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General FreeSpace => Multiplayer => Topic started by: LoneKnight on August 05, 2011, 02:53:41 pm

Title: Beginners Multiplayer Modding Question
Post by: LoneKnight on August 05, 2011, 02:53:41 pm: I am designing a multiplayer level / mod that would allow for a lot of interesting and unique elements to occur. However, I've never actually touched multiplayer, let alone multiplayer modding. I've checked out the articles on multiplayer in the wiki, but I was wondering: Do human players take the place of Alpha / Beta wings, or do they not even need to be 'placed' in the mission? If so, how do you script for human players that aren't technically in the mission?

Thanks warmly!
Title: Re: Beginners Multiplayer Modding Question
Post by: Lester on August 05, 2011, 03:08:47 pm: Yes, they need to be 'placed'. You can do this by opening the ship editor menu and ticking 'player ship'. Note that only Alpha, Beta and Gamma wings are capable of this.
Title: Re: Beginners Multiplayer Modding Question
Post by: bigchunk1 on August 06, 2011, 02:05:54 am: Ooh, you're making a multiplayer mission? Interesting, I look forward to playing it. You probably know this, but make sure you open the editors tab at the top, go down to mission specs and choose COOP, TvT, or dogfight as a mission type. Otherwise the mission will not show up in multiplayer. Give it a mission title that's easy to find as well... listings are alphabetical.

Be wary of certain sexps, such as set-camera and the like as these will not work in multiplayer.
Title: Re: Beginners Multiplayer Modding Question
Post by: LoneKnight on August 06, 2011, 04:27:54 pm: Quote from: bigchunk1 on August 06, 2011, 02:05:54 am
Ooh, you're making a multiplayer mission? Interesting, I look forward to playing it. You probably know this, but make sure you open the editors tab at the top, go down to mission specs and choose COOP, TvT, or dogfight as a mission type. Otherwise the mission will not show up in multiplayer.

I didn't remember that, but thanks for the head's up. I have a few concepts that will require a lot of testing to see if they're even viable to do.
Title: Re: Beginners Multiplayer Modding Question
Post by: Lester on August 06, 2011, 05:21:51 pm: If you need any help or further advice, don't hesitate to PM Bigchunk or me. Multi fredders are a rare and valuable breed :)
Title: Re: Beginners Multiplayer Modding Question
Post by: LoneKnight on August 06, 2011, 09:07:20 pm: I'll stay posted. My priority right now is to finish work on a series of single player missions, but I have a lot of good ideas that I'd like to put together soon (and maybe even start a group project if some other FREDders are interested.