diff --git a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_chatMessage_getId.sqf b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_chatMessage_getId.sqf
index 3830343b47..932f9ede29 100644
--- a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_chatMessage_getId.sqf
+++ b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_chatMessage_getId.sqf
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
 params ["_deviceId", "_otherDeviceId"];
 
 private _id = QGVAR(chatMessages);
-private _deviceIds = [_deviceId, _otherDeviceId] sort true;
+private _deviceIds = [_deviceId, _otherDeviceId];
+_deviceIds sort true;
 
 {
     _id = _id + _x;
diff --git a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_chatMessages_get.sqf b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_chatMessages_get.sqf
index 1c1dcfc18e..a8ee4f2a8b 100644
--- a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_chatMessages_get.sqf
+++ b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_chatMessages_get.sqf
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ params ["_deviceId", "_otherDeviceId"];
 private _deviceDataOne = [_deviceId] call FUNC(getDeviceData);
 private _deviceDataTwo = [_otherDeviceId] call FUNC(getDeviceData);
 
-if (_deviceDataOne isEqualTo [] || _deviceDataTwo isEqualTo []) exitwith {[]}; // neither are valid devices
+if (_deviceDataOne isEqualTo [] || {_deviceDataTwo isEqualTo []}) exitwith {[]}; // neither are valid devices
 
 private _messagesId = [_deviceId, _otherDeviceId] call FUNC(chatMessage_getId);
 
diff --git a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_checkItem.sqf b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_checkItem.sqf
index 2dcf52cdca..3af5b13afe 100644
--- a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_checkItem.sqf
+++ b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_checkItem.sqf
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ params ["_unit", "_item"];
 
 if !(local _unit) exitwith {};
 
-if (isText (configFile >> "CfgWeapons" >> _item >> QGVAR(deviceType)) && {getText(configFile >> "CfgWeapons" >> _item >> QGVAR(deviceType)) != ""}) then {
+private _configEntry = configFile >> "CfgWeapons" >> _item >> QGVAR(deviceType);
+if (isText _configEntry && {(getText _configEntry) != ""}) then {
 
-    if !(isClass (configFile >> "ACE_BFT" >> "Devices" >> (getText(configFile >> "CfgWeapons" >> _item >> QGVAR(deviceType))))) exitwith {};
+    if !(isClass (configFile >> "ACE_BFT" >> "Devices" >> (getText _configEntry))) exitwith {};
 
     systemChat format["%1 BFT enabled item %2", _unit, _item];
     diag_log format["%1 BFT enabled item %2", _unit, _item];
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ if (isText (configFile >> "CfgWeapons" >> _item >> QGVAR(deviceType)) && {getTex
         private _previousMags = magazinesDetail _unit;
         _unit addMagazine _magazine;
         private _newMags = (magazinesDetail _unit) - _previousMags;
-        if ((count _newMags) == 0) exitWith {ERROR("failed to add magazine (inventory full?)");};
+        if (_newMags isEqualTo []) exitWith {ERROR("failed to add magazine (inventory full?)");};
         private _newMagName = _newMags select 0;
 
         private _magID = [_newMagName] call FUNC(getMagazineID);
diff --git a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_encryptionKeyMatch.sqf b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_encryptionKeyMatch.sqf
index d5b63574d2..3869afc3b8 100644
--- a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_encryptionKeyMatch.sqf
+++ b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_encryptionKeyMatch.sqf
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 
 params ["_keySetOne", "_keySetTwo"];
 
-count (_keySetOne arrayIntersect _keySetTwo) > 0
+!((_keySetOne arrayIntersect _keySetTwo) isEqualTo [])
diff --git a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_generateEncryptionKey.sqf b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_generateEncryptionKey.sqf
index 6fcb05a6d5..75733e3a42 100644
--- a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_generateEncryptionKey.sqf
+++ b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_generateEncryptionKey.sqf
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 private _newKeyArray = [];
 
 for "_i" from 1 to 15 /* step +1 */ do {
-    _newKeyArray pushback (48 + floor(random(74)));
+    _newKeyArray pushback (48 + floor (random 74));
 };
 
