It said to put the mission03 into 'local/english/levels' folder it worked - but only for single player

Knowing that Brettzies Weapon mod worked, and using that mod I placed it in

'bp_weapons_pack_v4.0/levels/mission03' folder and it worked - but only for single player.

(this requires knowledge of how mods work, but that's a question you can ask if you don't find the answer elsewhere on GR.net)

I then read somewhere about requiring the mission03_ni file

...so here's what I did...

I extracted the quick.bundle and got to work on a mission in the editor- I chose Mission03 again.

(I'll not cover how I did this here, using the bundler and that, it's all expalianed in [GR] Modding)

Once I'd moved the enemies around to new locations and paths I just Saved, no 'Export'

I copied my new mission03.xml to 'bp_weapons_pack_v4.0/levels/mission03' folder

I copied and pasted the mission03.xml AGAIN to the same folder but called it mission03_ni.xml

I copied my new world_1.xml to 'bp_weapons_pack_v4.0/levels/mission03/xml' folder

I renamed the world_1.xml to world.xml, copied and pasted it AGAIN but called it world_ni.xml

...Now, when I chose LAN co-op mission03 'VIP2 is Down' I got my re-scripted mission.

Some Oddities....I tried all methods with 'skip insertion' ticked, but got full length Insertions..

Chose not to have a mission03_ni.xml = custom mission - no narcom - but Heli Drop from new direction

Chose not to have a world_ni.xml = default mission - narcom - usual Heli Insertion

Chose not to have neither *.*_ni.xml and you'll get the default mission

Any Questions?

I want to be able to remove a fence panel after i have reached a certain point like area 7 so as to make the journey back shorter. I have looked in the other topics and the pdf by wolfsong but not sure how to set this up.

any help would be awesome

thanks

<element type="ActivateVehicle" vehicle_id="heli1" start_time="1"/>

<element type="Orderheli" vehicle_id="heli1" ai="true" order="move" position="-37 -16718 0" start_time="1"/>

But i have no idea if yhis is right.

Please help

Thanks

I have searched the forums and Grin scripting for beginers and cant find if there is a script for making a helicopter indestructable. i found the script for dynamic props but not vehicles

help please

there were allready some people asking me for help, to let ai respawn like in arsenic thrihydride.

so heres a small tutorial how to do that.

it is a bit different to the system i used in the arsenic, but i think this 1 is better.

i m useing that on my new map.

you place 1 squad in the editor and name it "run1w1" the "w" stands for wave.

and just double it up in the world.xml file.

for this example we have 1 squad spawning 10 times, so "run1w1" to "run1w10"

1st you need triggers.

like you see below, killing a squad will trigger allways the same event.

i do that to have controll over the respawn time.

<user name="run1w1_killed" type="continuous">

<trigger type="EnemyGroup" name="run1w1">

<enemy group_id="run1w1" condition="all"/>

</trigger>

<event name="time_run1"/>

</user>

<user name="run1w2_killed" type="continuous">

<trigger type="EnemyGroup" name="run1w2">

<enemy group_id="run1w2" condition="all"/>

</trigger>

<event name="time_run1"/>

</user>

<user name="run1w3_killed" type="continuous">

<trigger type="EnemyGroup" name="run1w3">

<enemy group_id="run1w3" condition="all"/>

</trigger>

<event name="time_run1"/>

</user>

<user name="run1w4_killed" type="continuous">

<trigger type="EnemyGroup" name="run1w4">

<enemy group_id="run1w4" condition="all"/>

</trigger>

<event name="time_run1"/>

</user>

<user name="run1w5_killed" type="continuous">

<trigger type="EnemyGroup" name="run1w5">

<enemy group_id="run1w5" condition="all"/>

</trigger>

<event name="time_run1"/>

</user>

<user name="run1w6_killed" type="continuous">

<trigger type="EnemyGroup" name="run1w6">

<enemy group_id="run1w6" condition="all"/>

</trigger>

<event name="time_run1"/>

</user>

<user name="run1w7_killed" type="continuous">

<trigger type="EnemyGroup" name="run1w7">

<enemy group_id="run1w7" condition="all"/>

</trigger>

<event name="time_run1"/>

</user>

<user name="run1w8_killed" type="continuous">

<trigger type="EnemyGroup" name="run1w8">

<enemy group_id="run1w8" condition="all"/>

</trigger>

<event name="time_run1"/>

</user>

<user name="run1w9_killed" type="continuous">

<trigger type="EnemyGroup" name="run1w9">

<enemy group_id="run1w9" condition="all"/>

</trigger>

<event name="time_run1"/>

</user>

<user name="run1w10_killed" type="continuous">

<trigger type="EnemyGroup" name="run1w10">

<enemy group_id="run1w10" condition="all"/>

</trigger>

<event name="time_run1"/>

</user>

2nd. are the events

<!-- set the var id allways in the start game event, in case you play the map a 2nd round. -->

