[ANY/CSS] EntControl(like grabbermod,NPCs,BuildIn-WEBSERVER,...) (Updated 2014-05-09)
 

Ent-Control-System

• Feature list
  

• Spawn things like props, weapons, bombzone, NPCs, ...
• You can easily add new Entities by editing the configfile - NO need to recompile the plugin!
• Modify every entity ... make it breakable, invisible, unsolid, remove it, touch it, ...
• Rotate entities
• Use one of the powerful weapons (shoot rockets, fire ioncannon, TV-MISSILE)
• Reads Entity-Outputs like the OnPressed Event from a func_button
• None-Admins are able to pickup props with +USE
  
• And much more :)
• Spawn Portals
• Fixed Guns
• Extract files from .vpk-files
• Webinterface using an integrated webserver.
• Accessing hiding-spots from .nav-files
  

• Description

The 'EntControl' plug-in is for people who want to control their servers as good as possible.
By editing/spawning/grabbing entities.

The idea came from L. Duke´s Grabber:SM-Plugin (Grabbermod).

This plugin might be a little complicated, but it´s worth the time :)
I´ve never had so much fun playing CS:S.

Duo to the huge amount of features, many features are at some "experimental-state" right now.
But most of the features are stable.

• So what can I do?
  • Spawn a train, smash a player with it
  • Spawn GMAN and let him kill everyone with his briefcase
  • Spawn a bunch of zombies and let them slaughter their enemies
  • Make every entity unsolid -> players can move through doors, without opening them
  • Lock doors! It´s not possible to open them anymore
  • Grab players and place them somewhere else. Or just teleport them.
  • Control every entity.
    • Open/Close/Toggle/Lock/Unlock/Unsolid/Solid/Delete/invisible/... doors
    • Start/Stop/... trains
    • Change the skin of everything to everything! Make a player look like a plant. Every wanted a walking hostage-plant? :)
    • Change your own skin to everything. Like Hide And Seek.
  • Spawn lights
  • Create Smoke ... huge smoke-clouds
  • Open doors from miles away, without even seeing them
  • Shoot homing rockets
  • ION-Cannons with much damage, shaking, ...
  • Control who can do what. Use flags (a-z) to control the level. You can even let it empty. This will let everyone use a function.
  • Place npc_antlion,npc_antlionguard,npc_barney,npc_d og,npc_gman,npc_headcrab,npc_police,npc_soldi er,npc_sentrygun,npc_vortigaunt,npc_synth,npc _zombie,... ... and even store them. They will appear everytime the map loads and respawn on every round-start.
  • Shoot TV-Missiles: You see what the rocket sees.
  • Portals! Even Props will be teleported!
  • Place the bomb in cs_assault -> Place Bombzones everywhere
  • Rescue hostages in de_dust -> Place Rescuezones everywhere
  • Place static-weapons. Everyone can use them. Laserpointer support :D
  • Spawn weapons and store them. Next time the map loads, the weapons will appear.
  • Same goes for Props. Ever wanted a tree in the middle of poolparty? :P
  • You´re a mapper? You can place NPCs in the hammer-editor!
  • Coder? Use one of the natives, to spawn NPCs, get entity-outputs or get access to the navpoints (like hidingspots) used by bots/hostages
  • It´s possible to parent things together. Like magnifying everything. Even doors.

• Supported mods
  • CS:S
• Not fully supported mods
  • DOD (I don´t own it, but it should work)
    
  • TF2
  • Obsidian Conflict

• Unsupported mods (It´s not possible to run EC on these Mods)
  
  • Dystopia
  • L4D / L4D2 <- I don´t own these games, so I will not support them.
  • CS:GO <- Thanks to Valve, most functions will not work in CS:GO. But you can still use the plugin in CS:GO at your own risk ...
    

• Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDtgppoIXa4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCq5LWri8uo
(Old version!)

• Important Commands

Grab things by using the command:
+sm_entcontrol_grab

Open the Menu by using:
sm_entcontrol_menu

Write !entcontrol in chat to see the ingame-documentation

You can find all other commands in the "Documentation-Section".

