Team Spawn Points
To create maps using team spawn points, all you have to do is set the Hi-Tag of the APLAYER (picnum #1405) sprites to a team number.
NOTE: On the screenshot above the APLAYER sprites had their paletes altered but this is not necessary. Only the HI-TAG ha to be changed.
When playing on a team game mode, the player one spawn point (the "arrow" on the 2d map - set with pressing the scroll-lock key in mapster32) will not be used, unless there are no team spawns for a given team.
In case the match is being played with the Netplay Options > NetFlags > [TEAMS] Mixed Team Spawn Pointsnetflag, the game will treat the team spawn points as normal spawn points (i.e. the team spawn points will be assigned to the players regardless of the teams they're in). This useful so CTF made maps that have symmetrical bases (with corresponding team spawn points) can be normally played as TDM/TLMS maps, that is, to have the the players to be randomly spawned through all the map instead of spawning only on their corresponding base. It's recommended to keep this option off in case of CTF matches, because of the nature of the CTF mode which normally requires maps made of symmetrical bases. The same is true in case of TDM/TLMS on a FORTS style map. The following chart describes how proDuke assigns spawn points on the different game modes, considering how the NetFlag
[TEAMS] Mixed Team Spawn Pointscan affect it:
| DM / LMS / TERM | TDM / TLMS / CTF | |
|---|---|---|
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Classic map (spawn points: only DM) |
Normal FFA / 1v1 match Distributes players on the DM spawns ("arrow" is used) NETFLAG: no effect, since the map has no TEAM spawn points |
Normal TDM / TLMS match (Unsupported for CTF -> Throws warning of incompatibility) Distributes players on the DM spawns ("arrow" is used) NETFLAG: no effect, since the map has no TEAM spawn points |
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proDuke map (spawn points: only TEAM) |
Probably a CTF map, but compatible with TDM / TLMS (and also FFA) Distributes players on the TEAM spawns ("arrow" is NOT used - similar to how it works when the NETFLAG is ON and the map has TEAM spawns) NETFLAG: no effect, since the game will have to use the TEAM spawns indiscriminately (exception - we have no alernative) |
A CTF map (but compatible with TDM / TLMS) Or a FORTS style map (TDM / TLMS with base relevance) Distributes players on the TEAM spawns ("arrow" is NOT used!) Exception: if part of the players are on TEAMS without proper spawns (and the NETFLAG is off), then they'll spawn on the "arrow" (Throws warning of incompatibility) NETFLAG [OFF]: each team starts on their own base (ideal for CTF or TDM/TLMS on a FORTS map) NETFLAG [ON]: assigns the TEAM spawns indiscriminatelly (ideal for normal TDM/TLMS - so players can spawn anywhere on the map) |
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proDuke map (spawn points: DM + TEAM) The mapper deliberatelly chose to do it that way (unusual) |
Map made for proDuke, with multiple modes in mind (unusual) Distributes the players on the DM spawns ("arrow" is used) NETFLAG: no effect, the map has DM spawns, which is what we need! |
Map made for proDuke, with multiple modes in mind (unusual) Distributes players on the TEAM spawns ("arrow" is NOT used!) Exception: if part of the players are on TEAMS without proper spawns (and the NETFLAG is off), then they'll spawn on the "arrow" (Throws warning of incompatibility) NETFLAG [OFF]: each team starts on their own base (ideal for CTF or TDM/TLMS on a FORTS map) NETFLAG [ON]: assigns the TEAM spawns indiscriminatelly (ideal for normal TDM/TLMS - so players can spawn anywhere on the map) |
