WTF ? Elitist nerds !!!

[superfun]

..HI.. .i put negative title as it attracts mreo readers !!
LOVE the game , blah blah ..BUT HATE computers..thats why i droped outta InfoTech ...i now specialise in something else ..so ..how bout  a BIG "HOW TO" section for those of us that dont wish to edit missions but would like to download and play other peoples anyway...i just downloaded one mission and not only did i put it in the wrong folder...( cos i wasnt told and i am stupid ) ...but it didnt load when i did move it to correct folder as it said something was missing..some editor something or another...i been on your site for ages  (just found it today ) and i cant find simple instructions for idiots like me ..who just want to play missions and use some addons !!!

pls help

 

[Planck]

Well. this is only an editing site, devoted to all aspects of editing for the game.

However, most missions should come with a readme, which should tell you which addons you require to play it......and.......hopefully a link to where you can get them.

Missions, of course, go in your Missions folder.

Addons, which when extracted from a zip or rar file, go in your Addons folder......they will have the file extension of .pbo.


Hope this has been of some use to you.


Planck

[The-Architect]

I understand that you may not be too good with computers but this couldn't be simpler.

If you download a mission then unzip the file you'll get a .pbo file. Then you just have to put it with the other mission .pbo files in the Flashpoint folder.

C:ProgramFiles/Codemasters/OperationFlashpoint/Missions

Something like that, I'm on the Lap Top so I can't check. With addons it just the same but the addon goes into the addon folder. Guys who might have a handgun go in the res/addons folder, or they do on my computer.

When you want to play with an addon you just go into the editor on the main menu and then choose a map, click units and choose the unit you want to play with.

You're lucky that I got in and answered this because it isn't really something we help with here. BIS forums is the place for that and this topic will probably get locked.

Here's a link for them,

http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi

After you've played with the addons you've downloaded, try making a mission. Once you get into the editing side of Flashpoint you'll see why we still play it so long after it came out. Its in the editing side of things that the game really shines.

Here's the best site for addons in my opinion.

Ofp.info

Enjoy.

[superfun]

yes ..i am lucky it got answered..why ?..cos i am LUCKY    ..anyway ..the ONUS is on you guys as when i typed "operation flashpoint missions" in   google ..u guys came up first ..so u must be good    

thnx for the reply though ..i do appreciate it

yeah i kinda worked things out already ..been downloading things..thnx for the link!...so thats the place to find the most funnest  stuff ?

so how to i edit a mission i already have in my missions folder ?( yes i WILL  make a backup ) ..i cant seem to open the proprietary missions in the editor

[nominesine]

Missions are packed into a format called pbo (similar to zip or rar). You need to unPbo it first. You can find the program to unPbo it in the editors depot. Then you can open the missions in the editor.

[bedges]

the answer lies in a .pbo decryptor - one such is here.

comes with instructions if i remember correctly.

[superfun]

ohh..hang on a tic ..i meant the INGAME mission editor..not code based..sorry..,,i dragged a copy of a proprietory mission into the SP template folder ..but it wouldnt open ...however missions i have downloaded WILL open when dragged into the IN GAME mission editor....am i making sesnse..i do not want to play with code..just drag missions into SP folder in windows then go run game > mission editor ?and edit them graphically


thnx

[macguba]

That's right, that's what nominesine and bedges meant.   Follow their instructions and then you can mess with things in the mission editor.

A mission can exist in two forms:  .pbo file or a mission folder.   It can be played from the Main Menu in either form (providing it is in the right directory of course) but in order to play with it in the mission editor it must be in the form of a mission folder.  .pbo won't work, as you have discovered.