core-minigames/docs/FullTutorialExamples/KingOfHill/05-capture-zones.md

King of the Hill : Capture Zones

Each round has one active capture zone. Players standing inside the correct zone for the current round earn +1 point per second. Zones outside the active round do nothing.

You will create three separate trigger volumes : one per hilltop.

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How Scoring Works

Each capture zone uses:

• A TICK volume type so it fires continuously while players are standing inside it.
• A CurrentRound condition that passes only when the correct round number is active.
• A ModifyPlayerScore effect that adds 1 point per trigger fire.

The tick rate on the volume controls how often points are awarded. Set it to 1 second in the editor so players earn 1 point per second. If the tick fires every 0.5 seconds, players would earn 2 points per second : adjust the amount or tick rate to your preference. leaving it at zero would be everytick its fired, Giving 30 points

Capture Zone A : Round 1

Place this volume on Hilltop A, the first round's scoring area. Size it so that players must be clearly on top of the hill.

Volume type: TICK trigger (tick interval: 1 second)

Tags:

Tag	Value
MinigameId	King_Of_The_Hill
MapId	Hillside

Conditions:

Condition	Fields	Purpose
PlayerInMinigame	MinigameId = King_Of_The_Hill	Only scores players in the runtime.
CurrentRound	MinigameId = King_Of_The_Hill, Compare = EQUAL, Round = 1	Only active during Round 1.

Effects:

Effect	Fields
ModifyPlayerScore	MinigameId = King_Of_The_Hill, Operation = ADD, Amount = 1

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Capture Zone B : Round 2

Place this volume on Hilltop B. Same setup as Zone A with only the round number changed.

Volume type: TICK trigger (tick interval: 1 second)

Tags: Same as Zone A (MinigameId, MapId)

Conditions:

Condition	Fields
PlayerInMinigame	MinigameId = King_Of_The_Hill
CurrentRound	MinigameId = King_Of_The_Hill, Compare = EQUAL, Round = 2

Effects:

Effect	Fields
ModifyPlayerScore	MinigameId = King_Of_The_Hill, Operation = ADD, Amount = 1

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Capture Zone C : Round 3

Place this volume on Hilltop C.

Volume type: TICK trigger (tick interval: 1 second)

Tags: Same as above

Conditions:

Condition	Fields
PlayerInMinigame	MinigameId = King_Of_The_Hill
CurrentRound	MinigameId = King_Of_The_Hill, Compare = EQUAL, Round = 3

Effects:

Effect	Fields
ModifyPlayerScore	MinigameId = King_Of_The_Hill, Operation = ADD, Amount = 1

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Notes

You may want to add further effects the zones : On Capture Zone 1 using SignalRoundStart=1 volume tag (covered in 06-round-signals.md and tags.md) you can add the following to play a sound at the start of the round and have a VFX with a duration of the round set

On Tag Added trigger

Effect	Fields
PlaySound	Your choice of sound
Play VFX	Your choice of VFX Duration = round time

Multiple players on the hill at once : each player in the volume gets the ModifyPlayerScore effect independently. If two players stand on Hilltop A during Round 1, both earn +1/second. This is intentional for KOTH : fighting over the hill is part of the game.

Zone size : make your capture zones intentionally tight so there is real competition for the spot. A zone that is too large removes the "king of the hill" tension.

Dymanic Zone Size Lets say you have rounds last 60 secounds. You want the Capture Zone for round 2 to get smaller half way. Create two Capture Zones one the full size and one the half size

Add on the large Capture Zone 2 using SignalRoundStart=2 volume tag (covered in 06-round-signals.md and tags.md) And another tag to each to later identify them Round2Capture=Large Round2Capture=Small

The larger Capture Zone On Tag Added trigger

Effect	Fields
DisableVolume	MatchTagKey=Round2Capture MatchTagValue=Small
PlaySound	Your choice of sound
Play VFX	Your choice of VFX Duration = 30
EnableVolume	EffectDelay=30 MatchTagKey=Round2Capture MatchTagValue=Small
ModifyTag	Operation=Set TagKey=SmallRound2Capture TagValue=Enabled MatchTagKey=Round2Capture MatchTagValue=Small
DisableVolume	MatchTagKey=Round2Capture MatchTagValue=Large

The Smaller Capture Zone On Tag Added trigger

Effect	Fields
PlaySound	Your choice of sound
Play VFX	Your choice of VFX Duration = 30
EnableVolume	EffectDelay=30 MatchTagKey=Round2Capture MatchTagValue=Large
ModifyTag	Operation=Remove TagKey=SmallRound2Capture TagValue=Enabled MatchTagKey=Round2Capture MatchTagValue=Small
DisableVolume	MatchTagKey=Round2Capture MatchTagValue=Large

There are a couple of ways to do this, but this is just one I felt like typing.

Score display : the HUD shows the current score in real time. Players can see how their score compares while standing on the hill. Round and time remaining are also shown because ShowRound = true and ShowTime = true are set in the definition.