The editor tutorial on disk

[Maester]

Has the tutorial supplied on the OFP disk been writing incorrectly? I followed it step by step but the ending where u win doesn't seem to activate.

[max_killer_payne]

You must be spelling something wrong. Write out what you have typed in, in your trigger that triggers the win.

[macguba]

There is a typo in the official tute.     I can't remember what it is but - at the risk of self-advertisment - if you get hold of macguba's guide to mission editing for beginners from the Ed Depot it tells you what the typo is and also suggests some other (better) tutorials.

[.pablo.]

there is an official tut?

[Maester]

This is the winning trigger

ACTIVATION- End #1
TYPE- endWIN
CONDITION- sy and westcardead and uscaralive

i did exactly as the tutorial said.

btw, you can find the tutorial by exploring the CD and opening the readme file.

[.pablo.]

how did you get End #1 in the activation menu?

this is what i would set it to:

Activation: none
Type: End #1
Condition: sy and westcardead and uscaralive

then just make sure that all your conditions are being set to true
to do it u could make a trig for each of them like this:
Condition: sy
On Activation: hint "sy is true"

don't forget that to make each condition true you have to have condition = true, like sy = true

[Maester]

I didn't get end #1 in activation, i made a mistake. what i was wondering was what sy was. I think it might be the player's name but that was stated as aP when the unit was created.

[macguba]

You can write "sy" whereever you like, the mission won't end.    There is a mistake in the official tute, so if you do exactly what it says the mission won't work.      You need to write something else.    I can't remember what but its in my tute.

To find the official tute click on

Start - Codemasters - OFP - Readme

and click on the Editor tab.



Edit:   as I recall sy was a variable.

[.pablo.]

attach the mission to this thread and ill check it out

otherwise u have to know exactly what will set each condition to true and make sure that happens

[Maester]

Here is the mission. I have changed the unit from a sniper to an RPG soldier so it would be easier for me to see if it worked.

[Maester]

So, what's the news?

[.pablo.]

checkin it out now...

[Maester]

So?

[macguba]

Has the tutorial supplied on the OFP disk been writing incorrectly?

Yes.

[Maester]

Thought as much. So where is it wrong?

[macguba]

The "sy" is wrong.    Read macguba's guide to mission editing for beginners from the Editors Depot.      The answer is in there, but I can't remember exactly what it is.

[Maester]

Heh heh heh. I might do that. I've got to read the basic scripting edotor as well. Arg, how I detest tutorials...but it has to be done for me to improve.