<event name="start_game">

<element type="TriggerEvent" event="set_var" start_time="2"/>

</event>

<!-- creating a var id for the ai respawners -->

<event name="set_var">

<element type="UseVar" id="run1" set="1"/>

</event>

<!-- respawntime that the ai will have -->

on my new map the respawntime is changeing to the amount of players on the map.

i wont explain that now, couse its a different story, and doesnt matter in the moment.

you can also do a "triggerrandomevent" and make a variating spawntime.

<event name="time_run1">

<element type="TriggerEvent" event="select_run1" start_time="10"/>

</event>

<!-- wave to be spawned, works by var id, 11 would be off -->

all 10 waves are spawned from this event. just 1 at the time according to the var id

<event name="select_run1">

<element type="ActivateEventIfVar" id="run1" equals="1" event="spawn_run1w1"/>

<element type="ActivateEventIfVar" id="run1" equals="2" event="spawn_run1w2"/>

<element type="ActivateEventIfVar" id="run1" equals="3" event="spawn_run1w3"/>

<element type="ActivateEventIfVar" id="run1" equals="4" event="spawn_run1w4"/>

<element type="ActivateEventIfVar" id="run1" equals="5" event="spawn_run1w5"/>

<element type="ActivateEventIfVar" id="run1" equals="6" event="spawn_run1w6"/>

<element type="ActivateEventIfVar" id="run1" equals="7" event="spawn_run1w7"/>

<element type="ActivateEventIfVar" id="run1" equals="8" event="spawn_run1w8"/>

<element type="ActivateEventIfVar" id="run1" equals="9" event="spawn_run1w9"/>

<element type="ActivateEventIfVar" id="run1" equals="10" event="spawn_run1w10"/>

</event>

<!-- spawning of ai, and adding 1 to the var id that the script knows this group was spawned -->

<event name="spawn_run1w1">

<element type="UseVar" id="run1" add="1" start_time="1"/>

<element type="ActivateGroup" group_id="run1w1" start_time="2"/>

</event>

<event name="spawn_run1w2">

<element type="UseVar" id="run1" add="1" start_time="1"/>

<element type="ActivateGroup" group_id="run1w2" start_time="2"/>

</event>

<event name="spawn_run1w3">

<element type="UseVar" id="run1" add="1" start_time="1"/>

<element type="ActivateGroup" group_id="run1w3" start_time="2"/>

</event>

<event name="spawn_run1w4">

<element type="UseVar" id="run1" add="1" start_time="1"/>

<element type="ActivateGroup" group_id="run1w4" start_time="2"/>

</event>

<event name="spawn_run1w5">

<element type="UseVar" id="run1" add="1" start_time="1"/>

<element type="ActivateGroup" group_id="run1w5" start_time="2"/>

</event>

<event name="spawn_run1w6">

<element type="UseVar" id="run1" add="1" start_time="1"/>

<element type="ActivateGroup" group_id="run1w6" start_time="2"/>

</event>

<event name="spawn_run1w7">

<element type="UseVar" id="run1" add="1" start_time="1"/>

<element type="ActivateGroup" group_id="run1w7" start_time="2"/>

</event>

<event name="spawn_run1w8">

<element type="UseVar" id="run1" add="1" start_time="1"/>

<element type="ActivateGroup" group_id="run1w8" start_time="2"/>

</event>

<event name="spawn_run1w9">

<element type="UseVar" id="run1" add="1" start_time="1"/>

<element type="ActivateGroup" group_id="run1w9" start_time="2"/>

</event>

<event name="spawn_run1w10">

<element type="UseVar" id="run1" add="1" start_time="1"/>

<element type="ActivateGroup" group_id="run1w10" start_time="2"/>

</event>

and this is basicly it.

i got 1 good hint for you guys, if you really wanna do a map like that.

script everything ready for 1 runner. and then make yourself a template out of that.

then scripting is really easy, couse you can do it with the template, just need to

rename the keywords and copy it over in the script.

i hope this will explain how it works. if you still have questions just go ahead.

