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==Creating your room==
==Creating your room==
[[image:Tut spawnroom r1.JPG|thumb|right|200px|A simple, poorly textured room.]]
[[image:Tut spawnroom r1.JPG|thumb|right|200px|A simple room.]]
First of all, you will want to have an area which you consider the spawnroom. This may be of any shape, color and size. For this example, I'm going to turn the simple, poorly textured room you see on the right into a complicated yet still poorly textured spawnroom for the RED team.
First of all, you should have an area which you consider the spawnroom. This may be of any shape, color, and size. For this example, the room you see on the right will be transformed into a spawnroom for the RED team.{{clr}}
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
==Making it a respawn room==
==Making it a respawn room==
[[image:Tut spawnroom r2.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Fill the room with func_respawnroom.]]
[[image:Tut spawnroom r2.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Fill the room with func_respawnroom.]]
Create a brush that fills your room and texture it with the tools/toolstrigger material. Now make this brush an entity by clicking the ToEntity button on the right side toolbar. Choose the "[[func_respawnroom]]" entity from the dropdown list. Name it "red_respawn_room" and make it's team Red. You can see the non-smartedit details on the picture. This room is now officially claimed as a respawn room.
Create a {{ent|func_respawnroom}} brush-based entity with material <code>tools/toolstrigger</code> that fills your area. Name it something like <code>red_respawn_room</code> and set its team to RED.{{clr}}
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
==Bring the players inside==
==Bring the players inside==
[[image:Tut spawnroom r3.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Now add 12-16 playerspawns to your room with space inbetween.]]
[[image:Tut spawnroom r3.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Now add 12 to 16 spaced out player spawns to your room.]]
Now that we have a spawnroom half-setup, we need to add the playerspawns. Add a point entity to your room anywhere called "[[info_player_teamspawn]]". Before adding more, set the important details up in this one. You will need to change the team to RED. The other details can be used to make more advanced respawn mechanisms which are, naturally, not covered in this tutorial. Now, copy the playerspawns around 12-16 times and make sure there is plenty of space between them.
Now you need to add the player spawns. Create an {{ent|info_player_teamspawn}} in your room. Change the spawn's team to RED.{{note|The other details can be used to make more advanced respawn mechanisms which are not covered in this tutorial.}}Make 11 to 15 copies of the player spawn entity, giving each of them plenty of space.{{clr}}
 
 
 
 
 
==Respawn and resupply==
==Respawn and resupply==
[[image:Tut spawnroom r4.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Add a resupply somewhere obvious.]]
[[image:Tut spawnroom r4.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Add a resupply somewhere obvious.]]
While this is not obligatory, it is good to have a resupply area inside your respawn. A resupply consists of 2 things: a "[[prop_dynamic]]" representing the resupply locker and a "[[func_regenerate]]" which helps you to the contents of it. Create a prop_dynamic somewhere in the room and change it's model to "models/props_gameplay/resupply_locker.mdl" and name it "resup1". Put it against a wall so it looks nice. Now create a trigger brush which is way bigger than your resupply locker. Attach it to a func_regenerate entity. Set the entity's "Associated Model" to "resup1" and Team to RED. Repeat this as many times as you want to make multiple cabinets.
It may be a good to have a resupply area inside your respawn. A resupply consists of 2 things: a {{ent|prop_dynamic}}, representing the resupply locker, and a {{ent|func_regenerate}}, which gives it functionality. Create a {{ent|prop_dynamic}} somewhere in the room, set its model to <code>models/props_gameplay/resupply_locker.mdl</code>, and give it a name <code>resup1</code>. Now create a {{ent|func_regenerate}} brush-based entity with material <code>tools/toolstrigger</code>, making sure it surrounds the bounding box of the prop. Set its <code>Associated Model</code> to the name of the dynamic prop its and Team to RED.{{clr}}
 
==Keeping the bullies out==
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
==Keeping off the nasties==
[[image:Tut spawnroom r5.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Access denied.]]
[[image:Tut spawnroom r5.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Access denied.]]
Unfortunately, people like to rampage around in spawnrooms, "spawnkilling" people who just took control of their characters. There, however, is an easy solution. Create a brush in the doorway. Assign the "tools/nodraw" texture to the brush, except for the face that looks at the outside world. This face should be textured with "overlay/no_entry". Tie it to the entity "[[func_respawnroomvisualizer]]". The only property you'll need to change is the "Associated Respawn Room", which should be the func_respawnroom we previously created, the one that goes by the name red_respawn_room. This will let red players go through but block off blu players.
Some players like to camp in spawn rooms, spawn-killing players. There, however, is an easy solution. Create a {{ent|func_respawnroomvisualizer}} brush-based entity with material <tools/nodraw</code>. Assign material <code>overlay/no_entry</code> to the side that faces away from the spawn area. Be sure to set its <code>Associated Respawn Room</code> accordingly. This will block only BLU players.{{clr}}
 
 
 
 
 
==Last words==
==Last words==
It's easy to create a basic spawnroom. As you can see, it's still extendable, but it's all up to you now. You might want to create a door that only opens for red players, multiple spawn rooms, each associated to a control point, and so on. This is going to be covered in a later tutorial though. Until then, have fun making maps!
It's easy to create a basic spawn room. The tutorial covers the minimum; you might, for instance, want to create a door that only opens for RED players, or multiple spawn rooms associated to different control point. These will be covered in other tutorial later.

Revision as of 12:25, 27 September 2007

Creating your room

A simple room.

First of all, you should have an area which you consider the spawnroom. This may be of any shape, color, and size. For this example, the room you see on the right will be transformed into a spawnroom for the RED team.

Making it a respawn room

Fill the room with func_respawnroom.

Create a func_respawnroom brush-based entity with material tools/toolstrigger that fills your area. Name it something like red_respawn_room and set its team to RED.

Bring the players inside

Now add 12 to 16 spaced out player spawns to your room.

Now you need to add the player spawns. Create an info_player_teamspawn in your room. Change the spawn's team to RED.

Note.pngNote:The other details can be used to make more advanced respawn mechanisms which are not covered in this tutorial.

Make 11 to 15 copies of the player spawn entity, giving each of them plenty of space.

Respawn and resupply

Add a resupply somewhere obvious.

It may be a good to have a resupply area inside your respawn. A resupply consists of 2 things: a prop_dynamic, representing the resupply locker, and a func_regenerate, which gives it functionality. Create a prop_dynamic somewhere in the room, set its model to models/props_gameplay/resupply_locker.mdl, and give it a name resup1. Now create a func_regenerate brush-based entity with material tools/toolstrigger, making sure it surrounds the bounding box of the prop. Set its Associated Model to the name of the dynamic prop its and Team to RED.

Keeping the bullies out

Access denied.

Some players like to camp in spawn rooms, spawn-killing players. There, however, is an easy solution. Create a func_respawnroomvisualizer brush-based entity with material <tools/nodraw. Assign material overlay/no_entry to the side that faces away from the spawn area. Be sure to set its Associated Respawn Room accordingly. This will block only BLU players.

Last words

It's easy to create a basic spawn room. The tutorial covers the minimum; you might, for instance, want to create a door that only opens for RED players, or multiple spawn rooms associated to different control point. These will be covered in other tutorial later.

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