Cool ideas for CTF.

DrBot · 22nd Jan 2001, 04:46 PM

Hey im about to start a CTF map where the flags are on 2 floating platforms (half a foot off the ground) on 2 rotating circles. Sorta like gears. The 2 circles will be moving around all the time so you get 'thrown of balance' when trying to aim or whatever. But there will be two sniper towers over hanging the rotating circles to snipe from.

Luminuis · 22nd Jan 2001, 07:04 PM

Hmmm, i don't think you can make the flags move, but if you have the gears rotate and put the flags at the middle and put angled bars to lik pull people off it would be seriously awesome.

afkik · 22nd Jan 2001, 08:10 PM

You should put some slime, tar,lava, or a big ass pit underneath so when they fall they will get a real good whoopin up into shape, or you could put a vacuum zone below and have a funny damage string. That is what I did on one of my cool DM levels, its in space and has a cool rotating sky with a huge earth (like facing worlds) and if you fall off the side it says "%k is not in kansas anymore...". If you dont know what %k means that is the players name followed by what ever the string is.

afkik · 22nd Jan 2001, 08:19 PM

You should put some slime, tar,lava, or a big ass pit underneath so when they fall they will get a real good whoopin up into shape, or you could put a vacuum zone below and have a funny damage string. That is what I did on one of my cool DM levels, its in space and has a cool rotating sky with a huge earth (like facing worlds) and if you fall off the side it says "%k is not in kansas anymore...". If you dont know what %k means that is the players name followed by what ever the string is.

DrBot · 22nd Jan 2001, 09:54 PM

Actually I plan to make it so that the flag is not moving but floating above the gears on a platform. Also the weapons, items and health will float too. Plus I could make some arms to push people off like Gabriel said. *thumbs up* plus the sniper tower would sort of 'hold' the gears together so it looks like a globe. The sniper tower would look like a candy cane but the 180 degree turn would be a 90 degree turn... *comments*

afkik · 22nd Jan 2001, 10:02 PM

How are you going to make the flag float, it needs to be in the ground because if it isn't then it will not work, or is the flag going to be on some platform or something. Also I have a couple more questions: 1.How high are the weapons going to be off the ground? 2.Is it going to be a low gravity level? 3. Im not sure if you mentioned this already or not but is it going to be indoor or outdoor? Good luck on your map!

synergy · 22nd Jan 2001, 10:33 PM

Well, i don't know anything about mapping, but I'll beta test it if you need any testers

Fuzzpilz · 23rd Jan 2001, 07:40 AM

The flags don't need to touch the ground. You merely have to ensure the players can get them, and you should try and think of some possibility to have them either stand on or hang from something, otherwise it will work but not look good. You can in fact attach a FlagBase to an AttachMover, but whenever the mover changes its keyframe, you'll get a message that "The [Red/Blue] Flag has been returned".

afkik · 23rd Jan 2001, 08:17 AM

whoa, that was weird, it posted one of mine twice, oh well. I read somewhere that you need to have the flag in the ground,but i guess their wrong. If you are really good at editing you can make one of those maps where if you go up to the ceiling you turn around and the ceiling is now the floor, i saw it in a map i downloaded and it was confusing because you didn't know if you were on the floor or not

ChrisToth.hu · 23rd Jan 2001, 12:21 PM

DM-DecyberEscherUT by EZKeel is like that but it's not a good option for deathmatch...You can't shoot thru the portals* and you'll get confused in no time.

*It's built up of Warpzones..Teleport zones which you can see through.

ChrisToth.hu · 23rd Jan 2001, 12:52 PM

You are always on the floor but from the other side of the portal (which is on the ceiling) it looks like if it was the ceiling.

afkik · 23rd Jan 2001, 04:47 PM

Say, I never looked for makeing the portals that you can see through, how do you make them?

Fuzzpilz · 23rd Jan 2001, 04:55 PM

There's a tutorial at UnrealEd.exe. I'd explain, but I'm too tired.

afkik · 23rd Jan 2001, 05:11 PM

I know how you feel...just don't want to do anything

ChrisToth.hu · 23rd Jan 2001, 05:17 PM

OK an example:

Make two rooms far away from each other with no connection. Use two different textures on them so you will be able to recognize which room are U in. Subtract a small cabin from the wall of the first room. Use the same brush to subtract from the second room too. Zone off the two cabins and add a Warpzoneinfo actor into both of them. Specify a tag for each of them and then add the tag of the other to their URL...
Rebuild.
And play...You should see into the other room and there you should see the other texture...
You can play around with these to see yourself and so on...

If you get a HOM then you've done sth wrong...the two cabins MUST have the same size.

DrBot · 25th Jan 2001, 06:09 PM

Hey im back... my cable modem was messed up....

22nd Jan 2001, 04:46 PM	#1
DrBot Adept Join Date: Jan. 20th, 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 175	Hey im about to start a CTF map where the flags are on 2 floating platforms (half a foot off the ground) on 2 rotating circles. Sorta like gears. The 2 circles will be moving around all the time so you get 'thrown of balance' when trying to aim or whatever. But there will be two sniper towers over hanging the rotating circles to snipe from. __________________ I just saw a pigman. Flabby Beaver

22nd Jan 2001, 07:04 PM	#2
Luminuis Herald of the Newest Dawn Join Date: Dec. 30th, 2000 Location: In the middle of your nightmares...look behind you. Posts: 2,258	Hmmm, i don't think you can make the flags move, but if you have the gears rotate and put the flags at the middle and put angled bars to lik pull people off it would be seriously awesome. __________________ Co-Maker of the Marx Head Smilie Let's not forget the Lenin Head

