{"name":"playMission","title":"playMission","type":"command","url":"https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/playMission","revid":376427,"updated":"2025-10-13T07:06:23Z","groups":["System"],"status":"ok","games":{"ofpe":"1.00","arma1":"1.00","arma2":"1.00","arma2oa":"1.50","tkoh":"1.00","arma3":"0.50"},"since":"ofpe 1.00","arma3_since":"0.50","description":"The mission is launched (from the main menu).","syntaxes":[{"syntax":"playMission [campaign, mission, skipBriefing]","params":[{"name":"campaign","type":"String","description":"directory of Campaign, if empty a single mission is launched","type_expr":"String"},{"name":"mission","type":"String or Config","description":"directory if a string","type_expr":"String | Config"},{"name":"skipBriefing","type":"Boolean","optional":true,"description":"If true, the intro and briefing are skipped.","type_expr":"Boolean","text":"skipBriefing: Boolean - (Optional) If true, the intro and briefing are skipped."}],"returns":{"type":"Nothing","type_expr":"Nothing"},"form":"unary","right":{"text":"[campaign, mission, skipBriefing]"}}],"examples":[{"code":["playMission [\"XOutrage\", \"x05Negotiator.Noe\"];"]},{"code":["playMission [\"\", configFile >> \"CfgMissions\" >> \"Missions\" >> \"Armory1\"];"]},{"code":["playMission [\"\", \"\\A3\\Missions_F_Bootcamp\\Scenarios\\Arsenal.VR\"];"]}],"see_also":["hostMission","playScriptedMission","createMissionDisplay","createMPCampaignDisplay"]}