Mission Editor

Mission Editor INTRODUCTION The mission editor included with F/A-18 Operation Iraqi Freedom is a powerful tool for creating, editing, and saving missions. It provides the player with an endless supply of new and challenging missions. This document will describe the use of the mission editor to create, modify, and save your very own F/A-18 Hornet missions. The mission editor allows the user to create missions only within the Iraqi theater. Aircraft, helicopters, targets, ground vehicles, ships, SAMs, and AAA can be added to the existing Iraqi theater to build a unique scenario. You can then script vehicle movements and actions with the editor to create a truly dynamic combat environment. There is even a random unit appearance option so that your mission can be different each time it is played. Flying a mission generated by the mission editor will not affect any of your pilot scores accumulated in the career mode. MISSION DESIGN PHILOSOPHY The editor is designed for single mission construction. There may be specific objectives that must be accomplished for the mission to be successfully completed. There might also be events scripted so that if they occur, it will immediately result in mission failure. You can incorporate both into the same mission. A mission objective is not required, and a mission can be flown without it. Every entity in the game world will function as normal, the only difference will be that the mission debrief will not take into account any victory or loss conditions. VICTORY CONDITIONS Missions with victory conditions will have specific objectives that the pilot must accomplish in order to complete the mission. There can be up to three victory conditions set, designated as primary, secondary, and ancillary. If all three are used, then all three must be met for the mission to be considered a success. LOSS CONDITIONS Loss conditions are mission flags that will result in a mission failure if the mission flag condition is met. This will occur even if all of the victory conditions have been met. STARTING THE MISSION EDITOR The mission editor is a separate, stand-alone application that resides in your F/A-18 Operation Iraqi Freedom folder. Simply double-click the editor icon to start. Mission Editor Layout The mission editor screen is divided into three major subsections: Tabs, the tool bar, and the map. TABS The tabs are located on the left-hand side of the mission editor screen. Select them by clicking the mouse on the tab you wish to use or by using the keyboard shortcuts provided. The tabs are used to display information about objects on the map. An object must be selected for the tabs to display this information. The tabs also contain the victory and loss conditions. M I S S I O N E D I T O R Mission tab The mission tab is the first tab from the left side of the screen. It is selected by clicking on the tab or by pressing the M key. The mission tab contains the victory and loss conditions of the mission.…