22nd Jan 2001, 09:54 PM	#5
DrBot Adept Join Date: Jan. 20th, 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 175	Actually I plan to make it so that the flag is not moving but floating above the gears on a platform. Also the weapons, items and health will float too. Plus I could make some arms to push people off like Gabriel said. thumbs up plus the sniper tower would sort of 'hold' the gears together so it looks like a globe. The sniper tower would look like a candy cane but the 180 degree turn would be a 90 degree turn... comments __________________ I just saw a pigman. Flabby Beaver

22nd Jan 2001, 10:33 PM	#7
synergy {ThC}XiKo Join Date: Dec. 2nd, 2000 Posts: 177	Well, i don't know anything about mapping, but I'll beta test it if you need any testers __________________

23rd Jan 2001, 12:21 PM	#10
ChrisToth.hu Level Designer Join Date: Oct. 2nd, 2000 Location: Atlantis Posts: 2,740	DM-DecyberEscherUT by EZKeel is like that but it's not a good option for deathmatch...You can't shoot thru the portals* and you'll get confused in no time. *It's built up of Warpzones..Teleport zones which you can see through. __________________ Chris Toth ------------- Chris@message.hu

22nd Jan 2001, 08:10 PM	#3
afkik Registered User Join Date: Dec. 23rd, 2000 Location: Munich Posts: 1,986	You should put some slime, tar,lava, or a big ass pit underneath so when they fall they will get a real good whoopin up into shape, or you could put a vacuum zone below and have a funny damage string. That is what I did on one of my cool DM levels, its in space and has a cool rotating sky with a huge earth (like facing worlds) and if you fall off the side it says "%k is not in kansas anymore...". If you dont know what %k means that is the players name followed by what ever the string is.

22nd Jan 2001, 08:19 PM	#4
afkik Registered User Join Date: Dec. 23rd, 2000 Location: Munich Posts: 1,986	You should put some slime, tar,lava, or a big ass pit underneath so when they fall they will get a real good whoopin up into shape, or you could put a vacuum zone below and have a funny damage string. That is what I did on one of my cool DM levels, its in space and has a cool rotating sky with a huge earth (like facing worlds) and if you fall off the side it says "%k is not in kansas anymore...". If you dont know what %k means that is the players name followed by what ever the string is.

22nd Jan 2001, 10:02 PM	#6
afkik Registered User Join Date: Dec. 23rd, 2000 Location: Munich Posts: 1,986	How are you going to make the flag float, it needs to be in the ground because if it isn't then it will not work, or is the flag going to be on some platform or something. Also I have a couple more questions: 1.How high are the weapons going to be off the ground? 2.Is it going to be a low gravity level? 3. Im not sure if you mentioned this already or not but is it going to be indoor or outdoor? Good luck on your map!

23rd Jan 2001, 07:40 AM	#8
Fuzzpilz klkk Join Date: Jun. 28th, 2000 Location: :noitacoL Posts: 984	The flags don't need to touch the ground. You merely have to ensure the players can get them, and you should try and think of some possibility to have them either stand on or hang from something, otherwise it will work but not look good. You can in fact attach a FlagBase to an AttachMover, but whenever the mover changes its keyframe, you'll get a message that "The [Red/Blue] Flag has been returned".

23rd Jan 2001, 08:17 AM	#9
afkik Registered User Join Date: Dec. 23rd, 2000 Location: Munich Posts: 1,986	whoa, that was weird, it posted one of mine twice, oh well. I read somewhere that you need to have the flag in the ground,but i guess their wrong. If you are really good at editing you can make one of those maps where if you go up to the ceiling you turn around and the ceiling is now the floor, i saw it in a map i downloaded and it was confusing because you didn't know if you were on the floor or not

23rd Jan 2001, 12:52 PM	#11
ChrisToth.hu Level Designer Join Date: Oct. 2nd, 2000 Location: Atlantis Posts: 2,740	You are always on the floor but from the other side of the portal (which is on the ceiling) it looks like if it was the ceiling. __________________ Chris Toth ------------- Chris@message.hu

23rd Jan 2001, 04:47 PM	#12
afkik Registered User Join Date: Dec. 23rd, 2000 Location: Munich Posts: 1,986	Say, I never looked for makeing the portals that you can see through, how do you make them?

23rd Jan 2001, 04:55 PM	#13
Fuzzpilz klkk Join Date: Jun. 28th, 2000 Location: :noitacoL Posts: 984	There's a tutorial at UnrealEd.exe. I'd explain, but I'm too tired.

23rd Jan 2001, 05:11 PM	#14
afkik Registered User Join Date: Dec. 23rd, 2000 Location: Munich Posts: 1,986	I know how you feel...just don't want to do anything

23rd Jan 2001, 05:17 PM	#15
ChrisToth.hu Level Designer Join Date: Oct. 2nd, 2000 Location: Atlantis Posts: 2,740	OK an example: Make two rooms far away from each other with no connection. Use two different textures on them so you will be able to recognize which room are U in. Subtract a small cabin from the wall of the first room. Use the same brush to subtract from the second room too. Zone off the two cabins and add a Warpzoneinfo actor into both of them. Specify a tag for each of them and then add the tag of the other to their URL... Rebuild. And play...You should see into the other room and there you should see the other texture... You can play around with these to see yourself and so on... If you get a HOM then you've done sth wrong...the two cabins MUST have the same size. __________________ Chris Toth ------------- Chris@message.hu

25th Jan 2001, 06:09 PM	#16
DrBot Adept Join Date: Jan. 20th, 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 175	Hey im back... my cable modem was messed up.... __________________ I just saw a pigman. Flabby Beaver

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