List of FRED-related topics

In this section, you will receive a number of suggestions from beginner level to advanced.

General topics

• General hints

• Advice for testing
• Editing a mission in a text editor
• Tips for mission balancing
• Tips for spellchecking a mission
• Typical FREDding mistakes

Specific topics

• AWOL debriefing stage
• Beating the briefing icon bug of FRED_Open
• Bullet time
• Convoys
• Enemy wing names
• Forcing Directive Failures
• Hazard Zones
• Jump distances
• Making cutscenes (basic)
• Minefields
• Mission Chatter
• Nebula background
• Pirates and Campaign Design
• RTB Directives (Another article with images and an example mission: Return to base directive)
• Variables
• Very simple missions
• Stealthing Ships To Force Target Loss
• The wonders of invisible characters in names

Hints for mission types

• Capture Missions
• Campaign Endings And The Credits Mission
• Escort Missions
• Strike Missions