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Setup
You don't need to do anything special after installing CTF in order to run an Unreal 224+ server. Note that
all CTF-specific game settings are now located in CTF.INI instead of UNREAL.INI. This includes GameInfo stuff such as Password, AdminPassword, etc. You can either use the Multiplayer menu to setup your game options, or edit CTF.INI manually; you cannot use the Unreal Advanced Options menu.
There are three game types:
AssaultCTF.RealDMGame, AssaultCTF.RealTeamGame, and AssaultCTF.RealCTFGame. There are no command-line options other than the ones that already work for regular Unreal Deathmatch like "?AdminPassword=" and so on.
Notify players on how many captures it takes to win the game by adding the information on MOTDLine3 in you're Unreal.ini , this line has the font set larger then the other MOTDLines. See example below.
MOTDLine3=5 CAPTURES WINS THE MATCH!
Custom Skins
It's very important that any custom packages you install containing team skins also be listed with a ServerPackages entry in the [Engine.GameEngine] section of UNREAL.INI, just like the default skin packages. For example, one of the
default skin packages is:
ServerPackages=Female1skins
NOTE: Do not list anything for the RealCTF team skin packages (Male1RealCTF etc.). They are loaded
automatically.
A team skin is any skin that has a T_Blue or T_Red suffix in its name. If you have team skins in the Textures folder on
the server which do not have a corresponding ServerPackages entry, this can cause a problem where players that choose an unlisted skin will be seen in game with the default non-team skin for their player mesh (e.g. Kurgan, Dante, etc.).
Note: This rule applies to the default skin packages as well. If you really want to remove the default skin packages (the default team skins are pretty lame after all), you can do that but you have to move or delete not only their ServerPackages entries, but also the corresponding .int file in the system folder and the .utx file in the Textures folder, for example:
- delete the line ServerPackages=Female1skins from UNREAL.INI
- delete the file Textures\Female1skins.utx
- delete the file System\Female1skins.int
Bots
If you want to run bots on your server, you must add this line to the [Engine.GameEngine] section
of UNREAL.INI:
ServerPackages=AssaultBots
Otherwise the bots will be invisible.
Recommended Settings
For a general-use public server, the recommended settings for the CTF game type are:
Fraglimit=0
Timelimit=20
GoalTeamScore=5
CTF Sets the frag limit to 0 automatically so the game will never end by frags. Once the timelimit has been met the game will cycle to the next map on the map list. Setting the timelimit will ensure that the game doesn't drag on if the teams are badly unbalanced or if a large map is placed in the rotation. Setting GoalTeamScore; sets the amout of captures you need to win the game.
For the RealDeathmatch and RealTeam game types, use the same settings you would for the equivalent Unreal game types. Beamer is recommended for all game types but Artifacts are only recommended for team games.
Competitions
CTF doesn't include any features that make it especially suitable for competitions. However it is possible to start a match fairly using the Pause console command. The referee must login with the admin password for this to work. The referee should join the game first (before any other players), as a regular player (not a spectator), and immediately pause the game. After all competitors have joined the game and set their team color appropriately, the referee can execute the Pause command again to start the match. The referee should then leave the game to rejoin as spectator.
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