Tutorial - How to Build a Better Quick Mission in the Full Mission Builder in Eight Easy Steps

[paul_leonard]

Single players have expressed some frustration with the Quick Mission building options, particularly with how to make improvements to the AI for missions they wish to play so that there is both a greater challenge, and eliminate odd behaviours of the AI. I have spend many many hours building historically based missions, and in the main, have not seen the frustrating AI behaviours, and have generally experienced a challenging and aggressive AI... maybe because I'm possibly not a great virtual pilot?

Rightly, or wrongly, I think this is because I invested in learning the Full Mission Builder, made many mistakes, but have now gotten over the steep learning curve. Developer documentation does not exist. There are a few great manuals published by the community over the years, and they shortened my learning curve, but were still daunting to tackle.

So I have taken it upon myself to take the core of what I have learned and introduce you, dear player, to the Full Mission Builder, by walking you through the creation process for a 3v3 fighter mission... in eight, hopefully relatively easy steps. Those steps are:

Step #1 - The Map
Step #2 – Add Your First Aircraft
Step #3 – Assign the Player an Aircraft
Step #4 - Tell Them Where to Fly … and Land
Step #5 – Set Your Environmental Conditions
Step #6 – Save Your Mission
Step #7 – Create Your Opponent Aircraft
Step #8 – Test Your Mission

This sample mission allows you to make significant enhancements to the AI settings. My hope is that some of you will try this out and find it does indeed make your flying time more satisfying. Further, for some of you, it may cause you to catch the mission building bug as it also points you in the direction of making more and different missions, whether for yourself or others. This is a great simulation of a time that continues to capture the imagination of many people. But it does lack single player content, particularly for me, historically accurate single player content.

This is my first draft. If you find errors or opportunity for greater clarity, please leave feedback in this thread. I will endeavour to reflect your advice in future updates.

The zip file contains both the tutorial and my version of the mission file. Please make your own.

Lenny

MyFirstFMB - 3v3.zip

Edited May 3 by paul_leonard
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[arquillos1]

Nice tuto! Thanks!

[Ulricus]

Thanks for this tutorial. Now that I've gained some experience with the IL-2 GB Mission Editor/ME, I'm looking for something different. Your post here could be my "door opener" to try the Full Mission Builder/FMB.

[Bullard]

Thanks, Paul..., going to try out your tutorial. 👍