insertion area.
3. Name it with a phrase containing Parachute.
4. Wait a moment. The server checks the request, then removes the request marker.
5. On success, your faction receives an air spawn marker. On refusal, look for the short radio/chat message explaining why.

Requests may be denied if your faction already has its maximum number of points, or if you are trying to place one too close to an existing friendly air spawn. Enemy points do not count against your side’s spacing rule. This is a tactical system, not a queue for the world’s least comfortable airport.

For living players: Parachute Deployment

Air spawn points are not only for respawning. If the server has enabled live deployment and the Game Master allowed it on that point, you can use a friendly point while alive.

1. Equip your parachute and move somewhere safe and still.
2. Open the pause menu and select Parachute Deployment.
3. Choose an eligible air spawn point from your faction’s list.
4. Confirm the jump and stay put for the countdown.
5. Deploy, open your chute in good time, and aim for terrain that looks less pointy than the alternatives.

Depending on the server settings, movement, incoming damage, being inside a vehicle, a recent deployment cooldown, or a missing parachute can cancel the attempt. Only same-faction points appear in the list.

For Game Masters

Game Masters can create a dependable insertion point without waiting for a player request. In the Entity Browser, search for STW, Parachute, or Spawnpoint, then place STW Parachute Spawnpoint.

1. Place the spawn point where the insertion should be located.
2. Select it and open its attributes.
3. Choose the faction that may see and use it.
4. Set its altitude above ground level and its Time To Live.
5. Choose whether living players may use it through Parachute Deployment.

The editable Game Master icon stays at ground level so it remains easy for GMs to find. Players, meanwhile, are deployed at the configured altitude. Set Time To Live to 0 for a permanent point; otherwise it disappears after the selected number of minutes.

Detailed server configuration

On its first start, the server creates configuration files in $profile:STW/ParachuteSpawn/. Stop the server before editing them, keep a backup, and restart afterwards. Invalid or extreme values are kept within safe ranges automatically, but small, deliberate changes are still the best way to tune a server.

Where configuration lives

There are two different configuration locations. They serve different jobs, so it is worth knowing which cupboard you are opening before moving the furniture.

On a hosted server, $profile: means that server's profile directory. Its exact Windows/Linux path depends on the host and launch setup, but the STW subfolders and filenames remain the same. If the folder is not there yet, start the server once with the mod enabled, stop it cleanly, then edit the generated files.

Air spawn rules — STWParachutesConfig.json

Live deployment rules — STWLiveTeleportConfig.json

A sensible first setup

If something does not work, first check faction ownership, distance to nearby friendly points, the faction limit, and whether the player has the required parachute. Those four checks solve most airborne mysteries before anyone needs to blame the weather.