Teams.txt
Via the Teams.txt component you can specify in which way groups of players play with or against together in multiplayer melees.
Section [Teams]
| Value |
Data type |
Description |
Default value |
| Active |
Integer |
0 or 1. If 0, no teams exist and it is assumed that no teams can be formed at runtime. This also means that no hostility options will be available in the player menu. |
1 |
| AllowHostilityChange |
Integer |
0 or 1. If 1, players can declare hostility or alliance at runtime. |
0 if Teams.txt is present. 1 if Teams.txt is not present but the melee rule is active. |
| AllowTeamSwitch |
Integer |
0 or 1. If 1, players can choose a different team at runtime. |
0 |
| AutoGenerateTeams |
Integer |
0 or 1. If 1, players can declare hostility or alliance at runtime. |
0 is there are team sections present. 1 if there are none. |
| TeamDistribution |
Identifier |
Player distribution to the teams. Possible values are: Free (free choice), Host (the host chooses during lobby), Random (random distribution) or RandomInv (random distribution, but not displayed during lobby). |
Free |
| TeamColors |
Integer |
0 or 1. If 1, all players of a team are assigned the same color. |
0 |
| MaxScriptPlayers |
Integer |
Maximum number of script players which the host can activate in the lobby of network games. This includes script players that have already joined. |
0 |
| ScriptPlayerNames |
String |
A list of names separated by "|" which are assigned to script players joinging in the lobby. If no list of names is provided, all script players are called "Computer". |
Computer |
Any number of sections [Team]
| Value |
Data type |
Description |
Default value |
| id |
Integer |
Identifier: a unique number greater than 0 which can be used to identify a team in scenario scripts. Usually you can simply use ascending numerical values as team identifiers. |
Must be specified! |
| Name |
String (max. 30 chars) |
Team name. You can also specify localized strings such as $TeamRight$. See Localization. |
|
| PlrStartIndex |
Integer |
If not 0, all members of this team use the corresponding [PlayerX] section in Scenario.txt for starting conditions. If 0, starting conditions are assigned automatically and independent of team membership. |
0 |
| Color |
Integer |
32 bit RGB value of the team color. The team color is used instead of the player color if TeamColors is set. |
0 |
| IconSpec |
String |
Specifies a team icon for runtime joins or non-network games. |
|
| MaxPlayer |
Integer |
Maximum number of players who may join this team. 0 for infinite. |
0 |
Sven2, 2006-06
