"Monster Telefragging is not allowed"

[EvilGrins]

I'm aware there's a mutator which prevents telefragging monsters, forcing players to actually fight them... but I don't have it.

What happened was I was a great height up with no good way to survive the fall, so I shot the transloc straight down so it could get to the ground before I got too much falling velocity to kill me.

It worked.

But then I saw that message pop across the screen, and I was very confused.

The map does have multiple UTDM-monsters on it, but none of them were nearby... so what else can trigger that message?!?

[OjitroC]

It's the UTDM Mutator - it's spawned for any/each UTDM monster - this is the code :

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class UTDMMutator expands Mutator;

function bool HandlePickupQuery(Pawn Other, Inventory item, out byte bAllowPickup)
{
	// Monsters don't pick up stuff.
	//! Add more here.
	if(Other.IsA('UTDMWarlord'))
	{
		//Log(class$":HandlePickuQuery : UTDM refusing a "$item);
		bAllowPickup = 0;
		return true;
	}

	return Super.HandlePickupQuery(Other, item, bAllowPickup);
}

function bool PreventDeath(Pawn Killed, Pawn Killer, name damageType, vector HitLocation) 
{ 
 // prevent telefragging of monsters 
 if(Killed.IsA('ScriptedPawn') && Killer.Weapon.IsA('Translocator')) 
 { 
 Killer.ClientMessage("Sorry, Monster Telefragging is not allowed, you must use conventional weapons."); 
 return True; 
 } 
 return Super.PreventDeath(Killed,Killer,damageType,HitLocation); 
}

[EvilGrins]

But, again, there were no UTDM monsters around when it happened.

It's the UTDM Mutator - it's spawned for any/each UTDM monster

Except, I'm pretty sure I've telefragged a UTDMT before.

[OjitroC]

But, again, there were no UTDM monsters around when it happened.

Indeed ... but the only other explanation is that there is an actor/mutator embedded in the map that would prevent telefragging. I don't think you would need to be particularly close to the UTDM Warlords to generate that warning. Somebody with a better understanding of the code would be able to tell you about that.

It looks as though you telefragged a bot(?) at the same time as that message was generated.

It's the UTDM Mutator - it's spawned for any/each UTDM monster

Except, I'm pretty sure I've telefragged a UTDMT before.

Yes, I only checked the UTDM Warlord code before - the UTDMT mutator lacks this function

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function bool PreventDeath(Pawn Killed, Pawn Killer, name damageType, vector HitLocation) 
{ 
 // prevent telefragging of monsters 
 if(Killed.IsA('ScriptedPawn') && Killer.Weapon.IsA('Translocator')) 
 { 
 Killer.ClientMessage("Sorry, Monster Telefragging is not allowed, you must use conventional weapons."); 
 return True; 
 } 
 return Super.PreventDeath(Killed,Killer,damageType,HitLocation); 
}

Because the UTDM Mutator spawns for each of the UTDM pawns, then it is likely that the code in the UTDM Mutator for the Warlord prevents the telefragging of a UTDM Titan. If there are only UTDM Titans in a map then they can be telefragged. If there are UTDM Warlords and other ScriptedPawns in a map (other than the UTDM Titan) then the code in the UTDM Warlord mutator should prevent the telefragging of any ScriptedPawn.

The code for the UTDM Mutator for the Berserkers also contains that function - so you should not be able to telefrag them - again it is likely that if there are UTDM Titans in the same map then that code will prevent them being telefragged as well.

So the code of the UTDM Mutators for the Warlord and Berserker is the same but it is different for the Titan.

Experiment by playing a map with just Warlords and with no bots - throw the translocator and see how close it has to be to them in order to get that message.

[Barbie]

It is also possible that it is because of the time difference between shooting a projectile, switching to Translocator while projectile is flying, then projectile (or its shock wave) is killing a ScriptedPawn, and your weapon is Translocator in this moment. I often experienced this.
Sadly there is no way of retrieving the weapon that has caused the damage in function TakeDamage().

[EvilGrins]

Because the UTDM Mutator spawns for each of the UTDM pawns, then it is likely that the code in the UTDM Mutator for the Warlord prevents the telefragging of a UTDM Titan. If there are only UTDM Titans in a map then they can be telefragged. If there are UTDM Warlords and other ScriptedPawns in a map (other than the UTDM Titan) then the code in the UTDM Warlord mutator should prevent the telefragging of any ScriptedPawn.

Huh. Wonder if the UTDMS has the same thing as the UTDMW...?

It is also possible that it is because of the time difference between shooting a projectile, switching to Translocator while projectile is flying, then projectile (or its shock wave) is killing a ScriptedPawn, and your weapon is Translocator in this moment. I often experienced this.

That sounds more than probable.

[OjitroC]

Because the UTDM Mutator spawns for each of the UTDM pawns, then it is likely that the code in the UTDM Mutator for the Warlord prevents the telefragging of a UTDM Titan. If there are only UTDM Titans in a map then they can be telefragged. If there are UTDM Warlords and other ScriptedPawns in a map (other than the UTDM Titan) then the code in the UTDM Warlord mutator should prevent the telefragging of any ScriptedPawn.

Huh. Wonder if the UTDMS has the same thing as the UTDMW...?

Yes, the code of the UTDM Mutator for the Warlord and for the Skaarj Berserker is the same so the UTDM Mutator for the latter contains the code for telefrag prevention. It should not be possible for you to telefrag a UTDM Skaarj Berserker. Indeed it should not also be possible to telefrag a UTDM TItan in a map in which are also UTDM Skaarj Berserkers (as the UTDMS mutator will be running) nor should it be possible to telefrag any ScriptedPawn in a map in which are UTDM Warlords and/or UTDM Skaarj Berserkers.