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Editors Depot - Mission Editing and Scripting => OFP - Editing/Scripting General => Topic started by: RangerX3X on 01 Aug 2005, 23:59:30

Title: Briefing Groups
Post by: RangerX3X on 01 Aug 2005, 23:59:30

Forgive me if this has been asked before, however when I have a mission with a group that starts in a vehicle using the following in the group leaders initialization field:

"_x moveinCargo pbrmain" forEach units this

When I bring up the map in game and go to the briefings group tab, it shows no one, not even me.

But if I take the group out of the vehicle and start them on land, I can see the group list in the briefing.

Bug?

Title: Re:Briefing Groups
Post by: The-Architect on 02 Aug 2005, 00:42:54

Don't worry this is normal. Groups that start the mission in cargo are not displayed in the groups tag. It's Flashpoint not you.

I don't know if it will work but you could try having them out of the vehicle at the start of the mission and then moveincargo them just after it starts. Might work.

You can hide the move with a very short camera bit pointing somewhere else. Bear in mind that I'm not sure it will work though.

Title: Re:Briefing Groups
Post by: Pilot on 02 Aug 2005, 02:31:12

Yeah, that should work, just use a black in at the start of the mission, that should hide the transfer.

-Student Pilot

Title: Re:Briefing Groups
Post by: Sui on 03 Aug 2005, 00:58:51

Quote from: The-Architect on 02 Aug 2005, 00:42:54

You can hide the move with a very short camera bit pointing somewhere else. Bear in mind that I'm not sure it will work though.

I can confirm that this method is fine :)

I use it in most of my missions... it also adds a bit of 'ambience' to the start of the mission. If you have a small (ie. 4 second) cutscene it helps set the mood for the mission to come.