Siege2k3 Online-Documentation - Installation

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> Introduction:

> With Siege2004 I tried to create a modfication which combines both the challanging firefights and intense action of UnrealTournament and the tactics and strategic plans of RTS-games. Key-features are as following:

> - free construction everywhere on the map
> - seven different structures which offer a variety of strategic combinations
> - many BR-maps and nearly every CTF-map is playable
> - an inventory-system with the full 'old' arsenal and several new weapons and tools to purchase and combine

> - Known downsides: There is absolutely no bot-support and a steep learning curve. I will try flattening the learning curve with this Documentation (which I really recommend to read) and I hope my english is not as annoying as I think it is...

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> Installation:

> 1. Extract the Zip-Archive into the folder of your UT (keep the folder-system). All the following steps are just needed when installing the full version.

> 2. If you want to serve as a host for multiplayer-games, you will have to put the following lines at the end of the "Engine.GameEngine"-section in the Siege2004.ini (dont add empty spaces or lines):

> ServerPackages=TFMedia
> ServerPackages=Taskforces

> 3. If you like, you can create a shortcut of the StartSiege-Batch (This batch runs the following commandline: UT2003.exe -MOD=Siege2004).

> ...Siege should be installed correctly now - Time to start it!

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> Starting a game:

> 1. Run the StartSiege-Batch (located in ../Siege2004/).

> 2. Go to your Control-Settings and set the "Use/ Open Menu"-Key (default is F12).

> 3. In the Gametype-List you will find the new gametypes "Siege2004 CTF" and "Siege2004 BR". Choose one of it (the one is for CaptureTheFlag-Maps and the other one for BombingRun-Maps). Select the maps as usual. The use of bots is not recommended since bot-support is not implemented (...they will just run around without any orientation and perhaps even cause some serious slowdowns).

> 4. Go to the GameRules-Tab. There you will find new settings:

> - Bounty Amount (the amount of resources a player gets for a frag)

> - Outpost Distance (the min. distance in meters between Outposts and BaseCores - multiplying a maps max. playercount with 5 seems to be a good formula since this value has to be proportioned according to the maps size)

> - Startup Resources (at the start of the game every player starts with this amount of resources)

> - Control Capacity (you can only spend this much resources for construction)

> - Outpost Area (the radius of Outposts aura will be this much percent of Outpost Distance)

> - Generator Rate (a standard Generator will produce this much resources per minute)

> - Build Areas (when activated, construction is only possible near BaseCores and Outposts).

> - Minimum Income (the BaseCore produces this much resources per minute).

> 5. Start the game and have some fun!

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