Editing PBO files.

[Eric916]

Trying to set up a practice type Life server but the problem is finding the dam files. I know how to edit the PBO files etc but for some reason they don't exist?

I am trying to edit a PBO file. I can't find the .PBO files for the Multiplayer missions i've played online. Also when I download a PBO file and put it in the MPMissions file it still doesnt show up in Eden editor when I go to Load/Open. Please help. thanks.

[JAY1HP]

PBO Manager

[JAY1HP]

You can find PBO you have downloaded in "APPDATA" 

 

will be in roaming, arma 3

[Eric916]

2 minutes ago, >Jay< said:

You can find PBO you have downloaded in "APPDATA" 

 

will be in roaming, arma 3

Have pbo manager. I have no APPDATA folders. maybe a windows 10 thing not sure

[JAY1HP]

They are hidden, go into view and click show hidden folders

[Eric916]

2 minutes ago, >Jay< said:

They are hidden, go into view and click show hidden folders

Still no luck i must be fucking retarded i found like 4 or 5 mpmissions folders none of them contain PBO files....

[Bikstok]

1 minute ago, Eric916 said:

Still no luck i must be fucking retarded i found like 4 or 5 mpmissions folders none of them contain PBO files....

C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Local\Arma 3\MPMissionsCache

[JAY1HP]

Users --> "Yourcomputername" ---> Appdata

 

 

If you dont see it here, click view "hidden items"

 

Appdata ---> Local ----> Arma 3 ---> Mpmissionscache

 

 

Told you roaming its local, sorry mate been a while since I did this :] I make my own missions files 

[Eric916]

2 minutes ago, Bikstok said:

C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Local\Arma 3\MPMissionsCache

OMFG THANK YOU I KNEW THEY HAD TO BE SOMEWHERE LOL!!!

sorry for caps but thanks guys that was so frustating. if there wasn't 50 millions folders with the same name lol

[Polaris]

27 minutes ago, Eric916 said:

Have pbo manager. I have no APPDATA folders. maybe a windows 10 thing not sure

look up on your pc %appdata%

[Eric916]

31 minutes ago, Bikstok said:

C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Local\Arma 3\MPMissionsCache

What about opening them in Eden editor i don't see the files in there???

[Bikstok]

2 minutes ago, Eric916 said:

What about opening them in Eden editor i don't see the files in there???

You need to extract the files within the pbo. The mission file you open in the editor is .sqm

I use Eliteness to extract pbos.

Edited June 20, 2016 by Bikstok

[George]

1 minute ago, Bikstok said:

You need to extract the files within the pbo. The mission file you open in the editor is .sqm

I use Eliteness to extract pbos.

Teach me how to edit ahk files

[Bikstok]

Just now, L1on said:

Teach me how to edit ahk files

Notepad, moron.

[George]

Just now, Bikstok said:

Notepad, moron.

Will it work for minecraft survival games? Need my auto clicker to be ready

[Eric916]

4 minutes ago, Bikstok said:

You need to extract the pbo files. The mission file you open in the editor is .sqm

I use Eliteness to extract pbos.

This is what i see. not all of these: https://gyazo.com/c9df09d4e150c976a4bb21647b74c10d

now i understand i need to extract the files and put them in a folder i called "customLife.altis" but then what folder do I put this file in so that it will show up in Eden? im only seeing tempMissionMP, i found a folder with that mission in it but when I pasted my customLife.altis folder in the same folder with tempMissionsMP still could not see it just the tempMissionsMP...?

[Bikstok]

Just now, Eric916 said:

This is what i see. not all of these: https://gyazo.com/c9df09d4e150c976a4bb21647b74c10d

now i understand i need to extract the files and put them in a folder i called "customLife.altis" but then what folder do I put this file in so that it will show up in Eden? im only seeing tempMissionMP, i found a folder with that mission in it but when I pasted my customLife.altis folder in the same folder with tempMissionsMP still could not see it just the tempMissionsMP...?

Those two folders are C:\Users\x\Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\x\mpmissions and \missions

[Eric916]

2 minutes ago, Bikstok said:

Those two folders are C:\Users\x\Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\x\mpmissions and \missions

it says its there: https://gyazo.com/925850a87fb6c37d2603b8f778bf3e66

but still doesn't show up in Eden. ugh

[Bikstok]

1 minute ago, Eric916 said:

it says its there: https://gyazo.com/925850a87fb6c37d2603b8f778bf3e66

but still doesn't show up in Eden. ugh

That is the profile you are using, right?

My name ingame is Bikstok, so my folder would be C:\Users\name\Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\Bikstok\missions

[Eric916]

 

8 minutes ago, Bikstok said:

Those two folders are C:\Users\x\Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\x\mpmissions and \missions

Gotchya so its in the right folder but the TempMission is an SQM file and my customLife.Altis looks like this: https://gyazo.com/609b74ea032828c78d1e2d73b627b298

so i need to compress it into an sqm file correct?

[Bikstok]

Just now, Eric916 said:

 

Gotchya so its in the right folder but the TempMission is an SQM file and my customLife.Altis looks like this: https://gyazo.com/609b74ea032828c78d1e2d73b627b298

so i need to compress it into an sqm file correct?

Uh, not sure what's going on there. You seem to be missing some files(?)

Maybe try extracting the pbo again with Eliteness

[Pentax]

If you don't know what a pbo file is and that you actually have to edit scripts that are inside pbo file, then I wouldn't even recommend trying to do what you're trying to do. But, if you're really into, good luck learning. It will be a long debugging process until finally shit starts working the way you want it to work.

Edited June 20, 2016 by Pentax

[Eric916]

1 minute ago, Pentax said:

If you don't know what a pbo file is and that you actually have to edit scripts that are inside pbo file, then I wouldn't even recommend trying to do what you're trying to do. But, if you're really into, good luck learning. It will be a long debugging process until finally shit starts working the way you want it to work.

I know how to edit scripts im a script editor lol. the problem is i'm trying to get back into it and i used to deal with .ini files etc so this arma 3 file system will take a minute for me to get down. my problem is I can open the PBO files and edit them. but then I need to convert them to an SQM file to even be able to open in editor and I don't understand that part. are the files supposed to be PBO's or SQM? 

[Pentax]

Just now, Eric916 said:

I know how to edit scripts im a script editor lol. the problem is i'm trying to get back into it and i used to deal with .ini files etc so this arma 3 file system will take a minute for me to get down. my problem is I can open the PBO files and edit them. but then I need to convert them to an SQM file to even be able to open in editor and I don't understand that part. are the files supposed to be PBO's or SQM? 

.ini and virtual reality are like day and night. Editor uses .sqm files.

[Eric916]

Just now, Pentax said:

.ini and virtual reality are like day and night. Editor uses .sqm files.

Yeah so the files are .pbo's but you have to edit the sqf's and then it needs to be an sqm file in the end? wtf? 

[Pentax]

Ok, imagine .pbo like a .rar file, whole code is extracted into .pbo. Arma itself can launch a mission from either a .pbo or just mission folder where the whole code is in. Editor itself takes .sqm file in editor you won't be able to do much, except placing objects, markers, etc. Actual scripts are going to be in .sqf code.

Edited June 20, 2016 by Pentax

[Eric916]

Just now, Pentax said:

Ok, imagine .pbo like a .rar file, whole code is extracted into .pbo. Arma itself can launch a mission from either a .pbo or just mission folder where the whole code is in. Editor itself takes .sqm file in editor you won't be able to do much, except placing objects, markers, etc. Actual scripts are going to be in .sqf code.

okay just wanted to be able to edit the objects etc too if I wanted to. thanks for your help