-(toString _newKeyArray)
+toString _newKeyArray
diff --git a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_getEncryptionKey.sqf b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_getEncryptionKey.sqf
index 6380c8f786..e311f01aa3 100644
--- a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_getEncryptionKey.sqf
+++ b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_getEncryptionKey.sqf
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ if (typeName _side == "OBJECT") then {
     _side = str side _side;
 };
 
-(missionNamespace getvariable [format[QGVAR(%1_encryptionKey), _side], [""]])
+missionNamespace getvariable [format[QGVAR(%1_encryptionKey), _side], [""]]
diff --git a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_getInterfaces.sqf b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_getInterfaces.sqf
index 4dbf0bc7e4..67e5580466 100644
--- a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_getInterfaces.sqf
+++ b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_getInterfaces.sqf
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ private _interfaces = [];
 if (_deviceOwner isKindOf "ParachuteBase" || {_deviceOwner isKindOf "CAManBase"}) then {
     // personal device
     private _deviceType = D_GET_DEVICETYPE(_deviceData);
-    if (isText (configFile >> "ACE_BFT" >> "Devices" >> _deviceType >> "interface")) then {
-        private _interface = getText (configFile >> "ACE_BFT" >> "Devices" >> _deviceType >> "interface");
+    private _config = configFile >> "ACE_BFT" >> "Devices" >> _deviceType >> "interface";
+    if (isText _config) then {
+        private _interface = getText _config;
         if (_interface != "") then {
             _interfaces pushBack _interface;
         };
diff --git a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_getTypeIcon.sqf b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_getTypeIcon.sqf
index ebbfc76eff..679c354618 100644
--- a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_getTypeIcon.sqf
+++ b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_getTypeIcon.sqf
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@
 
 params ["_side", "_type"];
 
-if (isClass (configFile >> "ACE_BFT" >> "Types" >> _type)) exitwith {
-    getText (configFile >> "ACE_BFT" >> "Types" >> _type >> "iconPath");
+private _config = configFile >> "ACE_BFT" >> "Types" >> _type;
+if (isClass _config) exitwith {
+    getText (_config >> "iconPath");
 };
 
