Allow players to choose spawn location

ScardyBob

Title says it all. I find that I regularly spawn at the IP/Hive farthest from where I actually want to be (i.e. to attack or defend a tech node). I'd like to be able to select my spawn location from a list of available ones or by selecting it on a map.

Feha

I agree, a good implementation would be a map you can bring up where you can press on tech points to set where to spawn. When you spawn it randomly chooses a ip/egg at that location, and if such a thing dont exist, it waits for you to select a new location (or for it to be possible) and display a notification you cant spawn there.
Maybe with a toggleable setting, which if its selected you spawn at the nearest techpoint where you can spawn, instead of wanting for you to select a new place.

xVisions

For aliens; Choose Hive

For marines: Choose Infantry Portal

I feel like this is a more down the road sort of thing.... don't know if its necessary at this point

Kouji_San

Lack of moment chambers kinda makes me want to have control over where I spawn. Marine transponder system and squad spawning in the future will get you to the action regardless of where you spawn :)

acker

I kinda want the commander to choose where the marines spawn, to mimic "unit production" from traditional RTS games. Helps commander bend strategy to his own will, too.

Twiggeh

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In that case, the comm should be able to select individual spawnpoints for every squad.

twiliteblue

Bump

Racer1

Id like the ability for the commander to set a "primary" spawn tech point. All of the spawn points at that location would be used first. If all of them are being used, then players would still spawn at another location.

ScardyBob

<a href="http://getsatisfaction.com/unknownworlds/topics/b159_allow_players_to_choose_their_spawn_location" target="_blank">http://getsatisfaction.com/unknownworlds/t..._spawn_location</a>

Made a getsatisfaction post on this. Does anyone know which method UWE prefers? I've only really been posting bugs on getsatisfaction, but I've noticed a fair amount of suggestions/commentary on there too.

Price

<!--quoteo(post=1813443:date=Dec 5 2010, 01:06 AM:name=ScardyBob)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ScardyBob @ Dec 5 2010, 01:06 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1813443"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Title says it all. I find that I regularly spawn at the IP/Hive farthest from where I actually want to be (i.e. to attack or defend a tech node). I'd like to be able to select my spawn location from a list of available ones or by selecting it on a map.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
like xVisions say it would be fine with hive spawn, so a default hive is set as spawn location.
if you press TAB you can choose your spawn location like
<- west wing Hive ->
press on the -> you spawn at bla bla.