Version created Feb 24, 2024

Some general notes:

• If you use this mod in MP ONLY THE HOST SHOULD HAVE IT ENABLED.  This is because it has been set up to pass network traffic and if everyone is running it then each instance of the emitter will create explosions and fires and transmit details to everyone else. If more than one person in the mission is running the mod this will quickly drown the mission in smoke etc., and bring it to its knees. The benefit of enabling network traffic and have only the host generate effects is that everyone in the mission will see the same thing. If network traffic is disabled. then each player could run the mod but people would only see their own created effects. i.e. so saying west of the large smoke would mean something different to each player. 
• Changing the frequency of each effect being generated is done by changing the line starting with "P=" in file staticexplosions.txt. This is essentially a probability of the effect being triggered or the unit being spawned. Note that this value is checked extremely frequently by the game and so values should be kept quite (surprisingly) small to avoid too many instances of an effect or unit being triggered. Especially true for units as they don't despawn and so the number of units will accumulate over time. If you fiddle with the values and increase the chance of triggering too much don't be surprised that it causes you problems.
• All effects are based on the location of the player running the mod. So the min and max distance is based on this player’s location. Keep this in mind or else expect to have explosions etc. be triggered so close that things like taking off becomes pretty difficult. E.g. spawning an enemy flak gun on your own airfield will ruin your day. The line to tweak in file staticexplosions.txt for this is the one starting with "Range=" and the first value is the minimum distance from the player running the mod and the second is the max distance. The game will trigger the effect at a random distance between these two values.
• Personally I usually only have the smoke and fire effects turned on and set up to be quite a distance out so they add atmosphere only. I've uploaded the mod with this configuration. However I have also supplied a example staticexplosions.txt with everything turned on. The file is called staticexplosions.txt.alleffects. If you wish to turn off a specific effect, then you need to comment out the lines for the effect in file staticexplosions.txt. This is done by putting "//" without the quotes at the start of each relevant line. An effect block starts with the line [Emitter] and ends with the line [end]. To remove an effect put // at the start of each line relevant to the effect in question. To switch on an effect or unit remove the comment markers from the lines for the block defining the effect. For example, if I want to disable the effect which either creates a 52K mobile AA turret at a ground location or a destroyer at a water location I would change the lines below:

[Emitter]

P=0.002

Object="LuaScripts\WorldObjects\Vehicles\52k.txt"

WaterObject="LuaScripts\WorldObjects\Ships\destroyertype7.txt"

Alt=0

Range=4500,35000

[end]

to

//[Emitter]

// P=0.002

// Object="LuaScripts\WorldObjects\Vehicles\52k.txt"

// WaterObject="LuaScripts\WorldObjects\Ships\destroyertype7.txt"

// Alt=0

// Range=4500,35000

//[end]

• Note that Alt = 0 should always be left that way as this is equivalent to sea or ground level. While I haven't tried I assume a +ve value will create the effect midair or perhaps cause an error. Not sure.
• If you wish to keep the ground effect but not have a water effect then replace the line starting with "WaterObject=" with the line below, so for example in the above effect block for the 52K AAA and destroyer if I wanted the 52K AAA but not the destroyer I would replace the line with destroyertype7.txt in it with the line below:

WaterObject="LuaScripts\WorldObjects\TemplarGFX\templar_no_water.txt"

• Attachment is set up to use with JSGME.
• I suggest using a real editor like notepad++ to edit staticexplosions.txt