Mapping Changes For 1.1
crode
Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7876Members
Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7876Members
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Aside of that, I have no idea what changes are currently implemented. My guess is that they're still in progress, and we'll all find out the official list when they're deemed functional and ready. I don't imagine that too much will be different, though, and surely nothing that'll make your map designed for 1.0x cease to function. I wouldn't worry too much about it at this stage - I'm sure not. Worrying, that is.
They're keeping us in the dark so that we won't be disappointed if something has to be removed before the final testing, and so that they can focus on playtesting rather than PR over the change listing <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->.
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In this case, info_player_start and info_team_start. If the current playtest code is finalized, they won't count toward the entity limit (which may be lowered again as a result of not counting the required combined 96 spawn locations (32 in rr, 16 marine, 48 alien)).
Paste this into the bottom:
@SolidClass = info_location
[
locationname(string) : "Location name" : ""
]
info_location has no arguments except locationname and no flags.
doh!
Everything in this response should be taken as forward looking statements since it deals with 1.1 code that may not be final yet.
The 500 limit was set before the changes to the spawn ents were made, and from an email conversation with Flayra I learned they are intended to be included in that number even after the change. The limit will drop to 400 not including the spawn items, which would really mean 4 fewer items total on the map. The good news is info_location entities will also no longer count towards the revised cap because of the changes KFS has requested, and most of us have more than 4 info_location ents in our maps (exceptions being killboxes which aren't likely to hit the entity limit anyway). As a result, even though we're going to have a lower numerical limit, there will actually be more room under the cap.
I just did an entity count on ns_hydrosity. With the old limit I was at 79.6% (398/500) and with the new one I'm at 71.25%. (285/400). Happy days