I have a vehicle to destory as an objective. As i enter area1 the mission objective appears in the hud and the waypoint shows, i explode the c4 destroy the vehicle but the objective does not update to complete neither does it disappear.

<event name="start_area1">

       <element type="UnitInArea" area="area1" state="deactivate"/>

       <element type="ActivateGroup" group_id="group1" start_time="0"/>

       <element type="ActivateGroup" group_id="gun1" start_time="0"/>

       <element type="ActivateGroup" group_id="gun2" start_time="0"/>

       <element type="EnableUnit" name_id="c4_aa1" start_time="3"/>

       <element type="Objective" id="obj1" state="add" headline_id="mx_obj1_head" txt_id="mx_obj1_txt" waypoint_id="mx_obj1_wp" waypoint="-281 1550 51" mode="1" start_time="3.0"/>

</event>       

       <event name="aa1_trigger">

       <element type="DisableUnit" name_id="c4_aa1" start_time="15"/>

</event>

       <event name="update_objective1">

       <element type="Objective" id="obj1" state="add" headline_id="mx_obj1_head" txt_id="mx_obj1_txt2" waypoint_id=" mx_obj1_wp" waypoint="-281 1550 51"mode="1" start_time="3.0"/>

</event>       

<event name="complete_objective1">

       <element type="Objective" id="obj1" state="remove" headline_id="mx_obj1_head" txt_id="mx_obj1_txt2" waypoint_id=" mx_obj1_wp" waypoint="-281 1550 51" mode="1" start_time="0.0"/>

</event>

Do i need to make the objective the c4?

Im obviously missing something but my tiny brain hasnt worked it out..any help would be appreciated

Im trying to place c4 on a vehicle. I place it in map editor, name _id is c4aa1. In editor the c4 is showing. when loading GRAw i either get into the map and no ce is showing or i crash with "identifers must match" the script posted crashes

!-- ------------------------------------------ TRIGGERS ----------------------------------------------------- -->


<user name="unit_in_area1" type="once">

      <trigger type="UnitInArea" area="area1"/>

      <event name="start_area1"/>

</user>


<user name="unit_in_area2" type="once">

      <trigger type="UnitInArea" area="area2"/>

      <event name="start_area2"/>

</user>


<user name="unit_in_area3" type="once">

      <trigger type="UnitInArea" area="area3"/>

      <event name="start_area3"/>

</user>

      <event name="aa1_trigger">

</user>


<!-- ------------------------------------------ EVENTS ----------------------------------------------------- -->


<event name="start_game">

       <element type="UnitInArea" area="area1" state="activate" start_time="1"/>

       <element type="UnitInArea" area="area2" state="activate" start_time="1"/>

       <element type="UnitInArea" area="area3" state="activate" start_time="1"/>

</event>

</enable unit="enable_c4">

       <element type="EnableUnit" c4aa1="c4_aa1" start_time="1.0"/>

       </event>

<!-- ------------------------------------------ area1 events ----------------------------------------------------- -->


<event name="start_area1">

       <element type="UnitInArea" area="area1" state="deactivate"/>

       <element type="ActivateGroup" group_id="group1" start_time="0"/>

       <element type="ActivateGroup" group_id="gun1" start_time="0"/>

       <element type="ActivateGroup" group_id="gun2" start_time="0"/>

</event>

The vehicle with c4_aa1 placed on it is in area1

What am i doing wrong

Many thanks in advance

Nem

My name is Thomas from germany and I read

"GHOST RECON: ADVANCED WARFIGHTER - SCRIPTING FOR BEGINNERS - Patch v1.35"

Thanks to Wolfsong again!

After that great tutorial I have tried to make the following:

First idea: GR:AW1 makes a new savegame after the player have killed two member of a enemy group

<!--mission01.xml: starts where all the "user-elements" start-->

<user name="two_enemies_killed">

<trigger type="EnemyGroup" name="save_game_condition">

<enemy group_id="all" condition="2"/>

</trigger>

<event name="save_game"/>

</user>

<!--mission01.xml: starts behind the "event-element-section"-->

<event name="save_game">

<element type="SaveGame" name="check_point01" start_time="2.0"/>

</event>

That doesn't work nothing happens and then I tried that:

Second idea: GR:AW1 makes a new savegame after the player have killed all of a EnemyGroup.

