Pairs of random spawns

Mendasp

Updated for Build 216.

Mendasp

Updated for Build 217.

MCMLXXXIV

Hi Mendasp, do you mind if we integrate your code into the Combat mod? We have a need for close spawns on account of the two teams needing to be able to get to each other quickly :]

We already have a solution that works in a similar way but it isn't quite as configurable for server operators as yours and only has spawn combos for tram...

Mendasp

Sure, go ahead.

Mendasp

I'm not updating this anymore, but whoever wants to keep using it, it's as simple as finding this in NS2GameRules.lua

<!--c1--><div class='codetop'>CODE</div><div class='codemain'><!--ec1-->        // Reset teams (keep players on them)
        local team1TechPoint = self:ChooseTechPoint(techPoints, kTeam1Index)
        self.team1:ResetPreservePlayers(team1TechPoint)
        local team2TechPoint = self:ChooseTechPoint(techPoints, kTeam2Index)
        self.team2:ResetPreservePlayers(team2TechPoint)<!--c2--></div><!--ec2-->

And replacing it with

<!--c1--><div class='codetop'>CODE</div><div class='codemain'><!--ec1-->        local team1TechPoint
        local team2TechPoint
        local file = io.open("maps/" .. Shared.GetMapName() .. ".txt", "r")
        if file then
            local customTechPoints = { }
            local t = json.decode(file:read("*all"), 1, nil)
            file:close()
            for i,v in pairs(t) do
                for index, currentTechPoint in pairs(techPoints) do
                    if (v.name == currentTechPoint:GetLocationName()) then
                        table.insert(customTechPoints, currentTechPoint)
                        
                        // Modify the teams allowed to spawn here
                        if (v.team == "marines") then
                            currentTechPoint.allowedTeamNumber = 1
                        elseif (v.team == "aliens") then
                            currentTechPoint.allowedTeamNumber = 2
                        elseif (v.team == "both") then
                            currentTechPoint.allowedTeamNumber = 0
                        // If we don't understand the team, no teams can spawn here
                        else
                            currentTechPoint.allowedTeamNumber = 3
                        end
                        
                        // Assign the valid enemy spawns to the tech point
                        if (v.enemyspawns ~= nil) then
                            currentTechPoint.enemyspawns = v.enemyspawns
                        end
                    end
                end
            end
      
            // Reset teams (keep players on them)
            team1TechPoint = self:ChooseTechPoint(customTechPoints, kTeam1Index)
            self.team1:ResetPreservePlayers(team1TechPoint)
            local validAlienSpawns = { }
            
            for index,currentTechPoint in pairs(customTechPoints) do
                local teamNum = currentTechPoint:GetTeamNumberAllowed()
                if (team1TechPoint.enemyspawns ~= nil and (teamNum == 0 or teamNum == 2)) then
                    for i,v in pairs(team1TechPoint.enemyspawns) do
                        if (v == currentTechPoint:GetLocationName()) then
                            table.insert(validAlienSpawns, currentTechPoint)
                        end
                    end
                end    
            end

            local randomTechPointIndex = self.techPointRandomizer:random(1, #validAlienSpawns)
            team2TechPoint = validAlienSpawns[randomTechPointIndex]
            self.team2:ResetPreservePlayers(team2TechPoint)
            
        // If no file is found, go back to the default method    
        else
            Print("No custom spawns file was found, using default behavior")
            team1TechPoint = self:ChooseTechPoint(techPoints, kTeam1Index)
            self.team1:ResetPreservePlayers(team1TechPoint)
            team2TechPoint = self:ChooseTechPoint(techPoints, kTeam2Index)
            self.team2:ResetPreservePlayers(team2TechPoint)
        end<!--c2--></div><!--ec2-->

The text files may not be usable (mineshaft for example) as the maps have changed, so you should adjust that too if you want to keep using this mod (if someone out there is using it!).