[question] combat zones and not deleting properly
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cat
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[question] combat zones and not deleting properly
I have a slight problem with the editor that freaks me out. I created a dome of death for team 1 and inverted it. Means team 1 should be affected once it enters it. However when startting it ingame, the whole map is hostile for team1. I rechecked a few times. Another problem related to it is that when I delete the combat zone, it reappears when loading the map. Also deleting it and saving after it wond work. As if the editor does not recognize the change as savable. what is going on here?
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IronTaxi
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Re: [question] combat zones and not deleting properly
editor has alot of problems handling combat zones...
if you want to delete an existing combat zone better to do it via the game play objects file. or gpo.con...
right at the end of the file..
A number of problems can occur...
1. the editor resaves the combat zone but in fact doubles it..(ie makes the combat zone ref points twice in the file) this results in boom you are dead when loading..
solution. Delete the combat zone in the gpo.con and redo it once and once only..
2. Make sure you make the combat zone counter clockwise.. that will make an exclusion zone outside your combat zone.. if you make it clockwise it should make an inclusion zone inside those points... again....you can edit the gpo.con manually to invert of whatever you need to do...
essentially create the combat zone points in the editor...save it...then edit the gpo.con... dont attempt to delete/create multiple combat zones in one session...editor is retarded and cannot handle all those tasks at once...
happy mapping...
if you want to delete an existing combat zone better to do it via the game play objects file. or gpo.con...
right at the end of the file..
A number of problems can occur...
1. the editor resaves the combat zone but in fact doubles it..(ie makes the combat zone ref points twice in the file) this results in boom you are dead when loading..
solution. Delete the combat zone in the gpo.con and redo it once and once only..
2. Make sure you make the combat zone counter clockwise.. that will make an exclusion zone outside your combat zone.. if you make it clockwise it should make an inclusion zone inside those points... again....you can edit the gpo.con manually to invert of whatever you need to do...
essentially create the combat zone points in the editor...save it...then edit the gpo.con... dont attempt to delete/create multiple combat zones in one session...editor is retarded and cannot handle all those tasks at once...
happy mapping...
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Hans Martin Slayer
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Re: [question] combat zones and not deleting properly
or open the gpo, search for the last areapoint and delete the doubled part.solution. Delete the combat zone in the gpo.con and redo it once and once only..
random example:
CombatAreaManager.use 1
CombatAreaManager.timeAllowedOutside 10.000000
CombatArea.create CombatArea_0_Conquest_64
CombatArea.min 0.000000/0.000000
CombatArea.max 0.000000/0.000000
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -409.963104/468.641602
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -392.757874/473.647278
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -354.779114/468.065247
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -342.323425/437.792114
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -292.034943/440.452942
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -255.782501/448.704834
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -211.160065/449.877991
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -169.286987/464.017395
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -151.466492/474.002380
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -34.736511/476.564819
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -0.895691/451.522705
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 49.997498/443.698792
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 97.217102/434.453003
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 142.638672/459.132263
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 201.647766/478.132141
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 373.829651/466.958435
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 425.145630/436.772278
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 463.867004/404.096497
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 476.069946/300.701294
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 467.437012/117.880188
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 464.262085/-57.534698
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 470.507629/-144.285767
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 451.093811/-182.632843
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 463.724609/-262.098633
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 460.658813/-291.293854
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 419.877319/-333.549194
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 429.941467/-369.663757
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 406.232483/-415.207550
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 383.111267/-463.976532
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 278.716125/-466.769684
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 58.398621/-464.688385
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -52.526306/-457.076813
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -82.424225/-452.067352
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -143.534180/-450.274628
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -213.756256/-436.715393
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -281.773865/-438.638306
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -304.404297/-455.597595
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -357.608459/-455.790253
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -401.823975/-454.104004
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -436.075684/-443.155670
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -462.978546/-431.859344
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -467.975159/-368.246399
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -457.223328/-319.735718
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -473.776642/-282.570709
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -474.341675/-250.551208
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -459.969818/-227.690399
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -455.555634/-200.592346
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -474.175720/-154.860840
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -482.581360/-137.733978
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -476.188873/-113.162109
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -478.341003/-90.123383
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -475.657013/-74.673676
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -456.045654/-53.414795
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -444.944183/-22.074341
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -464.253845/3.007996
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -469.704865/9.127380
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -472.281616/140.651001
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -464.464172/305.750916
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -459.392120/367.297974
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -428.819031/441.823120
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -409.963104/468.641602
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -392.757874/473.647278
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -354.779114/468.065247
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -342.323425/437.792114
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -292.034943/440.452942
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -255.782501/448.704834
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -211.160065/449.877991
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -169.286987/464.017395
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -151.466492/474.002380
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -34.736511/476.564819
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -0.895691/451.522705
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 49.997498/443.698792
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 97.217102/434.453003
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 142.638672/459.132263
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 201.647766/478.132141
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 373.829651/466.958435
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 425.145630/436.772278
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 463.867004/404.096497
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 476.069946/300.701294
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 467.437012/117.880188
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 464.262085/-57.534698
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 470.507629/-144.285767
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 451.093811/-182.632843
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 463.724609/-262.098633
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 460.658813/-291.293854
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 419.877319/-333.549194
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 429.941467/-369.663757
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 406.232483/-415.207550
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 383.111267/-463.976532
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 278.716125/-466.769684
CombatArea.addAreaPoint 58.398621/-464.688385
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -52.526306/-457.076813
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -82.424225/-452.067352
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -143.534180/-450.274628
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -213.756256/-436.715393
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -281.773865/-438.638306
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -304.404297/-455.597595
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -357.608459/-455.790253
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -401.823975/-454.104004
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -436.075684/-443.155670
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -462.978546/-431.859344
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -467.975159/-368.246399
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -457.223328/-319.735718
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -473.776642/-282.570709
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -474.341675/-250.551208
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -459.969818/-227.690399
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -455.555634/-200.592346
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -474.175720/-154.860840
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -482.581360/-137.733978
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -476.188873/-113.162109
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -478.341003/-90.123383
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -475.657013/-74.673676
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -456.045654/-53.414795
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -444.944183/-22.074341
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -464.253845/3.007996
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -469.704865/9.127380
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -472.281616/140.651001
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -464.464172/305.750916
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -459.392120/367.297974
CombatArea.addAreaPoint -428.819031/441.823120
CombatArea.team 0
CombatArea.vehicles 4
CombatArea.layer 2
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cat
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Re: [question] combat zones and not deleting properly
Ok I am going to check this out.
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cat
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Re: [question] combat zones and not deleting properly
Should not the invert handle this?2. Make sure you make the combat zone counter clockwise.. that will make an exclusion zone outside your combat zone.. if you make it clockwise it should make an inclusion zone inside those points... again....you can edit the gpo.con manually to invert of whatever you need to do...
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IronTaxi
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Re: [question] combat zones and not deleting properly
yes...but doing it counter clockwise from the start makes you not need to click the invert tab...leading to cleaner save...less variables...cat wrote:Should not the invert handle this?
regardless its VERY fixable so dont stress it...
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cat
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Re: [question] combat zones and not deleting properly
I got it working. However I am so paranoid about this thing now that I am too scared moving the mouse near the combat area button.
What do you mean by stress?
What do you mean by stress?