<!--I made this for every enemy group in the Mission01.xml I found-->

<!--patrol01 patrol02 patrol03 patrol04 rpg01 rpg02 rpg03 yard01 tequila_mg01 roof01 backroad_patrol01 back_sentry inside_sentry backroad_patrol02 roof03 tequila_roof01-->

<!--mission01.xml: starts where all the "user-elements" start-->

<user name="save_game_patrol01_killed">

<trigger type="EnemyGroup" name="save_game_condition" type="once">

<enemy group_id="patrol01" condition="all"/>

</trigger>

<event name="save_game"/>

</user>

.

.

.

.

.

.

<user name="save_game_tequila_roof01_killed">

<trigger type="EnemyGroup" name="save_game_condition" type="once">

<enemy group_id="tequila_roof01" condition="all"/>

</trigger>

<event name="save_game"/>

</user>

<!--mission01.xml: starts behind the "event-element-section"-->

<event name="save_game">

<element type="SaveGame" name="check_point01" start_time="2.0"/>

</event>

It doesn't work, too! Something is wrong and I don't see it...

Can you help me, please? I hope!

There is a savegamemanager.dxe into the quick.bundle, but no tool for editing...

Is there a tool for editing *.dxe-files?

Thanks a lot and have a nice day,

Thomas

P.S.: Sorry for my bad english!! Thank you!

This is my first attempt to mod a single player mission ! I've chosed VIP2 DOWN coz I like this mission, a lot of action and objectives ! I added more Tango at the first part, new support at the ambassy (F15) and more tanks and tango ! You have to change your way to cover the ambassy and now you can choose "ZEUS" !

Can somebody give me a link to upload the file "mission03.xml" ???

Please note that I'm still working on it and I want to add some Mi28 and EnemyHelo but I need to add them to the world.xml and some other stuff , if somebody knows how please answer me !

Thanks to all

I want hide a small_static from the world and show it later. Also I want to walk over the place, where the small_static is placed. The small_static is a spansk_ryttare.

I've tried:

<element type="DisableUnit" name_id="sperre_04"/>

<element type="EnableUnit" name_id="sperre_04"/>

This don't work. Nothing changed.

and

<element type="UnitVisibility" name_id="sperre_04" action="hide"/>

<element type="UnitVisibility" name_id="sperre_04" action="show"/>

spansk_ryttare was not visible, but can't walk through

Can anyone help?

Thanks

Since a long time I haven't posted any comment here !

Well these last two days I had some free time so I've decided to change the story and way how to play some SP missions.

I've started with mission 6 : Ready for Bear and here are some pictures :

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/8741/screenshot42ki4.jpg

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/3489/screenshot46ot6.jpg

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/9498/screenshot48un4.jpg

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/5020/screenshot49vv1.jpg

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/4058/screenshot54qd6.jpg

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/7849/screenshot55sk7.jpg

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/4695/screenshot57ma0.jpg

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/6373/screenshot61ii2.jpg

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/945/screenshot63nn7.jpg

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/7171/screenshot64pl8.jpg

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/2553/screenshot65cy5.jpg

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/3680/screenshot68qc8.jpg

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/1646/screenshot69zc3.jpg

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/1489/screenshot70qx6.jpg

Adding some support and now the Apache can attack the Mi-18 like in GRAW2 (trailer)

Enjoy the Pic

Sincerly

StormBlackEagle

-Paris-

Have been working on getting a C4 charge to explode. Am using the 'c4_aa1' script from SP Mission 5 as a reference.

Got it to activate, but then get the following error msg.

data\lib\units\types\weapons\c4.dsf(-1): can't find member: activate in type <void>

Has anyone doing [GR] missions got a working C4 yet ?

Care to share your script?

Thx Zero

(edited for sp)

I think it could but i dont know how it works. In mission 11 (Fierce Resistance) the sky change befor you enter the palacio or so. But i dont know how it is realized. There is nothing in the script, I guess.

Does anybody know something?

Mission Objectives In The User Interface

NOTE: You can add as many elements as you want in these events. Everything you want to happen when the objective starts and ends should be put into these events.

