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Offline ZapBrannigan

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Briefing problem
« on: 06 Aug 2007, 23:34:33 »
hello, I have a racing mission and I cant get the briefing to work. Can sombody please help me out. I have attached it.

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Re: Briefing problem
« Reply #1 on: 06 Aug 2007, 23:43:36 »
Abel? Is this for OFP or ArmA?

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Re: Briefing problem
« Reply #2 on: 07 Aug 2007, 03:24:28 »
Sorry I should have mentioned that it is an Operation Flashpoint mission

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Re: Briefing problem
« Reply #3 on: 07 Aug 2007, 05:29:53 »
Abel is Malden on OFP.

I'll take a look and get back to you Zap.


Okay, as far as I know it should work now. There were spaces such as:
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<a name = "Plan">
HTML doesn't like those spaces. Also, the comments were incorrectly coded. I suggest you go to the ED and download Chris's ArmA Editor, which will also work for OFP. It's under tools. But the comments like this:
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<! **** >
should really be <!-- **** -->

Try the attached one and let me know.
« Last Edit: 07 Aug 2007, 05:40:32 by Tyger »
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Re: Briefing problem
« Reply #4 on: 08 Aug 2007, 01:32:07 »
no it still dosent work from what im doing so I may be doing something wrong.

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Re: Briefing problem
« Reply #5 on: 08 Aug 2007, 04:37:25 »
Have you tried Chris's OFP editor yet? It has a Briefing wizard..

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Re: Briefing problem
« Reply #6 on: 08 Aug 2007, 05:41:33 »
I added the information to the ArmA editor and posted it here.

The only things you need to do with it are put it straight into the mission folder. I.E.
C:\Program Files\OperationFlashpoint\Users\Missions\mymission.abel\

You probably already knew that.

How are you testing the mission to check the briefing works?
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Re: Briefing problem
« Reply #7 on: 08 Aug 2007, 09:36:56 »
Works for me in ArmA. You don't have any objective, but it's showing the plan and notes.
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Offline ZapBrannigan

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Re: Briefing problem
« Reply #8 on: 09 Aug 2007, 04:25:31 »
To test it im just putting the briefing in the mission folder then going into the editor, opening the mission and saving as export to single missions. and when i try and play the mission where the briefing is suposed to be it just shows a black screen.

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Re: Briefing problem
« Reply #9 on: 09 Aug 2007, 15:17:19 »
The mission might not be overwriting the current .pbo you have in the Missions folder. I have that problem a lot too. Try, in the mission editor, holding shift down when you press preview. See if the briefing comes up. If it does, exit OFP, delete the current mission .pbo you have in your directory, and then restart OFP and export the mission again.
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Offline ZapBrannigan

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Re: Briefing problem
« Reply #10 on: 10 Aug 2007, 08:08:21 »
I did what you said with the shift screen, but it just shows that same black screen for the briefing that it does in single missions. Im really sorry.

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Re: Briefing problem
« Reply #11 on: 11 Aug 2007, 18:21:35 »
No that's fine. It just means that the briefing is indeed not working. :P
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Re: Briefing problem
« Reply #12 on: 11 Aug 2007, 19:59:02 »
hey do like they say try Chris's OFP editor
http://www.chenderman.com/ARMAEDIT.htm  :dunno:  :D cheers
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Re: Briefing problem
« Reply #13 on: 19 Aug 2007, 22:25:06 »
I have been gone for a week because I was at a family reunion. But im back and ready to keep trying to make this work.
Ive tried making a new briefing in chris arma editor but it still shows a black screen where the briefing is. thank you

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Re: Briefing problem
« Reply #14 on: 27 Sep 2007, 03:37:48 »
Got back to work on this, seems that any briefing I make wont work in ofp? ANd any briefing I edited that already works stops working and just shows a black screen.  Maybe I should reinstall my game?