struggling with the sensors/markers

[MadFred]

Hi there,

I am new to editing in OFP and I have a little problem,

I have read the mission editor tutorial and made the mission that is there as an example to get the hang of it.

now i have created a mission of my own using the sensors for win and loose situations (obviously) but somehow it doesnt work out when I use the example on my specific ideas.

basically I have a group of 6 BlackOps (s1-s6) cruising thru heavily garded enemy territory to ifiltrate a base and destroy 2 Shilka's that pose a threat to air operations.
Afterwards they need to obtain a vehicle and escape across a lenght of enemy terrain to a NATO base.

The win situation would be both shilkas destroyed and making it home in one piece
To fail the mission either all BlackOps are dead or you DO make it home safe but didnt manage to get both (or any) Shilka's destroyed

Can anyone give me an example of what these sensors should say or push me into the right direction?

Any help would be greatly appreciated
thanks in advance!

MadFred

[Artak]

The first trigger should detect wether the shilkas are alive or not.
Thus make a trigger with 0 radius and this on it's

condition: !(alive shilka1) && !(alive shilka2)
on activation: shilkadead=true

The second trigger should detect if the players are inside their home base. Make a trigger and Group (F2+drag blue line) it with the players group.
Set the condition options to leader present. the cond and act should have

condition: this
on activation: inbase=true

Third trigger is a win trigger. select the end options from the trigger, maybe add some effect to it and put this in the cond line (activation can be empty)

condition: inbase and shilkadead

Fourth trigger is your lose trig. select the end options and put this in the cond line.. maybe add an effect there too.

condition: inbase and (alive shilka1) or (alive shilka2)


That should do it.  

[MadFred]

Thank's a million.....very much appreciated!!!!

MadFred

[macguba]

MadFred, it sounds to me like you've been reading the tutorial that comes with the game.   Which is fine, but we have lots of better tutorials on this site.   Go to the Editors Depot - Tutorials - Getting Started - First Steps and get stuck in.  

[MadFred]

Indeed I have been reading that one...

it's good for making 2 or 3 poor little missions but still I found  it a bit confusing aswell
(I'm just thick)

having looked at your suggestion I can only say

OH YES!   I got me some studying to do!

you probably dont have to guess which guide I am reading first!  ;D

Thanks very much m8!!!

MADFRED

[Artak]

A hot tip which the tutorial that comes with the game doesn't provide is that you set your editor to 'advanced' mode.
Do this in editor's top right corned where it says something like 'easy'.. unless it's already in 'advanced' and it says 'advanced' in there  ;D

[MadFred]

rgr that Artak it has been on advanced from the start...

I did make mission before but only instant action type battlefields where I just fought till one side was annihilated
which is fun if you dont understand too much bout advanced editing but then you learn about what can be done if you know the drill y'know

Coming to this forum and talking to ppl about it makes me appreciate the work needed for really good missions and I have set out to accomplish that too.

must say that this is a truly great place to learn!!

thanks for the tip anyways even tho I knew it.

Madfred


 

[macguba]

 ;D  ;D ;D

It was the same for all of use MadFred ..... it is a bit confusing at first because there is a lot to take in.     Doesn't take long to get going though.

Once you've read a couple of tutes download the Tutorial Mission from Getting started .... there's a lot of stuff in there you can just copy and paste into your own mission.

[MadFred]

Top Tip, thanks

willdo!

MadFred out