Pack & unpack mission files .ifa

[zeufman]

One of the most important tool, we need a tool to unpack and pack for mission editor.
Mission designer need one to make some new custom mission, with briefing and debrief, and perhaps script files.

Any one is working on ?

[Berliner19]

Eliteness should work

[ZeroG]

Indeed, works like a charm with both missions and addons.
Now the path is open to convert Warfare BE..and for a decent JSRS '44 later on :yay:

[Maestro]

just rename ifa to pbo - and you can use any packer

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> Now the path is open to convert Warfare BE..and for a decent JSRS '44 later on
yesterday I was try...
but warfare buildings are missing, third side are missing...

and vevy disappointed that IF cannot me combined with A2

[NeoArmageddon]

Now the path is open to convert Warfare BE..

Sry to disappoint you, but Warfare BE is based in BIS Warfare and you are not allowed to port such missions to other RV Games. You have to ask BIS first.

[zeufman]

just rename ifa to pbo - and you can use any packer
That's the good way :)
I can use CPBO
Thanks a lot

[ZeroG]

Sry to disappoint you, but Warfare BE is based in BIS Warfare and you are not allowed to port such missions to other RV Games. You have to ask BIS first.

I'm not too sure about whether porting of the mission mechanics of WFBE can be forbidden..as Benny made it from scratch...if yes, he can do it again ;)

[NeoArmageddon]

I'm not too sure about whether porting of the mission mechanics of WFBE can be forbidden..as Benny made it from scratch...if yes, he can do it again ;)

If he made it from scratch you can port it to IF with his permission or he can port it. But if its based in BIS Warfare neither you nor him are allowed to port it to IF without permission of BIS.

As far as I know, Warfare BE is based on BIS Warfare.

[Nicholas]

Benny did not create Warfare, he simply modified the BIS version.

WARFARE Credits:



Based on: CTI concept by Mike Melvin
Design: Mike Melvin, Bart van Paassen
Programmer: Mike Melvin
Additional interfaces: Karel Mořický
Graphics: Karel Mořický, Ivan Buchta, Patrick Melvin, Stephan Stamm, Jan Pražák
Models: Marián Maar, Carsten Cordes, Johannes Wagner, Jakub Horyna
Special thanks: To Lukáš Soukenka for models supervision and to all the BI grunts for spending their free time on the battlefield.

Copyright: ©2008 Bohemia Interactive. All rights reserved.

[Maestro]

If benny just simply modify BIS version, why most people play at Warfare BE, but not BIS CTI?

BIS CTI and WarfareBE very similair and both are used common models but it absolutely different by gameplay

from warfareBE. description.ext
/*
WARFARE Benny Edition
Note: This mission was made from scratch.
Status: Work in Progress.
Contact: benny_boy66@<hidden>

Description:
Warfare is a gamemode which focus on the PvPvAI (Player versus Player versus AI),
each team has a commander which have to build a base and perform upgrades.

The others players have to conquer towns in order to gain more supply, this supply is used
to build a base and perform upgrades, a town generate a variable income each x min (Supply
and Funds), the funds are used to purchase different assets (Infantry, Vehicles, Support...)

Each team has a MHQ, This last one is used to build the base, once that the MHQ is lost,
The commander won't be able to build a base until that the MHQ get fixed with a repair
truck.

The towns are defended by resistance, once that all resistance is neutralized, the town
will belong to the team who took it, depending on the Supply Value of the town, a defense
team will spawn in that town to prevent enemy from taking it.

The game will end as soon as all towns are captured by a side or once that all of a side's base
is destroyed.

Credits:
Benny - Mission Maker
MrNiceGuy - UI Design - Beer provider
*/

[orlok]

hello all

I think the point is, if he (or another mission maker) can be bothered to write it all up from scratch for IF.

If a users code mimics a BIS function but doesn't physically use any of their code then it's all good.

If that's only a little work then great. If it's huge chunks then.....

Also, you never know BIS may give their permission to use mission coding for non profit in the IF engine. Again, who knows?

Lets wait to hear from those who can give us an difinitive answer.

Rgds

LoK

[NeoArmageddon]

Also, you never know BIS may give their permission to use mission coding for non profit in the IF engine. Again, who knows?

I (and some other from german G-G-C forums) know, because we already asked.

But it seems, that BE Warfare is "from scratch" so you just need Bennys permission to port it to IF.
Problem with no WF buildings in IF persists. So we have to wait for some WW2 buildings mods.

[stephsen]

rename ifa to pbo ...??? how does it work ? plz help

[Jedra]

rename ifa to pbo ...??? how does it work ? plz help

Are you asking how to rename a file? I suspect not. Basically if you have a tool to extract a pbo (Eliteness for example), you can do the same thing with a ifa file too. All you have to do is re-name it...

To extract myfile.ifa, just rename it (or, to be on the safe side, copy it) to myfile.pbo and then use Eliteness as you would have done with an Arma file.

[Hellfire257]

Thanks for the info! Now I wish I could get CPBO working... :(

[ZeroG]

But it seems, that BE Warfare is "from scratch" so you just need Bennys permission to port it to IF.


Like I said...and as WFBE 3 is on the horizon, theres hope for a decent WW2 CTI

Instead of using Editor buidlings (i.e. warfare factories), one could use regular houses for factories....