porte 1 Posted February 4, 2013 So, I've had arma 2 OA for a few weeks now, and I've gotten a fair hang of it i'd say. The community has helped a lot, and I've enjoyed using the mission editor, but there is just so much to it, and I'm probably not the only one who feels daunted at the task of making missions. So, my question to the more experienced player, now that i've gotten a grip on gameplay and mission making, what tips and ways of making missions better have any of you picked up. Most of my missions include sending a squad to this area, where a enemy is waiting. Sometimes i'll place a few enemy tanks and have a allied A-10 jet, or allied tanks. But most of my missions are vary simple. Like, how do you make your missions seem more lively. Make missions seem... more "filling" and "realistic" (not sure if those would be the right words). Basically, could any of you give me some hints and tips on making missions better, from your experience. thanks again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoRailgunner 0 Posted February 4, 2013 Did you check: http://forums.bistudio.com/forumdisplay.php?93-ARMA-2-amp-OA-MISSIONS-Editing-amp-Scripting& and http://www.ofpec.com ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunter Severloh 3952 Posted February 4, 2013 A good way to make missions better is to try other peoples missions, open them up in the editor, and see how they did it, or even just play them and get ideas. Also use scripts, look at the types of scripts available and they will give you added features/functionality to your missions. I suggest learning how to do briefings, tasks. I've always enjoyed using the !alive command, many things you can do with it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
porte 1 Posted February 4, 2013 thanks, but there's a lot of scripts. Any that you think is a "must have" for making a mission? if there are any "must haves"? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunter Severloh 3952 Posted February 5, 2013 Must have, yes: Delete Dead bodies and destroyed vehicles script http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?124600-delete-dead-vehicles&p=2016996#post2016996 If you play large missions you built with lots of AI, this will keep the lag to a min Simple Vehicle Respawn http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=6080&highlight=SIMPLE+VEHICLE+RESPAWN+SCRIPT very useful for spawning vehicles, planes, ect,. Air Support http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=8337 All depends on what you want to do in a mission, I just suggest looking at the scripts and get ideas for missions, and then implementing the scripts based on your ideas. Must have is dependent on what and how you like to play. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrisb 196 Posted February 5, 2013 Wow, where to start.. Well you are in the best place in A2 and that’s the ‘Editor’, doesn’t get any better than that. Have a purpose to your missions i.e. game world, then things will get much more interesting. What type of thing do you want out of the game, is the only thing I can think to ask you, there’s so much you can do with the ‘Editor’, other players can only really answer if you can expand more on your OP.:) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom Six 25 Posted February 5, 2013 My favorite AI script for random patrols http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?91696-UPSMON-Urban-Patrol-Script-Mon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iceman77 18 Posted February 5, 2013 Wow, where to start.. Where you need to start is by aquiring Mr.Murray's editing guide... Period. When typing a statement/condition in the editor, you can press F1 when you see a tooltip & it will show you an example of the code. Also, here's a list of scripting commands (once familiar with MM's guide). You'll want to frequent the scripting & editing forums here aswell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 5, 2013 Mission editing questions belong in the editing section, I would start with reading through and posting in the right forum section. ** topic moved. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites