CoB WarFX

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Authors: Hellion [CoB], Boot Jack Bill [CoB]

Last revision: 23 Apr at 18:37 UTC

File size: 117.07 MB

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Description:
CoB WarFX

Comprehensive gore, dismemberment, and visual wound effects for Arma 3. Adds visceral battlefield aftermath including blood splatters, limb dismemberment, head wounds, charred corpses, vaporization, and more.

Features

Blood & Wounds

  • 729 unique blood textures — pools, sprays, trails, smears, and bleed effects
  • Bullet wound models applied to torso, back, and chest
  • Dynamic blood pooling beneath wounded and dead units
  • Blood spray particles on bullet impact
  • Health-based blood overlay on player screen (low/medium/high damage)

Dismemberment

  • Limb dismemberment from explosions, high-caliber rounds, and vehicle collisions
  • 15 bloody dismembered body variants (arms, legs, combinations)
  • 15 censored/underwear dismembered body variants
  • Severed limb gib models (hands, legs)
  • Intestine and entrails effects
  • Caliber-aware system — larger rounds cause more severe dismemberment

Head Damage

  • Eye gore and brain damage facewear models
  • Skull chunks, brain halves, jaw gibs, and eye gibs
  • Head explosion effects with spatial audio
  • Horror face skins on severe head trauma

Explosions & Fire

  • 15 charred/burned corpse models from explosions and fire
  • Vaporization effects from massive damage (tanks, artillery, bombs)
  • Mutilated soldier uniforms (burned and charred variants)
  • Charred limb dismemberment variants

Audio

  • 25 custom sound effects — blood drips, blood spray, body explosions, head explosions, vehicle collision impacts
  • Spatial 3D audio for all gore sound effects

Configuration

All effects are fully configurable through CBA Game Options:
Settings > Game > Configure Addons > CoB WarFX

  • Blood: Toggle blood textures, blacklist surfaces, blacklist unit classnames
  • Gameplay: Drop gear in containers, Zeus integration
  • Performance: Gore/blood despawn timer, gear despawn timer, corpse despawn toggle

Requirements

Compatibility
  • Works with CUP mods (weapons, vehicles, terrains)
  • Compatible with vanilla and custom unit/faction mods
  • No specific mod load order required (load after CBA_A3)
  • Multiplayer and dedicated server compatible

Installation

Subscribe to this mod and CBA_A3. Enable both in the Arma 3 Launcher.

Dedicated Server:
Copy keys/CoB_WarFX.bikey into your server’s keys/ folder and add the mod to your -mod= startup parameter.

Credits
  • Original mod by thehungryhippo and lakarak
  • Repackaged and maintained by Clan of Brothers

Configuration

All effects are fully configurable through CBA Game Options:
Settings > Game > Configure Addons > CoB WarFX

  • Blood: Toggle blood textures, blacklist surfaces, blacklist unit classnames
  • Gameplay: Drop gear in containers, Zeus integration
  • Performance: Gore/blood despawn timer, gear despawn timer, corpse despawn toggle

Requirements

Compatibility
  • Works with CUP mods (weapons, vehicles, terrains)
  • Compatible with vanilla and custom unit/faction mods
  • No specific mod load order required (load after CBA_A3)
  • Multiplayer and dedicated server compatible

Installation

Subscribe to this mod and CBA_A3. Enable both in the Arma 3 Launcher.

Dedicated Server:
Copy keys/CoB_WarFX.bikey into your server’s keys/ folder and add the mod to your -mod= startup parameter.

Credits
  • Original mod by thehungryhippo and lakarak
  • Repackaged and maintained by Clan of Brothers