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Level Summary
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Title                : War Zone
Level Name           : BR-WarZone
Filename             : BR-WarZone.ut2
Version              : 1.0h
Release Date         : 
Author               : Blitz
Email Address        : blitzthethief@delta-quadrant.net
Web Site             : None yet (sorry)

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Installation
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Copy the .ut2 file to your <ut2003>\Maps directory.

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Level Details
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Game                 : Unreal Tournament 2003
Type                 : Bombing Run
Recommended Players  : 8-16
Mods                 : Scripting as noted below.
Description          : 

Liandri thought it had found the perfect tournament 
site...until a war broke out!  Who would have thought 
the perfect field could get even better?  Watch out 
for land mines and falling bombs.  And don't forget 
to watch out for your enemies!

Known Bugs           : 
Construction Time    : 3 weeks (so far)
Editor Used          : UnrealEd 3.0
Base Level           : None

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Acknowledgements
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Thanks to MortalPlague, Scourgem, iamthewebguy (-=JUDGE=-) 
and all the people over at Unreal Playground 
(www.unrealplayground.com) for all the helpful feedback 
during the beta process!  Much of what you see on the map 
was based on suggestions or ideas that sprang from chatting 
with these folks.

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Author's Notes
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The design/flow of this map is one that works because of this
unique game type.  The bases are mirrored over one axis instead
of two, as is the case in most mirror style CTF maps.  The two
gates are on the same side of the map, while the bomb spawns
on the opposite side.  The terrain is tiered to allow play to 
progress gradually up to the top level so that the entire map 
is used as teams exchange possession.

I did this because I feel this plays well for bombing run.  This
placement would probably not work well as a CTF map, because the 
game would lack that initial sprint to the lower tier of the map.
Additionally, the tight route between the two gates means that if
possession keeps changing, the game is less likely to arrive at
an impasse, as someone will eventually take advantage of the
shortened field and manage a score.

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Scripting Notes
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This level contains many custom scripts.  Most notably,
the MineVolume is a type of PhysicsVolume that causes
players to explode the moment the step into it.  I did
this as a volume rather than a simple trigger because
I wanted to be able to cover large or odd shaped areas,
and volumes seemed more flexible.  My original ideas
did not work out for this particular map, but the
volumes remain.

I also created some triggers for creating special effects.
Two are timed triggers that will go off at random intervals.
The TimedTrigger Object is specifically designed to work with 
trigger lights.  I also allow attaching a sound, which will 
then cause the light to stay on for exactly the same duration 
as the sound.  I use this to create the illusion of distant 
gunfire to go along with my war zone theme. The other is purly
for triggering a group of sounds one at a time.  The order
can be either sequential or random.  This is a useful 
alternative to emitters, which handle intervals separately for
each sound.  For simple projectile spawning, my ProjectileTrigger 
can be used.  I have tested it with simple rockets, flak shells 
and redeemer blasts, though I am only using it for rockets on 
this map.

Finally, I have added a custom mover called "BomberMover"
to control my bombers.  This basically adds a Bomber state
to the mover object which acts like a non-oscillating 
constant mover, but with the ability to pause between runs.
The flight sound and bombing action of the bomber is controlled
by a series of custom triggers called "FlightPath".  These
are very specific to my needs for the bombers, and probably 
not very useful in other levels.  The following objects make
up the bombs: Bomb, BombChunk, DamTypeBomb, DamTypeBombChunk, 
BombDrop.

Please feel free to use any of these custom objects in your
own maps, with the following restrictions:

1. Please leave my name in the comments of the script.
2. If you make changes, please list them in the comments
   along with your name.
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Copyright, permissions
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Copyright ©2002 by Blitz.  All rights reserved.

Authors may NOT use this level as a base to build additional
levels without my expressed, written permission.

You are NOT authorized to distribute this level EXCEPT in its
original, unmodified form with THIS file attached in its original,
unmodified form.

You are NOT authorized to charge fees for the sale, use or 
distribution of this level without my expressed, written 
permission.  This includes, but is not limited to, compilation 
CD's, disks or software bundles.

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Unreal Tournament 2003 © 2002 Epic Games, Inc. Raleigh, N.C. USA. 

Unreal and the Unreal logo are registered trademarks of Epic Games, Inc. 
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. All other trademarks and trade names are the property 
of their respective owners. 

Unreal Tournament 2003 was created by Digital Extremes. Manufactured and 
marketed by Infogrames, Inc., New York, New York, under license from 
Epic Games, Inc.

