Creating Campaign Problem

[Kydoimos 916]

Hi all,

Okay, so attempting to put my campaign together and am having issues. Basically, it's not appearing in the campaign menu. Here's what I have so far:

A standard non-zipped folder named '@Resist'.

In that folder, another standard non-zipped folder named "addons".

In this"addons" folder I have a PBO file named "Resist".

So, we have: @Resist\addons\Resist (PBO)

In this pbo there are two folders. One is called "Missions" and one is called "Overview". The "Missions" folder contains four missions in standard folders. The "Overview" folder contains a single .paa file, used as the briefing image. Lastly, this folder also has the campaign "Description.ext". Here it is:

class MissionDefault
{
lives = -1;
lost = ;
end1 = ;
end2 = ;
end3 = ;
end4 = ;
end5 = ;
end6 = ;
};
class Campaign
{

name = "Resist";
firstBattle = Missions;
disableMP = 1;
enableHub = 1;
briefingName = "Resist";
author = "Kydoimos";
overviewPicture = "\Resist\Overview\Overview.paa";
overviewText = $STR_A3_StageAOverview;
class Missions
{
name = "Resist";
cutscene = ;
firstMission = M_01;
end1 = ;
end2 = ;
end3 = ;
end4 = ;
end5 = ;
end6 = ;
lost = ;
class M_01: MissionDefault
{
end1 = M_02;
template = M_01.Stratis;
};
class M_02: MissionDefault
{
end1 = M_03;
template = M_02.Altis;
};
class M_03: MissionDefault
{
end1 = M_04;
template = M_03.Altis;
};
class M_04: MissionDefault
{
template = M_04.Altis;
};

};
}; 

The mission class names are all the same as the mission names in the "Missions" folder.

I've placed the @Resist folder with the other mods in my Arma3 directory and have enabled it in-game. But nothing appears in the campaign menu? Any ideas? Thanks in advance, for any suggestions!

Edited September 30, 2014 by Kydoimos

[IndeedPete 1038]

Well, you have quite a few errors / missing stuff there. Your campaign description.ext is a bit off and it's in the wrong dir. Then you seem to be missing a config.cpp to make the game recognise it as addon. Before I write an essay on what to put where I've quickly made up a shell for you to fill:

DONWLOAD

Put your overview.paa in "@Resist\addons\KYD_CMP_RESIST\KYD_CMP_RESIST\overview" and copy your missions to "@Resist\addons\KYD_CMP_RESIST\KYD_CMP_RESIST\missions". The campaign description I've made up is untested, so there might be some issues and I'm not sure how to handle stringtables on a campaign level, might check the wiki there. Finally, create PBO from the first "KYD_CMP_RESIST" folder. I wasn't able to create a working addon PBO with Eliteness so I used the trick Zipper5 described here.

Good luck! ;)

[Kydoimos 916]

Lol, thanks man! :p I love how sometimes it's soooo obvious I have no idea what I'm doing! Scripting is still another language to me!

---------- Post added at 12:22 ---------- Previous post was at 11:54 ----------

Lovely - again, thanks ever so much for the help there - it all seems very simple now! :p

[IndeedPete 1038]

Glad to hear! Have to playtest and polish my own stuff for the next few days because of the imminent Beta release but the latest part Resist is on my list. ;)