MultiplayerOnly: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 17:38, 2 July 2025

Flag:	MultiplayerOnly
File(s):	Maps
Values:	0 to 255
Default:	0
Applicable to:	Basic

MultiplayerOnly field is used to specify if a map is of multiplayer (1) or singleplayer (0) type. The game reads this value, but it does not use this field to enforce the map type, so a correct value is not needed for a map to function as SP/MP map. There are further requirements for a map to have more than one player, as well as other requirements to function for missions.

FinalAlert2/FinalSun map editors set MultiplayerOnly=1 for multiplayer/skirmish maps and MultiplayerOnly=0 for singleplayer maps, when a new map is created. There should never be a need to set this value manually, except if converting a singleplayer map to multiplayer, or vice versa, but then a whole lot of other changes will be required too.

Note

FA2/FS uses this information for features depending on map type, for example to show Player location values of 0-7 for Multiplayer maps and hide it for Singleplayer maps. It is not affected by the actual number of players.

Bugs/Side-Effects/Unexpected Limitations

Values can be 0 through 255. 0 is 'no', all others equate to 'yes'.

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 |files={{Categ|Maps}}
 |types={{Categ|Basic}}
-|values=unsigned integers, (0 to 8)
+|values=0 to 255
-|default=1
+|default=0
 |ts=yes
 |fs=yes
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 |yr=yes
 }}
-Specify the minimum number of players. The game can be launched only if the number of players equals the specified number.
+<tt>MultiplayerOnly</tt> field is used to specify if a map is of multiplayer (1) or singleplayer (0) type. The game reads this value, but it does not use this field to enforce the map type, so a correct value is not needed for a map to function as SP/MP map. There are further requirements for a map to have more than one player, as well as other requirements to function for missions.
+[[Matze%27s_tools#FinalAlert_2|FinalAlert2]]/[[Matze%27s_tools#FinalSun|FinalSun]] map editors set <tt>MultiplayerOnly=1</tt> for multiplayer/skirmish maps and <tt>MultiplayerOnly=0</tt> for singleplayer maps, when a new map is created. There should never be a need to set this value manually, except if converting a singleplayer map to multiplayer, or vice versa, but then a whole lot of other changes will be required too.
 ==Note==
-The above added by Testid123 is entirely a theory. Tests by G-E, Rampastring, and others have shown it has no effect on RA2/YR loading a multiplayer game, nor is it required for a map to function as multiplayer.
+FA2/FS uses this information for features depending on map type, for example to show Player location values of 0-7 for Multiplayer maps and hide it for Singleplayer maps. It is not affected by the actual number of players.
+=={{bugs}}==
+Values can be 0 through 255. 0 is 'no', all others equate to 'yes'.
-In fact, the FinalAlert2 map editor always writes the value as 1 when saving a multiplayer map.
+==See Also==
+[[FA2sp]]