Unreal Game Types

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Unreal Game Types

• CIS 488/588
• Bruce R. Maxim
• UM-Dearborn

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Game Types

• Map types are determined by its file name and the
  value of its DefaultGameType property
• UT2004 browser will look for filenames prefixes
  like
• DM Deathmatch,Last Man Standing, Mutant,Invasion
• CTF Capture the Flag
• DOM Double Domination
• BR Bombing Run
• ONS Onslaught
• AS Assualt

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Gametype Classes

• There are UT2004 eleven game type setups, six of
  which are discussed in the text
• Deathmatch xGame.xDeathMatch
• Capture the Flag xGame.xCTFGame
• Double Domination xGame.xDoubleDOM
• Bombing Run xGame.xBombingRun
• Onslaught Onslaught.ONSOnslaughtGame
• Assault UT2KAssault.ASGameInfo

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Death Match Games - 1Tutorial 16.1

• Start with CD map Tutorial16_01_Start.ut2
• Best to ensure that the DefaultGameType property
  of the LevelInfo category is set to
  .xGame.DeathMatch
• To open the Level Properties menu click in any of
  the viewport panes and type F6
• After you close the Level Properties menu you can
  get rid of the net display by typing F6 again

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Death Match Games - 2Tutorial 16.1

• For death match games you need to add several
  PlayerStart actors, weapons bases and pickups
• To add a weapons base, open the Actor class
  browser, select xPickUpBasegtxWeaponBase
• Use your RMB to add xWeaponBase to the 3D
  viewport
• Open the weapon base property class and set the
  weapon type of the xWeaponBase property using the
  pull down menu

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Death Match Games - 3Tutorial 16.1

• Similarly for shield and health chargers
• You can add ammo for your weapon from the Actor
  class browser PickupgtAmmogtUTAmmoPickup
• Use RMB to add ammo to 3D viewport
• Adrenline and health vials can also be added from
  the Pickup category
• You may need to check the these items are not
  floating or embedded in the floor (adjust
  position using the perspective viewports)

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Wildcard BaseTutorial 16.2

• Wildcard base can also be added from the Actor
  browser xPickupBase category
• Use the RMB to place it on the floor in the 3D
  view and open its property list
• In bSequential attribute of Wildcard property the
  can be set to False to randomize generation of
  pickups
• The PickupClasses property contains the list of
  items that are stored at the Wildcard base

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Death Match Design

• Segment the arena so players cannot see too many
  opponents at the same time (graphis rendering
  performance issue)
• Make sure powerful weapons and ammo are not
  placed too close to one another (game balance
  issue)
• Place Player Starts in interesting places to
  avoid nests of NPCs that cause instant death on
  spawning (game play/funnativity issue)

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Capture the FlagTutorial 16.3

• You can use te Tutorial16_03_Stat.ut2 map and set
  the DefaultGameType property to xGame.xCTFGame
• You need to add to red and blue flag bases to the
  map (on each side of the glass wall) from the
  Actor browser NavigationPointgtJumpDestgt
  GameObjectivegtCTFBasegtRealCTFBasegt xRedFalgBase
  or xBlueFlagBase
• Rebuild as save map as CTF-Ring13.ut2

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Capture the FlagTutorial 16.4

• First remove all existing PlayerStarts from the
  level (right click one, choose Select All
  PlayerStart, and press the Delete key)
• Place a new PlayerStart by the blue flag, open
  its properties window, and set the TeamNumber
  property to 1 (0 is red team) under the
  PlayerStart category
• Duplicate 2 or 3 more blue players and add the
  similar number of red players near the red flag
  (default TeamNumber should be 0)

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Capture the FlagTutorial 16.5

• You can add monitors that display team colors and
  logos (replacing the monitors over the glass wall
  near each base)
• Select a Monitor (note the values of x, y, z in
  the Drawscale) and use the Delete key
• Open the Actor class browser and select
  DecorationgtxMonitorgtxMonitorC and add it to the
  3D view using RMB
• Rotate the new Monitor, scale it, and set the
  Team property to 1 or 0 in the xMonitor category

