Why this damn init.sqf doesn't work?

[Ramon Berenguer IV 10]

Well, I have this big problem: I start my mission, but the Notes and Tasks are not showed, even if I've already created them in the briefing.sqf; so I tought twas because of the init.sqf. Here is it:

//begin init.sqf

//Add briefing

nul=[] execVM “briefing.sqfâ€;

if(true) exitWith {};

[[frl]myke 14]

Delete the last if exitwith line, it is unneeded. Also please post the briefing.sqf aswell.

[W0lle 1050]

[] execVM "briefing.sqf"

But just write the content from the briefing.sqf into the init.sqf if that's all you have in the inti.sqf

If the briefing is not shown or only parts of it then most probably something is wrong with the briefing.

[shuko 59]

Quotation marks looks weird.

Ҡvs ""

[Ramon Berenguer IV 10]

Here is the briefing.sqf, aswell:

waitUntil {!(isNull player)};

waitUntil {player==player};

switch (side player) do

{

case WEST:

{

player createDiaryRecord ["Diary",["Promemoria","Puoi uccidere il soldato come preferisci."]];

tskobj_1=player createSimpleTask ["Uccidi il soldato"];

tskobj_1 setSimpleTaskDescription ["Devi uccidere il soldato vicino a te per vedere se funziona il file briefing.","Uccidi il soldato","Uccidi il soldato"];

player setCurrentTask tskobj_1;

};

case EAST:

{

};

case RESISTANCE:

{

};

case CIVILIAN:

{

};

};

[W0lle 1050]

This in the init.sqf works just fine here:

waitUntil {!(isNull player)};
waitUntil {player==player};

switch (side player) do
{
 case WEST:
 {
   player createDiaryRecord ["Diary",["Promemoria","Puoi uccidere il soldato come preferisci."]];
   tskobj_1=player createSimpleTask ["Uccidi il soldato"];
   tskobj_1 setSimpleTaskDescription ["Devi uccidere il soldato vicino a te per vedere se funziona il file briefing.","Uccidi il soldato","Uccidi il soldato"];
   player setCurrentTask tskobj_1;
 };
 case EAST: {};
 case RESISTANCE: {};
 case CIVILIAN: {};
};

If you have only players on the west side you can remove the case at all and just use:

waitUntil {!(isNull player)};
waitUntil {player==player};

player createDiaryRecord ["Diary",["Promemoria","Puoi uccidere il soldato come preferisci."]];
tskobj_1=player createSimpleTask ["Uccidi il soldato"];
tskobj_1 setSimpleTaskDescription ["Devi uccidere il soldato vicino a te per vedere se funziona il file briefing.","Uccidi il soldato","Uccidi il soldato"];
player setCurrentTask tskobj_1;

Like said there is no need to have a briefing.sqf, just place all in the init.sqf

[tyrspawn 10]

This in the init.sqf works just fine here:

waitUntil {!(isNull player)};
waitUntil {player==player};

switch (side player) do
{
 case WEST:
 {
   player createDiaryRecord ["Diary",["Promemoria","Puoi uccidere il soldato come preferisci."]];
   tskobj_1=player createSimpleTask ["Uccidi il soldato"];
   tskobj_1 setSimpleTaskDescription ["Devi uccidere il soldato vicino a te per vedere se funziona il file briefing.","Uccidi il soldato","Uccidi il soldato"];
   player setCurrentTask tskobj_1;
 };
 case EAST: {};
 case RESISTANCE: {};
 case CIVILIAN: {};
};

If you have only players on the west side you can remove the case at all and just use:

waitUntil {!(isNull player)};
waitUntil {player==player};

player createDiaryRecord ["Diary",["Promemoria","Puoi uccidere il soldato come preferisci."]];
tskobj_1=player createSimpleTask ["Uccidi il soldato"];
tskobj_1 setSimpleTaskDescription ["Devi uccidere il soldato vicino a te per vedere se funziona il file briefing.","Uccidi il soldato","Uccidi il soldato"];
player setCurrentTask tskobj_1;

Like said there is no need to have a briefing.sqf, just place all in the init.sqf

No offense but this is horrible advice.

To the OP, call the briefing like this:

if (!(isNull player)) then  //non-JIP player
{
[] execVM "briefing.sqf";
};

if (!isServer && isNull player) then  //JIP player
{
waitUntil {!isNull player};

[] execVM "briefing.sqf";

};

[Ramon Berenguer IV 10]

Ehr...forgive me tyrspawn, but what do you mean with OP? :D

[shuko 59]

All he needs to do is to fix the damn quote marks.

Wolle, putting briefing commands into init.sqf works, but I wouldn't start recommending that method to people. Tyrspawn, no need to complicate the calling, he waituntils for player inside briefing.sqf.

[[frl]myke 14]

Ehr...forgive me tyrspawn, but what do you mean with OP? :D

OP stands for "Opening Poster", the one who started the thread....in this case: you. ;)

[Ramon Berenguer IV 10]

OP stands for "Opening Poster", the one who started the thread....in this case: you. ;)

:D oh, great! :rolleyes:

However, thanks you all guys, I think it was as shk said! In fact I wrote the text for the init.sqf on Word, then I copied it on the file, and the quotation marks were in different type of letter. Now it works, thanks! I only have a doubt: how can I make the text appear as the mission begin? I have only to edit the description.ext?

[galzohar 31]

What do you mean "appear as the mission begins"? You're using commands that place the text in the notes section in your map and are available at the briefing stage as well as during the mission in that seciton. If you want to show text elsewhere, you need to use the appropriate command, but I can't tell you which because I have no idea what you actually are trying to do.

[Ramon Berenguer IV 10]

I mean: when a mission begin, usually it's immediately visible the map. Then you press "Continue" and the mission begin. Just as in the campaign's missions. Instead in my mission, I don't automatically see the map at the begin.

[snkman 351]

Guess they made it with the command "openMap" at the beginning of a mission.

openMap [True, False];

Wiki: openMap

[galzohar 31]

Are you clicking "preview" in the single player editor? As that's the only way I know that "skips" the briefing stage. Campaign missions, scenarios, MP editor missions, MP hosted missions and MP missions on a dedicated server will always start at the briefing screen as far as I know.

[Ramon Berenguer IV 10]

Resolved :cool:. It was simply as galzohar said. Thank you all!