Frequently Asked Questions/Requests

[JonathanBateman]

2 ways, 1. u can either change the direction on the object before you place it, (in the clock look alike thing) or you can hold down Ctrl and choose direction with mouse.

Thanks for the reply i tried to use the control button and it did not work is it because i am in the scenario editor rather than the main editor?

[killerwhale]

How do I add dust affect to my mission? or even wind which will cause the palm trees to bend.

[Morten87]

Thanks for the reply i tried to use the control button and it did not work is it because i am in the scenario editor rather than the main editor?

ahha, yes its for the main editor, not the scenario editor. I dont use scenario editor. I use the main editor. much better

[Magicpanda]

How do I add dust affect to my mission? or even wind which will cause the palm trees to bend.

In op arrowhead you can use

http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_sandstorm

[soldierCHN]

waaaa``````it's very help for us who are new here.thank you very much

[maturin]

What trick do missionmakers use when the objective is killing a large number of enemies? It is unfeasible to require that every enemy be killed, because a few demoralized survivors could run away and never be seen again, and a few could be hiding under rocks, too scared to move.

Is there someway to make a trigger with an area that activates if (for example) fewer than five enemies are inside it?

[kylania]

What trick do missionmakers use when the objective is killing a large number of enemies? It is unfeasible to require that every enemy be killed, because a few demoralized survivors could run away and never be seen again, and a few could be hiding under rocks, too scared to move.

Is there someway to make a trigger with an area that activates if (for example) fewer than five enemies are inside it?

Trigger OPFOR Present with this as it's condition:

{alive _x && !(fleeing _x)} count thislist < 5

[maturin]

That works great, thanks.

I have two quick questions still:

In a SP mission, how do you give the player a specific name that will override the profile name of each Arma 2 user?

And secondly, what scripting language should I use to make the player or HQ speak in the dialog menu with subtitles?

[kylania]

For the name, check out the notes of the setIdentity command.

For the dialog check out titleText.

[maturin]

Cool.

But titletext just adds text across the screen, as opposed to subtitles or radio messages in the usual dialog box.