triage 15 Posted April 12, 2015 (edited) Hello, My name is Triage and I'm a long time arma player and I'm looking to get into the scripting and editing side into Arma. I was wondering on how I could start learning and read code for Arma and what language is is written from. As well as if somebody could link me some tutorials on how to get started I would be very grateful. Thank you. Edited April 12, 2015 by Triage Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madbilly 3 Posted April 12, 2015 http://killzonekid.com/arma-2-arma-3-scripting-commands-list/ http://www.kylania.com/ex/?page_id=72 https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Scripting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
orcinus 121 Posted April 12, 2015 (edited) You don't indicate what area of "scripting" you want to explore - mission building? Making mods or addons? MadBilly's links are all great resources but perhaps not that useful for a complete beginner - you need a basic knowledge to use those resources well. For mission building, there are some very useful guides; have a look at Mr Murray's guide http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=4847 That link is for the English version, also available from Armaholic in German. Written for Arma 1, very useful for A2/CO and most of it is still relevant to A3. Although there are new commands that will not be covered, it gives a coherent overview of the editing process. MacScottie has posted a set of video tutorials on basic mission building http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?148594-ArmA-3-Editor-Tutorials-Building-Simple-Missions Sproyd has posted a PDF guide to basic A3 mission building: http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?148594-ArmA-3-Editor-Tutorials-Building-Simple-Missions Mikie boy has published an excellent introduction to A3 scripting: http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?154047-Arma-3-Scripting-Tutorial-For-Noobs Taurus has published a great introduction to basic SQF scripting. While written for A2/CO and hence will not cover developments specific to A3, it does an excellent job of explaining how to understand SQF syntax and structures: http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=9220 There will likely be issues with some or all of the A3 guides as BIS keeps changing things/adding new commands (not a complaint, just an observation), so some example scripts/missions may be broken and will need debugging. Terox has posted a fine tutorial on debugging (you will definitely need something like this :) ) http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?176096-Zeu-Debugging-Tutorial-amp-Foundation-Template The BI Wiki, Armaholic, and OFPEC have various tutorials on building missions, terrains, vehicles, weapons, etc. I suggest that you choose what area most interests you and read the relevant tutorials. The editing sections of the A3 and A2 forums also have a wealth of information, however use an external search engine like DuckDuckGo, grobe.it or IXquick rather than the more limited internal forum search. Edited April 12, 2015 by Orcinus Additional info Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
killzone_kid 1326 Posted April 12, 2015 Open up a script, then go to https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Main_Page and enter command you want to know what it does in search field. If still not sure http://forums.bistudio.com/forumdisplay.php?162-ARMA-3-MISSION-EDITING-amp-SCRIPTING Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunter Severloh 3948 Posted April 12, 2015 Mission Editing and Scripting Information http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?78089-Mission-Editing-and-Scripting-Information-Links-only-NO-Discussion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
