How to create your own missions doc

[Guest capun]

People have been asking questions about creating your own missions. I documented what I did to create my own.

It is not perfect but a start.

Get it in the SPF1 Utilities Downloads

[Guest capun]

I don't see the uploaded file, so I am attaching it

[dfang]

capun,,could you please tell me how to convert txt file to a msn file so

missions can be used.I d/loaded a mission file to notepad,i need to convert it to a msn file....How?Im really enjoying Strike Fighters.... :?

[Guest capun]

dfang

The msn files are text files. Just use Notepad and change the extension from txt to msn

[dfang]

Thanks for the info capun,i guess im missing something,ive tried

renaming txt file to msn but notepad wont let me change txt,it wont clear out of box to allow me to make change to msn,could you post an example?where to make change...

thanks again dfang

[Guest capun]

dfang

You can use notepad to save the mission as .txt and then use Windows Explorer to rename the file to .msn

You can also associate .msn files to be opened by Notepad.

Do you have a lot of Windows Experience to do the changes?

[dfang]

I don't have a lot of windows experience,but im not to old to learn.would you please explain how?i have the mission saved in notepad as a txt file,i just dont know how to make changes to msn file from notepad.

dfang

[Guest capun]

dfang

Get the latest's document on the mission variables. I believe I posted Rev 3.

Use Windows Explorer to rename the file to .msn

[dfang]

Hi capun,

Im still unclear as how to convert saved notepad txt files to msn files.

I looked for Rev 3,but could only find Rev 2.I d/l Mitch's factory complex,

in the readme there is a mission file,i copyed it to notepad and saved it

as txt file,now im tryin to convert it to msn soz i can select it in single

mission.I hate to act ignorant,but i just don't know.

thanks again,dfang :roll:

[Guest capun]

dfang

By default, Notepad will add the .txt to the filename. You can them use Windows Explorer to change it to .msn

For example, Notepad creates a file called mymission.txt

Use Windows Explorer and rename it to mymission.msn

(Left click on the file, right click to bring a drop down menu, select rename)

 

You also have to create a Missions subdirectory in the Strike Fighters directory tree. It is not created automatically during install.

You put your .msn files there.

 

You can also associate the .msn files with NotePad.

-In Windows Explorer click Tools, Folder Options

-Select File Types

-Press New and associate the msn extension to Notepad. After you do this, you then can save NotePad files as .msn

[dfang]

Hello capun,

Thank you very much,now i understand,i already have a mission

folder in strike fighters,with other missions,i just wasnt clear how to convert missions files from notepad to msn files.sorry for being a pest. thanks again,dfang

[MajBlunder]

There is another way of doing this

 

While in notepad right click file then select save as, in the Save as file type dropdown select all files, then in the file name use "(Quotation marks) in front of the name and at the end like this

 

"MyMission.msn"

 

select where ya want the file saved to then click save

 

Learned this from writing config files for Q3 engine based games

 

 

hope this helps

 

MajBlunder

[dfang]

MajBlunder,

Thanks for the info,worked great.very slick doin it that way,knowing is half the battle...

dfang