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| ====== Overview html ====== | ====== OFP Overview html ====== |
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| | [[https://www.pmctactical.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=43|OFP Forum]], [[:ofp|OFP Home]], [[ofp:file_formats|OFP File Formats]], [[ofp:tools|OFP Tools]], [[ofp:missions|OFP Missions]], [[ofp:modeling|OFP 3D Modeling]], [[ofp:terrain|OFP Terrain]] |
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| | **Operation Flashpoint (OFP)** aka ArmA: Cold War Assault (CWA) |
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| The //overview.html// is an optional file, which simply means the game won't crash without it, but it adds polish to your creative efforts. It appears on the notebook before you start a mission or campaign. When you click on a mission, on the right you see an overview, which is mostly comprised of a picture and one or two lines of text. Alternatively, you could de-PBO an existing mission and use its overview file as a template. | The //overview.html// is an optional file, which simply means the game won't crash without it, but it adds polish to your creative efforts. It appears on the notebook before you start a mission or campaign. When you click on a mission, on the right you see an overview, which is mostly comprised of a picture and one or two lines of text. Alternatively, you could de-PBO an existing mission and use its overview file as a template. |
| * single missions, | * single missions, |
| * a campaign, and | * a campaign, and |
| * individual missions of a campaign. | * individual missions of a campaign. |
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| The overview of a mission within a campaign is not visible until after you have played that mission. The intent of all overviews is to provide a brief idea of what the mission is about. The keyword is 'brief', because space in the notepad is at a premium. | The overview of a mission within a campaign is not visible until after you have played that mission. The intent of all overviews is to provide a brief idea of what the mission is about. The keyword is 'brief', because space in the notepad is at a premium. |
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| Version numbers and mission author details should really be kept to the //ReadMe.txt// file, but many authors choose to include this information within the overview for reference. | Version numbers and mission author details should really be kept to the //ReadMe.txt// file, but many authors choose to include this information within the overview for reference. |
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| ====== Anatomy of the overview.html ====== | ====== Anatomy of the overview.html ====== |
| * the briefingName= must be different to the file name. | * the briefingName= must be different to the file name. |
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| There is a "bug" in OFP, in that if the briefing name is identical to the primary name of the mission folder the mission folder is displayed. | There is a "bug" in OFP, in that if the briefing name is identical to the primary name of the mission folder the mission folder is displayed. |
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| **Example:** folder name apples.cain (or apples.pbo.cain) | **Example:** folder name apples.cain (or apples.pbo.cain) |
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| [[ofp:missions:briefing.html|briefing.html]] | [[ofp:missions:briefing.html|briefing.html]] |
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