Star Post Activator

Player activating a Star Post in a Circuit map without touching it. The sector with the dark green flowers has a Star Post Activator effect.

Sector type 4096, Star Post Activator, is a sector type which automatically activates any Star Post in the affected sector once the player enters the sector. This allows players to activate Star Posts without touching them directly. This special is commonly used in Circuit maps to ensure that players cannot accidentally skip a Star Post. However, it can also be used in Single Player maps.

Because the game only associates Star Posts with the in-level sectors they are placed in, the effect cannot be normally used with FOFs. To work around this, place a Star Post inside the FOF's control sector and give it the same Angle as the in-level Star Post. This way, the Star Post in the control sector is activated when the player enters the FOF and the in-level Star Post activates along with it.

Type of sector	Behavior
In-level sector	Activates any Star Post in the sector when the player enters it
Solid FOF control sector	Activates any Star Post inside the control sector when the player enters the area above the FOF top
Intangible FOF control sector	Activates any Star Post inside the control sector when the player enters the FOF
Water FOF control sector	Activates any Star Post inside the control sector when the player enters the FOF

Samples

Sample 1

Example file: ex_st04096_starpostactivator.wad (MAP01) 

• Play this map in Single Player mode and Race mode.

How to use

You may load this file into your favorite map editor, such as Zone Builder. Select MAP01 as the map to load. You may also load this file in the game: Save ex_st04096_starpostactivator.wad into the addons folder of your SRB2 directory. Start SRB2, go to the Addons menu, and then select ex_st04096_starpostactivator.wad. Start the game in Single Player mode and Race mode. Press the Console button (~), and type in the command MAP MAP01 to access the example map. When you load this file in the game, it replaces Greenflower Zone Act 1.

Sample 2

Example file: ex_st04096_starpostactivator_fof.wad (MAP01) 

• Play this map in Single Player mode and Race mode.

How to use

You may load this file into your favorite map editor, such as Zone Builder. Select MAP01 as the map to load. You may also load this file in the game: Save ex_st04096_starpostactivator_fof.wad into the addons folder of your SRB2 directory. Start SRB2, go to the Addons menu, and then select ex_st04096_starpostactivator_fof.wad. Start the game in Single Player mode and Race mode. Press the Console button (~), and type in the command MAP MAP01 to access the example map. When you load this file in the game, it replaces Greenflower Zone Act 1.

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