Arma 3 Eden Editor | Text Mission Intro

[@dapperstache7747]

I did something similar, but put it in onplayerrespawn. Put in a check for a variable on the player that's only defined after the text, black background, and an arsenal instance is called and subsequently closed. Net effect is players who spawn in will see the "intro" once, and not again after unless they leave and rejoin the server. Used a typewriter effect that I happened across. I only got into sqf scripting a year or so ago, and God is it ever a rabbit hole. So much cool stuff one can do without even a single mod.

[@Schultz12]

Awesome resources! Thank you so much for sharing! You've helped me take some of my ops to the next level with this!

[@CHARLIE-ECHO]

Beautiful work Valour!

[@OnlineCombatBN]

Thanks mate. Glad you liked it.

[@irock5758]

Hi, thanks for this awesome video, is there any way to add music while this is displayed? Thanks again.

[@Redwood1993]

do you know how to add a video of battles like syrian warfare on the start of the campaign and maybe show the coding and then the campaign mission coding to see where it goes?

[@ANPennsylvania]

Another awesome tutorial! I tried this in my VR testing environment and there's a delayed start. Any idea why??

[@OnlineCombatBN]

Check the 'sleep' numbers. The numbers next to the sleep commands are delays in seconds. Play with those to get the interval you need.

[@jaydenfunes2474]

just starting out making intros so 2 questions 1. Are the other lines in the init.sqf just specific stuff for your unit/server? or would I need to change those to work on my unit's as well? 2. will this method play the intro individually for each player that spawns or does it repeat for everyone every time someone spawns in? Thanks either way for the video, lookin forward to learnin more!

[@OnlineCombatBN]

The other lines relate to removing stamina, and setting a default view distance. You can use those for sure. This Intro will play at the start of thr mission only and does not play individually for each player as they join.

[@stuart520]

Brilliant stuf, background music would nail this even more especialy for a outro

[@OnlineCombatBN]

Background music would certainly add to it, but for videos here I cannot add any music for copyright reasons.

[@chriswest7402]

@@OnlineCombatBN is there not still copyright free music for use by creators? Something that could be used as an example anyway regardless of how it sounds?

[@OnlineCombatBN]

@@chriswest7402 yes there is royalty free music out there, most of it isn't very good though.

[@jtaalib]

hi mate, how would i loop the sound upon trigger?

[@helbone8150]

Bonjour j'ai collé tes fichiers dans mon dossier mais cela ne fonctionne pas en début de mission :'

[@gamerlife4435]

Hey Mate, Amazing video, this is going to help out heaps with my mission. Just wondering how you add in the missionopening.sqf file?. Do you just create a new page with notepad put the script in and then move that File into the mission file?

[@OnlineCombatBN]

@gamerlife4435 just place it into your mission directory and then add the line into your init.sqf execVM "missionopening.sqf";

[@gamerlife4435]

@@OnlineCombatBN Cheers mate this helped me out heaps, Is it possible to add a Custom Image and a song by chance, feel like this would really enhance the intro. Any help would be appreciated!

[@TheDudeAbides421]

First off, thanks for this great tutorial. I am having one problem, though. What do I need to adjust so the text is the opening screen? When I put it into my mission it always starts at the player and then the text starts ~5 seconds later. I tried adjusting the first sleep timer with no success. Any help would be appreciated.

[@OnlineCombatBN]

Reduce the firsy 'sleep' time in seconds. It is a timing issue.

[@deancraig9685]

NIce and clear thanks👍

[@OnlineCombatBN]

No problem 👍

[@DiscardedGhost]

when i open my folder i dont see the same files that you see its just one mission file SQM

[@OnlineCombatBN]

Yep, that's normal. I've added the files that do different things in the mission.

[@supremetdm2270]

Great work! thanks!

[@OnlineCombatBN]

Glad you liked it!

[@fraztov]

Great tutorial! However, the Pastebin links appear to be broken!

[@zahntastatur]

Is there any way to change the texts size? It’s really hard to read, especially for a non-native speaker :D It is much larger on the last screen card, that’s why I’m asking

[@OnlineCombatBN]

In the script look for "t color='#ffffff' size='1'" for each part of the text. Just change the number after 'size' and see what results you achieve. See examples here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHycpZWoiauLo9U

[@zahntastatur]

@@OnlineCombatBN you must be some kind of Arma god, I swear! Thank you so much

[@zahntastatur]

@@OnlineCombatBN so i tried implementing it like this: ["About 9pm 16/07/2035], but it just shows it like this in game: About 9pm 16/07/2035 I must have overlooked something here, but i cant figure it out. do you have an idea?

