help for total noob

[Schemen]

hi dudes,
i just wanted to have a look at the ut3 code like weapondamage, respawntimes, vehiclespeed and things like that.
i am very interested, i had a look at the ut2004 code and got some experience with programming. but i couldn't figure out how to "open" the code.
i would love to have something like "open ut3 editor, press this button and then this button and now you can look at the code" ... i don't even know what "ut3 make" is and how to run it. and i don't want to ruin my ut3 copy, so i just decided to ask for help. only noob language plz! :D thaaaaaaaaaaaanks. *bow*

Shade

edit: done it! actually it was at easy as i thought =D found a description while reading in the "getting started compiling a mod" thread :)
just open the editor, use the smaller window "generic" choose "actor classes" and file > export all scripts... wait and it appears in your folder My Games\Unreal Tournament 3\UTGame\ExportedScript\
whee :)

soooo at first i wanted to have a look at the shieldbelt respawn time. found this:
RespawnTime=60.000000
buuut it's not 60 seconds, obviously, so what unit is that?
thanks so much! ;)

[k0sm0s]

i heard exported scripts are not so reliable, you can download the official script files from http://udn.epicgames.com/Three/UT3ModHome.html :)

[immortius]

They're both useful actually. The exported script includes some stuff that is stripped out of the official scripts, while the official scripts are cleaner have much better default properties.

Check the difference between UTGame.UTGameSearchCommon from the exported scripts and the official scripts to see what I mean.

[Schemen]

hey friends! mh i exported the code and i downloaded from the site you provided, but i still only find 60.0000 units for the shieldbelt to respawn. if i play a map in ut3 and look at the clock there, it shows 55 seconds for a respawn... is the code wrong, do i look up the wrong thing (in default properties RespawnTime=60.000000, the file is \UT3ScriptSource_1.2\Development\Src\UTGameContent \Classes\UTArmorPickup_ShieldBelt.uc) or is the unit in ut3 not seconds but the units in defaultproperties are or vice versa?

so nice to have the luxury of your reliable help! =)

[immortius]

Have you tried timing it on a stopwatch?