Cant Upgrade Structures At Marine Spawn?

j0e

<div class="IPBDescription">bug in new map</div> i'm working with Nipper on an NS map. you can get the beta 1 here:
<a href='http://www.joe.to/ns_simple_b1.zip' target='_blank'>http://www.joe.to/ns_simple_b1.zip</a>

but the map hast wo bugs. i'll make two threads to get the maximum clarity on responses.

the first bug is that the marines start in a large, squarish room with the command center. a player can take command and build things in the room. but that player cannot UPGRADE his buildings. when he clicks on them they refuse to highlight. he can keep placing new building but can't upgrade.

sometimes a DIFFERENT player can take Comm and upgrade the other guy's buildings, but not always. and he can place structures but not upgrade them too.

stuff placed away from spawn by a few hundred feet can be upgraded with no problems.

this is a weird bug and really affects gameplay. anyone have any ideas on how to fix it?

structures i've had this problem with: armory, turret fact, radar.
it's also impossible to select arms lab or prototype lab to do research, so you can't research armor or jet packs.

thanks
joe + nipper

BiTMAP

I get the same problem with my map, Id like to know whats going on?

Red_Koopa

TO THE MAKERS OF NS FIX THIS ASAP I'VE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM!!!!!

Red_Koopa

It seems that the commander can only select 1 building then any others he trys will go back to it.

ChromeAngel

Do you have any entities on the ceilings of the effected rooms?

j0e

here's a map you can use to check it - <a href='http://maps.joe.to/ns/' target='_blank'>http://maps.joe.to/ns/</a> - click ns_simple

ChromeAngel

Wierdness. I couldn't even place the IP let alone upgrade anything.

Felwar

Hi guys,
Spent a few hours racking my brain about this and looks like I finally got it.

test this out and tell me if it fixes your maps.

after trying everything, (including gimping the culling distance) was interesting but worked hehe.

anyhow make sure your CC isn't sitting on 0z :-).
I raised the floor of the room to 0+16z from 0 and it is now fixed.
(edit) just to double check I tested it at 0-16z and it also works.

so looks like you just can't have the comm sitting on 0z :-)

hope this helps all you mappers.

if this does the trick, you NS guys might want to add it to the faq.

thanks,
Felwar

BiTMAP

okay so your saying your command console has to be up a bit higher then the 0 plane.... well thats funny cause my command console is lifted but its not actualy on 16, mmm I can fix this easy, MUCH thanx <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

Felwar

not the CC the floor of the room you put your CC in can't be 0z.
at least from what I have found.
thanks,
Felwar

j0e

on ns_simple, the CC is at about +400 and the room floor is about +350, so i don't think that's it

Felwar

hmms, it fixed it on my map.
try moving the floor +/- 16?

thanks,
Felwar

ChromeAngel

Ahh.. I had my shortcut's mixed up. I was trying to run it without -dev, so the game hadn't started. Once I got that out of the way it all worked fine. I placed an IP, an armory and a turret fac, then upgraded the armory and turret fac.

Tabris

My CC is well beyond the 0 plane... in the negatives... and it works fine. Things upgrade perfectly and all. So dont know what is causing this... maybe the shape of the room itself?