Difficulty Level

[An Fiach 10]

Ok so maybe I'm overlooking it but a search hasnt yielded the answer for me. When making a mission in the editor, how can you set the default difficulty for the mission? Is this something to be set by those playing the mission (SP) or the server settings (MP)? Thanks for the help.

[Junker 0]

setting difficulty can be done on both sides - player side can set there difficulty by selecting options in single player or an admin selecting the from Rookie to Vet mode :)

but the mission maker can add it to - they can add DAY/NIGHT SUN/RAIN - they can even make it possible to select how many enemy u want per wave/town per player :)

[An Fiach 10]

Great, how does the mission maker do it? I know about the time and weather , pretty simple. I even know about the other things you mention (don't know how but I know it involves scripting) Like I'm saying, I may be overlooking it I just want to know, is it something to be scripted/typed into the mission file or is there a selection someplace and I' blind? Thanks.

[Inkompetent 0]

Difficulty is chosen when the mission is selected (with the #missions or #vote missions commands). It has nothing at all to do with scripting really.

Then one can add additional difficulty settings (which includes some scripting/coding in the init.sqf and description.ext files) that can be designed in different ways. The most common one being to modify the AI skill level for all units. This would appear in the small two-column menu that may appear in some missions with some custom, mission-specific settings at the same screen you select your unit at.

[R34P3R 11]

is there a way to Read out the selectet Defficulty and put it in a Variable ?

[Bamoon 10]

is there a way to Read out the selectet Defficulty and put it in a Variable ?

Bumb.

Im using "ctab mod" in my mission that im creating.... and really want to know how to override default difficulty, like map info. so is there a way to script in the difficulty in Init.sfq or something???

[iceman77 18]

... really want to know how to override default difficulty, like map info. so is there a way to script in the difficulty in Init.sfq or something???

Here's an idea to increase Ai difficulty.

description.ext

class Params
{
   class AI_Skill
   {
	title = "Difficulty:";
	values[] = {0,1,3};
	texts[] = {"Easy","Medium","Hard"};
	default = 1;
   }; 
};  

init.sqf

switch (paramsArray select 0) do {
case 0 : {
	{
		if ((side _x) == EAST) then {
			_x setSkill ["general",0.5];
			_x setSkill ["aimingAccuracy",0.2];
			_x setSkill ["aimingShake",0.2];
			_x setSkill ["aimingSpeed",0.5];
			_x setSkill ["endurance",0.1];
			_x setSkill ["spotDistance",0.1];
			_x setSkill ["spotTime",0.1];
			_x setSkill ["courage",1];
			_x setSkill ["reloadspeed",0.1];
			_x setSkill ["commanding",0.5];
		};
	} forEach allUnits;
};
case 1 : {
	{
		if ((side _x) == EAST) then {
			_x setSkill ["general",0.75];
			_x setSkill ["aimingAccuracy",0.3];
			_x setSkill ["aimingShake",0.3];
			_x setSkill ["aimingSpeed",0.7];
			_x setSkill ["endurance",0.5];
			_x setSkill ["spotDistance",0.3];
			_x setSkill ["spotTime",0.3];
			_x setSkill ["courage",1];
			_x setSkill ["reloadspeed",0.5];
			_x setSkill ["commanding",0.75];
		};
	} forEach allUnits;
};
case 2 : {
	{
		if ((side _x) == EAST) then {
			_x setSkill ["general",1];
			_x setSkill ["aimingAccuracy",0.5];
			_x setSkill ["aimingShake",0.5];
			_x setSkill ["aimingSpeed",0.75];
			_x setSkill ["endurance",1];
			_x setSkill ["spotDistance",0.5];
			_x setSkill ["spotTime",0.5];
			_x setSkill ["courage",1];
			_x setSkill ["reloadspeed",0.75];
			_x setSkill ["commanding",1];
		};
	} forEach allUnits;
};
};