Mystery Box
The zombies-style Mystery Box. Spin it for a random weapon, grab it before it sinks back in, and pray the teddy bear doesn't show up.
- Version
- v1.0.0
- Runs on
- Server and clients
- Requires
- Base game only
- Updated
- 15 Oct 2026
What it does
8 things, done properly.
- 01
Free spins with a per-player cooldown, 5 minutes by default
- 02
The lid swings open, the box lights up and weapons flick past until one is picked
- 03
Take the prize before it sinks back into the box. It goes in your inventory with spare magazines
- 04
No room in your kit? It drops on the ground in front of the box
- 05
Every few spins the teddy bear turns up and the box moves to another spawn point
- 06
Placeable from Game Master, under Objects
- 07
Vanilla weapons by default. Add any modded weapon by its prefab
- 08
One settings file, read again before every spin
The details
How it works.
How it plays
Walk up to the box and spin it. The lid swings open, the box lights up and the jingle plays while weapons flick past, slowing down until one is picked. The winner floats over the box and slowly sinks back in, so take it while you can.
Spinning is free, but each player has a cooldown between spins, across every box on the server. Spin often enough and the teddy bear comes up instead of a gun. "Bye bye!" The box packs up and moves to another spawn point, and everyone is told it has moved.
Placing boxes
There are two ways to get boxes on the map:
- Game Master. The Mystery Box is in the entity browser under Objects. Search "Mystery" and place as many as you like.
- Spawn points. List positions in the settings file and the mod puts boxes out by itself when the mission starts. The teddy bear moves a box between these points.
Configuration
On first start the server writes a settings file to
$profile/HousoMods/MysteryBox/settings.json. It is read again before every
spin, so most changes apply without a restart. You can change:
- the cooldown, how long the weapons roll and how long the prize stays up
- how many spins before the teddy bear turns up (a random number in a range)
- how many boxes go out at start, and the spawn points
- the weapon list: prefab, chance and spare magazines for each
- every message shown to players
Requirements
Arma Reforger only, no other mods needed.
Credits
- Box model: "#11 Mystery Box" by Canary Games (Sketchfab), CC-BY-4.0.
- Teddy bear model: "Teddy bear" by Helsingr (Sketchfab), CC-BY-4.0.
Get it
Add it to your server.
On the Arma Reforger Workshop. Subscribe in game, or add it to your server with the mod ID.
Open on the WorkshopLicence: Arma Public License No Derivatives (APL-ND)
Mod ID
6A9D46F28AAFD8DE
{
"modId": "6A9D46F28AAFD8DE",
"name": "Mystery Box"
}