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Capture the Flag Design

• The map should have distinct red and blue areas
  containing each flag (use team colors in the
  decoration and lighting)
• Make the two teams as close as possible in
  resources (you could mirror the two bases, but
  dont make them blind copies boring)
• Balance is the key issue in this type of game

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Double Domination 1Tutorial 16.6

• Players divided into two teams
• The goal of each team is to simultaneously
  overrun and control two specific locations of the
  map fo 10 seconds
• After scoring, both domination goals become
  neutral and the process continues
• Start with Tutorial16_06_Start.ut2 and set the
  DefaultGameType to xGame.xDoubleDOM from Level
  Properties window (F6)

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Double Domination 2Tutorial 16.6

• Open the Actor browser and expand
  NavigationPointgtJumpDestgtJumpSpotgt GameObjectivegt
  DominationPointgtDomPointA
• Place DomPointA and DomPointB on opposite sides
  of the glass wall
• Place two groups (designated red and blue) of
  PlayerStarts in each half of the map
• Rebuild the level and save the map as
  DOM-Ring13.ut2

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Double DominationTutorial 16.7

• You can add monitors that indicate the color (red
  or blue) of the team is in control of each point
  (A or B)
• Use the Actor class browser to expand
  DecorationgtxMonitorgtxDOMMonitor to find
  xDOMMonitorA and xDOMMonitorB
• Place copies on each side of each door throughout
  the level
• Rebuild and save the level

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Double Domination Design

• Dont place clusters of PlayerStarts too close to
  the domination points (this makes it a little
  harder to control domination points)
• Avoid placing too many powerful weapons, ammo, or
  health near the domination points (makes it
  harder to camp and defend a domination point)

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Bombing Run

• Team-based game, having a ball and two delivery
  points
• Object is to take a ball and throw it into the
  enemy hoop
• Holding the ball and jumping through the hoop is
  7 points
• Tossing the ball through the hoop is 3 points

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Bombing Run - 1Tutorial 16.8

• Open Tutorial16_08_Start.ut2, use F6 to open the
  Level properties and change the DefaultGameType
  to xGame.xBombingRun
• Use the Actor class browser and select
  NavigationPointgtJumpDestgtJumpSpotgt
  GameObjectivegtxBombDelivery and add one goal to
  each side of the glass wall
• Open the properties window goal of the blue team
  goal and set the Team property of the Team
  category to 1

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Bombing Run - 2Tutorial 16.8

• Select the middle group of doors and delete them
  along with the trigger
• Use the Actor class browser and select
  NavigationPointgtJumpDestgtJumpSpotgt
  GameObjectivegtxBombSpawn and add with in this
  doorway
• Add two group of PlayerStarts, rebuild the level,
  and save the map as BR-Ring13.ut2

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Bombing Run Design

• Dont put the player starts too far away from a
  goal and dont put them too close either
• Preventing the goal from being visible from long
  distances to avoid Hail Mary shots anytime a
  player gets the ball

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Onslaught

• The players task is to initialize power nodes in
  a connect the dot manner to link the players
  base with the enemy team power core to make it
  vulnerable to attack
• Object is to destroy the enemy Power Core
• The map has five main components Power Cores,
  Power Nodes, Vehicles, Teleport Pads, and Weapon
  Racks

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Onslaught - 1Tutorial 16.9

• Load the file Tutorial16_09_Start.ut2 and use F6
  to open the Level Properties window
• Set DefaultGameType to Onslaught.ONSOnslaughtGame
  and save the map as ONS-Ring13.ut2
• Add the ONSPowerCoreRed and ONSPowerCoreBlue to
  the map from the Actor class browser
  NavigationPointgt JumpDestgtJumpSpotgtGameObjectivegt
  DestroyableObjectiveltONSPowerCore

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Onslaught - 2Tutorial 16.9

• Add several ONSPowerNodeNeutral nodes to the map
  from the Actor class browser NavigationPointgtJumpD
  estgtJumpSpotgt GameObjectivegtDestroyableObjectivegtO
  NSPowerCoregtPowerNode
• Place two groups PlayerStarts (red and blue) near
  their respective power cores

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Onslaught - 1Tutorial 16.10

• To establish the links between nodes and cores
  you need to open Unreal using the test icon in
  UnrealEd
• Press the Esc key to open a pop-up window and
  select the Map button in the upper left corner
• In the Map window press the Link Designer button
  on the lower left hand corner

