Game on helicopters: beta multiplayer

[Zipper5]

Try creating a folder titled MPMissions in your profiles folder, typically located at:

C:\Users\<your user name>\Documents\Take On Helicopters Other Profiles\<your profile name>

And then stick the mission files in there. We've had reports that this works.

[Mr. Charles]

This doesn't work for me using the dedicated server -server command :/

here is the mission (untested):

http://www.mrcharles.pytalhost.com/T...d_States_H.pbo

[buznee]

Okay, confirmed, you have to have mpmissions folder like so in the C:\Users\"user name'\Documents\Take On Helicopters\mpmissions. Problem I'm having now is being able to select empty as side. Sometimes it doesn't show up and I can't figure out how to make it show up.

[]NTRUDER]

Place a Player unit on the map first and then you can create Empty units.

[JumpingHubert]

This doesn't work for me using the dedicated server -server command :/

here is the mission (untested):

http://www.mrcharles.pytalhost.com/T...d_States_H.pbo

i am only able to host this mission as an unpacked folder (pbo-view) in documents.......take on helicopters other profiles....

[]NTRUDER]

Lol if life was that simple, and yes of course i've tried that. But like in the arma series all missions have to be compiled into a PBO before the game will recognize it as a valid mission file, plus you have to put the file in the correct directory or it won't show up at all. Plus for respawns you have to have a certain script written out etc etc, so it's not THAT simple. I've tried to pbo a sqm mission file but alas it still didn't show up on the multiplayer mission selection. i'll do some more research once i get home from work in half an hour, but hopefully by then some arma guru has already made a perfect free flight mission for our enjoyment =D.

About Pbo statement above - that is true for the rest of the Armaverse but not yet for TOH..

Reagarding respawn and how to achieve this in a mission (taken from BIS wiki):

Respawn

Create a file with Notepad and name it "description.ext". (needs to be placed in the mission folder)

Put the following lines in that file:

respawn = RespawnType;

respawnDelay = DelayInSeconds;

respawnVehicleDelay = DelayInSeconds;

respawnDialog = 0; // Show the scoreboard and respawn countdown timer for a player if he is killed with respawnType 3. Default is 1 (true).

RespawnType
0 or "NONE" - No respawn
1 or "BIRD" - Respawn as a seagull
2 or "INSTANT" - Respawn just where you died.
3 or "BASE" - Respawn in base. Requires a marker named:

respawn_west
respawn_east
respawn_guerrila
respawn_civilian

Add markers named with the prefix 'respawn_west' with any suffix (eg: respawn_westABC, respawn_west1, respawn_west_2, etc) for multiple random respawn points. Similarly for east, guerrila and civilian.

Vehicle respawn in base requires a marker named:

respawn_vehicle_west
respawn_vehicle_east
respawn_vehicle_guerrila
respawn_vehicle_civilian

4 or "GROUP" - Respawn in your group (if there's no AI left, you'll become a seagull).
5 or "SIDE" - Respawn into an AI unit on your side (if there's no AI left, you'll become a seagull) - implemented in ArmA 1.08: with this respawn type, team switch is also available to any AI controlled playable units.


Good luck, I'm sure you will get it right

[buznee]

Is there any way to grab the mission files from the challenges? I'd like to make my own external load and fast roping missions and wouldn't mind using those as a template. Are they embedded in the pbo files? If so which ones and has anyone extracted them yet?