README.md

Synixe Contractors - Missions

First Time Setup

1. Download and install GitHub Desktop
2. Sign in or create a GitHub account
3. Request access to the Synixe Contractors organization, if you are not already a member
4. Clone the repository
   • Clone a repository from the Internet...
   • Select SynixeContractors/missions
   • Select Directory
     • Select Choose under local path
     • Navigate to your Arma 3 mpmissions folder in my documents
     • Create a new folder Synixe
     • Select Folder
   • Clone

Create a new mission

1. Open GitHub Desktop
2. Click Current Repository and select SynixeContractors/missions
3. Click Branch and select main
4. Click Fetch origin

5. Click Pull origin if available (Same button as Fetch origin)
6. Click Current Branch and select New branch
7. Name the branch <type>_<author>_<name>
   • Example: co30_brett_over_the_hills
   • Example: tco30_matías_welcome_to_the_jungle
   • Example: spc_arsey_spies

8. Open Arma and create a new mission
9. Save the mission under MPMissions/Synixe/Missions/contracts (or another folder if you are not creating a contract), uncheck Binarize the Sceario File
10. Create and test the mission
11. Return to GitHub Desktop, you will see the new mission files in the Changes tab

12. Commit the mission
    • Enter a commit message
    • Click Commit to <branch name>
    • Click Publish branch
    • Click Create Pull Request
    • Fill in any details on the website that opens
    • Click Create pull request
13. In GitHub desktop, click Current Branch and select main after your mission has been merged
14. You can safely delete the branch you created one it is merged

Recommendations

• Use Visual Studio Code to edit the mission files
• Open the Missions folder in Visual Studio Code, rather than just your mission.
• Press Ctrl + Shift + P and type Show Recommended Extensions to install recommended extensions