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by dartman » Mon Apr 23, 2012 5:06 am
Got it. Still, I wouldn't see the point in going through nearly every single flag in the game during one training session. It would probably make the new players impatient. What might make more sense is if you grouped certain similar flags together (shot altering flags, size/hitbox altering flags, flags that affect movement, bad flags, etc.) and just had them use one of each type. You could even have the different flags of certain types sorted into certain areas to make it easier for them to pick out the type they're looking for. That way they aren't going through every different flag in the game at once, but they aren't being limited to being able to use only the same few flags from each type every time they play the server--they might end up with different flags each time they play. Alternatively, if you didn't want to sort the flags on the map like that, you could have all the different flags spread out over the tank vs. tank zone and allow them to pick up the flags freely as on any other server, but they only have to score a kill with one flag from each type (except maybe bad flags) in order for the server to register that they've completed the tutorial and can continue practicing in the tank vs. tank zone freely if they wish. If possible, you could have the server send them a couple of messages whenever they pick up a flag: one briefly describing that flag type, and another describing that particular flag and maybe a quick tip about how to use it.
Also, it would be cool if someone could make a trainer map for CTF play as well, considering that's the playing style that gave BZFlag its name. Probably not on the same map though--maybe if this could be made into some kind of series.