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61 lines
4.4 KiB
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This tool formats most of the data required for STATIC missions based on what is present in your mission.
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This include the layout of buildings, loot crates, markers, static weapons, and garrisons in buildings.
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A minimal mission would include:
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A marker. You may use any marker you like. The new pullMarker script will format scripting needed to spawn that marker at the center of your mission.
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The mission system will spawn AI, loot chests, emplaced weapons, vehicles and aircraft according to the defaults for the mission difficulty.
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The basic blckeagls static missions provided as examples have a bit more defined, usually some buildings to provide cover and make things more interesting.
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I have added a new example mission, 'garrison.sqf', to illustrate technques you can use to tell the script which buildings to spawn AI in and where to spawn them.
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Note that you can add more detail including defining where infantry and statics spawn, where the one or more loot crates spawn, where vehicle patrols spawn and so forth.
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Loot crates, AI, static weapons or autonomous turrets can be spawned inside or on top of buildings. Even vehicles could be spawned on buildings in principle.
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To do this just place the representative objects where you want the mission to spawn them and the script should do the rest.
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For infantry patrols, put one unit where you want the group to spawn.
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Note: uniforms, weapons and other AI gear are not captured. You can however define _uniforms, _weapons and other AI gear for that mission.
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See the template and default2 missions for examples.
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You can also have infantry and/or static weapons garrison buildings using either of two approaches.
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1. place an object of type garrisonMarkerObject inside the building you want to garrison.
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I use a 100 cm sphere which is the default because it is easy to see and not used for much else.
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The script will ensure that this building is identified for a garrison which will be spawned at the Arma pre-defined buildingPositions.
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You can define the number of infantry and statics to spawn in these buildings. Their positions should be different each time the garrison is spawned.
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Just like the other static AI, garrisons respawn.
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2. Manualy place statics and units inside buildings where you want them to spawn.
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Infantry will change position (crouch, prone, stand) and turn but will not move which prevents their normal behavior to leave the buliding and look for players.
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The position of statics (e.g., HMG, GMG) will be recorded accurately.
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To tell the script where you want units, turrets (HMG or anything else in the turret category) just place the units where you want them.
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This can include some of the new, autonomous turrets.
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Once all that is done you are ready to pull the mission information.
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To do that, from the EDEN Editor,
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1. Preparation: copy all files from the tools\dynamicMissions\pullDynamicMissions folder into the folder containing the mission.sqm for your new mission.
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Rename template.sqf to reflect the nature of your mission.
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Open 'pullStaticMission.sqf' and check the preset definitions, all of which are set by #define.
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Adjust these values as appropriate.
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2. Pulling Marker data. Start Arma, and select Editor. Load your new mission in the editor and hit Play.
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Using the mouse wheel, select pull marker data.
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Alt-tab out and paste into the appropriate spot in your new mission.sqf.
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3. Pulling all other mission data.
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Return to the editor.
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Select 'tools' with then 'debug console'.
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A window will pop up with a zone toward the center in which you can enter text.
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2. type execVM "pullDynamicMission.sqf"; in the box.
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3. hit Local exec
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4. hit Esc
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5. The script should run as indicated by text appearing in the lower left corner of your screen.
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6. When the text stops being updated, alt-tab out to your editor.
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7. You can now copy/past from that output into the relevant sections of the dynamic mission template.
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4. Final touchups.
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The tools will pull all objects including any spheres, arrows or other aids.
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Be sure to remove these or comment them out or they will show up in your final mission on your server.
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Adjust the remaining settings in the template such as difficulty level to suit your needs.
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Add the name of the mission to the list of missions to be spawned for that difficulty level.
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Test everything to be sure
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