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Onslaught - 2Tutorial 16.10

• To establish the links between nodes and cores
  you use the LMB to click the beginning and ending
  node of each link
• When finished, click the Export to UnrealEd
  button to put the links on the clipboard
• Use to bring up the console and type exit
• In UnrealEd use the RMB any where in the level
  and choose EditgtPastegtHere
• Verify that the Eagle icon properties say
  ONSPowerLinkOfficialSetup

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OnslaughtTutorial 16.11

• Repeat the process to create alternate link setup
  in the level
• You need to clear existing links from inside the
  Link Designer window
• Once you return to UnrealEd use RMB to open
  property window of the new Eagle icon
• Under LinkSetup category and change the SetupName
  property to AlternateSetup1
• Game is now playable from UT2004

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Placing VehiclesTutorial 16.12

• In the Actor class browse SVehicleFactorygt
  ONSVehicleFactory to find the list of available
  vehicles
• Add to the 3D view using the RBM like usual
  (vehicles will be associated with the owner of
  the nearest Power Node or Core)
• Vehicles are used by getting real close them and
  pressing E key during game play
• Vehicle use ends when E is pressed again

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Adding TurretsTutorial 16.13

• Turrets work similar to vehicles (they can only
  be used by team owning closest power node or
  core)
• Expand PawngtVehiclegtONSWeaponPawngt
  ONSStationaryWeaponPawn and select the
  ONSManualGunPawn from the Actor class browser and
  add using the RMB
• Turrets are activated and deactivated using the E
  key once close enough

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Adding Weapons LockersTutorial 16.14

• Adding weapons lockers is similar to adding
  Wildcard bases (they need to be stocked after
  they are added to the level)
• Open the Actor class browser expand the Pickup
  category and select WeaponLocker
• Use the RMB to add the locker to the level then
  open its properties window and start adding
  WeaponClass items to the Weapons property

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Adding Teleport PadsTutorial 16.14

• You can add additional teleport pads (beyond the
  node and cores) that are usable by the team
  controlling nearest node or core
• Select ONSTeleportPad from the Actor class
  browser and use the RMB to add it some where in
  the 3D viewport
• The E key is used to activate the teleport pads
  and bring up a destination menu

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Onslaught Design

• Careful placement of the nodes and links
• Place power cores in well defended locations that
  are not visible at long distances
• Balance the resources and geography available to
  each team
• Level symmetry is important since teams swap
  locations from one round to another
• Include link guns to allow repairs and speed up
  construction of power nodes

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Assault

• A times objective-based team game
• Attacker objectives include destroy objects, hold
  positions, or activate switches and defenders try
  to prevent them
• Attackers and defenders switch roles after each
  round ends
• Set-up process includes setting objectives,
  setting up player spawn management, and creating
  Matinee intro and ending sequences

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Assault (Triggered Objective) - 1Tutorial 16.17

• Open Tutorial16_17_Start.ut2
• Use F6 to open the Level Properties window and
  then set the DefaultGameType to
  UT2k4Assault.ASGameInfo
• To set the first objective open the Actor browser
  and expand NavigationPointgt JumpDestgtJumpSpotgtGame
  Objective and select TriggeredObjective
• Add this actor in front of the computer terminal
  to the right of the first closed door

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Assault - 2Tutorial 16.17

• Use the RMB to open TiggeredObjective properties
  window
• Under the Events category set the Tag property to
  OBJswitch (this makes the actor listen for the
  OBJswitch event)
• Under the Events category set the Event property
  to OBJswitch_complete (this makes the actor
  broadcast the OBJswitch_complete event)

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Assault - 3Tutorial 16.17

• Open class browser and expand the Triggers
  category and select the UseTrigger actor
• Add it to the level really close to the
  TriggeredObjective actor
• Open the UseTrigger properties window and expand
  the Collision category and set the
  CollisionRadius property to 70
• Have the UseTrigger broadcast OBJswitch when
  activated, set the Event property in the Events
  category to OBJswitch