Create Event To Add A Mission Objective To The GUI

<event name="add_objective1">

Add Objective Info

<element type="Objective" id="objective1" headline_id="my_mission_head_obj1" txt_id="my_mission_txt_obj1" state="add" mode="1" start_time="1.0/>

- type => define that you're dealing with an objective

- id => name for this element inside the script, used for deactivating and changing info

- headline_id => which string entry to show as headline for objective, example "Search and destroy ADA unit"

- txt_is => which string entry to show as description text for objective, example "Search and destroy the mobile ADA unit. Use your C4 or other explosives to neutralize it."

- state => what you want to do with the objective?, add/remove

- mode => keep this set to 1

- start_time => when to show it?, seconds delay after event executed

Add Objective CrossCom Marker

<element type="Objective" id="objective1_wp" waypoint_id="my_mission_wp_obj1" state="add" waypoint="10171.8555 -9296.7939 106.4334" mode="1" start_time="3.0"/>

- type => define that you're dealing with an objective

- id => name for this element inside the script, used for deactivating and changing info

- waypoint_id => which string entry to show as name tag for marker

- state => what do you want to do with the marker?, add/remove

- waypoint => x,y,z coordinates on map to place it

- mode => keep this set to 1

- start_time => when to show it?, seconds delay after event executed

</event>

Create Event To Update A Mission Objective On The GUI

<event name="update_objective1">

Update Objective Info

<element type="Objective" id="objective1" headline_id="my_mission_head2_obj1" txt_id="my_mission_txt2_obj1" state="add" mode="1" start_time="3.0"/>

- type => define that you're dealing with an objective

- id => define which objective you want to work with, same as id when you created it

- headline_id => which string entry to show as new headline for objective, example "Get a move on, Search and destroy ADA unit"

- txt_is => which string entry to show as new description text for objective, example "Search and destroy the mobile ADA unit. Use your C4 or other explosives to neutralize it. The ADA is on the move!"

- state => what you want to do with the objective?, add/remove, use add when updating

- mode => keep this set to 1

- start_time => when to update it?, seconds delay after event executed

</event>

Create Event To Remove Mission Objective From The GUI

<event name="remove_objective1">

Remove Objective CrossCom Marker

<element type="Objective" id="objective1_wp" state="remove" mode="1" start_time="0.0"/>

- type => define that you're dealing with an objective

- id => define which marker you want to work with, same as id when you created it

- state => what do you want to do with the marker?, add/remove

- mode => keep this set to 1

- start_time => when to remove it?, seconds delay after event executed

Remove Objective Info

<element type="Objective" id="objective1" state="remove"/>

- type => define that you're dealing with an objective

- id => define which objective you want to work with, same as id when you created it

- state => what do you want to do with the marker?, add/remove

Add Next Objective

</event>

And the clean XML code with only overview comments:

Adding A Mission Objective To The GUI

<event name="add_objective1">

<element type="Objective" id="objective1" headline_id="my_mission_head_obj1" txt_id="my_mission_txt_obj1" state="add" mode="1" start_time="1.0/>

<element type="Objective" id="objective1_wp" waypoint_id="my_mission_wp_obj1" state="add" waypoint="10171.8555 -9296.7939 106.4334" mode="1" start_time="3.0"/>

</event>

Update A Mission Objective On The GUI

<event name="update_objective1">

<element type="Objective" id="objective1" headline_id="my_mission_head2_obj1" txt_id="my_mission_txt2_obj1" state="add" mode="1" start_time="3.0"/>

</event>

Removing A Mission Objective From The GUI

<event name="remove_objective1">

<element type="Objective" id="objective1_wp" state="remove" mode="1" start_time="0.0"/>

<element type="Objective" id="objective1" state="remove"/>

</event>

NOTE: The creation of marker and info can all be done in one go!

<element type="Objective" id="objective1" headline_id="my_mission_head_obj1" txt_id="my_mission_txt_obj1" waypoint_id="my_mission_wp_obj1" state="add" waypoint="23432.975 26290.469 -1044.3226" mode="1" start_time="1.0"/>

But as you can see there is no id for just the marker defined, which gives that you can't just update the waypoint if you need to. It's all in one big package.

On the other hand your marker will get deleted with your info, using only one element.

<element type="Objective" id="objective1" state="remove"/>

So it depends on the type of objective you have which way to deal with the user interface.