 "\A3\ui_f\data\map\markers\nato\b_inf.paa"
diff --git a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_handleDeviceDataChanged.sqf b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_handleDeviceDataChanged.sqf
index 5fd94f8d6d..46eb9c3d5b 100644
--- a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_handleDeviceDataChanged.sqf
+++ b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_handleDeviceDataChanged.sqf
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ if (_this select 1) then { // add new
     if (!(D_GET_OWNER(_data) isKindOf "CAManBAse") && {D_GET_DEVICE_STATE_VALUE(_data) isEqualTo STATE_NORMAL} && {!(isEngineOn D_GET_OWNER(_data)) && alive D_GET_OWNER(_data)}) exitwith {};
     if (D_GET_DEVICE_STATE_VALUE(_data) in [STATE_OFFLINE, STATE_DESTROYED]) exitwith {};
     private _displayData = _data call FUNC(deviceDataToMapData);
-    if (count _displayData > 0) then {
+    if !(_displayData isEqualTo []) then {
         GVAR(availableDevices) pushback _displayData;
     };
 } else { // update existing
diff --git a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_handleRegisteredEncryptionKeysChanged.sqf b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_handleRegisteredEncryptionKeysChanged.sqf
index fbfd5f107f..297579bfa9 100644
--- a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_handleRegisteredEncryptionKeysChanged.sqf
+++ b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_handleRegisteredEncryptionKeysChanged.sqf
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ if (_add) then {
     // Adding a new key isn't nice. Now we got to add new shit and loop through the massive data collection. yay?
     {
         if !(isNull D_GET_OWNER(_x)) then {
-            if (!(D_GET_OWNER(_x) isKindOf "CAManBAse") && {D_GET_DEVICE_STATE_VALUE(_x) isEqualTo STATE_NORMAL} && {!(isEngineOn D_GET_OWNER(_x)) && alive D_GET_OWNER(_data)}) exitwith {};
+            if (!(D_GET_OWNER(_x) isKindOf "CAManBAse") && {D_GET_DEVICE_STATE_VALUE(_x) isEqualTo STATE_NORMAL} && {!(isEngineOn D_GET_OWNER(_x)) && alive D_GET_OWNER(_x)}) exitwith {};
             if (D_GET_DEVICE_STATE_VALUE(_x) in [STATE_OFFLINE, STATE_DESTROYED]) exitwith {};
             private _encryptionKeys = D_GET_ENCRYPTION(_x);
             if !([_encryptionKeys, _newEncryptionKeys] call FUNC(encryptionKeyMatch)) exitWith {};
diff --git a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_handleRegisteredModeChanged.sqf b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_handleRegisteredModeChanged.sqf
index ca0c505f01..cdadcc831a 100644
--- a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_handleRegisteredModeChanged.sqf
+++ b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_handleRegisteredModeChanged.sqf
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ if (count _viewModes == 0) exitWith {};
 if (_add) then {
     {
         if !(isNull D_GET_OWNER(_x)) then {
-            if (!(D_GET_OWNER(_x) isKindOf "CAManBAse") && {D_GET_DEVICE_STATE_VALUE(_x) isEqualTo STATE_NORMAL} && {!(isEngineOn D_GET_OWNER(_x)) && alive D_GET_OWNER(_data)}) exitwith {};
+            if (!(D_GET_OWNER(_x) isKindOf "CAManBAse") && {D_GET_DEVICE_STATE_VALUE(_x) isEqualTo STATE_NORMAL} && {!(isEngineOn D_GET_OWNER(_x)) && alive D_GET_OWNER(_x)}) exitwith {};
             if (D_GET_DEVICE_STATE_VALUE(_x) in [STATE_OFFLINE, STATE_DESTROYED]) exitwith {};
             private _deviceModes = D_GET_DEVICEMODES(_x);
             if !([_deviceModes, _viewModes] call FUNC(encryptionKeyMatch)) exitWith {};
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ if (_add) then {
         };
     } foreach GVAR(deviceData);
 } else { // if we remove one, we only have to check the already available devices
-    private ["_device","_i"];
+    private ["_device"];
 
     for "_i" from (count GVAR(availableDevices) - 1) to 0 step -1 do {
         _device = GVAR(availableDevices) select _i;
@@ -52,6 +52,6 @@ if (_add) then {
         };
     };
 };
-if (count GVAR(currentOpenedDevice) > 0) then {
+if !(GVAR(currentOpenedDevice) isEqualTo []) then {
     [GVAR(currentOpenedDevice)] call FUNC(removeDeviceByOwner);
 };
diff --git a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_handleSyncedArrayUpdate.sqf b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_handleSyncedArrayUpdate.sqf
index de6e27bb77..697524edb6 100644
--- a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_handleSyncedArrayUpdate.sqf
+++ b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_handleSyncedArrayUpdate.sqf
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ private _variable = missionNamespace getvariable [_varName, []];
 {
     private _compareID = if (typeName _x == "ARRAY") then {_x select 0} else {_x};
     if (_compareID isEqualTo _elementID) exitwith {
-        _variable set[_forEachIndex, _data];
+        _variable set [_forEachIndex, _data];
         ["bft_syncedArrayChanged", [1, _data, _x]] call CBA_fnc_localEvent;
     };
 } forEach _variable;
diff --git a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_isDeviceOwned.sqf b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_isDeviceOwned.sqf
index 37ddadf90e..9a5d730841 100644
--- a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_isDeviceOwned.sqf
+++ b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_isDeviceOwned.sqf
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ params ["_unit", "_deviceID"];
 
 private _ownedIDs = _unit getvariable [QGVAR(ownedDevices), []];
 
