STW Quick Reference Guide

Combat Zone integration

STWCombatZone is an independent Combat Zone provider. STWCombatZoneCKnowledgeAdapter adds Combat Zone capabilities to STWCombatKnowledge, allowing Combat Knowledge perception and automated support decisions to issue Combat Zone support orders.

FPV drone modules

STWFPVDrone is the standalone server-authoritative drone system. STWSpecialForces assigns drones to Special Forces teams. The optional STWFPVDroneDACAdapter publishes player detections to DAC surveillance, while STWFPVDroneEnvironmentAdapter validates routes around forests and buildings.

Dependency flow: STWFPVDrone → STWSpecialForces; STWFPVDrone → STWFPVDroneDACAdapter → STWDivideAndConquer, STWDACSurveillanceBridge and STWCombatKnowledge; STWFPVDrone → STWFPVDroneEnvironmentAdapter → STWDivideAndConquer and STWBuildingKnowledge.

Optional integrations and bridge mods

STWDivideAndConquer is fully usable on its own, but the complete STW campaign experience comes from combining it with the optional systems that populate the strategic map, create varied encounters, improve AI reactions, and connect battlefield support to territory ownership. Install the compatible projects on both the server and clients when you want these features.

Recommended campaign companions

• STWStronghold adds strategic stronghold encounters and fortified objectives.
• STWCQB (STW Close Quarters Battle) adds CQB encounters and settlement-level combat activity.
• STWSpecialForces adds special-forces activity and compatible special-forces gameplay content.
• STWCombatKnowledge gives AI groups shared perception, combat awareness, and more coherent tactical reactions during CQB and Stronghold encounters.

Optional reinforcement and battlefield providers

• STWSnipers and STWAntiAirTeam are optional for both STWCombatKnowledge and STWDivideAndConquer. They provide additional sniper/spotter and anti-air reinforcement options.
• STWMinefields is optional for STWStronghold and STWDivideAndConquer. It can connect minefield activity to stronghold and frontline territory.
• STWHeavyWeapons is optional for STWStronghold and STWDivideAndConquer. It adds faction mortar support and heavier battlefield presence.

When bridge mods are needed

Bridge mods are only required when connecting an optional provider to the specific system named by the bridge. Use STWDACHeavyWeaponBridge when STWDivideAndConquer and STWHeavyWeapons should share territory-aware mortar management. Use STWStrongholdHWeaponsBridge when STWStronghold and STWHeavyWeapons should work together for Heavy Weapons checkpoint or support integration. Use STWDACSurveillanceBridge when STWDivideAndConquer and the compatible surveillance provider should share DAC territory or surveillance integration. Do not install a bridge when its two endpoint systems are not installed together.

None of these optional projects is required for the core campaign to start. However, installing the complete compatible set makes the strategic layer feel more alive: territory can influence encounters, reinforcements, defensive systems, artillery, surveillance, and AI reactions instead of existing as isolated features.

STW Mod Directory

Find each STW mod’s Workshop page and online manual here. STW Divide&Conquer Enhanced is documented in this guide because it is an add-on to the original STW Divide And Conquer.

STW Bases, Crates and Divide and Conquer

STWBasesGenerator creates and persists faction bases, spawn points, arsenals and related base entities. STW Crates is a standalone crate system, while STW Bases-Crates Integration optionally creates or reuses a faction crate for each generated base.

STWBasesDACIntegration is a separate optional compatibility mod. It connects STWBasesGenerator to STWDivideAndConquer without making either core project depend on the other. It can restrict generated-base placement to D&C-owned or frontline cells, optionally use D&C shoreline cells in shoreline mode, remove a base and its associated entities when its cell is captured, and notify the Bases-Crates integration so the associated crate is removed too.

The Bases and Crates systems remain usable without D&C. The DAC integration is only needed when base placement and base lifetime should follow D&C territory ownership. Its profile configuration is stored at $profile/STW/DivideAndConquer/STWBasesDivideAndConquerConfiguration.json. Custom Bases factions, including RHS factions, can be mapped explicitly to D&C RED or BLUE in that file.

The STW Mods Complete Experience

STW Divide And Conquer is the foundation: it provides the strategic campaign and the front line that the other systems can build upon. STW Divide&Conquer Enhanced makes that experience better by adding optional strategic reinforcements and integrations with compatible STW addons. STW Combat Knowledge makes the experience complete by giving the battlefield a deeper sense of awareness, reaction and combat support.

Working STW Servers Configuration

The STW Divide And Conquer and STW Combat Knowledge profile configuration is a complete working configuration for STW Servers. Use it as a guideline when configuring your own server and adapt the settings to your scenario, map, mod list and hardware.

Download the working configuration ZIP

To use it, download the ZIP and decompress it directly under the main profile folder. Its contents are arranged so the included files are placed in the expected profile structure, including $profile/STW.

Recommended Mod List

The STWModList.txt recommended mod list is a categorized collection of Workshop links for content commonly used with STW servers. It includes RHS, vehicles and helicopters, ACE, weapons, parachute content and STW addons in an easy-to-copy text format.

Open the list to follow the Workshop links, or download it and keep it beside your server setup notes. Lines beginning with -- identify entries that are currently unavailable or should not be treated as active recommendations. Installing a mod from this list still happens through the Workshop; the text file does not install or enable mods automatically.

Download the recommended mod list

What to expect the first time

Let the server finish. Once the strategical database files exist, the system can restart quite quickly on later launches. The first run is the heavy one because STW is preparing the information it needs instead of repeatedly rebuilding it every time the server starts.