The Strings

There was a few string entrys used in these scripts. These are found in the strings/mission.xml.

in our case it would be a short file like this:

<stringset>

<string id="my_mission_briefing" value="Get to it."/>

<string id="my_mission_head_obj1" value="Search and destroy ADA unit"/>

<string id="my_mission_txt_obj1" value="Search and destroy the mobile ADA unit. Use your C4 or other explosives to neutralize it."/>

<string id="my_mission_wp_obj1" value="ADA location"/>

<string id="my_mission_head2_obj1" value="Get a move on, Search and destroy ADA unit"/>

<string id="my_mission_txt2_obj1" value="Search and destroy the mobile ADA unit. Use your C4 or other explosives to neutralize it. The ADA is on the move!"/>

</stringset>

Notice that the mission briefing text is also in this file.

Ok. Now all we need is triggers for these events... that's for next time.

Hope it helps any SP scripters out there.

Note: What you can't do is use NOT, as in is something hasn't yet happened. But this can be solved with some ugly scripting if it's absolutly needed.

AND & OR Conditioned Triggers

AND Condition:

It's easy to create AND conditioned triggers in GR:AW, as I showed in Scripting 3 you can just stack conditions, but I'll include that here as well.

Example: You want "tank01" AND "tank02" to be destroyed AND have "vip" in "helicopter_01" as a trigger condition for the "objective1_completed" event to run.

<!--Condition 1, 2 AND 3-->

<user name="tanks_gone_and_vip_out" type="once">

<trigger type="Vehicle">

<vehicle id="tank01"/>

<vehicle id="tank02"/>

</trigger>

<trigger type="TeamInTransport" vehicle_id="helicopter_01" group_id="vip"/>

<event name="objective1_completed"/>

</user>

<!--Event To Run-->

<event name="objective1_completed">

<element type=".....

<element type=".....

</event>

OR Condition:

To make an OR conditioned trigger there is a little more work, but it's still very simple. All you need is 1 trigger for each OR condition and set the event they trigger to only run once.

Example: You want "tank01" OR "tank02" to be destroyed OR have "vip" in "helicopter_01" as a trigger condition for the "objective1_completed" event to run.

<!--Condition 1-->

<user name="tank1_gone" type="once">

<trigger type="Vehicle">

<vehicle id="tank01"/>

</trigger>

<event name="objective1_completed"/>

</user>

<!--OR Condition 2-->

<user name="tank2_gone" type="once">

<trigger type="Vehicle">

<vehicle id="tank02"/>

</trigger>

<event name="objective1_completed"/>

</user>

<!--OR Condition 3-->

<user name="vip_out" type="once">

<trigger type="TeamInTransport" vehicle_id="helicopter_01" group_id="vip"/>

<event name="objective1_completed"/>

</user>

<!--Event To Run-->

<event name="objective1_completed" once="true">

<element type=".....

<element type=".....

</event>

Note: The important part, as I wrote above, is to add the once="true" part in the event declaration so that it only can be used once everytime the mission is run. When the first condition is triggered it will will the event. The other two will still trigger when they occur, but as the event can only run once, nothing else will happen.

AND OR Condition:

Of course you see how to combine these, but I'll write an example on this anyhow.

Example: You want "tank01" to be destroyed AND have "vip" in "helicopter_01" OR you want "tank02" to be destroyed to be the trigger condition for the "objective1_completed" event to run.

<!--Condition 1 & 2-->

<user name="tank1_gone_and_vip_out" type="once">

<trigger type="Vehicle">

<vehicle id="tank01"/>

</trigger>

<trigger type="TeamInTransport" vehicle_id="helicopter_01" group_id="vip"/>

<event name="objective1_completed"/>

</user>

<!--OR Condition 2-->

<user name="tank2_gone" type="once">

<trigger type="Vehicle">

<vehicle id="tank02"/>

</trigger>

<event name="objective1_completed"/>

</user>

<!--Event To Run-->

<event name="objective1_completed" once="true">

<element type=".....

<element type=".....

</event>

Simple as that. Enjoy.

i am scripting an [GR] mission. You have to kill ontiveros but he will try to escape. One heli (mi17) will come for him and 2 another ones (mi28) should guard them. If Ontiveros reach the heli and disappear should the two MI28 do the same, because they guard the MI17.

