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ManDay
Dec 21 2006, 21:09
Hello. This may be a stupid question but: How can I finnaly distribute my mission if I finished it?
In OFP I used to 'Save to MP-Mission' and it did generate a proper PBO File for me.
Now, the only thing that happens is, that it creates a new folder i.e. 'myMissionRetail.Sara' and a copy of the 'mission.sqm' in it. Nothing else.

Of course - that doesnt work than. What is wrong?
J W
Dec 21 2006, 21:11
You should use a PBO-maker (not sure what works for ArmA, some searching will find it for you), and make the folder a .PBO-file (it will be named "somethingsomething.sara.pbo".

Regards
JW
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ManDay
Dec 21 2006, 21:20
Okay. I found one. I dont know whether it's 'too old' or something. But I guess it will work. I'll try it tomorrow. I am tire now http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/OFP:_Community_Tools#PBO_Editing
>> MakePBO

ManDay
ManDay
Dec 22 2006, 06:28
Never mind! But keep in mind:

CHOOSE !NOT! TO COMPRESS SQS & SQM FILES IN THE PROPERTIES-DIALOG OF THE PBO-MAKER 1.1! IF YOU COMPRESS SQS THEY WILL NOT WORK!
J W
Dec 25 2006, 08:52
Okay. I found one. I dont know whether it's 'too old' or something. But I guess it will work. I'll try it tomorrow. I am tire now http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif

http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/OFP:_Community_Tools#PBO_Editing
>> MakePBO

ManDay
I think that "Elitness 2.07 (http://andrew.nf/ofp/tools/eliteness2.07.rar)" is the only tool to work with Armed Assault PBOs.

Not 100% sure it does though
machineking
Dec 27 2006, 06:55
when i use 'Export to MP' everything seems fine, why would I need to use another program to complie the pbo? I'm new at editing...what cant i do to my mission in the editor alone? I've added respawn and it tests fine, but doesnt work in multi, is it bcuz i need another program? http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/banghead.gif
k1ng
Dec 27 2006, 20:58
get Kegetys arma tools (http://www.armed-assault-zone.com/files/Misc_Downloads/tools/kegetys_arma_tools_031206.zip)
you can un-compress and recompress .pbo's... just clik teh name.. no i am not an editor.. but i did make a silly mission involving lots of sopwiths and some mg's as aaa :P
machineking
Dec 27 2006, 22:45
thanks k1ng, those tools are exactly what I needed. Eliteness crash on two different computers.

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k1ng
Dec 29 2006, 05:49
hell i just thought id help out a new editor so maybe oneday a uber MPmission will be created by that new editor. I think i need to learn how to edit things myself. all i can do right now is make small fun games with no scripting involved... such as 30 sopwiths battleing it out for some stupid unapparent reason http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif
Millenium7
Dec 29 2006, 06:23
What exactly doesn't work? just the respawn? cause i've been using export to multiplayer for a while now and it always works perfectly, even includes custom music, sound and scripts. And yes respawn works as well
IceBreakr
Dec 29 2006, 09:28
Be careful with online editing of missions.

If you click edit (you copy directory to MPMissions so you can edit them on the fly) and then fix something and press PREVIEW, the game will use the precompiled pbo file and not compile currently edited game to multiplay. Its a bug (or feature... dunno hehe).

So be sure to click Save - export to multiplay and then click preview. Yesterday we accidentally set date from June to December and sun goes down much sooner in Sahrani... thats how we found out this "bug" http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/wink_o.gif