arramus' tutorial for spawning

[dextronaut]

http://sandcrawler.net/rcmod/tutorials/20.html

arramus, im trying to use your tutorial to set up a second spawn that is only activated when you reach the point. the tutorial is good but a little vague where it really matters.

does anyone have an easier to follow tutorial???

 

[arramus]

Saying it's vague where it really matters is a little...vague.

Where exactly does it really matter, or at which point are you getting lost?

This tutorial was written for Star Wars Republic Commando and I haven't tested it for KF. KF has the requisite Actors under NavigationPoint > SmallNavigationPoint > PlayerStart > TriggeredPlayerStart and there are a number of base triggers you can try.

 

[dextronaut]

like, do i place the trigger at both spawns? because from the tutorial it sounds like i just place both triggers at the second spawn :-S

also, do poth spawns have to use triggered playerstarts or just the second one?

 

[arramus]

Try 2 TriggeredPlayerStart spawn points for starters

SPAWN ACTORS
---------------

Add TriggeredPlayerStart1 to Tag of 1st Spawn Point TriggeredPlayerStart.
Set PlayerStart > bEnabled > True (This Spawn Point is Active)

Add TriggeredPlayerStart2 to Tag of 2nd Spawn Point TriggeredPlayerStart.
Set PlayerStart > bEnabled > False (This Spawn Point is Hibernating)

TRIGGERS
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Place 2 Trigger Actors just in front of TriggeredPlayerStart2.

#1 Trigger Event > TriggeredPlayerStart1 (Puts 1st Spawn Point into Hibernation)
#2 Trigger Event > TriggeredPlayerStart2 (Activated 2nd Spawn Point)

Ensure the triggers are at a bottleneck so a player has to run through their collision radius.

KF has a [KFmod.KFGameType] > MaxLives= variable. I don't know if this works in game as on your own the regular 'Squad Wiped Out' message will appear after you die. Maybe this will function with more than one player and allow you to test the sequential spawn feature. For SP, it looks like you'll need to override the 'Squad Wiped Out' feature.

We can test it together to see if the max lives setting is functioning while other squad members remain.

I've added a map attachment with the above Actors incorporated.

 

[dextronaut]

thank you so much man :-D im going to work on it right now and see how it goes.

 

[dextronaut]

thank you so much man :-D im going to work on it right now and see how it goes.

ok now i just need to test it. looks right though now.