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Assault - 4Tutorial 16.17

• You need to delete the Trigger between first two
  doors (select the doors, open them, select the
  Trigger, press the Delete key, close doors)
• Select both doors and use the RMB to open the
  Properties window and set the Events category Tag
  property to OBJswitch_complete (this causes the
  doors to close when they hear the event after
  use key E is pressed)
• Save the map as AS-Ring13.ut2

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Assault (Hold Objective) - 1Tutorial 16.18

• To set the second objective open the Actor
  browser and expand NavigationPointgt
  JumpDestgtJumpSpotgtGameObjectivegt
  ProximityObjective and select HoldObjective
• Add this actor to the left of the second closed
  in front of the computer terminal
• Use the RMB to open the HoldObjective properties
  window

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Assault - 2Tutorial 16.18

• Under the Events category set the Tag property to
  OBJhold (this makes the actor listen for the
  OBJhold event)
• Under the Events category set the Event property
  to OBJhold_complete (broadcast message)
• In the HoldObjective category set the MoverTag
  property to Doors2 (which is tha name of the
  nearby doors)

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Assault - 3Tutorial 16.18

• Delete the Trigger between the two doors
• Select both doors and use the RMB to open the
  Properties window and set the Events category
  Event property to OBJhold (which is the open door
  broadcast message)
• Under the Mover category set the MoveTime
  property to 5 (which indicates that a player
  needs to hold that position for 5 seconds)
• Rebuild, save, and test the map

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Assault (Destroyable Objective)-1Tutorial 16.19

• To set the third objective, navigate to the third
  set of doors, and select the static mesh centered
  over the door
• Use the RMB to open the properties window, expand
  the Display category, and click the StaticMesh
  property
• Copy this value of the StaticMesh property to the
  clipboard by typing Ctrl-C
• Use the Delete key to delete the static mesh (but
  first note the DrawScale3D values)

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Assault - 2Tutorial 16.19

• Open the Actor browser and expand
  NavigationPointgtJumpDestgtJumpSpotgt
  GameObjectivegtDestroyableObjective and select
  DestroyableObjective_SM
• Add this actor in the level (it looks like a
  cube)
• Use the RMB to open the properties window for the
  cube, expand the Display category, select the
  StaticMesh property, and use Ctrl-V to paste the
  image form the clipboard

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Assault - 3Tutorial 16.19

• You may need to adjust the DrawScale3D values to
  match the original static mesh
• Rotate the destroyable object so it can fit in
  the position of the original static mesh
• Use the RMB to open the property window for the
  destroyable object and the Event property to
  OBJdestroy_complete
• Open the Static Mesh browser and load the package
  Chapter16_SM and select the smashMesh model

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Assault - 4Tutorial 16.19

• Use the RMB to open the properties window of the
  destroyable object, expand its DestroyableObjectiv
  e_SM category and select DestroyedStaticMesh
  property and click the Use button to paste the
  destroyed mesh model
• Delete the trigger between the doors
• Select both doors and set the Tag property of the
  Events category to OBJdestroy_complete

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Assault 5Tutorial 16.19

• Under the Mover category set the MoveTime
  property to 2 (slows down door movement)
• The doors will only open when the lock is
  destroyed
• Rebuild, save, and test the level

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Assault (Proximity Objective) - 1Tutorial 16.20

• To set the fourth objective, navigate to the
  north side of the glass wall
• Open the Actor browser and expand
  NavigationPointgtJumpDestgtJumpSpotgt GameObjective
  and select ProximityObjective
• Use the RMB to place the actor in front to the
  computer near the north wall
• Use the RMB button to open its property window
  and set the Event property to OBJfinal_complete

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Assault - 2Tutorial 16.20

• Under the Collision category set the
  CollisionRadius property to 70
• Open the Actor class browser, expand Triggers,
  and select Trigger_ASRoundEnd
• Place this actor somewhere in the map
• Use the RMB to open the triggers property window
  and set the Events category Tag property to
  OBJFinal_complete
• Rebuild the level, save it, and test it

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Assault (Objective Order) - 1Tutorial 16.21

• You can force the completion of the objectives in
  a fixed order
• Use the RMB to open the property window of the
  PxomityObjective actor
• Expand its GameObjective category and set its
  DefensePriority to 0 (meaning it is the last
  objective to be completed)
• Begin working backwards through the other
  objectives

