# Map Objects

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## For advanced mission editor objects, see [Advanced Map Objects](/miltech-mission-hub/developer-sdk/advanced-map-objects.md)

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## 🎯 Scenario Objects

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[Spawn](/miltech-mission-hub/detailed-documentation/map-objects/spawn.md)
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When you add a **Spawn** object, it tells the mission where to start, and how to set up the flight.

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[Objective](/miltech-mission-hub/detailed-documentation/map-objects/objective.md)
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Objectives are messages that show on the HUD. They tell the player what to do. But they're also a way to structure your mission (see [Building Detailed Missions: Objectives, Triggers, and Activities](/miltech-mission-hub/guides/building-detailed-missions-objectives-triggers-and-activities.md)).

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[End Mission](/miltech-mission-hub/detailed-documentation/map-objects/end-mission.md)
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If you fire one of the end mission actions, a message is displayed on the HUD, and all mission execution is stopped. The objects placed in the world remain.

## 🧠 Triggers

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[Rectangle Trigger](/miltech-mission-hub/detailed-documentation/map-objects/rectangle-trigger.md)
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A trigger based on a rectangular area in the world. You can set it to trigger when the player enters, is inside, or exits the area.

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[Circle Trigger](/miltech-mission-hub/detailed-documentation/map-objects/circle-trigger.md)
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A trigger based on a circular area in the world. You can set it to trigger when the player enters, is inside, or exits the area.

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[Property Trigger](/miltech-mission-hub/detailed-documentation/map-objects/property-trigger.md)
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A trigger based on a variable such as speed or altitude. You use a trigger value to determine when it fires.

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[Timer Trigger](/miltech-mission-hub/detailed-documentation/map-objects/timer-trigger.md)
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A trigger based on a countdown. Can also be displayed in the HUD.

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[Counter Trigger](/miltech-mission-hub/detailed-documentation/map-objects/counter-trigger.md)
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A trigger based on a counter.

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[Landing Trigger](/miltech-mission-hub/detailed-documentation/map-objects/landing-trigger.md)
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Triggers when the aircraft goes from flying to *wheels on ground* (or ship).

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[Takeoff Trigger](/miltech-mission-hub/detailed-documentation/map-objects/takeoff-trigger.md)
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Triggers when the aircraft wheels leave the ground.

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[Parking Trigger](/miltech-mission-hub/detailed-documentation/map-objects/parking-trigger.md)
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Triggers when the aircraft is stationary on the ground (or ship). It's also possible to wait for the engines to be shut down as well.

## 🛥️ World

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[Marker](/miltech-mission-hub/detailed-documentation/map-objects/marker.md)
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You can place a POI marker in the world.

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[Ship](/miltech-mission-hub/detailed-documentation/map-objects/ship.md)
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You can place landable moving ships in the world. You can choose the heading and speed. You can also use the ship as spawn point.

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[Supercarrier](/miltech-mission-hub/detailed-documentation/map-objects/supercarrier.md)
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If you have the [Supercarrier Pro](https://docs.miltechsimulations.com/supercarrier-pro/) addon, you can place the carriers in the world. You can also use the carrier as spawn point.

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[UK Carrier](/miltech-mission-hub/detailed-documentation/map-objects/uk-carrier.md)
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If you have the [Broken mention](broken://spaces/LeWXMh3aXYekAwqEAPs6) addon, you can place the carriers in the world. You can also use the carrier as spawn point.

## 🛟 Activities

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[Search and Rescue](/miltech-mission-hub/detailed-documentation/map-objects/search-and-rescue.md)
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You can add a rescue scene in the world, complete with objectives and rescue logic.

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[Firefighting](/miltech-mission-hub/developer-sdk/activities-setup/firefighting.md)
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You can add fires that can be extinguished. The player will get objectives and be prompted to (re)fill their water bucket.

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[Submarine Intercept](/miltech-mission-hub/detailed-documentation/map-objects/submarine-intercept.md)
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You can spawn a submarine in the world that the player will have to find and intercept.

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[Submarine Attack](/miltech-mission-hub/detailed-documentation/map-objects/submarine-attack.md)
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You can spawn a submarine in the world that the player will have to find, intercept, and disable.

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[Sling Load Start](/miltech-mission-hub/detailed-documentation/map-objects/sling-load-start.md)
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You can place cargo in the world that can be picked up as a sling load. You need to connect this to a [Sling Load End](/miltech-mission-hub/detailed-documentation/map-objects/sling-load-end.md).

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[Sling Load End](/miltech-mission-hub/detailed-documentation/map-objects/sling-load-end.md)
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Specifies an area where the sling load has to be delivered. You need to connect this to the [Sling Load Start](/miltech-mission-hub/detailed-documentation/map-objects/sling-load-start.md).

## 🗺 Route

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[Adding a route to your mission](/miltech-mission-hub/guides/adding-a-route-to-your-mission.md)
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