Terrain Control Tutorial for Mappers - Revision history

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−	This is based on ~~Wilsons [http://forum.mechlivinglegends.net/index.php/topic,11973.0.html~~ Terrain Control Mapping Guide].	+	This is based on Wilson's Terrain Control Mapping Guide.

	= Terrain Control Community Guide =		= Terrain Control Community Guide =

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 The easiest way to select entities for linking on maps is through the object selection panel (default hotkey ctrl-t) and filtering their names. On that point, it is also a good idea to give any entities placed onto maps a meaningful name.
 To setup a factory to allow custom production options, the entity property “FactoryClass” needs to be removed, otherwise the entity will ignore the checkboxes below. Once the FactoryClass has been blanked, the checkboxes below will allow selection of various assets for production, by weight, class and team (IS or Clan). It should not be necessary to alter production of clan/is between factories as this is achieved via a server flag. If a category of asset is selected for one team, it is recommended to select it for the other team as well.
 Factories can also be setup like many other entities with an initial team alignment. The settings that are valid are either, black (for clan) or tan (for IS). This allows capturable bases to be setup with an initial owner.
 === Prefabs ===

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 One last quick note before we get into it, this is not a beginner’s guide. It is written with the assumption that the reader will have some knowledge of installing and using [[Sandbox 2|Sandbox2]] to create multiplayer maps. To explain from a complete beginner’s point of view is beyond the scope of this document, but that being said, every effort will be made to explain things clearly, concisely and as simply as possible. For readers that are new to [[Sandbox 2|Sandbox2]], there are many great tutorials and documents available online to get started with – some quick links -
-* http://wiki.crymod.com/index.php/Category:Official:Sandbox2_Manual
+* http://docs.cryengine.com/display/SDKDOC2/Home
-* http://wiki.crymod.com/index.php/Map_Creation_Tutorial_Series_-_Chapter_1
+* http://docs.cryengine.com/display/SDKDOC2/Customizing+CRYENGINE+Sandbox
 == Entity/Object Usage Breakdown ==

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 == Entity/Object Usage Breakdown ==
-The vast majority of these entities should be familiar to anybody using Crytek’s Sandbox2 Editor to design levels. Following will be a brief rundown of the various entities, their important properties and any specifics of their use internally by the MWLL dev team.
+The vast majority of these entities should be familiar to anybody using Crytek’s [[Sandbox 2|Sandbox2]] Editor to design levels. Following will be a brief rundown of the various entities, their important properties and any specifics of their use internally by the MWLL dev team.
 One of the best ways to figure all these different entities out for anybody not already familiar with them, would be to run through some of the editor tutorials available at Crymod.com and just plain experiment to see what effect different things have.
 MWLL prefabs, such as the Mechhangers and Aero/Vtol pads, can be placed and extracted onto empty maps for tinkering with. This is also a good way to learn how these entities interact with each other.

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 * Turret_Calliope
 * Turret_EagleEye
 * Turret_Hellgiver
 * Turret_Sentinel

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 == Basic Capture Point Setup ==
-The above image, as its footnote states, is a completed working capturable base. It is taken from the community map TC_StarLeagueCache, which is nearing completion at the time of writing this document.
+The above image, as its footnote states, is a completed working capturable base. It is taken from the community map [http://mechlivinglegends.net/maps/TC/TC_StarLeagueCache05x.zip TC_StarLeagueCache], which is nearing completion at the time of writing this document.
 The base itself features 2 single bay mechhangers, 2 repair bays, 2 Sentinel(2xMBL) turrets, 1xHellgiver(1xLBL) turret, a spawning location with individual spawn points inside the mechhangers and a capture point to allow it all to change sides when captured.

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 = References =
 * [http://forum.mechlivinglegends.net/index.php/topic,11973.0.html MechWarrior: Living Legends - Terrain Control Tutorial for Mappers]
+* [http://blacklegion.us.to/mwll/tools/CrysisWars_ModSDK_Tools_v1.1.zip Crysis SDK & Editor Download]
-Map example Link: http://clanjadewolf.net/mwll/maps/TC/TC_Reference.zip
+* [http://clanjadewolf.net/mwll/maps/TC/TC_Reference.zip Example TC Map]
 ==See Also==

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 This document will explain and provide examples on how the developers of Mechwarrior:  Living Legends setup the official Terrain Control maps. It will also provide a rundown on the various entities that are and can be used on Terrain Control maps.
 There is quite a lot of variety in the way that terrain control capture points can be setup, and even after reading through this document, I would strongly urge our community level designers to experiment and try things out, you may just come up with the next great MWLL game mode!
-One last quick note before we get into it, this is not a beginner’s guide. It is written with the assumption that the reader will have some knowledge of installing and using Sandbox2 to create multiplayer maps. To explain from a complete beginner’s point of view is beyond the scope of this document, but that being said, every effort will be made to explain things clearly, concisely and as simply as possible. For readers that are new to Sandbox2, there are many great tutorials and documents available online to get started with – some quick links -
+One last quick note before we get into it, this is not a beginner’s guide. It is written with the assumption that the reader will have some knowledge of installing and using [[Sandbox 2|Sandbox2]] to create multiplayer maps. To explain from a complete beginner’s point of view is beyond the scope of this document, but that being said, every effort will be made to explain things clearly, concisely and as simply as possible. For readers that are new to [[Sandbox 2|Sandbox2]], there are many great tutorials and documents available online to get started with – some quick links -
 * http://wiki.crymod.com/index.php/Category:Official:Sandbox2_Manual
 * http://wiki.crymod.com/index.php/Map_Creation_Tutorial_Series_-_Chapter_1

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 ==See Also==
 * [[MWLL Flowgraph Nodes]]
 [[Category:Mapping]]
 [[Category:Guides]]