smartctf location id/zone names

Covid_A_Swab

i read somewhere that i need to name zones for smartctf being able to locate where you dropped the flag or other things like cover/ seal the base. i dont remember where. is this true? i cant find an example map. Bleak seems to have alot of zones but not named.
does it even matter? also Buggie talks about using location id actor instead.

i was working on making CTF-2on2-Ovaltech but use brushes imported from Autodesk Maya.
seems it saves a whole 21 KB !! left is the original and right is imported as OBJ from Autodesk Maya

if anyone is interested

ctf-2on2-ovaltech-obj.7z

41kB

i made it because i actually wanted to make the inner oval shapes transparent and place something in it to look at, just for testing purposes, but the original geometry is to messy for that. i can do something like that in the future with this or other maps now i learned how to import from Maya.

Ooper

In UED, Look at the ZoneInfo properties on CTF-Bleak-ce100, and look at it's LocationString values for each zone, and use them as a reference.

But I think just, Red Base, Blue Base, will be fine for flag rooms.

snowguy

It's probably a best practice to zone your maps because some of the voice taunts will tell your teammates your location when they are zoned, like the Enemy Flag Carrier Is Here one.

SmartCTF, it seems, has a function IsInZone which is used to decide if a player seals the base, award a defense kill bonus, and decide the bonus on flag returns (whether they were close saves etc.).

/*
 * Proper check if a player is in a location with 'red' or 'blue' in the name.
 */
function bool IsInZone( PlayerReplicationInfo PRI, byte Team )
{
  local string Loc;

  if( PRI.PlayerLocation != None ) Loc = PRI.PlayerLocation.LocationName;
  else if( PRI.PlayerZone != None ) Loc = PRI.PlayerZone.ZoneName;
  else return False;

  if( Team == 0 ) return ( Instr( Caps( Loc ), "RED" ) != -1 );
  else return ( Instr( Caps( Loc ), "BLUE" ) != -1 );
}

I don't know about location ID actor but I'm sure buggie had a good reason to mention it.

Like ooper said though, for ovaltech, bases are probably enough 🙂 Assuming that was what he meant 😉