[Chanz]

Fix Map Lasers
"Hey I thought this laser is bugged?",
"Yeh it's fixed"

Description:

This fixes the damage of lasers since the orangebox update.
This plugin should work for any games/mods.

Known Issues:

• none known issues!

Give me a quick notice if this plugin is not working on a map or your server!

Requirements:

Server Admins:

• SourceMod 1.3 or higher.

Developers:

• Needs SMLib 0.9.4 or higher to compile.

Credits:

Thank you Berni, Manni, Mannis FUN House Community and SourceMod/AlliedModders-Team.

Changelog:

• v1.0.0
  • Public release

Installation:

• Extract the zip into your mod dir (eg: cstrike, hl2mp, ...).

Configuration Helper:

sm_fixmaplasers_enable <1/0>

disables this fix for the next map/round.

Important information:

• BE SURE TO OVERWRITE THE OLD CONFIG FILE (<moddir>/cfg/sorucemod/)!

Download:

The provided .cfg file is configured to enable this plugin by default.

[sinblaster]

noob question, whats a lazer in css?

[Chanz]

In CSS, as example on fun maps like mg_hellz_multigame, there are lasers within the disco level.
And without this plugin they won't do any damage and the round never ends.

In HL2DM, (got the OB update too) as example on the puzzle map js_build_puzzle_nico_schumi_b, in level 2.

Example of an laser (env_laser) found via google:

[sinblaster]

awesome great info thanks Chanz

[databomb]

There's a map called either ba_jail_xtreme_final or ba_jail_mia_final where there's a hallway reminiscent of the Resident Evil control room with the lasers, and this plugin restores the damage but the spawn location is off by half the length of the beam which defeats the purpose of the hallway. Is this a bug in the code?

Could you give more technical details on what's wrong with the entities on these maps after the OB update? Is this something fixable in Stripper:Source?

[Chanz]

strange, well this plugin moves the laser start by 5 units to the end position, so its strange that its half the length.

So basically this plugin just moves all env_laser's and env_beam's start entities a bit closer to their end entities.
In the OB update was the ray trace for lasers changed, if they are stuck in the walls then no damage can be calculated.

[databomb]

that is strange...it's an env_beam parented to a func_tracktrain but it's much more than 5 units wide. I'm not sure I understand from looking from EntSpy what you mean by the start and ending position. I'll send you a link to the map this happens on if you're curious as well

[Chanz]

sure, post links to any maps that have still problems with lasers even with this plugin...
I'll try then to figure out whats the problem and fix it.

[TheLaser]

Speaking about Lasers,
Befor OB I use to have Laser fire out of my guns in HL2DM and now none can make this work so im told only in css ...
I would love to have lasers for my weapons fire again some day

[Chanz]

Originally Posted by TheLaser Speaking about Lasers, Befor OB I use to have Laser fire out of my guns in HL2DM and now none can make this work so im told only in css ... I would love to have lasers for my weapons fire again some day

Please read the plugin description, this plugin only fixes lasers for maps not for other plugins.
Tell the plugin author that his plugin ain't working anymore.