Hey all, So I recently made a banshee shredder and was intending to race through it in a "Race" gametype. Once finishing the map (having it work perfectly) I tried playing the game in the "Race" gametype and nothing was there... except for a Scorpion which spawns every 15 seconds. The Banshees are supposed to spawn every 1 second. They spawn into Kill Balls. I set the gametype up so that the vehicles wouldn't be indestructible in hopes of fixing it (didn't work). I did make it so that the vehicles on the map would be Map Default as I figured that could probably screw it up. The map works perfectly when playing in a Slayer match... although I would like to have the laps and checkpoints available. (Make it more fun imo) Another strange thing is JUST when I End Game while in the "Race" gametype everything spawns and works perfectly... although it's kind of pointless if that happens when you end the game. Please help me! It took me a good 2-3 hours to construct this to perfection and I was hoping I would be able to do it in a Race gametype. Anyone know what's wrong or how to fix it so the banshees do actually spawn off the start?
Did you forge with the selected gametype (race) and add in the gametype labels? That sounds like that might be the problem. Also check your vehicle set in the gametype. I haven't played many racing games, but are you positive that races can be played with vehicles other than mongeese and warthogs?
I did forge the game with the gametype race yes. I think I added in the gametype labels... I don't know quite exactly what you mean (which probably means I didn't do that... ) I did add in the zones for checkpoints and such although I didn't change any other gametype labels. Would I need to do that on the banshees that are exploding maybe? I set the gametype to any vehicle and I thought maybe you wouldn't be able to use banshees in race maps although you can actually set the vehicles that you are going to use as your racing vehicle as banshees if you want to, so I don't know. Also the Scorpion does spawn and work so I don't think that's the case. Thanks for the reply!
Try setting the vehicles to "Map Default." Found at General Settings> Weapons and Vehicles> Vehicle Set.
That happens at the end of many different gametypes. I've noticed in Invasion, for instance, when you hit the end of a round objects that were despawned in one of the invasion phases (or never spawned at all) will suddenly pop in. That right there is why I always do proof of concept builds now. Don't waste all kinds of time perfecting a map before you know the gametype will work - just lay down the basics and test the mechanics first, and if it works, THEN pour hours into your map. I had two great minigame ideas recently that I had to discard because they just won't function properly. Regarding your basic question though, I agree that it seems like this just won't work. I believe race simply doesn't spawn in vehicles except the ones you are on specifically for the race. See if you can do something else with another gametype - perhaps KOTH or Haloball?
Okay, well I'll try out the set to "Map Default" suggestion but otherwise thanks for all of the help everyone! Much appreciated, I'll try to post back on the thread to say whether it worked or not. Cheers to all and happy forging!