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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The FRED Workshop => Topic started by: kane544 on March 04, 2004, 10:12:08 am

Title: Help
Post by: kane544 on March 04, 2004, 10:12:08 am

I want to start making my first FRED mission but i could use a little help on making it.

Title: Help
Post by: karajorma on March 04, 2004, 10:28:43 am

Okay. Let's see.

[Channels ghost of the VBB] DO THE WALKTHROUGH!!!!![/Channelling]

Seriously though the walkthrough in the FRED help menu is probably the greatest tutorial ever made :)

After that click on the link to my FAQ and have a look through the FRED section (lots of hints and tips in there and two more walkthrough/guides by TopAce and Darkage).

The Wiki (http://dynamic4.gamespy.com/~freespace/fsdoc/) also has lots of hints and tips.

If you have anything more specific feel free to ask :)

Title: Help
Post by: kane544 on March 04, 2004, 01:59:32 pm

The only problems i have are with programming the mission and creating and moving backgrounds and ships.

Title: Help
Post by: Zarax on March 04, 2004, 02:05:53 pm

I may give you an hand... what do you exactly need?

Title: Help
Post by: kane544 on March 04, 2004, 02:19:47 pm

Well i have an idea for the misson but the only problem is i don't know how to put in more ships and put the background where its supposed to go.

Title: Help
Post by: karajorma on March 04, 2004, 02:23:21 pm

What do you mean by more ships? Putting a ship in the mission is as easy as clicking on it's name from the dropdown box and pressing CTRL-leftmouse.

The walkthrough should have explained the background editor to you so what's the problem?

Title: Help
Post by: Zarax on March 04, 2004, 02:24:15 pm

Mail me or contact me into messenger, if you give me an idea of what you need i can give you an hand...

Title: Help
Post by: magatsu1 on March 04, 2004, 03:00:42 pm

If your default FRED settings are anything like mine, you will need to alter the "view" options to show ship models and outlines.

Title: Help
Post by: kane544 on March 04, 2004, 03:03:02 pm

To karajorma: I dont have the freddocs so i can't use the walkthrough because i have the HOTU version of freespace 2

Title: Help
Post by: karajorma on March 04, 2004, 04:05:58 pm

Why didn't you say so? :D

Click Me for great Happiness (http://swooh.com/peon/karajorma/Downloads/freddocs.rar)

Title: Help
Post by: Janos on March 05, 2004, 03:46:48 am

Jesus Christ, kara, what don't you have? :lol:

Umm... I want the Greatest Single Mission for FS2 ever made, could you give it to me? :D

Title: Help
Post by: karajorma on March 05, 2004, 03:52:44 am

:) I probably have it :) I just need to know which one you think it is :)

Title: Help
Post by: kane544 on March 05, 2004, 09:54:21 am

Another thing Kara just do you have in your downloads database?
Just wondering. Plus i could use an idea for a good mission.

Title: Help
Post by: karajorma on March 05, 2004, 10:57:04 am

I don't have any actual missions up for download (I tend to link to the websites like WVArchives and Skippy's campaign list instead). But I keep a copy of everything FS2 related that I download so I probably have got stuff on my HD that isn't available elsewhere :D One of these days I'll have a look through it all :D

As for ideas for good missions I've always wanted to play as part of the Colossus's battle group chasing the NTF out of Sirius, Regulus and Polaris :D

Title: Help
Post by: kane544 on March 05, 2004, 04:18:36 pm

I'll give it a try. But I could use alitte help with it just in case it turns out terrible.:) :)