Dangerous Tentacles

[Barbie]

Dangerous.jpg

ShellCaseMesh.jpg

[sektor2111]

Yep...

[papercoffee]

maybe...

Shell.png

[OjitroC]

Possibly intended to be UT_Grenade which is immediately above the UT_ShellCase in the Actor->Projectile tree? Who knows really - possibly indicates that the map wasn't tested before release (so I would be wondering what other issues are there in this map?).

Of course, given the proximity of the tentacles to each other and the positioning of them, most explosive (and even other projectiles) would cause more damage to those firing the projectiles than to an opponent.

[UnrealGGecko]

For the tentacles' Neutral Special, it wields a GUN!

[sektor2111]

If this map is accidentally called NoRush I think I have a NORMAL* version.

Info___:
NORMAL means that a few things were adjusted, certain junk data removed and Bot Support available based on original MH503.
Here, for others having a hobby toward Bots and their needed "Fire Power" due to real dangerous Tentacles, I think I have some Node telling them to get some weaponry instead of racing to objectives poorly armed - requires manual paths handling/mangling due to environment... or the knowledge in how this node must be placed for Goblin's "pathing" activity.

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class InvNode expands PathNode;

event int SpecialCost(Pawn Seeker)
{
	local Bot B;

	B = Bot(Seeker);
	if ( !Seeker.bIsPlayer ) //Deny Monster heading to Player Base
		return 100000000;
	if ( B == None ) //External alien support
		return 0;
	if ( B != None )
	{
		if ( B.Weapon != None && B.Weapon.AIRating >= 0.5 ) //Using weapon specific rating - crawl for a good weapon before passing through this node
			return 0;
		else
			return 100000000;
	}
	return 100000000;
}

defaultproperties
{
	bNoDelete=True
	bStatic=False
	bSpecialCost=True
	bHidden=True
}

[Old UT Veteran]

If this map is accidentally called NoRush I think I have a NORMAL* version.

Info___:
NORMAL means that a few things were adjusted, certain junk data removed and Bot Support available based on original MH503.
Here, for others having a hobby toward Bots and their needed "Fire Power" due to real dangerous Tentacles, I think I have some Node telling them to get some weaponry instead of racing to objectives poorly armed - requires manual paths handling/mangling due to environment... or the knowledge in how this node must be placed for Goblin's "pathing" activity.

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class InvNode expands PathNode;

event int SpecialCost(Pawn Seeker)
{
	local Bot B;

	B = Bot(Seeker);
	if ( !Seeker.bIsPlayer ) //Deny Monster heading to Player Base
		return 100000000;
	if ( B == None ) //External alien support
		return 0;
	if ( B != None )
	{
		if ( B.Weapon != None && B.Weapon.AIRating >= 0.5 ) //Using weapon specific rating - crawl for a good weapon before passing through this node
			return 0;
		else
			return 100000000;
	}
	return 100000000;
}

defaultproperties
{
	bNoDelete=True
	bStatic=False
	bSpecialCost=True
	bHidden=True
}

How about status based inventory? Say for example that bot can not enter area unless it has shield or armor... or required health points.

[sektor2111]

How about status based inventory? Say for example that bot can not enter area unless it has shield or armor... or required health points.

I had this in my head but... I discarded idea right before to start working on it...
Reason - > A "happy" mutator replacing items in maps will do damage in these cases... until such a Network is capable to run a test first and detecting if current environment is suitable for toggling routes - if not, keep network "static", free to roam.

For health chapter I already had such node - it was too easy - is based on JumpSpot vs Bot deal. Bot won't ImpactJump without certain amount of health. Such a node is more easy if it does only a health check without extra calculations.

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class WeakNode expands PathNode;

var() int ReqHealth;

event PostBeginPlay()
{
	if ( ReqHealth > 10 )
		bSpecialCost = True;
	else
		log("> ReqHealth is inconclusive. Node won't react.",Name);
}

event int SpecialCost(Pawn Seeker)
{
	if ( Seeker == None )
		return 100000000;

	if ( Seeker.Health < ReqHealth )
		return 100000000;
	else
		return 0;
}

defaultproperties
{
	bNoDelete=True
	bStatic=False
	bCollideWhenPlacing=False
	CollisionRadius=20.000000
	CollisionHeight=40.000000
	RemoteRole=ROLE_None
}

I agree with you here, Bots with health 2 facing some... Tentacles, might be easily killed with their default projectiles so it can be a smarty move to discard them from this route forcing them to load a bit of healing related items first...

[Barbie]

Story does not end: same mapper, but other map.

DangerousWarlord.jpg

Could be a candidate for a map checker, but how to check if
ScriptedPawn(Other) .RangedProjectile is a Projectile? The following seems not to work:

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	foreach AllActors(class'ScriptedPawn', SP)
		if (SP.RangedProjectile != None && ! SP.RangedProjectile.IsA('Projectile'))
		{
			logger(LOG_Warning, "CheckRangedProjectile", SP $ ".RangedProjectile ==" @ SP.RangedProjectile);
			ErrCount++;
		}

[Buggie]

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	foreach AllActors(class'ScriptedPawn', SP)
		if (SP.RangedProjectile != None && SP.RangedProjectile.IsA('ShellCase'))
		{
			logger(LOG_Warning, "CheckRangedProjectile", SP $ ".RangedProjectile ==" @ SP.RangedProjectile);
			ErrCount++;
		}

[sektor2111]

ScriptedPawn(Other) .RangedProjectile is a Projectile? The following seems not to work:

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	foreach AllActors(class'ScriptedPawn', SP)
		if (SP.RangedProjectile != None && ! SP.RangedProjectile.IsA('Projectile'))
		{
			logger(LOG_Warning, "CheckRangedProjectile", SP $ ".RangedProjectile ==" @ SP.RangedProjectile);
			ErrCount++;
		}

Yes, this is what I've removed recently from MapGarbage because it did not work for some (unknown to me) reasons. The check was supposed toward a non-projectile class and reverting it to default. The result was a misery, every single monster way changed to original projectile class - either way reported as being wrong configured...
Another time I'll try to figure what would be needed - perhaps trying to deal with "ClassIsChildOf"...

[Barbie]

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if (SP.RangedProjectile != None && SP.RangedProjectile.IsA('ShellCase'))

Yes, but my intention was to check if the value RangedProjectile is a projectile. While I was mislead that 'ShellCase' is NOT a projectile but in fact it is. So my above code works, but didn't show up any warning because 'ShellCase' IS a projectile.

trying to deal with "ClassIsChildOf"...

Yes, that also works fine:

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if (SP.RangedProjectile != None && ! ClassIsChildOf(SP.RangedProjectile, class'Projectile'))

[Buggie]

Yes. I not start pay attention to that.
You can use both check. For NOT projectile or some well-known bad projectiles.

[Eternity]

Does "IsA()" function work properly for static objects in v451b and older builds?

[Buggie]

Show example of code.