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The briefing is an essential part of any mission. It usually displays a synopsis of what to do to complete the mission, as well as objectives.
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Prior to Arma 2, briefings were constructed via a [[Briefing.html]] file.
 
== Briefings in Arma 2 ==
 
=== Adding Notes ===
Example:
[[player]] [[createDiaryRecord]] ["Diary", ["Situation", "Things are looking bad."]];
 
This adds a note called 'Situation', and when you click on that a bigger message screen comes up with the message 'Things are looking bad.'
 
=== Adding Tasks in Arma 2 ===
See [[Tasks]].
Example:
tskExample1 = [[player]] [[createSimpleTask]] ["Task Message"];
tskExample1 [[setSimpleTaskDescription]] ["Task Message", "Task Title", "Task HUD Title"];
tskExample1 [[setSimpleTaskDestination]] ([[getMarkerPos]] "mkrObj1"); //Make sure you have an empty marker called 'mkrObj1',
          // and you'll see a semi-transparant circular marker which will light up when you set the task as active.
 
 
In your diary, "Task Title" is displayed for each task you set, and when you click on each task, it's "Task Message" appears. And "Task HUD Title" is what gets shown on the HUD.
 
We force a task upon a player by executing this on his machine:
[[player]] [[setCurrentTask]] tskExample1; // This will highlight the objective marker, and show him the through the HUD where the objective is.
 
We alter the task status during the mission by the following options:
tskExample1 [[setTaskState]] "SUCCEEDED"; // Makes the checkbox green
tskExample1 [[setTaskState]] "FAILED"; // Puts a red cross in the checkbox
tskExample1 [[setTaskState]] "CANCELED"; // Puts a grey diagonal line through the checkbox
tskExample1 [[setTaskState]] "CREATED"; // Clears the checkbox (makes it look like you've just created it)
 
You can show the state of the task with the [[taskHint]] command, or for an alternative method see http://www.ofpec.com/forum/index.php?topic=33768.0 .
 
=== Adding tasks in Arma 3 ===
See [[Arma 3 Tasks Overhaul]].
 
=== Formatting tags for tasks and notes ===
There are many formatting tags that can be incorporated in the strings for tasks and notes:
 
* To add a link to a marker: <marker name='obj1'>Link to Marker</marker>
* To show an image: <img image='somePic.jpg'/>
** Manipulate the image width and height like so: <img image='somePic.jpg' width='200' height='200'/>
 
== See also ==
[[Tasks]], [[Briefing.html]], [[Arma 3 Tasks Overhaul]]
 
 
[[Category:ArmA_2:_Editing|Briefing]]
[[Category:Scripting Topics|Briefing]]

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