A BZFlag plug-in that will allow map makers to give players flags as soon as they spawn. This is not an original idea but this plug-in will allow you to limit the time the players get to keep the flag before it's automatically taken away; players are free to drop the flags they receive.
This plug-in could be used on maps where players are given the opportunity to hide for a few seconds before their stealth flags are taken away and must be ready to fight.
- BZFlag 2.4.0+ (latest version available on GitHub is recommended)
- C++11
- bzToolkit
Loading the plug-in
This plug-in takes its configuration as a command line argument.
-loadplugin timedFlagOnSpawn,ST=20;CL=10;US=0
The syntax for flag definitions is as follows: <flag abbr>=<time in seconds>[;]. The ; is used to split up multiple flag definitions; no ; is needed if only one flag type is being used. If multiple flag definitions are given, one of the definitions will randomly be chosen from the list to be given to a player when they spawn.
In the above example, players will randomly be given either an ST, CL, or US flag when they spawn.
- If the player receives an ST flag, they'll have it for 20 seconds before it's taken away automatically
- If the player receives a CL flag, they'll have it for 10 seconds before it's taken away automatically
- If the player receives a US, they'll have it indefinitely until they drop it themselves (this is a "sticky" flag)