[Faust_mateo]

The instructions are kinda light on the main page could someone help out please:

DOD:S & SM 1.2

maprate.smx -> Plugins
maprate.phrases -> Translations
CVAR's ?
Anything else?


I am not exporting the info yet , That will come later, for now I just want to working in game.

[Sillium]

Be sure you set up the DB config for SM (database.cfg)

Put the CVARs you need in your server.cfg

[Faust_mateo]

Originally Posted by Goatnapper Where do I put my maprate.cfg?

I dont see a mention of this on the front page but it looks like a "maprate.cfg" is needed. Where and why please.

Be sure you set up the DB config for SM (database.cfg)

Anyway to run this as a test without exporting ? I want to make sure it works wiht our setup before I bother to export.

[Cadav0r]

Originally Posted by Faust_mateo I dont see a mention of this on the front page but it looks like a "maprate.cfg" is needed. Where and why please.

This file is auto-generated on the first launch of the plugin. You find it in the directory cfg/sourcemod/

[SuperShadow]

Originally Posted by Faust_mateo Be sure you set up the DB config for SM (database.cfg) Anyway to run this as a test without exporting ? I want to make sure it works wiht our setup before I bother to export.

The data for map rate plugin is stored in a either a MySQL or SQLite database. If you don't set up database.cfg to tell the plugin which type of database and where the database is, then it won't be able to store the rates. Which would ensure that any testing would not work.

I don't get your comment about exporting. You have to get data into the database before you worry about getting it back out (exporting).

[Faust_mateo]

I think I am fundamentally misunderstanding the database nature.

This is what my DB looks like right now: (just found it)

"Databases"
{
    "driver_default"        "mysql"
    
    "default"
    {
        "driver"            "default"
        "host"                "localhost"
        "database"            "sourcemod"
        "user"                "root"
        "pass"                ""
        //"timeout"            "0"
        //"port"            "0"
    }
    
    "storage-local"
    {
        "driver"            "sqlite"
        "database"            "sourcemod-local"
    }

    "clientprefs"
    {
        "driver"            "sqlite"
        "host"                "localhost"
        "database"            "clientprefs-sqlite"
        "user"                "root"
        "pass"                ""
        //"timeout"            "0"
        //"port"            "0"
    }
}

Pardon my noobness but this is new territory for me.

[SuperShadow]

You should follow posts #18 and #19 to use the sqlite configuration for this, here's a link back: http://forums.alliedmods.net/showthr...103#post608103

Adding the stuff in post 18 to your database.cfg file and setting the maprate_db_config variable should get you up and running in the simplest configuration so you can do your testing.

Using MySQL is a little harder to set up, especially when dealing with rented web and game servers. There's a little more that needs to be configured and you have to depend on the hosts through service tickets to ensure that correct ports are open to get a connection.

I started off using this with sqlite on the game server. Graduated to using MySQl to our rented web server and rented game servers. Recently we switched over to a VSP for the web and a dedicated game server. It was much easier to configure the third time around.

[Cleric]

L 05/05/2009 - 20:36:50: [SM] Native "GetClientAuthString" reported: Client 6 is not connected
L 05/05/2009 - 20:36:50: [SM] Displaying call stack trace for plugin "maprate.smx":
L 05/05/2009 - 20:36:50: [SM]   [0]  Line 263, /home/groups/alliedmodders/forums/files/3/6/0/2/6/28221.attach::Timer_AutoRateClient()
L 05/05/2009 - 20:36:50: [SM] Native "GetClientAuthString" reported: Client 6 is not connected
L 05/05/2009 - 20:36:50: [SM] Displaying call stack trace for plugin "maprate.smx":
L 05/05/2009 - 20:36:50: [SM]   [0]  Line 263, /home/groups/alliedmodders/forums/files/3/6/0/2/6/28221.attach::Timer_AutoRateClient()

Dont know what it means. Just ignore it if its trivial.

[Sillium]

If I am right this happens when someone disconnects before he has voted. The plugin creates a timer to wait the specified amount of time before asking a player to vote, if the player disconnects before voting he obviously can't vote anymore :-)
To get rid of this it is necessary to check if the client is still connected before using GetClientAuthString like this:
Change this (in Timer_AutoRateClient)

g_lastRateTime[client - 1] = GetTime();

    GetClientAuthString(client, steamid, sizeof(steamid));

    if (!strcmp(steamid, steamid_orig)) {
        InitiateRate(client, g_current_map, false);
    }

to

g_lastRateTime[client - 1] = GetTime();

     if (IsClientInGame(client) && !IsFakeClient(client) && GetClientTeam(client) > 0) 
    {
        GetClientAuthString(client, steamid, sizeof(steamid));
    
        if (!strcmp(steamid, steamid_orig))
        {
            InitiateRate(client, g_current_map, false);
        }
    }

And compile it again, this should fix the error you see

[thegtz]

Does this plugin still work with CSS?