[NoroHime]

about

• using forward key and back key to adjust scope level or config yourself
• can loop level between min and max
• can hold key to adjust or adjust if not holding key
• option to allow which non-scopable weapon using scope, with zoom animation
• tested on l4d1 and l4d2
• experimental: use mouse wheels to adjust scope level without binding keys

ConVar

PHP Code:


// max fov zoom level, greater mean see nearer
// higher than 90 will cause 'ultra wide angle' and view can throuth the wall
scope_level_max "89"

// min fov zoom level, less mean see farer, dont suggest less than 1
scope_level_min "1"

// zoom animating step, 5=linear fov but weird animating
// -20=calc to linear scope level by 20%
scope_level_step "-33"

// key to decrease level 16=Back(s), 0=disabled
scope_level_dec "16"

// key to increase level 8=Forward(w) 0=disabled 32=Use(e)
scope_level_inc "8"

// hold key to adjust level, negative is reverse logic
// 131072=most hold shift -131072=if not hold shift key
// see more key on /include/entity_prop_stocks.inc
scope_level_hold "0"

// when zoom level reached bound value, reset level to cause loop
scope_level_loop "0"

// key to cancel zoom level 2048=shove 8192=reload 1=attack 2=jump
scope_level_cancel "10242"

// does enable fake scope on all non-scopable weapon 0=disabled 40=enabled with 40 initial fov
scope_level_fake "40"

// weapon list of fake scope feature, separate by comma, no spaces
scope_level_fake_list "weapon_rifle,weapon_rifle_m60,weapon_rifle_ak47,weapon_smg,weapon_smg_silenced,weapon_smg_mp5"

// add extra zoom sound when open zoom, to fix vanilla game only play on cancel zoom
scope_level_sound "1"

// announce types 0=dont announce 1=center 2=chat 4=hint. add numbers together you want
scope_level_announce "2"

// expermental feature, speculate mouse wheels to adjust scope level,
// prevent weapon switch, 1=enabled if speculation failed increase level
// 2=same as 1 but decrease 0=disabled
scope_level_wheels "1" 


changelog

• v1.0 just releases; 1-January-2023
• v1.1 new features and fix:

  - new ConVar *_hold to control which key hold to adjust scope level or vice versa,
  - new ConVar *_inc, *_dec to specify which key to adjust, defaults is forward and back,
  - new ConVar *_loop to allow loop zoom level when reached bound level, usually combined use when set *_inc only or *_dec only,
  - fix sg552 wrong scope level,
  - to cancel zoom dont have to tap zoom key twice anymore; 7-January-2023

• v2.0 new features and fixes:

  - add ConVar *_cancel to fix scope level wont cancel when reload/shove/jump, this option can use for support '[L4D & L4D2] Unscope Sniper On Shoot' if add 1=attack,
  - new ConVar *_fake to allow non-scopable weapon using scope with animation,
  - new ConVar *_fake_list to control which weapon allow access *_fake feature,
  - new ConVar *_sound to add extra zoom sound when open scope, to fix vanilla game only play on cancel zoom; 13-January-2023

• v2.1 new feature and fix:

  - support scope adjust hint on pickup available weapon and translation,
  - new ConVar *_announce to control pickup hint text position,
  - optimize fake scope logic to fix sometime work unexpected,
  - version tested on l4d1 and l4d2; 21-January-2023

• v2.1.1 fixes:

  - fix fake scope features not cancel properly by player being attacked,
  - fix *_cancel not included game default behavior keys cause issue; 21-January-2023

• v2.2 new features:

  - new experimental feature use mouse wheels to adjust level, but these speculation
  - new ConVar *_wheels to enabled mouse wheels features, 1=increase when failed speculation, 2=decrease,
  - fix pick hint message sometime not happen; 22-January-2023

• v2.3 new feature:
  

  - add negative value range for *_step, if set -20 will calc FOV as linear scope level automatically by 20%; 27-January-2023

• v2.3.1 for fake scope feature: cancel scope when auto-reload or be hurt, to make close to vanilla sniper behavior; 8-February-2023
• v2.4 new command sm_zoomout to allow user run key binding script (see thread) to using modern game feature: hold to open scope and release to cancel the scope on available weapons; 12-April-2023
  

.cfg scripts make scoping like modern game

PHP Code:

// right click: hold to zoom, wheel key is 'mouse3'
bind mouse2 "+zooms";
alias +zooms "+zoom";
alias -zooms "-zoom;sm_zoomout";
// v key: shove, not requirement
bind v +attack2; 


todo

• i try make non-scopable weapons view model appear on screen if these can be

Installation

• put l4d_scope_level.smx on /plugins/
• put l4d_scope_level.phrases.txt on /translations/