[@OnlineCombatBN]

@@zahntastatur I have created a download for you. This is the exact script I used in the tutorial. Just edit it how you like. It's a zip file. Extract it and then you'll have the whole script. drive.google.com/file/d/1sC0t_WyCyMyeT9iZCZ4iGx-vd-VEp17b/view?usp=sharing

[@zahntastatur]

@@OnlineCombatBN thank you very much for that, i can set it up in a way that it actually shows the text now! thats a big leap ahead :D but i still cant change the texts size for some reason. no matter where i place the it does nothing

[@skullblits6969]

Perfect thank you

[@OnlineCombatBN]

No problem 😊

[@julienfrisson9372]

how to make the letters bigger?

[@OnlineCombatBN]

In txt_display.sqf Look for: _title_text = _this select 0; _title_duration = _this select 1; _title_pozition = _this select 2; _text_size = _this select 3; _text_color = _this select 4; Change the number next to '_text_size' Eg =_this select 3; Change that number and test different sizes

[@dusty1319]

@OnlineCombatBN Thanks for you're outstanding video tutorials! this one has especially helped me out, i can't thank you enough :)

[@OnlineCombatBN]

You're very welcome!

[@yerayocana8725]

I copied it as you put it to see if it worked and it doesn't, any suggestions?

[@muhammadfitryqushairyibrah8065]

can we replace the text with custom logo??

[@Gabriel-sq7by]

Hi, one question. Is it possible to put the text first and then a Image? what command or script line should i put in order to do so?

[@OnlineCombatBN]

I'm not sure, but I'll find out for you. If there is a way, I'll show you how.

[@Gabriel-sq7by]

@@OnlineCombatBN thank you bro, sorry for the troubles. I'll be waiting

[@JADEK111]

How did you create the END MISSION script trigger so it'll activate the texts as outro?

[@OnlineCombatBN]

Just add the command to run the SQL script in the 'on activation' section of the trigger.

[@331benjamin7]

Amazing videos, all of them have helped me make some awesome missions for my buddies. I'm running into a strange issue when trying to get this bit to function. When I throw this in multiplayer, players are able to see for about 5 seconds before the screen goes black. It stays this way for about 10 seconds before vision returns but there is no sounds. Not sure if I jacked something up, missed a step, or there is mod confliction. Thank you in advance.

[@OnlineCombatBN]

Just adjust the time numbers in the script and test to see what works. If you play with those you'll find the right timings.

[@331benjamin7]

@@OnlineCombatBN Thank you for the quick reply! I'll mess around with it for a bit!

[@landonmyers75]

i know this might be late but when i open my folder all i see mission.sqm i know that is normal but i was wondering how do i get the other files there

[@OnlineCombatBN]

Just drag the there. Then make sure you save the mission in the editor

[@landonmyers75]

@@OnlineCombatBN thank you

[@relicx3933]

Great video! However I'm having trouble changing the size of the font. Anywhere I look tells me what to put, but never where to put. I've copy and pasted what you had but I seem to have messed up while removing the ________. Now the script is all read as text at the small size I wanted to change. Can anyone help me with what I've done wrong? titleText ["Interesting Text Here", "BLACK FADED", 10];

[@OnlineCombatBN]

Re download it, delete the old one, start again. Only change the text size number, nothing else. Don't add spaces either.

[@relicx3933]

@@OnlineCombatBN thanks for the reply! After a couple hours of ripping my hair out i actually managed to figure it out. I don't know much about scripts so thank you for your tutorials, they've helped me make so much cool stuff for myself!

[@julienfrisson9372]

compatible MP ?

[@OnlineCombatBN]

Yes.

[@Siam070]

Is there a way i can also put arma 3 screenshots in there?

[@OnlineCombatBN]

Not that I know of.

[@ChaimGlines]

seems outdated? doesnt work

[@OnlineCombatBN]

Old yes, but work it does. If it didn't work for you, then you missed something.

[@ChaimGlines]

@@OnlineCombatBN I did everything shown in your video, is there something else that’s required? It gives me an error for line 14

[@Taylorflood07]

Thx

[@OnlineCombatBN]

You're welcome.