how to make a unr remember its state...

[FraGnBraG]

This is probably more of a single-player question than a ut one... what i'd like to do is have a map that "calls" other maps and remembers it's state.

for example, i have map1 (call it a hub). it has a portal that leads to other maps. so you would leave map1 to go and play map2. When you complete map2 you then return to map1. Map1 remembers you went to map2, so you can't go back there. You then go to map3, rinse repeat...

Anyone ever done this, or knows how to. I can imagine there could be some sort of read/write functions in script, thought i'd ask first ...

Any suggestions appreciated

[Feralidragon]

Well, yeah, there are a couple of ways to do that:
- either by a custom inventory or another actor that can "travel" between maps/servers;
- by setting up default values in some actor;
- by writing to a .ini file.

In case you want a regular SP with the normal saving features of oldskool and all, then it's better the 1st or the 2nd.
The 3rd is mostly to keep it recorded no matter if you save your progress or not (it's "permanent" until you delete the ini file or until something overrides or resets it).

I have never done it, and I am not sure if there's anything like that around. But it's doable, that's all I can say right now.

[FraGnBraG]

thanks

i was hoping it wouldn't be a big deal ... in unreal it's just a chain of maps (i don't think there's any multi-used levels) deusEx (the original) had re-used levels tho - i think the Unatco HQ was a case where you returned - and the game "knew" where you'd come back from ... several other locales were like that. in a simple sense, i need some sort of static object the hub can read so things like movers and initialized correctly on each return trip... so i'll proceed as if it can be done

[zacman]

Check out the Legacy single player pack by Ezekiel, it did this (very well too)

As for knowing where you came from, when doing a teleporter, instead of map#entry?peer just change it to map#TeleportTag?peer (Unlike MP, you don't respawn in SP, so PlayerStarts aren't as big a deal)

[Dr.Flay]

Is it the rocket arena mod that uses those stacked mini-maps ?
There are a load of those 1-on-1, 4-in-1 maps. They must also deal with moving the player back and forth.

[FraGnBraG]

wow, thanks guys I have that shaarj hub map without a purpose right now - I was hoping to have it use other maps (maplets, heh) for a small little campaign idea i have... I was going to add areas to the hub map, but i fear that would create another giant messy map full of bugs and i don't need any more of those, lol!

@flay - I will guess the RA is all script ... i will look at that with fingers crossed - i suck at uscripting seeing as i'm already a programmer

@zacman - man, that's great. Ezkeel is going back for me (those were my first ue1 tuts )

I have a bunch of Ezkeel maps - the readmes say "Legacy" maps... nm - i know now you mean "Legacy SP mod" - I didn't have that one so I'm downloading it

Hope it's good, lol! thx