Client Localized Message before Match Start

matw · Jul 9, 2003

I am new to UnrealScript and can't locate a solution to a small problem with sending localized messages to clients before Match Start. I have spent time reading the latest UT2003 Source and I'm still missing it.

I am writing a Mutator and I want a player/client to receive a message via ReceiveLocalizedMessage() when they appear and are waiting to join, ie when they get the onscreen message "You are not ready..." (network client) or "Press fire to start" (single). I do not need to send this message on future re-spawns after deaths.

The best I can manage is overiding MatchStarting() and inserting Level.Game.BroadcastLocalizedMessage() which has the effect of sending everyone the message I want at once after the match has begun. I would prefer clients to receive the message when appear and enter the waiting state.

I did get ReceiveLocalizedMessage() to work once but the message still didn't appear till after the match has begun.

A big thankyou to anyone who can help me.

matw · Jul 16, 2003

Well, I figured one way out of this very simply, but not technically what I wanted. (Like I said, I'm new to UnrealScript

)

Code:

function PostBeginPlay()
{
	SetTimer(1.0, true);
}

function Timer()
{
	Level.Game.BroadcastLocalizedMessage(MessageClass, ...);
}

function MatchStarting()
{
	SetTimer(0, false);
}

It would have been nicer to actually have this message appear for each player when they enter the match or are waiting to start but this will do. So instead of doing a Broadcast, I would have wanted a ReceiveLocalizedMessage() per player.

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