[beatspete]

Im making a mission in FRED, you are attacking an NTF shipyard.#
What i wanna know is how do you get a series of messages to come up like a conversation.  I can make messages for seperate events, but i want to have a bit of dialogue that is all linked together.  Do i need to do seperate events?  Or can i use "send message - list" and if so how?

Thanks, pete

[karajorma]

Send message list is fairly easy to use. The first message is used in exactly the same way as send message. Leave the fourth option as zero.

After that you add more to the event by right clicking on send-message-list and choosing add-data from the popup menu.
 You must do this four times.
 The fourth time you add data you are adding the time delay before the second message will appear. For some strange reason the delay is in milliseconds so multiply by 1000. You`ll end up with an event like this

Send-message-delay
-Command
-High
-Message1
-0
-Alpha2
-High
-Message2
-5000
-Command
-High
-Message3
-8000

This gives you an event where command speaks, Alpha 2 replies 5 seconds later then command replies 8 seconds after Alpha 2 started speaking.

You must always include the time delay or that particular message gets ignored.

[beatspete]

ok, thanks for that.

[vadar_1]

omg ntf.... how freakin original


instead.... try making like... vasudans who rebel for some reason about the empire or something.... maybe call them Hammer of uh... Dim Lighting!

[Cetanu]

As long you use the the send-message-list sexp in a singleplayer mission it works fine

in a multiplayer mission the send-message-list doesn't work right -  you need to use standard send-message sexps with a chained delay of some seconds

[beatspete]

Originally posted by vadar_1
omg ntf.... how freakin original


instead.... try making like... vasudans who rebel for some reason about the empire or something.... maybe call them Hammer of uh... Dim Lighting!

Hmm that was helpful.  
Its actually the first proper mission ive made (its almost done).  Ive done a few just involving cap ships attacking each other, and i did the walkthrough but the mission's file crashed halfway through, dunno why.
The current mission is just trying out my new skills, don't slag the poor storyline.

pete

[Unknown Target]

It most likely crashed because you have more than 60 ships in it

[Kabal]

Originally posted by vadar_1
omg ntf.... how freakin original


instead.... try making like... vasudans who rebel for some reason about the empire or something.... maybe call them Hammer of uh... Dim Lighting!

I am creating a campaign where the Vasudans rebel...first mission Khonsu II is assassinated, Vasudans turn hostile, start kamikazzing terran destroyers...hehehe....NO ONE STEAL MY CAMPAIGN STORYLINE!!!! Hehehe i am going to get it trademarked

[CP5670]

I think there is already a Khonsu assassination storyline out there somewhere. Nobody has PI's big-mouthed demagogue though...

[Stunaep]

Yup, the Third Twilight is a Khonsu assassination, then there's a Khonsu assasination in Skippy's campaign list (methinks), and then there's you.

WHY THE HELL DOES EVERYONE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH KHONSU?????!!!!!

[karajorma]

We don`t know the name of the head of the GTA so since we already know who Khonsu is that makes him a good target.

[beatspete]

Originally posted by Unkown Target
It most likely crashed because you have more than 60 ships in it

Ive noticed that before on different missions, and it doesnt like ahving over 100 objects, but i dunno why the walkthrough mission crashed.  Who cares, i know all i need now.

[TheVirtu]

How many campaigns would there be if the NTF and Shivans didnt exist?

Go Beyond Galactic Alliance!!! Let the Ascension of Beyond come!

[EdrickV]

Originally posted by TheVirtu
How many campaigns would there be if the NTF and Shivans didnt exist?

Go Beyond Galactic Alliance!!! Let the Ascension of Beyond come!

At least 2 I know of. The B5 and the Robotech MOD.

[Kabal]

My campaign is not going to be soley(?) based on the Khonsu Assassination....