Summary
Position your holstered weapon anywhere on your body. Walk to an arsenal, press F, and drag your rifle into place with a full 3D gizmo — live, in-world, replicated to all players.
Description
Tired of every rifle sitting in the exact same spot on your back? The Sling Editor lets every player customize WHERE their holstered weapon is carried — chest, hip, low back, barrel up, barrel down, anywhere — with a live 3D editor, no sling items and no extra slots. It moves the vanilla weapon slots, so it works with every weapon and every loadout.
HOW TO USE
- Walk to any Arsenal box and hold F
- Select "Sling Editor" (added alongside the normal arsenal actions)
- A camera opens behind your character — your real weapon, live in the world
- Drag the colored handles to move it, switch mode to rotate it
- Exit with the red dot or ESC — done, your position is saved
CONTROLS (inside the editor)
- LEFT-DRAG on a colored handle ......... move the weapon along that axis
- Mode dot (green/orange) ............... switch MOVE / ROTATE
- LEFT-DRAG handle in rotate mode ....... rotate the weapon around that axis
- Cyan dot .............................. reset to the vanilla position
- Purple dot ............................ open the sling FIT editor (if Sling Physics is installed)
- Yellow dot ............................ park / draw your rifle without leaving the editor
- Teal dot .............................. copy this position's setup onto the other carry position
- LEFT-DRAG empty space ................. orbit the camera
- RIGHT-DRAG ............................ pan the camera
- MOUSE WHEEL ........................... zoom
- RED dot or ESC ........................ exit the editor
PRESETS
- Save up to 10 personal presets and cycle through them IN GAME (default: PERIOD key, rebindable)
- Each preset remembers which carry position it was tuned on — cycling only offers
presets that fit the position your weapon is currently in
- Presets and your last applied position are saved to your profile and restored
automatically — they survive respawn, reconnect AND server restarts
GAMEPAD / CONSOLE (inside the editor)
- D-PAD UP (tap) ........................ switch MOVE / ROTATE
- D-PAD UP (hold) ....................... reset to the vanilla position
- D-PAD LEFT / RIGHT / DOWN ............. nudge the weapon on that axis (hold to repeat)
- LT (hold) ............................. reverse the nudge direction
- RB .................................... switch between two holstered weapons
- B ..................................... exit the editor
Keyboard mirrors: arrow keys = nudge/mode/reset, CTRL = reverse, S = switch weapon.
All of these can be rebound in Settings > Controls > "Sling Editor".
On-screen hints show the controls while the editor is open.
Tip: with two weapons you can also just take one in your hands — the editor
then targets the other one.
MULTIPLAYER
- Fully replicated: every player sees your weapon exactly where you placed it
- Per-player: your position is yours alone — other players and AI are untouched
- Late joiners receive your customization automatically
- Survives respawn, reconnect and server restarts
- Works on servers with third-person view disabled (the editor uses its own camera)
NOTES / KNOWN LIMITATIONS
- Edits the two back holster slots (both visible holstered long guns)
- Clean-room implementation on vanilla classes — no vanilla files replaced except an
additive override of the arsenal box action list (vanilla actions untouched)
Pairs with the k02-1 Sling Physics mod for a fully simulated, visible sling strap.
Feedback and bug reports welcome.
License
Arma Public License No Derivatives (APL-ND)