Using UMM

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In these few posts you'll find all the things you need to know for using the Ultimate Mission Maker. The first 6 posts will help you creating your first banner. The last ones are extra functions you can use to further simplify the process of creation.

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Download and Install

UMM works on desktops or laptops with all current versions of IITC: IITC.app UserScript which requires one of the userscript managers Tampermonkey, Greasemonkey or ViolentmonkeyIITC Button which doesn't need any extra'sIITC.me with Tampermonkey, Greasemonkey or Violentmonkey (not recommended as this version is outdated)Furthermore it can be used

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The IITC Canvas

Installing UMM will add some buttons to the Intel canvas. Start - Begin drawing your mission pathForward - Move to the next missionMission Counter - Shows the number of the current mission, also mission selectorBackward - Move to the previous missionPortal Counter - Shows the number of portals in the

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UMM Options Menu

There are 2 ways to start a banner: Either click the Start button on the IITC canvas or Open the UMM Opt dialog from the canvas or from the right hand menuThis opens up the UMM options dialog: The upper part of the dialog shows the details for the current

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UMM Banner Details

When you click Edit banner details on the UMM Option Menu, the following dialog opens: On this screen you can either enter details for a new banner or edit details for the current one. Banner name - Set the name for all missions in the banner.Banner description - Set

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Create a Banner

After filling in the details of your banner it is time to start drawing the path. Click the first portal of the banner and click the Start button on the IITC canvas.Click the next portal to add it to the route and continue doing so until you reach the

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Submit Your Banner

Submitting your banner is greatly simplified by UMM. Once you open Niantic's Mission Authoring Tool you will see the UMM plugin at the top of the page. To add your banner complete the following actions: You start by loading the json file you created by clicking the folder icon.After

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Banner Check List

When you create a banner with multiple portal objectives it's easy to loose track of all the actions. This is where the Banner check list will come in handy. From the UMM Options menu you can open this dialog showing all banner details and a list of all missions with

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UMM Mission Splitter

UMM provides functionality to automatically split a path into missions. This is just an option to make banner creation easier. The splitter currently allows for a single path of portals to be split into any number of missions, suggesting the planned banner length from the Banner Details info. Explanation of

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Usage Split, Merge & Reverse

In this post we sum up some of the uses cases for the Split, Merge and Reverse functions of UMM. Basic use Supply your banner details and create a single path of portals. Split path by using the split screen to generate a banner out of this single path. Not

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Editing an old banner

Wish to reuse a banner that you created earlier or reverse the route of that banner to create a new one. You can do that by loading a file from disk, using the Choose file button on the UMM Options menu. When the file format of the imported file is