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About this mod
SideOp Companion, or SOC, is an application which helps the user create Custom Sideops for MGSV. The program alleviates a great deal of the difficult, tedious work involved in creating a custom sideop. Even with minimal understanding of modding, users can create and test their own custom sideops with relative ease.
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SideOp Companion - SOC
SideOp Companion is a tool for creating custom sideops for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
Overview
A "Custom Sideop" is a playable, user-created side-mission which can be added to the game through TinManTex's Infinite Heaven mod. Creating custom sideops manually can be difficult, even for experienced MGSV mod authors. Without an deep understanding of the game's files, formats and limitations, the user can often find themselves lost and confused.SideOp Companion is my attempt to automate and streamline the process of creating custom sideops. The application simplifies a great deal of the difficult, tedious work involved in creating a custom sideop. Even with minimal understanding of modding, users can create and test their own custom sideops with relative ease. SOC can even create sideops with greater detail than those found in the base game, without even touching the game files.
Guides
The full SOC guide and the source code can be found here on the GitHub Wiki. Refer to this guide if you have questions about SOC functionalities and limitations.
Also, here's my (outdated) video tutorial for creating custom sideops with SOC:
The full SOC guide and the source code can be found here on the GitHub Wiki. Refer to this guide if you have questions about SOC functionalities and limitations.
Also, here's my (outdated) video tutorial for creating custom sideops with SOC:
Requirements
SideOp Companion requires .NET 8.0 Runtime
Infinite Heaven is required in order to play Custom Sideops and to use the QuickMenu Preset.
SideOp Companion requires .NET 8.0 Runtime
Infinite Heaven is required in order to play Custom Sideops and to use the QuickMenu Preset.
FAQ
Q: What sorts of sideops can I make with SOC?
A: As of Version 8, The user is no longer limited to Extraction/Elimination sideops. While limitations still exist, the definition of success or failure can be broadly defined to anything that is tied to an event, like arriving/leaving a location, triggering an alert, capturing an outpost, etc.
Q: I have an elaborate vision for a sideop. Can SOC help me make it?
A: Yes! However, SOC can only do so much. If the user wants more complexity in their sideop, they will need to manually edit the lua script and fox2 files to fit their needs.
Q: There is a certain feature/concept missing from the program, can it be added? How can I add it manually to a sideop?
A: The user will need to read through the game scripts, read the MGSV Modding Wiki, and participate in researching MGSV in Modding Discord Servers.
Q: Where can I learn more about SOC, the game's limitations and scripting, and MGSV modding in general?
A: I've written a guide for SOC and its capabilities here, More about modding can be found on the MGSV Modding Wiki here.
Q: Can I make a sideop where Snake fights Skull Face with his iconic gun? And partway through the battle, Eli pilots Sahelanthropus and joins the fight?
A: No, unfortunately. That probably won't be possible for a while.