Mission editor manual

[thaisocom]

I am wondering if there are manual for mission editor available other than one of the GUI manual provided. A manual with a collection of scripts, triggers and etc. available and how to use them? :smartass:

[HotFish]

Yes.:pilotfly:

 

A detailed and more sophisticated guide for ME scripts and triggers would be valuable tool to create more realistic user and cockpit based triggers. Hope this kind of guide would be available soon.:thumbup:

 

Earlier posted "Complete list of cockpit arguments" (by Olgerd) was exellent information, but I was not able to get it work. Does anyone know (any experiences), how to create "Cockpit argument is equal to" trigger? I inserted values, my cockpit did not responce.

[ivanwfr]

I could manage to have Slip Ball (CA #24) working as a trigger in my attached mission of this thread: Repeatable maneuvers

[HotFish]

Ivanwfr, many thanks for your replay and example of argument triggers.

 

"Argument in range" -rules seems to be working well. How about "Argument is equal to" , did you manage to get it work?

 

I´m trying to create a realistic voiceovers; cockpit argument will check, if the radio is set properly.

 

Radio -triggers like this...

 

RULES: Argument is equal to #152, value 0.1

 

 

Still, I can´t get this work!:helpsmilie:

[ivanwfr]

Will try it and report back as soon as I find something useful.

 

But I know from experience that ME can generate LUA code polluted with some inconsistencies.

 

Searching the "mission" file for some wrong expression could help.

 

I've already found some code that just does not hurt but does nothing obviously like this for example:

SOME PARAM IN RANGE: MIN=10 MAX=5 ... never happens

[BrumTx]

Would be a wonderful idea if someone could make it

[HotFish]

Roger. The complete list of CA is found here;

 

http://files.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/84654/

 

Values #143-146 and #157-160 are dedecated to VHF/AM and FM radio. I am trying to create trigger for each knob, to check if radio is set on right frequency.

 

But not sure if it works this way. I let you know if something is found.

[HotFish]

Ok, I figured it out.

 

To use radio as a trigger, "Argument in range" has to be set in ME rules.

 

For freq. 30.000, the first knob is figure 3 in real life, but the value for it is 0.1. And it has to be set "in range"; 0.05 - 0.15.

 

 

Obviously cockpit PARAMETER is something else. I really hope, someone, somewhere, someday can explain these details for us, as mentioned in topic.:)

[ivanwfr]

Yea, reached that conclusion too and used it to play with Frequency Mode VHF-FM button #152 in my Repeatable maneuvers misson.

 

Here is a screenshot of how it is used in Missions\Aircraft Operation\1\A-10C-Training-Start-Up.miz.

[HotFish]

How about "cockpit parameter and indication" rules? Any experiences yet?

[ivanwfr]

How about "cockpit parameter and indication" rules? Any experiences yet?

I have none and wont have more for the time being because I have been nicely fed up with "Argument in range" for the comming days!

[HotFish]

Ok, thanks for your helping hand in this issue Ivanwfr.

 

Now waiting for the official ME guide for triggers, I am aware of that it´s not the priority #1 in ED´s long WIP wishlist.:smilewink:

[ivanwfr]

When I got to the solution, I found you were there already! But it was with pleasure anyway as solving this kind of puzzle is part of getting the best from ME.

 

As you say, it would be another kind of pleasure to get those howtos from just RTFM.

 

That is if we had one instead of this Developer's journal page antique :doh:

 

:D And no, I'm not just kidding as it does not do justice to all the good work it's suppose to display in one of ED site front-page :D

 

... got that one posted once more ...

[Grimes]

I suppose we could just crowd source it with the wiki provided by ED. Granted we have dozens of missions builders who each have their own quirks and preferences for accomplishing similar tasks. But IMO, this forum section has had decent results with most new mission builder inquiries.

[ivanwfr]

There are things we can do but there are some we can't. ED public documentation for modders are their decision and when you see how obsolete it is, that just makes no sense.

 

Nothing can explain why this page has not been maintained or removed. One way or the other, something has to be done before we know whether we are working with solid or volatile information.

 

Just in about a few weeks, I've already got some of my LUA work based on Export feature to intefrace TM-TARGET made obsolete by 1109. I'm certainly not going to promote anything in that direction unless some sign of good will shows up... in the mean time, I'll stick with just flying.