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Assault 2Tutorial 16.21

• Set DefensePriority to 1 for the
  DestroyableObjective
• Set DefensePriority to 2 for HoldObjective
• Set DefensePriority to 3 for TriggerObjective
• Rebuild, save, and test the map

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Assault (Player Spawn Points) - 1Tutorial 16.22

• Begin by using the RMB to bring up the context
  menu to select all PlayerStarts and delete them
  by typing the Delete key
• You then need to create clusters 4 attackers
  (placed after each objective) and 4 defenders
  (place before each objective)
• Select the 4 PlayerStarts in first group of
  defenders
• Use the PMB to open the Properties window

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Assault - 2Tutorial 16.22

• Expand the PlayerStarts category and set the
  TeamNumber property to 1
• Repeat this process setting the TeamNumber to 2,
  3, and 4 for each successive groups of defenders
• Save your work

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Assault (Spawn Point Manager) - 1Tutorial 16.23

• Open the Actor Class browser expand the Info
  category and select PlayerSpawnManager
• Use the RMB to place a spawn manager just outside
  the first group of attacker PlayerStarts
  (TeamNumber 0)
• Open the Properties window, expand the Events
  category and set the Tag property to PSM_Att1
• Repeat this process with each group of attackers

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Assault - 2Tutorial 16.23

• Set the Tag property of the second group of
  attackers to PSM_Att2
• Set the Tag property of the third group of
  attackers to PSM_Att3
• Set the Tag property of the fourth group of
  attackers to PSM_Att4
• Use the RMB to place a spawn manager just outside
  the first group of defender PlayerStarts
  (TeamNumber 1)

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Assault - 3Tutorial 16.23

• Set the Tag property of the first group of
  defenders to PSM_Def1
• Set the Tag property of the second group of
  defenders to PSM_Def2
• Set the Tag property of the third group of
  defenders to PSM_Def3
• Set the Tag property of the fourth group of
  Defenders to PSM_Def4

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Assault - 4Tutorial 16.23

• You will need to move to the second group of
  PlayerStarts (PSM_Def1 and PSM_Att2)
• Use the RMB to open the properties window for the
  PlayerSpawnManager for PSM_Def1 and set this as
  its Tag value
• Expand the PlayerSpawnManager category and set
  the AssaultTeam property to ESPM_Defenders and
  the PlayerStartTeam property to 1

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Assault - 5Tutorial 16.23

• Use the RMB to open the properties window for the
  PlayerSpawnManager for PSM_Att2 and set this as
  its Tag value
• Expand the PlayerSpawnManager category and set
  the bEnabled property to False and the
  PlayerStartTeam property to 1
• Repeat this for the next two objectives groups
  of PlayerStarts incrementing the Tag values and
  PlayerStartTeam values appropriately

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Assault - 6Tutorial 16.23

• You will need to move to the final group of
  PlayerStarts (PSM_Def4)
• Use the RMB to open the properties window for the
  PlayerSpawnManager for PSM_Def4 and set this as
  its Tag value
• Expand the PlayerSpawnManager category and set
  the AssaultTeam property to ESPM_Defenders and
  the PlayerStartTeam property to 4 and save your
  work

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Assault (Scripted Trigger) - 1Tutorial 16.24

• Open the Actor Class browser, expand
  KeypointgtAIScriptgtScriptedSequence and the select
  ScriptedTrigger
• Place the actor at any convenient location in the
  level map
• Use the RMB to expand the AIScript category and
  select the Action property
• The action list will make up the program that
  controls the triggers behavior

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Action List for Scripted Trigger 1
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Assault - 2Tutorial 16.24

• Index0 wait until the trigger receives the
  OBJswitch_complete message
• Index1 Disables first group of attacking spawn
  points
• Index2 Disables second group of attacking
  spawn points
• Index3 Disables third group of defending spawn
  points
• Index4 Disables fourth group of defending
  spawn points

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Assault 3Tutorial 16.24

• Add two more ScriptedTriggers some where in the
  level
• Create action lists similar to the first trigger
  (to make sure that players are on ly spawning
  near the next objective)
• Rebuild the level (esp. the paths), save, and
  test it

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Action List for Scripted Trigger 2
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Action List for Scripted Trigger 3