-(_deviceID in _ownedIDs)
+_deviceID in _ownedIDs
diff --git a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_setDeviceAppData.sqf b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_setDeviceAppData.sqf
index d295e50ef1..d9fe160652 100644
--- a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_setDeviceAppData.sqf
+++ b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_setDeviceAppData.sqf
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ params ["_deviceID", "_deviceData"];
 
 private _data = [_deviceID] call FUNC(getDeviceData);
 
-if (count _data == 0) exitwith {};
+if (_data isEqualTo []) exitwith {};
 if (_deviceData isEqualTo (_data select 3)) exitwith {};
 
 ["bft_updateDeviceData", [_deviceID, _deviceData]] call CBA_fnc_globalEvent;
diff --git a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_syncedArrayGetNextID.sqf b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_syncedArrayGetNextID.sqf
index 4d7c572378..6a883a67ef 100644
--- a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_syncedArrayGetNextID.sqf
+++ b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_syncedArrayGetNextID.sqf
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ params ["_varName"];
 private _variable = missionNamespace getvariable [_varName, []];
 private _nextID = 0;
 
-if (count _variable > 0) then {
+if !(_variable isEqualTo []) then {
     _nextID = ((_variable select (count _variable - 1)) select 0) + 1;
 };
 
diff --git a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_syncedArrayPushback.sqf b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_syncedArrayPushback.sqf
index f12dd105ad..8f7cf36a8c 100644
--- a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_syncedArrayPushback.sqf
+++ b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_syncedArrayPushback.sqf
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@
 
 params ["_varName", "_data"];
 
-if (typeName _data == "ARRAY" && {(count _data == 0)}) exitwith {};
+if (typeName _data == "ARRAY" && {_data isEqualTo []}) exitwith {};
 
 ["bft_syncedArrayPushback", [_varName, _data]] call CBA_fnc_globalEvent;
diff --git a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_syncedArrayUpdate.sqf b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_syncedArrayUpdate.sqf
index 7a405ad1dd..c6d1c0ea2b 100644
--- a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_syncedArrayUpdate.sqf
+++ b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_syncedArrayUpdate.sqf
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@
 
 params ["_varName", "_data"];
 
-if (typeName _data == "ARRAY" && (count _data == 0)) exitwith {};
+if (typeName _data == "ARRAY" && {_data isEqualTo []}) exitwith {};
 
