Problems with Objectives

[MythPro1]

I just got objectives to work, but when I get the Objective Complete DING a green check won't appear in my Objective Notebook. Why is that?

[macguba]

You need the command

"1" ObjStatus "Done"

Put it in the on activation field of the trigger that ends the mission.    Make sure your objectives are numbered correctly in briefing.htm    Look at snYpir's "How to use objectives and init.sqs" in EdDepot - Tutorials - Getting Started for more info.

[MythPro1]

ohhhh its "1" objstatus "DONE"
I was putting "obj_1" objstatus "DONE"
Snyper's guide doesn't have the html file which he says can be downloaded off it. I must have read it 20 times just couldn't find it =D So I got an automated ojectives program works well so far.

[Artak]

You can have "obj_1" or "1" or "targetkilled" or whatever objstatus "status" IF you define it in bfiering.html that way.

Obviously the name of the object has no effect on the outcome.. it's just there to let the game know which objective is which, and you can name them to make it easier on you.

[MythPro1]

Well then i'm back to square one then if how I name it doesn't matter. The problem must be that the Briefing Creator program I got doesn't link the objectives in the HTML to the games objectives in my mission. How would I do this?

[Artak]

open the briefing.html with notepad for example and check the objective names from there. Here's an example from my briefing

<p><a name = "OBJ_1"></a>Search every village in <a href="marker:ob1">this area</a> for weapons and destroy any you find.</p>

There the OBJ tells the game it's an objective and the _1 tells its name. If you have it like this then you shoul use "1" objstatus "done".

If it was OBJ_start you'd use "start" objstatus "done". makes sence?

[macguba]

Tutorials - Getting Started has a Tutorial mission.   There is a briefing.htm and all the other extra files you need.   Borrow them and just change the text.   It was created specifically for people in your situation.

With the briefing creator you would need to know how it is numbering the objectives - is it Obj_1, or Obj_A or Obj_start?