Briefing – Arma 3

The create task module has many options to customize tasks

Description

Although a briefing is fully optional, it is the first thing a player sees when playing your mission and there is no second chance for a first impression. There is no *default* briefing in Arma 3, but usually a briefing consists of:

• Mission
  • What is the mission about, tasks and goals.
• Situation
  • Some background story, why does the mission happen, what's the big picture?
• Execution
  • Steps the player is supposed to do chronologically sorted.
• Signal
  • Call signs of the HQ and groups.

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Make sure that your briefing and task texts are free from spelling errors. If in doubt, let someone else proofread them!

How to create a briefing and tasks

In Arma 3 briefings can be created either by using editor modules like Create Diary Module or scripting commands like:

• createDiaryRecord
• createDiaryLink
• createDiarySubject
• ...

Additionally, to create tasks, one can either use the Create Task Module or commands and functions like:

• BIS_fnc_taskCreate
• createTask
• ...

To find more information about how to create tasks see Arma 3 Tasks Overhaul and Arma 3 Task Framework.

Formatting tags for tasks and briefings

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'/>
• Coloured text: <font color='#A52A2A'>Some text</font color>
• Line break can be added with: <br/>

Example

• <img image='\A3\weapons_F\Rifles\Khaybar\Data\UI\gear_Khaybar_GL_X_CA.paa' width='300' height='200'/>
  
• <br/>
• <font color='#A52A2A'>Some text</font color>
• <execute expression='systemChat str [0,0,0];'>Some expression</execute>

See also

• Tasks
• Briefing Commands
• Briefing Functions