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Map Creation
General guidelines to follow:
-Make sure any corridor is atleast 160 units high and 70 units wide minimum, if you can, make it 25% extra then that, this is due to giants.
-NPC clips will block npcs
-Player clips block players and red npcs
-If theres any stuckspot the plugin doesnt auto detect, please mark them with a trigger_hurt with DROWN dmg.
-dont make any anti npc trigger_hurt, but if you do, make the dmg not go above 5k as it can ruin gameplay, as it would oneshot most enemies.
-To teleport npcs back to the last valid position, use a trigger_hurt with DROWN and 999999 damage (NPC flag must be enabled, can also include players to kill them off.)
-To make npc have a big leap, use nav_jump (See nav instructions below)
-make sure your map has atleast 4-32 spawnpoints, depending on mapsize, the plugin will see what spawn is closest and spawns npcs there.
-make sure maps spawnpoints are outside playable map space, see pumpkinfarm for a good example.
-Adding custom music should be done via the plugin/configs, not map
-Make sure your map is not cramped and a corridor shooter to make it interresting, it is recommended to have atleast 2 viable camping spots.
-If your map is multistage, make sure to mark any areas where players arent supposed to be with a trigger hurt, this makes sure random spawn npcs wont go there.
-Try to keep map edict count below 300 to be safe with the amount of potential players and npcs.
this is coded in so that the npcs wont do their avoud obstacle code, beware that wit WILL make them get stuck on ledges so be really carefull where you use this. Video showcasing how to use said nav:
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This is coded in a way where it prevents the villager or any building type of npcs to go there or settle there, good for spawns if not marked with trigger kills
It prevents creep such as the deep sea one
Marks the spot as a stuckspot, being on it immediently triggers the servers anti stuck. usually combined with nav_avoid
Make 2 navs that connect to eachother with nav_jumps, npcs will jump between them if neccecary. their Jump are not 100% accurate, however.
If you nav a map and notice npcs getting stuck on corners, follow this video for guidance:
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Before generating a navmesh, set nav_max_view_distance 1
Next up, Anywhere where its walkable mark it with nav_mark_walkable
Then use nav_generate_incremental
Make sure to disconnect to big navs
Npcs are able to jump tiny gaps, but make sure to not overdo it.
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How the nav looks:
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Hurt Triggers: out of bounds/falling off map Use a dmg_drown trigger for either player or npc or both Set its damage to 1000000+ or higher This will down players and just damage npcs and teleport them back to their last valid position And others can be set to a drown dmg number of 200 or smth, my plugin handles the damage part.
zr_anti_stair_abuse This trigger is used incase of stairs where npcs can walk up, on long ones its recommended to place this so players are unable to abuse the stairs.
It is highly recommended to use nav_walk in the nav where the stairs are, so npcs can walk up on them.
Having a logic_relay named zr_setuptime will be triggered every time setup occurs (or every 5 waves in Raid Rush)
Having a logic_relay named zr_wavedone will be triggered every time a wave ends
Having a logic_relay named zr_waveselected will be OnUser1/2/3/4 depending on the difficulty when the voting is done (OUTDATED.)
Having a logic_relay named zr_victory will be triggered when players won the last wave
Having a logic_relay named zr_lasthuman will be triggered when last man occurs
Having a logic_relay named zr_gamelost will be triggered when players lost the game
Triggering a logic_relay named nav_reloader will update the nav mesh with the current func_nav_blocker settings
Triggering a logic_relay named zr_waveend_ X stands for wave the wave that just got completed.
This does not trigger in freeplay.
When any new brush opens up, please call nav_reloader, its needed as some navs are marked as blocked by the game, and removing the brushes doesnt automatically unblock those navs.
do it with a 1 second delay.
extras: Zr Allows you to have info targets with settings.
zr_nomusic Disables ZR music.
zr_xeno_extras Makes the map have xeno lab logic.
zr_alternative_extras Allows Hyperblitzkrieg.
zr_disablespawn_protection Disables spawn protection entirely.
zr_disable_randomspawn Disables random spawns from enemies such as villager, or diversionistios
Spawn protection rules:
by default ZR will give npcs a spawn protection of 0.5 seconds.
If an npc is seen to be inside a nav_avoid or any type of trigger_hurt, it will stay in its spawn protection untill its out of said zone, please be aware!
Heres a video guide aswell! https://youtu.be/qy0u5KbGwKM