Working on better understanding the code needed to spawn monsters

2006-11-15 Working on better understanding the code needed to spawn monsters

Currently looking at the code for the SP framework v2 from Frag House Interactive

Class A_MonsterSpawnAtStart extends SPActors placeable;
This class is placable in the level and spawns a monster when PostBeginPlay() is called.
By default it creates a pawn of MonsterClass=Class'Skaarj' with MonsterHealth=0 (0 just makes it be the default health).

Class A_TriggeredMonsterSpawn extends SPActors placeable;
This class is placable in the level and spawns a monster when Trigger(Actor Other, Pawn EventInstigator) is called.
There are also triggered spawns for Actors, DynamicLights, and Tentacles in the SP framework.

Monster Classes (ported in SPFrame from Unreal SP game):

Behemoth	Krall	Skaarj
Brute	Manta	SkaarjAssassin
CaveManta	MechanicalSpider	SkaarjLord
EliteKrall	Mercenary	Slith
FireSkaarj	Nali	Sniper
FireTitan	Nalicow	Tentacle
FireTitan_Ammo	NaliRabbit	Titan
FireTitan_Fireball	Officer	Trooper
FriendlyBase	Pupae	Warlord
Gasbag	Queen	Zombie
IceSkaarj	Razorfly

Conclusion: Spawning monsters doesn't look like it will be very hard at all. The classes the SP framework uses to do this are very simple. =) Maybe I can finish this, make a pic with graphics for all the monsters, then figure out how we'll make the player aim and how to keep the monsters playing in 2D.