{"name":"Arma 3: Briefing","title":"Arma 3: Briefing","type":"topic","url":"https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Briefing","revid":377940,"updated":"2026-01-11T17:22:47Z","aliases":["Arma 3 Briefing"],"markdown":"Although a briefing is fully optional, it is the first thing a player sees when playing your mission and there is no second chance for a first impression.\nThere is no *default* briefing in Arma 3, but usually a briefing consists of:\n\n- **Mission**\n  - What is the mission about, tasks and goals.\n- **Situation**\n  - Some background story, why does the mission happen, what's the big picture?\n- **Execution**\n  - Steps the player is supposed to do chronologically sorted.\n- **Signal**\n  - Call signs of the HQ and groups.\n\n> [!NOTE]\n> Make sure that your briefing and task texts are free from spelling errors. If in doubt, let someone else proofread them!\n\n### How to create a briefing and tasks\n\nIn Arma 3 briefings can be created either by using editor modules like the **Create Diary Module** or scripting commands.\nFurthermore, to create tasks, one can either use the **Create Task Module** or scripting commands and functions.\n\nTo find more information about how to create tasks see Arma 3: Task Framework - Task Overhaul or Arma 3: Task Framework Tutorial.\n\n#### Formatting tags for tasks and briefings\n\nThere are many formatting tags that can be incorporated in the strings for tasks and notes:\n\n- To add a link to a marker: `<marker name='obj1'>Link to Marker</marker>`\n- To show an image: `<img image='somePic.jpg'/>`\n  - Manipulate the image width and height like so: `<img image='somePic.jpg' width='200' height='200'/>`\n- Coloured text: `<font color='#A52A2A'>Some text</font>`\n- Line break can be added with: `<br/>`\n\n##### Example\n\n```html\n<img image='\\A3\\weapons_F\\Rifles\\Khaybar\\Data\\UI\\gear_Khaybar_GL_X_CA.paa' width='300' height='200'/>\n<br/>\n<font color='#A52A2A'>Some text</font>\n<execute expression='systemChat str [0,0,0];'>Some expression</execute>\n</font>\n```\n\n### See also\n\n- Tasks\n- Briefing Commands\n- Briefing Functions\n- Structured Text","sections":[{"heading":null,"level":1,"markdown":"Although a briefing is fully optional, it is the first thing a player sees when playing your mission and there is no second chance for a first impression.\nThere is no *default* briefing in Arma 3, but usually a briefing consists of:\n\n- **Mission**\n  - What is the mission about, tasks and goals.\n- **Situation**\n  - Some background story, why does the mission happen, what's the big picture?\n- **Execution**\n  - Steps the player is supposed to do chronologically sorted.\n- **Signal**\n  - Call signs of the HQ and groups.\n\n> [!NOTE]\n> Make sure that your briefing and task texts are free from spelling errors. If in doubt, let someone else proofread them!"},{"heading":"How to create a briefing and tasks","level":3,"markdown":"In Arma 3 briefings can be created either by using editor modules like the **Create Diary Module** or scripting commands.\nFurthermore, to create tasks, one can either use the **Create Task Module** or scripting commands and functions.\n\nTo find more information about how to create tasks see Arma 3: Task Framework - Task Overhaul or Arma 3: Task Framework Tutorial."},{"heading":"Formatting tags for tasks and briefings","level":4,"markdown":"There are many formatting tags that can be incorporated in the strings for tasks and notes:\n\n- To add a link to a marker: `<marker name='obj1'>Link to Marker</marker>`\n- To show an image: `<img image='somePic.jpg'/>`\n  - Manipulate the image width and height like so: `<img image='somePic.jpg' width='200' height='200'/>`\n- Coloured text: `<font color='#A52A2A'>Some text</font>`\n- Line break can be added with: `<br/>`"},{"heading":"Example","level":5,"markdown":"```html\n<img image='\\A3\\weapons_F\\Rifles\\Khaybar\\Data\\UI\\gear_Khaybar_GL_X_CA.paa' width='300' height='200'/>\n<br/>\n<font color='#A52A2A'>Some text</font>\n<execute expression='systemChat str [0,0,0];'>Some expression</execute>\n</font>\n```"},{"heading":"See also","level":3,"markdown":"- Tasks\n- Briefing Commands\n- Briefing Functions\n- Structured Text"}],"categories":["Briefing"],"groups":["Mission Editing"]}