1. Prepare the project

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Create an addon for Triad Shooting Star — an addition to the game that stores the mission world, characters and settings.

Preparation

To create a mission, you will need:

• Arma Reforger.
• Arma Reforger Tools — the Workbench editor.
• Lite Lobby, installed from Workshop.

Official Bohemia Interactive instructions for setting up Workbench.

Create the project in Workbench

Launch Arma Reforger Tools. In Enfusion Workbench Launcher, open Add Project and select Create New Project.

Creating a project in Workbench Launcher.Open original image

In the New Project window, enter your project’s name in Project Name. Our example uses Triad Shooting Star.

Keep naming consistent

Choose your own name in the same format: Desert Storm, rather than Desert_Storm or DesertStorm. Spaces make the words easier to read; Workbench will also use this name for the project folder.

Follow the naming patterns in the screenshots. Arma’s naming conventions depend on the type of file or object. Consistency matters: it helps you and other authors find files and understand the mission.

In Location, choose the parent folder where Workbench will create the new addon folder.

If you use Git, select the repository folder — the folder that holds your project and its change history. We recommend keeping the repository under Documents\My Games\ArmaReforgerWorkbench\addons. In our example, it is named triad-shooting-star-ar. If repositories are new to you, start with Git and Arma Reforger.

The project name and parent folder.Open original image

Click Create. Workbench automatically creates a Triad Shooting Star folder inside the selected folder, using the Project Name value.

Project folder

The addon folder contains the project file, addon.gproj:

triad-shooting-star-ar/
└── Triad Shooting Star/
    └── addon.gproj

The addon folder after creating the project.Open original image

The .git folder stores the repository’s change history and sits alongside the addon folder.

Add Lite Lobby

Add Lite Lobby to the project’s dependencies — the addons our mission needs.

In Workbench, open File → Project Settings.

Opening the project settings.Open original image

1. In Dependencies, click +.
2. Click the … button in the new row.
3. Open the Workshop-installed mod’s folder: Documents\My Games\ArmaReforger\addons\LiteLobby_699319AAA5BFC57F.
4. Select the project file with the .gproj extension inside it and click Open.

Adding Lite Lobby from Workshop.Open original image

Click OK to save the settings, then close Workbench.

Reopen your mission project. The Resource Browser should now show a LiteLobby folder with its files available for use.

If Workbench cannot find an addon

After restarting, you may see Missing Addon Dependencies. This means Lite Lobby or another required addon is not installed, or the Launcher has not found it on your computer yet.

The Launcher cannot find a required addon.Open original image

The code in the message is the addon’s GUID, its identifier. If you do not recognize it, enter it in the search on the Workshop website. In this example, 699319AAA5BFC57F identifies Lite Lobby.

Finding the missing addon by GUID.Open original image

If the addon is not installed, launch Arma Reforger and download it through the in-game Workshop. Then choose Add Project → Scan for Projects in the Launcher. If it is already installed, start with the scan.

Finding installed addons.Open original image

Select your installed addons folder — usually Documents\My Games\ArmaReforger\addons — and click Select Folder.

The Arma Reforger addons folder.Open original image

After scanning, reopen your mission project.

The project is created and Lite Lobby is connected. Next, create the mission world.