Hi,
I'm very new to UnrealScript and its API, but I am a quick learner. Where should I start for learning to make my own game mode? It's obviously not going to be an actor, since those are essentially game objects... What should I do?
Thanks,
- fuzzy
Writing game modes - Where to start?
Re: Writing game modes - Where to start?
I would not start with the game controller, that changes the whole game but better with a Mutator that adds or changes only small things in a game. As an example: recently I was asked for code that reduces a player's health when he injures a team mate. And his health reducement should be slightly higher than his damage to the team member.
Good luck!
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Apart from that: coding in UScript is only one part - you have to know the object tree, what object does what and how they interact. And yes, changing the "game mode" means overwriting class'GameInfo' what is an Actor.
Good luck!
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Apart from that: coding in UScript is only one part - you have to know the object tree, what object does what and how they interact. And yes, changing the "game mode" means overwriting class'GameInfo' what is an Actor.
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Re: Writing game modes - Where to start?
What Barbie said.
Weapon mutators/mods are the things most people start tinker with in UScript.
Weapon mutators/mods are the things most people start tinker with in UScript.
Re: Writing game modes - Where to start?
You can start by subclass existing mode, and change aspect of it. After few iterations it goes be completely new game mode.
Look of code in exists GameInfo classes, and try make changes in small steps.
Look of code in exists GameInfo classes, and try make changes in small steps.
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Re: Writing game modes - Where to start?
Hi fuzzy,
hope it can help you someway, this is a doc called "Mod Authoring for Unreal Tournament" written by Brandon Reinhart which makes part of the original documentation available for Unreal Tournament released by Epic Games in 1999. I add also two other docs about UnrealScript language.
moreover, I point out this link: https://unrealarchive.org/unrealscript/
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hope it can help you someway, this is a doc called "Mod Authoring for Unreal Tournament" written by Brandon Reinhart which makes part of the original documentation available for Unreal Tournament released by Epic Games in 1999. I add also two other docs about UnrealScript language.
moreover, I point out this link: https://unrealarchive.org/unrealscript/
cheers,
Pietro
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Re: Writing game modes - Where to start?
This UScript Browser is more handy than on unrealarchive.org: https://madrixis.de/undox/classtree.html (but for v436 only...)
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Re: Writing game modes - Where to start?
Thanks for the information!fuzzy wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 9:56 pm Hi,
I'm very new to UnrealScript and its API, but I am a quick learner. Where should I start for learning to make my own game mode? It's obviously not going to be an actor, since those are essentially game objects... What should I do?
Thanks,
- fuzzy
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