Custom MF: 1a. Setup via GitHub Desktop

This sets up your local/personal mission build so that

1. You can edit the mission in the editor
2. You can change config settings outside the 'server parameter' options menu
3. You can always pull the latest changes from Savage Game Design repositories (git pull)

While there are a lot of steps, you should only need to do this process ONCE.

Once it's done, you're set up for good.

You can then create a PBO from whatever you do with this personal build and load that PBO onto server(s).

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0. Create a folder called MIKE-FORCE in your Documents folder.
1. Create 2x more folders in the MIKE-FORCE folder. One called MikeForce and another called Paradigm

2. Download and start github desktop https://desktop.github.com/download/
3. Set up Mike Force via GitHub Desktop

• Clone Mike Force -- top left of window menu in GitHub Desktop. File > Clone Repository.
• Click on URL option in the pop up menu
• Paste https://github.com/Savage-Game-Design/Mike-Force into the repository URL field
• Set the local path to your MikeForce folder (the one in the MIKE-FORCE folder)

4. Repeat 3 for Paradigm with URL https://github.com/Savage-Game-Design/Paradigm and the Paradigm folder.
5. Open the MikeForce folder in file explorer
6. Copy the user_paths_example.py file, paste it in the same folder, rename the new file to user_paths.py

7. Open the user_paths.py file in Notepad or Notepad++ etc. Leave it open for now.
8. Back in windows explorer, go to the Paradigm folder, then copy the address from the address bar. See the blue highlighted text in the picture below.

9. Back in user_paths.py in notepad, highlight exactly what is highlighted in the screenshot below. Paste the address of Paradigm.

10. Repeat steps 8 and 9, but for you Arma3 MP Mission folder.

11. Save the user_paths.py file in notepad.
12. Install Python 3.10 from the microsoft store. It needs to be 3.10. (Official python from python website never worked for me). https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9PJPW5LDXLZ5?ocid=pdpshare
13. Press windows key. Type CMD then click on Run As Administrator in the right hand side of the start menu. Click Yes to the pop up asking about being able to make changes

14. In Windows Explorer again, copy the address path of your MikeForce folder

15. Back in Command prompt, type cd including the space. Then press SHIFT + INSERT. Should look like this now cd C:\Users\dijksterhuis\Documents\MIKE-FORCE-SETUP-DEMO\MikeForce
16. Press Enter

17. Type python3 setup_dev_environment.py
18. Press Enter.

19. All being well, you should see output like the screenshot above
20. In your MP Missions folder, you should now see these mission folders

21. In the Arma3 host mission / mission select you should now see a green mission. you can edit this in the editor by click the button on the bottom right of the screen now.