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[firecaptainalan]

hi, i am new to making maps, i wanted to ask how to make one for emergency 3 specificly for the LA mod. i like the units and vehicles but they are good at tackling blazes, but i desire to make a map and add some fire here and there to make it challengeing. please as i said before i am new and do not understand any of this. please help

[name800]

Alright first even making one mission can take a very long time. The mission editor is located in the Strategy first folder in case you don't know.If you open it up you should notice there is a grid like floor. If you want a playable mission you shouldn't be seeing that! So first you load a 'floor' a floor is what makes the dirt, grass, rock, and stains on the ground of a mission. Select 'edit' and then terrain and load a floor. Select anything and a floor should appear.Once you've got that you can begin making a mission.

Look in all the game folders for the 'EMERGENCY-EDITOR.pdf' file which is a guide to the editor. Now, the vehicles you see in mods are built with special programs and made with complex codes. Once you have added detail to your mission you must save it and go to the main 'Strategy First' folder. Under 'Mods' Right click and make a new folder using the name of your mod. Go into the main 'Data' folder and copy all the files you want to edit into your mod folder.

When you make a mod all it is doing when you select it from the game is replacing the main files with the modded ones to make it different. To make one for the LA mod you have to click and drag your mission scripts and edit the 'missions' file and the 'campaign' file. Which is very hard to understand so I suggest for you to study the main EM3 missions before attempting to do this.
IMPORTANT: When you make a mission you must make a 'Script' which is a notepad file with CPU System commands that adds and controlls objectives and events and even I haven't figured it all out yet.

This will take time and good luck!

PS: When I learned (And still learning how to now) I messed up 3 copies of the game trying to make a mod and I finaly got one mission going but some still won't work!

[firecaptainalan]

thanks for the help. I apologize for answering back in one months time. Thanks again, I'll see if I am able to so it. If not I'll holler for help. Thanks again