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Using variables in briefing and debriefing text

Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 7:21 pm
by karajorma
Seeing as HLP is down at the moment and I don't want to forget, how hard is it to allow the use of variables in the briefings and debriefings in the same way as we currently can with messages?

Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 3:26 am
by The Trivial Psychic
I'd also like to see variables available in the usage formulae for briefings and debriefings. Obviously for briefings, one would need to use persistant variables.

Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 4:36 am
by karajorma
Ummm. They are. I tested that one today.

Did you really think I'd be asking for variables in the text if you couldn't use them in the usage formulae? :p

To be fair you didn't used to be able to use them so I have no idea when it was changed. You can even use non-persisent variables although it's a bit meaningless to use them in the briefing :D

Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 12:12 am
by Goober5000
Gah. Do you want me to finish Silent Threat: Reborn or not? :p

Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 12:38 pm
by karajorma
This first. Then ST:R :p

Seriously though I suggested it cause I imagined it was just a case of using the message code in the briefings and debriefings. If it's difficult I can wait.

I'm not that close to releasing anything that would use it except my multiplayer mission and that has a much larger variables issue that would need to be sorted anyway (clients not seeing variables)

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 5:58 am
by Goober5000
This first. Then ST:R :p
Seriously though I suggested it cause I imagined it was just a case of using the message code in the briefings and debriefings.
Probably so, but it's always "one more thing". :p (Thank goodness the other coders picked up my "import background" and "flip icon" tasks. :))

Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 5:10 am
by Black Wolf
Indeed :D

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 4:52 am
by Goober5000
Done. Took all of 15 minutes too. Happy? :p

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 4:16 pm
by karajorma
Very :)

Thanks a lot :)