But the Problem: if they have got the order="guard" they wont do anything that means no order after the guard-order will take effect.

here my script:

<area_group name="area1" area_name="area1" group="mp_players" interval="0.3" condition="1"/>

<user name="area1" type="once">

<trigger type="UnitInArea" area="area1"/>

<event name="activate01"/>

</user>

<area_group name="area2" area_name="area2" group="mp_players" interval="0.3" condition="1"/>

<user name="area2" type="once">

<trigger type="UnitInArea" area="area2"/>

<event name="activate02"/>

</user>

<event name="start_game">

<element type="UnitInArea" area="area1" state="activate" start_time="2"/>

<element type="UnitInArea" area="area2" state="activate" start_time="3"/>

</event>

<event name="activate01">

<element type="TriggerEvent" event="activate_welle1" start_time="0.1"/>

</event>

<event name="activate_welle1">

<element type="ActivateVehicle" vehicle_id="heli1" start_time="0"/>

<element type="OrderHeli" vehicle_id="heli1" order="move" position="-20100 1038 4000" speed="2" target="true" start_time="3"/>

<element type="OrderHeli" vehicle_id="heli1" order="target" target_rot="0 0 0" position="0 0 0" speed="1" start_time="8"/>

<element type="OrderHeli" vehicle_id="heli1" order="guard" position="0 0 0" inner_radius="6000" outer_radius="11000" start_time="13"/>

</event>

<event name="activate02">

<element type="TriggerEvent" event="activate_welle2" start_time="0.1"/>

</event>

<event name="activate_welle2">

<element type="OrderHeli" vehicle_id="heli1" order="move" position="-20100 1038 4000" speed="2" target="true" start_time="3"/>

</event>

what do i wrong? or isnt there a possibility to abort the guard order?

thanks

Can anyone instruct me on how to get the small map in the bottom left corner of the HUD to show the entire map? The mod I'm working on only shows a small portion of the map. The full overhead view (M key) is fine, the whole map is there, but the HUD mapshows just the upper corner. Is there a command to refresh the map? I have exported many times, but it never changes. And there appears to be 'holes' in it, where I made some static area changes.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

MOM

OK, first I have to confess that since I've found how to add extra save points, I've been adding as many as I can into every mission BEFORE I play allowing me to hopefully complete GRAW, with the limited playing time I have, before GRAW2 comes out. While the extra points do cause less frustration at not having to redo big sections again, it does detract from the game in two ways:

a) You lose some surprise to the game, GRAW has few enough random events, most of the mission is scripted based on a set of triggers. If your game saves without you having just completed an objective, it means you've triggered an 'unit-in-area' trigger that you've added a save point to. Which in-turn usually means danger is round the corner, or will be heading towards you, that sort of thing.

b) The lack of random events and the closeness of the saves can turn the game into a bit of a 'paint-by-numbers' effort. If you're pulled way back you may try some different route/tactics but with lots of saves you just retry with slightly different action, move slightly more left/ peek round that corner before proceeding / put a team member right there and so on. Even if not killed I've found myself jumping back to a save point if everthing is not perfect, I'm injured or I've lost a team member. Hardly realistic eh?

And then the other downside, bugs (or unexpected out-turns as we're breaking the game code not the developer ). Had one in mission 3 where, on completing the mission including destroying the tank, I was not allowed to evacuate on the black hawk . But now this one in mission 06 Ready for Bear is even crazier.

It happens between getting the tank crew in the barracks and reaching the US tanks. Not an overly difficult section (if you time it right so those tank jockeys don't try and take down the MG nest on their own ) so the extra saves in between are not neccessary, but they were in there. So when I was caught out by the MG nest myself, I jumped to the last extra point, close to the hanger, tower snipers gone, good, take out the MG, done, head into the hanger, fine, "right lads into the tanks with you lets get goin', lads... eh? ". No sign of the crew apart from blue diamonds back towards the barracks. One minute they are taking on a MG nest with pistols, next they are afraid to move up when all threats have been neutralised ??? Back out see if I've missed a new set of threats, nope. Back towards the barracks, what a site, all the crew on their knees, hands behind their heads They don't do anything, even when you go up to them, just kneel

Apart from being an amusing tale, it does show a limitation of NPCs in mods and how save game works in GRAW (and probably GRAW2). coming out of a save, all characters are respawned at their saved location (hence why you and your team return to full health). Problem is if NPCs have a specific spawn action seen when first encountered (lying unconcious, kneeling as prisoners etc., usually with an event trigger to get them out of that action) then they will revert to that action on return from a save point.

In the end I just had to do that section using only the official check-points. Oh well, if I ever get really frustrated with the game I can always turn in to Evil Mitchell , jump into one of those extra points and see how many tank crew members I can mercilessly execute before Game Over.

How would you go about opening the multiplayer scripts included? DXE Files

Tinker