Hey guys,
I've looked through a couple tutorials and, while they are moderately helpful, they don't seem to answer some of the key questions that a new editor like myself might have. So, hopefully, through this thread I can not only get my basic editing questions answered, but it can become a new-editor-help-thread that I can keep updated for newcomers to check out to answer some key questions.
I'm very interested in learning to create detailed, enjoyable missions - but I quite honestly have very little experience and have found it difficult to do what I want in the editor.
So, to begin, I have a couple of key questions:
1) Where can I go to learn about all of the trigger functions, initialization code on units, and different codes for triggers (i.e. on activate do _____)?
2) If I have a group of units (I'll call them grpJumpers) flying in a C130, and I want them all to jump out as they reach a trigger, how would I go about doing this in a concise fashion? As of right now, I'm typing something similar to Jumper1 action ["eject", Cargo]; Jumper2 action ["eject", Cargo]; where Cargo is the vehicle and it's just way too tedious to do for each unit.
2*) Also, as a continuation of that question, once the soldiers have jumped, they are always ordered to re-board the plane. How can I make it so that once they eject they move to a certain waypoint?
3) How can I have it so that a certain group of units moves to a vehicle - and once they are in it, that vehicle will move to a certain waypoint?
4) How do you have a helicopter land at a waypoint, have the units disembark, and then once they are out have the helicopter continue to it's next waypoint - and, as a continuation of that, once the units are on the ground, how can I then assign them to move to a different waypoint?
^As you can see from my last couple of questions, I'm having a lot of trouble getting units to do certain things at a specific waypoint, as well as having them go to a waypoint only when I want. So, if anybody could direct me to a thread with detailed information about waypoints/triggers or at least give me more information about them I would greatly appreciate it.
Please, if you can, answer the questions in the reply and don't just direct me to multiple sites - if you must then go ahead, but I'm hoping to get the answers as clearly and directly as possible.
Thanks in advance!
