[strontiumdog]

I'm trying to run r_screenoverlay on a client.

PHP Code:

ClientCommand(client, "r_screenoverlay effects/blood.vmt") 


Since it's a SERVER_CAN_EXECUTE command, I figured it would be possible to run it on a client's machine, but every time I try to run it, I keep getting the multiplayer cheats message.
If I turn on sv_cheats, the overlay works beautifully.

So I thought about turning off the FCVAR_CHEAT and FCVAR_SPONLY flags on the r_screenoverlay command....

PHP Code:

new flags;
flags  = GetCommandFlags("r_screenoverlay");
flags &= ~FCVAR_CHEAT;
flags &= ~FCVAR_SPONLY;
SetCommandFlags("r_screenoverlay", flags); 


...but this has no effect. Same multiplayer cheats message....

So then I thought about firing an env_screenoverlay and got it working nicely only to discover, it is fired for all players....

Does anyone have any suggestions?

The only thing left is to fade the screen red, but I only want to do that if I can't get the overlay working....

[L. Duke]

Are you working with the orangebox (TF2 or DODS beta) engine?

I know in CSS, you can send r_screenoverlay as a client command and it works fine. Clients can't change it with sv_cheats 0, but the server can fire it as a client command anyway.

[strontiumdog]

Yessir...working in OrangeBox (DoDS Beta actually)
I have had it work fine in CSS/DODS but I'm guessing they've shut it down for OB despite what the console flags say...?

[strontiumdog]

In response to a question, I thought I'd just post the env_screenoverlay stuff here...remember this affects everyone on the server.

PHP Code:

public Action:CreateOverlay(client)
{
     new ent = CreateEntityByName("env_screenoverlay");
     DispatchKeyValue(ent, "OverlayName1", "effects/mh_blood2.vmt");
     AcceptEntityInput(ent, "StartOverlays", client);
     RemoveEdict(ent);
} 


And then you can remove them with

PHP Code:

AcceptEntityInput(ent, "StopOverlays", client); 


[franzcis066]

Thank you dude..