User Guide

Delta Force Task Force Dagger - Mission Editor Manual - 06/11/02
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Section 8: Exporting and Playing Missions
You will not be able to play or test your mission until you convert it into a file that the game can
recognize. When you are at a point where you would like to test your mission, save your current
file normally. This saves the editable .mis file.
Next select Export Binary Mission under the File menu to export and save. Your custom
mission will have the extension of “.bms” and must be located in the same directory as your Delta
Force: Task Force Dagger game for it to be seen by the program. Be sure your .bms and .mis have
the same name to keep everything organized.
NOTE:
Exporting will export ONLY the map and its items. It will not export sounds or TextTool
information. These sections are specified later in this manual.
To play your custom mission, start your Delta Force: Task Force Dagger game. In the Single
Player Quick Missions or Multiplayer Hosting Screen (depending on the type of mission you
created) and select your mission from the list of games.
To look through the sample mission, Open and then Export the Sample.mis provided with the
game.
Number of Items Error
Each mission will only support a set number of items. When you export, the tool will indicate if
you have too many different items.
The following Warnings can show up when exporting the file:
• The total number of Decorations and Buildings (X) exceeds the maximum (1024)
• The total number of Vehicles and Objects (X) exceeds the maximum (1024)
• The total number of Markers (X) exceeds the maximum (512)
• The total number of People (X) exceeds the maximum (256)
Note: Co-op and multiplayer missions should not have more than 60 AI units. Too many AI units
will result in poor performance.
If you receive an error, the file will still export, but any items exceeding the maximum number
will not be exported. The number of objects should be reduced to the limit or unpredictable things
could happen as a result of the excess items not being exported.