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Two Tanks, as well as most other maps, are nice with multiple players. (3vs3 and the map still barely feels like it has any action in a lot of cases.) What you wind up with is the game play becomes tedious and boring. Only x common/shortcut routes available and only x paths available to a certain lo...

This is perhaps the wrong take on the subject, but it seems the problem/issue is an entirely different matter with what you are seeing being a symptom of another issue. One foundational guiding principle of bzflag has been that death should be avoidable. Should you die, it's generally a skill issue....

What are you trying to do?

-Zehra

Try using the bz_eGetPlayerSpawnPosEvent to modify a spawn position. Something like this might work: SpawnPosEvent: { While (spawn is not valid) { SpawnLocation = SelectSpawnLocation(); //Your custom spawn position selection For (Zones in in World) { If (SpawnLocation is in Zone) { spawn = is not va...

I like them, maybe upload some of the textures to images.bzflag.org?

This way it's easier to integrate into a map or something.

-Zehra

There's one terrible work-around for this, have some sort of converter made for the map to find all the objects and create a zone for the "object" in question. Now simply check if the the spawn point is within a "zone" and if it is, it isn't a valid spawn point, in other words, a...

From include/bzfsAPI.h in source. typedef struct bz_PlayerUpdateState { bz_ePlayerStatus status; // special states bool falling; // not driving on the ground or an obstacle bool crossingWall; // crossing an obstacle wall bool inPhantomZone; // zoned float pos[3]; // position of tank float velocity[3...

In 2.4.12 and previous builds this is possible, but do note you'll need to use the older world weapons systems for shots and it can get quite a bit tricky in terms of tracking shots and points management. I believe it's possible to bypass the API in some cases, but it may be a bit tricky to get a wo...

Some other ideas If one plug-in is controlling things like frequency of an action, custom BZDB variables may be used. For example, if a custom world weapon/server shot plug-in for spawning random shots in a world, but it needs to be adjustable for how close or how frequent..etc, a custom BZDB variab...

Could The Noah be added as group leader for ZEHRA.SPAWN-CHAT

Thanks in advanced.

-Zehra

Grue, Thanks for the reply and update, I guess you can say the API makes a few things easy and not others. Thankfully there's a few "ways" to "end" a shot early, each has their own little catch to them. One trick is bypassing the API and sending an "endshot". This techn...

A different approach is needed. The simplest one what I can think of, is grab the first shots position and tank/turret direction, fire 4 PZ shots based on the tanks position and direction and if the player fires a second shot while the first has not expired, fire a world weapon/server shot x many un...

Thanks @etigah, I think some really cool things can be done, I'm not sure how easily most players will adjust, especially since I've mostly thought along the lines of adding unique dynamics to game play. In terms of the teleporter shots. Some form of a "race to the top" map comes to mind, ...

I took a quick look and found it a novel and refreshing experience. I could possibly see some things integrated into a map and/or mode, some input from other map makers would probably be best in the case of much interest. One minor suggestion is to perhaps add a description or message for the custom...

I'm trying to compile a list of the most-played maps of all time and their authors. While many kinds of maps could be listed, I especially want to capture maps that primarily use 1.x objects (basic boxes/pyramids/bases/teleporters), including maps that have a few limited mesh objects (like one-way ...

Alright, here is how to do spawn manipulation/modification. What is covered in this post is bz_getStandardSpawn() and bz_eGetPlayerSpawnPosEvent and the usage of them, which is the primary means of spawn control. (I won't cover how to decide where to do the spawning, as it depends on things like gam...

A basic quick overview and summary of map editors and tools.(Any mistakes are my own and corrections/updates welcomed.) Last updated: 2023-12-18 Edit: I'll add some links to the threads. Map Editors: Name | Operating System Support | In Active Development | Notes | BZEdit | Linux | No | The basic 3D...

I'll have to see how it looks in game, but I very much like the idea direction this goes.
Maybe add a screenshot or two and you're more likely to get a response or two.

-Zehra

@Timtak To provide an answer to some of your questions: The server (BZFS) is by default run on port 5154. I've provided below a few recommendations/suggestions you may wish to look into. For BZFS, run two separate BZFS instances. (Two servers would be runnning, one with the violent mode, the second ...

The server should go up in the next day or two. If not, I'll release a simplified version of the "TicketBattle" plug-in some days after, as this plug-in would work without issues on either mode. (FFA or CTF.)

-Zehra

A plug-in has been in the works for a bit, and in around 1-2 days or so, a server running the plug-in should be online. (I'll add a post announcing the server and port.) I haven't originally thought about a plug-in release for it, but I'll consider it, same as the license, as the plug-in contains so...

Ongoing research into game modes leads to an interesting discovery, nothing yet combines CTF and FFA into hybrid type of modes. Capping flags is tedious and the frequent back and forth with the flags leaves much to be desired... Free for all is only where the best players gain score or the lucky one...

I realize I actually never really answered the question. Before anyone even asks, I'll bring up a list of similar threads. Why are there only like 30 people playing BZFLAG at one time Bzflag future at stake General Hostility Levels BzFlag is dying Resurrecting BZFlag Why so few matches? Is BZFlag dy...

Wow, I'd probably like to see a map rotation of this some time, the maps look impressive.

Would it be alright if someone tries a mesh conversion of the maps and to add texturing? (I'm a bit interested in seeing Space Station with some space themed texturing.)

-Zehra

While this is true to a major extent and it is true that mobile devices are seen as the future... My own thoughts vary greatly on the matter itself, mostly with regards to overall goal and implementation of that goal. (Yes, previous is non-specific, but is better outlined below as the following ques...