Lua CTF

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In this event, players will have to capture the opposing team's flag and return it to their base while protecting their own flag. The team with the most captured flags withn a given time wins.

local EVENT_NPC_ENTRY = 70000 -- Replace this with the entry ID of the NPC you want to use for the event
local ALLIANCE_FLAG_ENTRY = 80000 -- Replace this with the entry ID of the Alliance flag
local HORDE_FLAG_ENTRY = 80001 -- Replace this with the entry ID of the Horde flag
local EVENT_DURATION = 300 -- Duration of the event in seconds
local EVENT_REWARD_ITEM = 90000 -- Replace this with the item ID of the reward
local ALLIANCE_BASE_LOCATION = { x = 0, y = 0, z = 0, map = 0 } -- Replace these coordinates with the Alliance base location
local HORDE_BASE_LOCATION = { x = 0, y = 0, z = 0, map = 0 } -- Replace these coordinates with the Horde base location

local captureTheFlagActive = false
local allianceScore = 0
local hordeScore = 0
local eventTimer = EVENT_DURATION

local function CaptureTheFlagUpdate()
    if captureTheFlagActive then
        eventTimer = eventTimer - 1

        if eventTimer <= 0 then
            local winningTeam = "Draw"
            if allianceScore > hordeScore then
                winningTeam = "Alliance"
            elseif hordeScore > allianceScore then
                winningTeam = "Horde"
            end

            SendWorldMessage("The Capture the Flag event has ended! The winning team is: " .. winningTeam)
            captureTheFlagActive = false
            allianceScore = 0
            hordeScore = 0
            eventTimer = EVENT_DURATION
        end
    end
end

local function CaptureTheFlagOnGossipHello(event, player, creature)
    if captureTheFlagActive then
        player:SendBroadcastMessage("The Capture the Flag event is already in progress!")
    else
        captureTheFlagActive = true
        player:SendBroadcastMessage("The Capture the Flag event has started! Capture the opposing team's flag and return it to your base!")
    end
    player:GossipComplete()
end

local function CaptureTheFlagOnFlagPickup(event, player, item)
    local team = player:GetTeam()
    local opposingFlagEntry = team == 0 and HORDE_FLAG_ENTRY or ALLIANCE_FLAG_ENTRY
    if item:GetEntry() == opposingFlagEntry then
        player:SendBroadcastMessage("You have picked up the opposing team's flag! Return it to your base!")
    end
end

local function CaptureTheFlagOnFlagCapture(event, player, item)
    local team = player:GetTeam()
    local opposingFlagEntry = team == 0 and HORDE_FLAG_ENTRY or ALLIANCE_FLAG_ENTRY
    if item:GetEntry() == opposingFlagEntry then
        if team == 0 then
            allianceScore = allianceScore + 1
        else
            hordeScore = hordeScore + 1
        end
        player:RemoveItem(item:GetEntry(), 1)
        player:SendBroadcastMessage("You have captured the opposing team's flag! Current score: Alliance " .. allianceScore .. " - " .. hordeScore .. " Horde")
    end
end

RegisterCreatureGossipEvent(EVENT_NPC_ENTRY, 1, CaptureTheFlagOnGossipHello)
RegisterPlayerEvent(18, CaptureTheFlagOnFlagPickup)
RegisterPlayerEvent(19, CaptureTheFlagOnFlagCapture)

local function ResetFlags()
    local allianceFlag = PerformIngameSpawn(1, ALLIANCE_FLAG_ENTRY, ALLIANCE_BASE_LOCATION.map, 0, ALLIANCE_BASE_LOCATION.x, ALLIANCE_BASE_LOCATION.y, ALLIANCE_BASE_LOCATION.z, 0, true, false)
    local hordeFlag = PerformIngameSpawn(1, HORDE_FLAG_ENTRY, HORDE_BASE_LOCATION.map, 0, HORDE_BASE_LOCATION.x, HORDE_BASE_LOCATION.y, HORDE_BASE_LOCATION.z, 0, true, false)

    if allianceFlag and hordeFlag then
        allianceFlag:SetRespawnDelay(30)
        hordeFlag:SetRespawnDelay(30)
    end
end

ResetFlags()

local function CaptureTheFlagEnd(eventId, delay, repeats)
    captureTheFlagActive = false
    allianceScore = 0
    hordeScore = 0
    eventTimer = EVENT_DURATION
    ResetFlags()
end

local function CaptureTheFlagMain(eventId, delay, repeats)
    CaptureTheFlagUpdate()
    if captureTheFlagActive then
        CreateLuaEvent(CaptureTheFlagMain, 1000, 1)
    else
        CreateLuaEvent(CaptureTheFlagEnd, EVENT_DURATION * 1000, 1)
    end
end

CreateLuaEvent(CaptureTheFlagMain, 1000, 1)