It's come to my attention, that I've neglected to address some of nicer aspects of editing mt files. Like how to add sounds and some pictures to them. Please note, only certain pictures WILL load and NOT mess with the color palettes. Adding sounds to the briefing is actually quite easy. You probably have a mt file open for writing, and want to jazz it up a little. You want to set a 'feel' for the mission, give the player something to worry about. Easy enough. Below is a sample mt, taken from an upcoming 'Wingman' mission from "The Lucifer Crusade":
.section 1
THE LUCIFER CRUSADE -- Mission #02
The Wingman
#3
The "Feeling..."
.section 2
.sound ^dohim
.center
.underline
.header
SOMETHING'S COMING!
..underline
You can see, at the beginning of section2, the added line ".sound ^dohim". When starting the mission, on page 1 of the briefing, you will hear 'Do him!'. Remember, to just use ONE sound file per section. I just use it in the opening, and then again in the success and fail debriefs. Doing it this way eliminates any 'aural confusion' to your machine.
Jeff White