| This section
will explain the function and parameters of each of the Briefing Instructions,
and how to add them from both the WYSIWYG page and the Instruction List
page.
Instructions are added using
the various insert instruction buttons on the Toolbar:
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When adding instructions
from the Instruction List page, the instruction
will be inserted into the currently highlighted point in the list.
| E.g. to add a Box Icon instruction
into the Instruction list, first select the position in the list that you
want to add it.
Hit the Box Icon button and
the Item is inserted with the same Time value as that selected slot.
You will then need to set
the instruction parameters which become active for the current instruction.
You can increase the Time
of the following instruction, with the Adjust for all... option on, if
you want to give the new instruction some space. |
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When adding from the WYSIWYG
page there is no need to pause the Briefing before you hit one of the buttons,
although it will be easier to place them more accurately. If it is playing
when you insert an Instruction the playback will either continue, if the
instruction requires no other parameters, or pause to display visual controls
with which you can set the rest of the parameters, such as this for an
Add Icon instruction:
You can set the value of
the parameters and press Done, or Cancel to abort.
(Note that the Title
Text instruction is not used by the game engine and so has no function.
The title seen in the game comes instead from the mission's description
in the .lst files.)
The descriptions below assume
you are inserting the Instruction from the WYSIWYG Page while the briefing
is playing.
 ..Add
Icon
This
will add a new Icon to the Briefing.
| Play the Briefing to the
point you want to show a new Icon and hit the button. Playback will pause.
Select
which Ship type and IFF you want the Icon to be from the drop down lists
that appear. Click on the Map to set its X and Y co-ordinates. You can
click as many times as you want until you press the Done
button to save the position. After pressing Done you can drag the Icon
to adjust its position. |
 ..Change
Region
This
will cause the "Change of Region" animation to occur. The names of the
Regions are chosen in Mission Parameters. All Icons will automatically
be cleared after a Change Region instruction. NOTE: When you add Icons
for the new Region, make sure to move the Time forward from the Change
Region instruction. If the Add Icon instructions have the same Time as
the Change Region, they will not appear.
| Play the Briefing to the
point you want to Change the Region and hit the button. Playback will pause.
Select
which Region you want to change to from the drop down list and press
the Done button. |
 ..Page
Break
This
is not an animation instruction, but simply defines the point the briefing
will jump to when the Forward button is clicked while watching the
Briefing within the game. You also need a Page break before each Briefing
Text, so that it will show up on the Review Your Mission screen while the
mission is loading. NOTE: You don't really need to worry about inserting
this from the WYSIWYG page, as it will automatically be added when you
insert a Briefing Text instruction.
| Play the Briefing to the
point you want to insert the Page Break and hit the button. Playback will
continue. |
 ..Move
Map
This
will cause the map to move from its current position and scroll so that
it ends centered on the specified co-ordinates.
| Play the Briefing to the
point you want to move the map then hit the button. Playback will pause
and X and Y scroll bars will appear at the sides of the map.
Use the scroll bars to move
the map to the new position you want and press the Done
button that appears. |
 ..Zoom
This
will cause the whole map to zoom in or out from its current zoom level
so that it ends at the specified zoom level. In
this case the X parameter is the zoom level rather than a co-ordinate,
and the Y value is automatically locked to X.
| Play the Briefing to the
point you want to zoom the map, then hit the button. Playback will pause
and a zoom bar will appear under the map.
Adjust
the zoom with the zoom bar and press the Done
button. |
 ..Briefing
Text
Displays
the specified Briefing Text at the bottom of the Map. It will replace any
text previously displayed there.
| Play the Briefing to the
point you want to insert the new text and hit the button. Playback will
pause.
From
the drop down list, select the Briefing Text you want to be seen at that
point and press the Done button. |
 ..Box
FG
Shows
an animation of a box enclosing the specified FG. There are 8 different
boxes available, and actually 8 different instructions: FG Box
#1 to FG Box #8. Using the same box more than once in a briefing
will mean it disappears from around the FG it was the previously assigned
to (if it hasn't already been cleared with a Clear Boxes instruction.)
AlliED will attempt to use the next box in sequence when you hit the Box
FG button, but you may need to make adjustments from the Instruction page.
| Play the Briefing to the
point you want to box the selected Icon and hit the button. Playback will
continue. |
 ..Clear
All FG Boxes
Clears
all currently visible FG Boxes.
| Play the Briefing to the
point you want to clear the boxes and hit the button. Playback will continue. |
 ..Map
Tag
Shows
the selected short text at the specified position on the Map. There
are 8 different Tag slots available, and actually 8 different instructions:
MapTag
#1 to MapTag #8. The program will attempt to use the next Tag
in sequence when you hit the Map Tag button.
| Play the Briefing to the
point you want to show the Map Tag and hit the button. Playback will pause.
Select
which Map Tag you want to use, and the color you want it to appear, from
from the drop down lists. Click on the Map to set its X and Y co-ordinates.
You can click as many times as you want until you press the Done
button to save the position. After adding a tag you can reposition it any
time that it is visible by clicking near its left had end and dragging
it. |
 ..Clear
All Map Tags
Removes
any currently visible Map Tags from the Map.
| Play the Briefing to the
point you want to clear the tags and hit the button. Playback will continue. |
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