Hot Button Deluxe - Arena of the Fittest

The "Survival of the Fittest"-Style Mod: Hot Button (Deluxe) - Arena of the Fittest

This mod adds a Hot Button (Deluxe) to the Game. It is a "Survival of the Fittest"-Style-Mod, so you can play a SotF-like gameplay on a map and with the mods of your choice. It is not completly finished yet, i am testing this mod before every new version, the Mod is stable, but some functions may change or be removed without warning during updates. Eventually there are some bugs, so please report them in the bug-discussion-thread if you find them. :)

Please rate this mod if you like it!

Please Note:

This mod was made for BEAM's ARK ULTRA ARENA - thinking and creating a mod and a game-format takes some time. A 100% copy of "Beam's ARK ULTRA ARENA" game-format (on YT or Streaming-Services) is not welcome, so please think about creating your own format around this mod if you like to use it for that. Here is a link to his YT-Channel: Beam

Content shown in the trailer The shown dinos and/or items in some of the trailers are part of other mods like Eternal, Primal Fear, Speed Glider and so on.

General Informations

The Hot Button can't be crafted anyway. You have to spawn the Hot Button by an admin command (see below) and place it on your map. The Hot Button works a like a "Survival of the Fittest" Gamemode. The owner can use the hole Settings interface and all functions ingame to customize the game flow.

It can be used for many gameplay reasons, like arena fight, fully automatic server mode, single arena mode, and everything you can imagine as PvP battle where one player has to push the button to win. The goal is, that only the last man standing should be able to trigger the button, because everyone will attack him, if he gets near the button. The way to get there, has many sideways, so lets get to the functions.

Included functions:

• Timer events settings and automatic server restart / match automatic
• -> Fully adjustable Timer Settings for all Events
• -> Sphere shrink (sphere shrinks to the end size)
• -> Sphere offset (sphere moves to the destination)
• -> Time penalty (time to reenter the Sphere)
• -> Level check (sphere turns yellow)
• -> Player debuff (sphere turns red)
• -> Button pressable (push the button to win the match)
• -> Spawn as Spectator (players can't respawn anymore)
• -> Sudden Death (match draw)
• -> automatic "Sphere to map size" and "HBD-placement-point to sphere offset" calculation
• -> automatic server wipe and match restart (if finished or draw) with “wait for player login” delay timer and needed player check
• -> (Starter-)Sphere with match start automatic, vote to start and admin start now Button
• -> automatic match start if minimum player limit is reached
• -> Player-“God-Mode” inside the starter sphere for waiting players
• -> fully adjustable start items and amount (GameUserSettings.ini)
• -> SotF link start in the sky or random spawn on a random position inside the sphere
• -> manually match start without server wipe/restart possible by owners multi-use-entry’s
• -> full adjustable timers for every event - no prescribed order - fully customizable
• -> spawn point calculation for spawn in a circle in the air around the button or on fully random locations on the map inside the sphere
• -> respawn during the match on fully random locations on the map inside the sphere
• -> respawn as spectator if the event “spawn as spectator” is active
• -> (match-)sphere shrink and offset functionality during match with “button always in the sphere” calculation -> shrinking and offsetting in one step
• save and load button for settings to save them to a local file on your server
• Sphere Shield included
• -> Shrinking Sphere from Time to Time - Option
• -> Player debuff if they are outside the sphere - Option
• -> X/Y-Offset possible, see Settings-Interface
• -> pushes out lowies if they are in the Shield (toggleable)
• -> Pushes lowies if they want to enter (toggleable)
• -> kills Players with forbidden names (see GUS.ini - toggleable)
• -> adds a time-penalty for leaving Players during the Final (toggleable, Time adjustable)
• -> Color Change green = no Event, yellow = LevelCheck but no debuff, red = debuff
• Everything can be RemonteControlled by Console Commands (see below)
• Player timer and Connected/alive display in the upper left corner
• Winners will automaticly added to the winners display (toggleable, editable)
• The Owner can open a "Pop-Up" user-interface to edit all settings (see pictures)
• Toggleable timer option to begin the timer at the next server start
• The Owner can start the desired game mode
• The Owner can start the final immediately, 3 seconds countdown
• The match-state are automaticly saved every server-autosave with a delay of max 60sec, so if the server crashes the match will automaticly startup at the next restart
• After the Servercrash/-restart it pops up an Message after 4min that the Timer was restored and how much time is left

I am sure i forgot something, but you will find out anyway ...

Under construction:

nothing

Known bugs:

none, if you find some, please report them!

Console Commands - Description:

Help - shows all commands ingame Config - Opens the Interface Start - starts the Timer StartAutomatic - starts the match automatic Final - tiggers the Final Reset - resets the Button ONS - toggle start the Timer "On Next Serverstart" Win - you win the Final immediatly (you **** cheater ...) Destroy - destroy the Button on your map Goto - teleports you to the HBD

Console Commands - for Copy-Paste: