[WIP] Duel [Gametype]

Thank you for doing this, because I've wanted it since the game launched but been too lazy to do it myself.
If you can get it working, this will be the only gametype I set my future maps up for.

 

Goat I saw your discussion with Max in shoutbox. I am also running into trait issues. I had problems with traits not applying at round start so I had a repeat timer re-applying the trait to make sure everyone got "painted". This is what happened: http://xboxclips.com/T0ASTMAN/98edd53b-a631-4b74-bc08-6d119dcf3c07

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I'm not sure if this stacking effect was intended though.

Thats caused because my mercs have slower move speed, and it stacked so much that our death animations took ages.

 

Love this power up concept

 

Hey man, I'm not super knowledgeable in game settings and scripting, but I'd be more than happy to test stuff with you. And with the Devotion map I'm working on, I'm taking a strong guess it could support this game type and it could be another area to test/play with. Message me anytime and I'll join in.

 

You know me I love game settings

 

It's a great concept for sure. If I get some time over the weekend II could have a bash at health pickup scripts if you'd like?

Why Sentinel Beam secondary by the way?

 

So I have been messing with some scripting for a "mini game" gametype, and the game itself doesn't want to work the way I want it to. I can set an object to regenerate your shield for anytime(1sec lets say, so you gain ~10%), but the base settings of your player have to have shield regeneration on at a percentage greater than 0% to work.

So if your shield settings are at 0% to regenerate, it doesn't work. If your shield settings are at 10%(lowest settings) to regenerate, it does work.

I might be doing something wrong, or there might be another way, but that's what I have so far with shields. I'm about to mess with powerup pickups. Taking a guess something like that will work for sure since no base setting would be set lower than 0%.

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I don't know about Unreal Tournament, but I could see it representing the Lighting Gun from Quake. Depending on kill time, might be better as a pickup truthfully.

edit: maybe flipflop the idea, and make health not regenerate and you pickup health?

 

I haven't messed with gametypes much, so I don't know if something is hidden in there. Otherwise, I'm not sure how you'd add sheilds or health to a player by walking over something. You can script things to happen on that event, but there does not (appear) to be a way to add health or shields, only take them away

I was tinkering with that the other day. You can script something to take away X health at an interval (or all at once) but adding negative damage does not add health, apparently.

Has anyone found something that would contradict this? (I hope so)

good luck with your game type

 

Oooh this sounds fun, a lot like what people were messing with in Reach for 1v1s. Would this be for any player count?

 

I have a similar gametype to this already if you want to use it as a base. The only difference I believe us that there is no magnum primary. It is far to powerful. Sentinel beam is the only weapon I feel that can be used as a starting weapon as it reflects the machine gun in quake, very hard to kill from full health but can be used to slowly ship away health if the other player hasn't taken control over the larger armor.

Shards wouldn't be very effective to place in lines like they are in afps's in my opinion. They are usualy placed mainly to punish sloppy movement by activating the sounds so the enemy can hear and without an actual health meter, how would you tell if you were close to death, or full, or whatever. I'd personally stick with RA, YA and a x3 damage.



I also have a test map that was intended for free for all. Very segmented flat and room based. Worked well for 1v1 as well but wasn't anything special if you just want to check time to kill and stuff.

 

I am interested. Kind of agree with Blaze about the magnum and they added the sentinel beam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The best thing they have done yet.
This would also work very well for the Egyptian map I never finished. Since it is a more Quake/UT design.
Also feel iffy about the moon jump ability.

 

I feel a moon jump ability would work better if jumping wasn't already so high. Maybe only have a short jump height (~3-4 ft) with or without clamber. Then the moon jump may seem more like an upgrade

 

My beef is that it is not something that would flow well with a traditional arena shooter.

 

Jump boots from UT. I mean, I pretty much feel the same that it wouldn't really compliment the gametype unless the maps were designed around it but I don't doubt that it could work in that case.

 

Fair enough.

 

Yo goat, I have something brewing in forge if you want to hop in sometime to check it out and want to use it. Its not perfect, but I've made a mega health and damage boost pickup that isn't an armor ability. Just have to walk through it. Still testing out details on kill time and ****

 

I'd love to test whenever possible, honestly.