L4D - Plugin with "z_spawn mob" getting executed periodically

Skorpion1976 · **Author**

Hi! Browsing through the forum here I found some plugins which make it possible to spawn mobs but none of them does it periodically what I´ve seen so far. What I would like to have is simply a plugin that spawns a mob periodically. Nothing else. Simple, classic, evil.

Request --> Playing in versus gamemode, every xx seconds (this xx time should be adjustable with a new cvar) the plugin executes "z_spawn mob". So let´s say every 20 seconds a mob gets spawned, regardless which map we are currently playing in. The first mob should appear yy seconds (new cvar) after round_start event. From now on every xx seconds a mob shall appear. On round_end event the mob spawn must be stopped. I had some bad experience with the All4Dead Director when spawning infected after round_end. It crashed the engine. So I would like to circumvent this issue. I don´t have the skills to code this but I hope it´s only some lines of code and someone wants to help me.

Thank you in advance!
Skorpion1976

crazydog

I'd be glad to do this, but I can't for 7.5 more hours, so someone might beat me to the punch.

Skorpion1976

Erm... I wasn´t aware that this is gonna turn into some sort of contest

. When it´s done it´s done.

AtomicStryker

Please use the search before asking things

What you want is called an endless panic event and included in All4Dead

crazydog

He does not want that. That spawns mobs continuously. He wants mobs every 20 seconds, or every 30 seconds, or every 90 seconds, depending on preference

mi123645

Why not set the intervals between mobs through cvars?

Skorpion1976

Atomic with all due respect but if you had read my plugin request you should´ve noticed that my search did not end successfully meaning none of the existing plugins meets my demands. I neither want a panic event NOR use all4dead. What I want is stated clearly and written in my first post.

Skorpion1976 · *Last edited by Skorpion1976; 09-30-2009 at 13:21.*

Quote:

Originally Posted by mi123645

Why not set the intervals between mobs through cvars?

I am fully satisfied with any simple solution that fulfils my zombie wish

Please can you answer me this: The values of what particular cvar(s) should I alter? Thanks!

EDIT: Do you mean these 2 cvars?
z_mega_mob_spawn_max_interval
z_mega_mob_spawn_min_interval

If yes -> is the corresponding cvar for adjusting the amount of CI "z_mega_mob_size" OR "z_common_limit" ?

crazydog · *Last edited by crazydog; 09-30-2009 at 20:43.*

Try this out.

sm_timedmobs_interval = Seconds between mob spawns (default 30)

I tested it, it works fine.

It's not compatible with Admin Cheats. Let me know if you need it to be.

Skorpion1976

Hi! thanks for the plugin!
I will get back to you as soon as possible, but might take some time as currently nothing is working on my srcds.
What does this mean: "It's not compatible with Admin Cheats. Let me know if you need it to be." ?