Arma 3 | Create task from intel pickup!

In this tutorial I will show you how to create a task that will only be visible once an item is picked up. A quick google search turned up nothing in the first few pages, so I've created this tutorial to ease the pain of fellow mission makers.
Intel object "Variable Name": intel
Trigger Condition field: !alive intel
Object variable name can be anything, you need to match it in the trigger's condition field

[@feslerae]

Hey man, thanks for the video. Needed it for a mission. Didn't need exact setup, but you answered a few questions I had about triggers.

[@dennyfrontier]

Short sweet and to the point. I dig it thx bro

[@coloneldoggo]

This was a great video that helped alot thank you, you deserve more subs than you have so i will give you one

[@dchomes]

Perfect presentation. Thank you!

[@DarkbloodOrder]

simple and well done, great stuff

[@hafizhjamilproductions]

Short and sweet. Thanks!

[@tupolev792]

thank you so much for this tutorial!

[@chrisfarmakis2990]

on point and just what i wanted omg

[@Dubaopnrogfridhe]

very very helpful thank you very much

[@MrApvel]

Very Helpfull, thx alot

[@justryan6480]

This helped me a lot! Question. How do i make an OPTIONAL task?

[@fells1956]

Include "optional" in the task name then dont wire it to a mission end trigger i imagine

[@ageofwarriors3646]

Nice Tutorial

[@MrWeirdo134]

great tutorial mate

[@fells1956]

thanks lad!

[@Bola2Producciones]

Thanks!!

[@NicholasMulvaney]

Hey dude, could you copy and paste the commands you use into the description so we can be sure we are using them right?

[@fells1956]

sure

[@stuntmcnuggetbb]

How can I get in contact with you?

[@Invizion112]

thx man

[@lukelsue4430]

merci!

[@the_lifeofjacob]

I'm doing exactly the same, any idea why it might not work?

[@djoni4858]

How to create task to kill enemy squad? I tried with same thing you do in this video, but I need an object to activate task not an enemy

[@fells1956]

Use a trigger
Area > seized by BLUFOR > set task state > completion trigger
Youll have to excuse me, I havent done missions for a long time

[@djoni4858]

Thanks a lot for that I will try it now

[@djoni4858]

Is that work to you?

[@florianschmidt1055]

@@djoni4858 (({alive _x} count units grp1) == 0) grp1 is the Variable name you give the entire group, your welcome :)

[@thorthenoob2588]

subscribed

[@ladybug2750]

how would you edit the document i see when you pick it up just intel added but blank :v any ideas?

[@fells1956]

actually write something into the description of the created task. i dont know of a way to edit the item itself when viewed in the inventory

[@hashmash12]

can you do this if you want to free a hostage and then he gives you intel and you get a new mission

[@fells1956]

easy way to do this is to use the "!alive" initialization on the hostage taker AI units instead, so when the hostage takers are neutralized, the objective is given to the players. the procedure should be the same as in the video. if you want the hostage to follow you, then attach a "JOIN AND LEAD" waypoint from the player squad leader to the hostage, and synchronize that with the trigger that gives the players the objective that the hostage "gives" you

[@hashmash12]

@@fells1956 thanks you very much

[@fells1956]

and youll want the hostage to be a civilian so he doesnt get blasted

[@hashmash12]

@@fells1956 ok thanks again

[@savvassidiropoulos6378]

Doesnt work for me

[@user-su5tx8gg4l]

hey for some reason it does not give me option to pick up docs, tried vanila and CUP. help pls!

[@user-su5tx8gg4l]

was able to make it work with ace intel files

[@fells1956]

@@user-su5tx8gg4l needs to be an object that is able to be destroyed, or picked up. you could do it with a gun if you wanted, or an enemy soldier

[@josuehernandez1402]

You can do task without scripting but you need scripts to grab intels and others things

[@fells1956]

Point is with this method you can do all of it in game :)

[@josuehernandez1402]

@@fells1956 there is a video that shows find it and watch it

[@josuehernandez1402]

@@fells1956 here is the link th-cam.com/video/kKhL6X_mGjg/w-d-xo.html
Is easy to make but you only need scripts for some of the symbols if you want to make hostage recues, grab intels missions,paradrops invasion, ect
For the intel grabing script you must find a video it will show how to put the script

[@fells1956]

@@josuehernandez1402 "scripts" implies downloading or copy/pasting outside lines of code, which is completely different from the method shown in the video. I still very much appreciate your comment because it is informative and could be useful.

[@fells1956]

and by "outside" i mean things you might need to do in the game files, as opposed to in game

[@wompratadvocate7245]

It seems unfortunately this task is only good for walking to a point, not actually task giving

[@wompratadvocate7245]

Move here waypoint doesn't show

[@AhadSiddiqui2009]

I want to make missions but i hate scripting. please guide me how to make missions?

[@florianschmidt1055]

nearly impossible