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TheEmperorStalwartUK · Joined: 11 Feb 2004 Posts: 261

I'm coding my first mutator for Unreal, I've coded the player/bot classes and both of them work as they should (They are decapitated properly), but i'm having a few problems with the mutator; I intend for the mutator to replace the regular Player classes with the Fixed ones (In the same package as the mutator, the problem is that I don't really know how to do it.

Here's what i've coded so far:

Zombie · Joined: 27 Jan 2004 Posts: 295

First of all, when you totaly replace any actor class in CheckReplacement you should always return false so that the old class is destroyed. Otherwise you may end up with doubles everywhere the class spawns as the least of your worries. When you return true the class fed into CheckReplacement is spared from destruction. You should always have return true at the very end of the function outside of any expressions so that all the actors in the level aren't destroyed.

Also, notice that you are using IsA('') to find the proper class to replace. If the replacement class itself is a child class extending from the parent defined in IsA('') you can end up with a recursive loop. Reason why this can happen is because even the new spawned replacement actors will be fed into CheckReplacment because of what all actors inherite in PreBeginPlay() to check their relevence. Doing "if ( Other.Class == Class'ThisClass' )" is one way to avoid those types of loops.

Another thing, since you are also trying to replace a player class you will have to modify the event Login from the gametype in order to redefine what SkaarjPlayer class is used for players. Since the mutator functions ModifyPlayer or ModifyLogin? weren't added into the Unreal games until UT you won't be able to do it from a mutator unless you built from MCoop2, UTeamFix9D, or EnhancedDM. Since MCoop2 has excellent support for Login mutators that's one place I'd start with replacing a player class. MCoopMutator2.u has classes called CoopLoginMutator and DMLoginMutator which is what you would modify from. Otherwise if you didn't build from them you'd need to start a new gametype to change the event Login.

Keep in mind that the regular Unreal gametypes don't force a player class at Login so somebody can manualy define when player class is used if the server is setup with it.

-Zombie

~DH-CrackeR~ · Joined: 01 Jul 2004 Posts: 7

ahhh, well INF does that trick let me paste an example of respawning player classes

function playerpawn Login
(
string Portal,
string Options,
out string Error,
class<playerpawn> SpawnClass
)
{
local PlayerPawn newPlayer;
if (SpawnClass == class'MaleOne' || SpawnClass == class'MaleTwo' || SpawnClass == class'MaleThree' || SpawnClass == class'FemaleOne' || SpawnClass == class'FemaleTwo')
{
if (SpawnClass == class'MaleOne')
SpawnClass = class'INFIL_MalePlayer';
if (SpawnClass == class'MaleTwo')
SpawnClass = class'INFIL_MalePlayer2';
if (SpawnClass == class'MaleThree')
SpawnClass = class'INFIL_MalePlayer3';
if (SpawnClass == class'FemaleOne')
SpawnClass = class'INFIL_FemalePlayer1';
if (SpawnClass == class'FemaleTwo')
SpawnClass = class'INFIL_FemalePlayer';
}
else SpawnClass = class'INFIL_MalePlayer';

newPlayer = Super.Login(Portal, Options, Error, SpawnClass);
if ( newPlayer == None)
return None;
ChangeTeam(newPlayer, 2); // switch to spectator team

return newPlayer;
}

I dunno this might not be what you are trying to do, but maybe it will help eh?

need any more scripts like that lemme know
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Kì££èr_§kā&# · Joined: 10 Jul 2004 Posts: 164

I have a problem too.I dont know how to make a mutator that replaces weapons,items,decorations etc.Can you help me out?I'm working on a new gametype with my friend sWAGMAn,and he would like me to make a mutator.

*Btw,does anyone want to join Team M.O.D?It stands for Makers Of Demise,and we really need members.Just go to my website to sign up.
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Hyper · Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 1:41 am Post subject:

I don't know anything about coding, but I DO know that there are several replacement mutators out there already. You might want to try WMutate from }TCP{Wolf or DZMapMutator from Zombie.
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