 ["bft_syncedArrayUpdate", _this] call CBA_fnc_globalEvent;
diff --git a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_updateRegisteredEncryptionKeys.sqf b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_updateRegisteredEncryptionKeys.sqf
index 9f46684120..d7a7f7ccdd 100644
--- a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_updateRegisteredEncryptionKeys.sqf
+++ b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_updateRegisteredEncryptionKeys.sqf
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ if (isNil "_add") then {
     if (_add) then {
         // figure out the real difference
         _keys = _keys - GVAR(registeredEncyptionKeys);
-        if (count _keys > 0) then {
+        if !(_keys isEqualTo []) then {
             GVAR(registeredEncyptionKeys) = GVAR(registeredEncyptionKeys) + _keys;
             _changed = true;
         };
     } else {
         // figure out the real difference
         _keys = GVAR(registeredEncyptionKeys) - (GVAR(registeredEncyptionKeys) - _keys);
-        if (count _keys > 0) then {
+        if !(_keys isEqualTo []) then {
             GVAR(registeredEncyptionKeys) = GVAR(registeredEncyptionKeys) - _keys;
             _changed = true;
         };
diff --git a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_updateRegisteredModes.sqf b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_updateRegisteredModes.sqf
index a110efb288..179bbe457e 100644
--- a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_updateRegisteredModes.sqf
+++ b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_updateRegisteredModes.sqf
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ if (isNil "_add") then {
     if (_add) then {
         // figure out the real difference
         _modes = _modes - GVAR(registeredViewModes);
-        if (count _modes > 0) then {
+        if !(_modes isEqualTo []) then {
             GVAR(registeredViewModes) = GVAR(registeredViewModes) + _modes;
             _changed = true;
         };
     } else {
         // figure out the real difference
         _modes = GVAR(registeredViewModes) - (GVAR(registeredViewModes) - _modes);
-        if (count _modes > 0) then {
+        if !(_modes isEqualTo []) then {
             GVAR(registeredViewModes) = GVAR(registeredViewModes) - _modes;
             _changed = true;
         };
diff --git a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_validateInventory.sqf b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_validateInventory.sqf
index 87f4653fa1..35d0cb02db 100644
--- a/addons/bft/functions/fnc_validateInventory.sqf
+++ b/addons/bft/functions/fnc_validateInventory.sqf
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ private _matchedIDs = [];
 {
     private _magID = [_x] call FUNC(getMagazineID);
     private _data = [_magID] call FUNC(getDeviceData);
-    if (count _data > 0) then {
+    if !(_data isEqualTo []) then {
         if !(_magID in _ownedDevices) then {
             systemChat format["validate - new picked up ID: %1 %2", _unit, _magID];
             diag_log format["validate - new picked up  ID: %1 %2", _unit, _magID];
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ private _matchedIDs = [];
     } else {
         if (!(_magId in GVAR(pendingIdAssignmentList))) then {
             private _magazine = (magazines _unit) select _forEachIndex;
-            if (getText (configFile >> "CfgMagazines" >> _magazine >> QGVAR(type)) != "") then {
-                ["bft_itemCreated", [_unit, getText (configFile >> "CfgMagazines" >> _magazine >> QGVAR(type)), _magazine, _magID]] call CBA_fnc_serverEvent;
+            private _configText = getText (configFile >> "CfgMagazines" >> _magazine >> QGVAR(type));
+            if (_configText != "") then {
+                ["bft_itemCreated", [_unit, _configText, _magazine, _magID]] call CBA_fnc_serverEvent;
             };
         };
     };
diff --git a/addons/bft_devices/functions/fnc_processNotifications.sqf b/addons/bft_devices/functions/fnc_processNotifications.sqf
index 199b27afc4..746bead52c 100644
--- a/addons/bft_devices/functions/fnc_processNotifications.sqf
+++ b/addons/bft_devices/functions/fnc_processNotifications.sqf
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 disableSerialization;
 
 // make sure there is no PFH already, the interface is open and notifications are available
-if (isNil QGVAR(processNotificationsPFH) && !(I_CLOSED) && count GVAR(notificationCache) != 0) then {
+if (isNil QGVAR(processNotificationsPFH) && {!I_CLOSED} && {!(GVAR(notificationCache) isEqualTo [])}) then {
     private _displayName = I_GET_NAME;
     private _display = uiNamespace getVariable _displayName;
     private _ctrl = _display displayCtrl IDC_NOTIFICATION;
diff --git a/addons/bft_devices/functions/fnc_setSettings.sqf b/addons/bft_devices/functions/fnc_setSettings.sqf
index ceab500df8..686b908b9c 100644
--- a/addons/bft_devices/functions/fnc_setSettings.sqf
+++ b/addons/bft_devices/functions/fnc_setSettings.sqf
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ private _combinedPropertiesUpdate = [] call CBA_fnc_hashCreate;
 if (!I_CLOSED) then {
     call {
         if (!_updateInterface) exitWith {};
-        if (count _combinedPropertiesUpdate > 0) exitWith {
+        if !(_combinedPropertiesUpdate isEqualTo []) exitWith {
             [_combinedPropertiesUpdate] call FUNC(ifUpdate);
         };
-        if (count _commonPropertiesUpdate > 0) then {
+        if !(_commonPropertiesUpdate isEqualTo []) then {
             [_commonPropertiesUpdate] call FUNC(ifUpdate);
         };
     };