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Subject: CTF Custom Map help

I've been trying to get CTF to work on my custom map, and it works, but not the way I'd like it to. What I want is for both the red and blue flag to spawn next to each other, and for the flags to be returned to the corresponding base (blue flag brought to red base and vice versa). Is there a way to do this?

  • 03.11.2012 9:31 AM PDT
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Sounds pretty confusing, it does sound like grifball though. Maybe try the Bomb game type? Unless you can explain in more detail of what you're trying to do?

  • 03.11.2012 9:34 AM PDT

Well I have a custom map where there's red team's spawn points on one side and blue team's on the other, and in the center of the map, I have a room filled with explosives and whatnot, but it's somewhat of an obstacle course. I have a little alcove in there that I wanted to put the flags in so that you have to jump all the way through the obstacle course, grab the flag, and then jump all the way back through and bring it to your team. I guess you're right, it is somewhat like grifball. Maybe I should do Bomb instead.

  • 03.11.2012 9:50 AM PDT
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Just put the flag stands in the middle of the map next to each other, and the capture plates in the bases. Most maps are laid out with the flag stands on top of the capture plates, but it doesn't have to be that way.

  • 03.11.2012 9:51 AM PDT

I've tried that, but when I do that, what happens is the enemy flag spawns on their capture plate and the stands don't do anything. What am I doing wrong?

  • 03.11.2012 9:53 AM PDT
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Oh, yeah you can use capture plates, but you'll need colors to show where to cap the flags at. Like blue flag to red base as said in your post.

Did you label the items right?

[Edited on 03.11.2012 9:56 AM PDT]

  • 03.11.2012 9:56 AM PDT

Under Advanced, I set the name of the flag stands as CTF, labeled one red and one blue, then I set the capture plates as CTF_RETURN_FLAG and colors matched with their bases. That's what I read on a Yahoo question, but I'm guessing I did something wrong?

  • 03.11.2012 10:01 AM PDT
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When you started forge did you select basic editing? You have to be in the CTF section. Most likely you labeled something off? O.o I don't recall capture plates housing flags?

Edit- it sounds you labeled them right.

[Edited on 03.11.2012 10:05 AM PDT]

  • 03.11.2012 10:03 AM PDT

Yes I did use the CTF section. That's what's got me confused. Based on everything I read, it should work. But it doesn't

  • 03.11.2012 10:13 AM PDT
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Yeah, it should work. Were there more labels?

  • 03.11.2012 10:14 AM PDT

FLAG_RES_ZONE and FLAG_RES_ZONE_AWAY are two others, and of course the TEAM_ONLY one

  • 03.11.2012 10:19 AM PDT
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Kay, well I'm don't think I have anymore sugguestions. Sorry. :( I would have to be in the game myself though xD

  • 03.11.2012 10:23 AM PDT

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Sounds like you're trying to make a version of neutral flag.

  • 03.11.2012 10:30 AM PDT

Somewhat like neutral flag, but I couldn't even get that to work for me. I just can't seem to get any capture the flag to work. I got the map to work for infection by putting one hill for each Game Type Label, so maybe I should do that?

  • 03.11.2012 11:01 AM PDT

if you want anytime im online i am willing help, so inv my username to a party ill help talk you through it, because its ever-so difficult without instant reply/freedom speech (being able to say it instead of tring to type it and it come out terribly wrong) im not an EXPERT forger but im very close to bieng one, ill also help out anyone else who needs it anytime im online =) so DONT BE AFRAID TO ASK!

[Edited on 03.12.2012 8:38 AM PDT]

  • 03.12.2012 8:37 AM PDT