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Andz
01-01-2008, 03:05 PM
Can people learn how to block off the auto spawn points!

So many maps are ruined by having people spawning outside of the designated area with no way in.

Just a run down of how this is done for those that don't know:

1. Load up foundry Canvas with NOTHING in it.
2. Look down when you immediatly spawn, and without moving put a spawn point underneath your feet.
3. Cover the spawn point up with something fairly big and solid (A crate or single box are fine but dumpsters and barrels work - just they can be moved.)
4. HERES THE HARD PART: Each map has 8 auto spawn points, and once all 8 are covered up you can break forge. A quick run down of what happens:
- the game looks at spawn points on the map and places you in one.
- If there aren't any spawn points placed/free it places you in an auto spawn location.
- If the auto spawn location is blocked, you remain in a black screen until one becomes availble.

AFTER you have blocked your starting point, go into monitor mode and press Start, then New Round.
Do this 7 more times, BUT on the final 8th time (the way to remember which time is once you're down to 92 spawn points) PLACE another spawn point in the middle of the map BEFORE you press Start New Round.

If you fail to place a new spawn point before starting new round then your map breaks. This happened to me after I put in 22hrs of work on a prisoner remake, and there is no way to get it back if you've saved it.

the 8 places are:

2 on the back wall, 2 on the side wall, 2 on the ledges in the "bases" and 2 indoors on the bases.

I know some people will reply with "oh but my map has never spawned someone outside". Well it can happen. So for $24 (in game currency :P) you can save your map! PLEASE! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!

mvg999
01-01-2008, 03:23 PM
Can people learn how to block off the auto spawn points! ...


This explanation might work but is not necessary at all. Also it costs budget so not advised.
There are in fact starting spawn points on foundry, 8 of them. If you want to remove them here's the drill.

-start up forge
-go to edit mode
-press start
-select "change game-type"
-SELECT SLAYER !!
-a new round will start
-go to edit mode again
-delete the 8 starting spawn points
-place 16 new respawn points inside your map
-save your map
-done

:-) hope this helps you get rid of crap spawns

SaLoT
01-01-2008, 04:35 PM
I thought he was talking about Emergency Spawns.

Link to thread (http://www.mlgpro.com/forum/showthread.php?t=143694)

Andz
01-01-2008, 04:37 PM
No...that doesn't work.

AUTO spawn points are invisible. The whole point of them is to stop people creating a crap map with really harsh spawns of people facing each other. Or to have people spawn in other people's sights.

Auto Spawn points are not starting spawn points. I've spawned on peoples maps because the game has basically decided their spawn system isn't good enough.

Your method doesn't work as when I loaded up Foundry Canvas off of Bungie Fileshare and switched gametypes, there were no starting points. You loaded the default version. Without flaming you or seeming harsh you seemed to mis understand my post.

Andz
01-01-2008, 04:38 PM
Auto Spawns = Emergency spawns

Potato Potato its all the same, can people just please block them off.

SaLoT
01-01-2008, 04:41 PM
Thats what you were talking about that thread has already been posted.

Myk360
01-01-2008, 06:54 PM
you should not block them, its helps keep spawn killers from just camping the other teams base, so if you wanna have a spawn killing map then yeah block them off.

Andz
01-02-2008, 07:21 AM
You should block them off if your map only takes up a small proportion of the whole warehouse. Also Spawn camping can be avoided if people test their map rather than churn out 30 a day without any thought. Although i don't like the map itself, PREDATORIAL has put sh!t laods of effort into his Prisoner remake spawns and hence it works.