While those files are not present, the system may respond very slowly. That can look like a problem during the first run, but it is usually the expected cost of preparing the scenario. Avoid repeatedly restarting the server during generation, because each interrupted run can delay the point at which the files are ready.

Configuration for administrators

The mods arrive preconfigured with settings intended to be friendly to low-end systems and with no RHS presence assumed. This gives a sensible starting point for a broad range of servers; it does not mean every map, mod collection or player count will need identical settings.

Make configuration changes in the corresponding files under $profile/STW. Each system has its own folder and configuration file. Stop the server before editing, make one deliberate change at a time, and restart it so the new values are loaded cleanly.

Performance tuning

For a smoother server, activate -aiPartialSim on the server. This lets the server use partial AI simulation and is especially useful when a scenario has many active AI groups. Apply the launch option to the authoritative server rather than relying on individual clients.

It is also advised to use a cleanup system such as STW Garbage System. Removing eligible wrecks, bodies, inventory items and other accumulated clutter helps keep long-running 24/7 sessions healthy. Tune cleanup carefully for your scenario so deliberately placed or distant encounters are not removed unexpectedly.

Make these choices alongside the STW settings under $profile/STW, then test them on the actual map and mod list used by the server. Large maps, high player counts and heavily populated scenarios may need more conservative spawn and cleanup settings even when the shipped defaults run well on a smaller test.

Useful Mod Links and JSONs

STW Mods JSONs

Copy the complete list below into the appropriate mod list or configuration file.

[
{
  "modId": "6A3950D64F1072DA",
  "name": "STW Air Drops",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "69EAA987F3AD55D1",
  "name": "STW Heavy Weapons",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "69F145357FF8207B",
  "name": "STW Armored Spawner",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "69E531416F617BDB",
  "name": "STW Crates",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "69DCCEB968B92571",
  "name": "STWBasesGenerator",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "6A0A3E8B6A9C0719",
  "name": "STW Experience",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "69E72E8A33B7C43A",
  "name": "STW Bases-Crates Integration",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "6AB8AB6C6E42CEAB",
  "name": "STWBasesDACIntegration",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "69E12A944C6AE5AA",
  "name": "STW Garbage System",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "69DF24C9E5BEE30C",
  "name": "STW Tanks Spawner",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "69E8B2129CC185F7",
  "name": "STW Parachute SpawnPoint",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "6A492D2543718567",
  "name": "STW Combat Knowledge",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "6A268552E2B571AF",
  "name": "STW Light Vehicle Spawner",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "6A1D7AF1060F02F4",
  "name": "STW Transport Helipads",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "69FE5939649668A2",
  "name": "STW Mine Fields",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "6A0C1B4265742EBC",
  "name": "STW Snipers & Spotters",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "6A2C8C45F744CB17",
  "name": "STW Combat Helipads Light",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "6A4685D07BA826A5",
  "name": "STWCombatSupportAPI",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "6A58D4467C928606",
  "name": "STW Road Network",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "69FB76C0D035957E",
  "name": "STW Stronghold",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "A9D7F20C4E8B61F3",
  "name": "STW Close Quarters Battle",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "6A66A8B970871EE2",
  "name": "STW Building Knowledge",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "6A6B2BE0558DA3DF",
  "name": "STW Zombies Spawner",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "6A608395674B259E",
  "name": "STW Zone Exclusion",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "69E0A48B209F861A",
  "name": "STW Civilians Spawner",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "69DEAA8B1AA2931E",
  "name": "STW Boats Spawner",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "6A2EC47163C7DE19",
  "name": "STW Task Commander",
  "required": false
}
]

Parachutes for STW Parachute Spawn Point

[
{
  "modId": "65930CB4CD0237B2",
  "name": "Parachute Framework",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "6867754CA817D856",
  "name": "MFF Parachute",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "69735D889EA31A8B",
  "name": "Parachute SOA V2",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "68996556700D5CA1",
  "name": "Prontos Parachutes",
  "required": false
}
]

IFVs and Tanks

[
{
  "modId": "5D1880C4AD410C14",
  "name": "M1 Abrams",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "5E524E4FEECCA92B",
  "name": "BMP-1 IFV",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "5B383D4CB27E0D54",
  "name": "BMP-3 IFV",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "65171C2883CB81B4",
  "name": "BTR 152",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "5E5C154FEE1094BB",
  "name": "M113 APC",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "63120AE07E6C0966",
  "name": "M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "685952488F7E3CBA",
  "name": "CIE Leopard 2A6",
  "required": false
}
]

Helicopters

[
{
  "modId": "628933A0D3A0D700",
  "name": "WCS_Mi-24V",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "609E138FE9005877",
  "name": "Mi-28",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "64CB35D07BAEE60F",
  "name": "WCS_KA-52",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "64CB39E57377C861",
  "name": "WCS_AH-1S",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "6303360DA719E832",
  "name": "WCS_AH-64D",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "6273146ADFE8241D",
  "name": "WCS_AH-6M",
  "required": false
},
{
  "modId": "6704485615D2D3C3",
  "name": "H-47 Chinook - Fastroping",
  "required": false
}
]

Mod Lists

If the system seems slow

1. Check whether this is the first run for the scenario and whether the strategical database files have been generated yet.
2. If it is the first run, allow the server to continue running. Huge maps can take over an hour.
3. After generation, restart the server and compare startup and response time.
4. If the problem remains, review the relevant file under $profile/STW, reduce activity using that system’s manual, and check the server log for errors.

For detailed behaviour and settings, open the manual for STW Combat Knowledge, STW CQB, STW Stronghold, STW Civilians or STW Zombies.