params ["_arsenal",["_optionalItems", []]];

// Get player's loadout
_playersLoadout = getUnitLoadout player;
// Get list of items in player's loadout and add optional items
_allPlayableUnitsItems = (flatten _playersLoadout) + _optionalItems;
// Remove duplicates and empty strings
_allPlayableUnitsItems = _allPlayableUnitsItems arrayIntersect _allPlayableUnitsItems select {_x isEqualType "" && {_x != ""}};

// Initialize arsenal box
[_arsenal, _allPlayableUnitsItems] call ace_arsenal_fnc_initBox;

// Add starting loadout as a default loadout
_loadoutName = roleDescription player;

// SP Workaround since roleDescription returns empty string in SP
if (roleDescription player == "") then {
	_loadoutName = "Starting Loadout";
};
[_loadoutName, _playersLoadout] call ace_arsenal_fnc_addDefaultLoadout;