ANNOUNCEMENT - Custom Mission Submission

**TheBigC** · 04-28-2007, 11:21 AM

ANNOUNCEMENT - Custom Mission Submission

We here at Tactical Gamer are ecstatic that we have such a great community that can create custom content for ArmA, but we need to put some guidance on how to submit that content.

First, try to play it on a local host before sending in a mission. You will catch a good portion of the errors that way. Sometimes you need other humans to test it out; just grab one of us in TeamSpeak and we will normally be more than glad to jump on a local host (your machine) to find some bugs.

Once you are satisfied that you have some decent content in your mission, submit it. The submission process is very simple. Either post a link, send a Private Message, or e-mail the files to PanzerHans, Shiner, Strag, or myself for upload to the server. The file MUST be submitted in a compressed format. There are several reasons for this, but if you simply give us a link to a .pbo file, it causes havoc on the server when trying to download it; the browser wants to open it versus allowing us the option to download it into several different directories. WinZip is the preferred method, but if that is unavailable we can use other compression programs.

If linking to a location where the file is hosted, make sure that it is not a pay service provider like RapidShare, Rapid Upload, etc. Tactical Gamer does not have a subscription to these services nor is it time conducive to use them for a 100kb file. It adds literally 6-8 steps to the download process that are not warranted.

Name your mission. Make sure that you properly name each version of your custom missions so we know which one is the latest. Use something like “Awesome Mission V1.0.pbo” for version 1. Subsequently number the versions so we can remove the old ones to avoid clutter.

We welcome all custom missions on our ArmA servers that are in line with our style of play. If you ever need help with scripting or basic mission development, do not hesitate to stop by our editing forum and ask for some help. You would be surprised how fun and addictive it can be once you get started.

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04-28-2007, 11:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
TheBigC Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Around Age: 36 Posts: 2,747	ANNOUNCEMENT - Custom Mission Submission ANNOUNCEMENT - Custom Mission Submission We here at Tactical Gamer are ecstatic that we have such a great community that can create custom content for ArmA, but we need to put some guidance on how to submit that content. First, try to play it on a local host before sending in a mission. You will catch a good portion of the errors that way. Sometimes you need other humans to test it out; just grab one of us in TeamSpeak and we will normally be more than glad to jump on a local host (your machine) to find some bugs. Once you are satisfied that you have some decent content in your mission, submit it. The submission process is very simple. Either post a link, send a Private Message, or e-mail the files to PanzerHans, Shiner, Strag, or myself for upload to the server. The file MUST be submitted in a compressed format. There are several reasons for this, but if you simply give us a link to a .pbo file, it causes havoc on the server when trying to download it; the browser wants to open it versus allowing us the option to download it into several different directories. WinZip is the preferred method, but if that is unavailable we can use other compression programs. If linking to a location where the file is hosted, make sure that it is not a pay service provider like RapidShare, Rapid Upload, etc. Tactical Gamer does not have a subscription to these services nor is it time conducive to use them for a 100kb file. It adds literally 6-8 steps to the download process that are not warranted. Name your mission. Make sure that you properly name each version of your custom missions so we know which one is the latest. Use something like “Awesome Mission V1.0.pbo” for version 1. Subsequently number the versions so we can remove the old ones to avoid clutter. We welcome all custom missions on our ArmA servers that are in line with our style of play. If you ever need help with scripting or basic mission development, do not hesitate to stop by our editing forum and ask for some help. You would be surprised how fun and addictive it can be once you get started. . __________________ The Meek shall inherit the earth..... after we're through with it! The Wounded Warrior Project, help support my friends Last edited by Strag; 06-28-2007 at 11:45 AM.

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