For the nearly full list of commands: Old Documentation

• CVARs

For informations about the flags please have a look at:
http://wiki.alliedmods.net/Adding_Admins_(SourceMod)#Levels

You can also set the Flag to ""
Example:
sm_entcontrol_grab_fl ""

This will allow everyone to use the grab command.

• Natives

Code:

---

// + Entities
native EC_Entity_GetOutputCount(entity, String:sOutputName[]);
native bool:EC_Entity_GetOutputFirst(entity, String:sOutputName[]);
native bool:EC_Entity_GetOutputAt(entity, String:sOutputName[], i);
// - Entities

// + Navigation(.nav needed) - Used to spawn players/npcs/...
// Thanks to AnthonyIacono - https://github.com/AnthonyIacono for his navigation-parsing-code
native bool:EC_Nav_Load(); // .nav-files will automatically extracted from .vpk file
native bool:EC_Nav_CachePositions();
native bool:EC_Nav_GetNextHidingSpot(Float:randomPosition[3]);
// - Navigation

// + Webserver
forward Action:EC_OnWebserverCallFunction(const String:function[], const String:arg[], String:result[], maxresultlength);
native EC_Web_GetPort();
native EC_Web_GetIP(string:address[]);
// - Webserver

// + HLLib - http://nemesis.thewavelength.net/index.php?p=35
native bool:EC_HLLib_OpenFile(const String:function[]); // BSP, GCF, NCF, PAK, VPK, WAD, XZP and uncompressed ZIP package formats are supported.
native bool:EC_HLLib_ItemExist(const String:item[]);
native bool:EC_HLLib_Extract(const String:source[], const String:destination[]);
native EC_HLLib_Close();
// - HLLib

// + Dlib - http://dlib.net/
native EC_Dlib_CRC32(const String:text[]);
native EC_Dlib_MD5(String:text[]); // text is input and output
native EC_Dlib_HammingDistance(num1, num2);
native EC_Dlib_Hash(String:text[]); // text is input and output
native Float:EC_Dlib_GaussianRandomHash(num1, num2, num3);
// - Dlib

// + NPCs
// Possible NPC-Names:
// npc_antlion,npc_antlionguard,npc_barney,npc_dog,npc_gman,npc_headcrab,npc_police,npc_soldier,npc_sentrygun,npc_vortigaunt,npc_synth,npc_zombie,...
native EC_NPC_Spawn(String:sNPCName[], Float:x, Float:y, Float:z);
// - NPCs

---

• Credits

L. Duke´s -> For his grabbermod:sm code
javalia -> Stocklib and Tactical Gun (Used for the weapons code)
<eVa>Dog -> Antlion-Flames
Davis E. King -> For his Dlib - http://www.dlib.net

If I missed someone -> I´m going to give you credits for sure!

• Changelog (This is a copy from Mantisbt - Bugtracker)
  

Quote:

2014-05-09 (0.0.1.8) - Support for NMRIH 2013-10-12 (0.0.1.7dev) - 0000022: [General] Check for new versions (LeGone) - resolved. - 0000021: [General] Ability to list and modify entities from outside the game, using the Webserver-module (LeGone) - resolved. - 0000020: [General] Ability to enable or disable the boundingbox (LeGone) - resolved. - 0000019: [General] m_flDamage not found on hl2dm (LeGone) - resolved. - 0000018: [General] Spawn <count> NPCs on random-navigation-hiding-spots (LeGone) - resolved. - 0000017: [General] Not possible to reopen the menu (LeGone) - resolved. - 0000016: [General] Build-In-Webserver-Module (LeGone) - resolved. - 0000015: [General] Make lights storeable (LeGone) - resolved. 2013-08-14 (v1.6 - dev 6) - 0000001: [General] Recompile extension against the latest SDK (LeGone) - resolved. - 0000012: [General] Get access to the .nav-points (LeGone) - resolved. - 0000011: [General] Grab sth then open the menu (LeGone) - resolved. 2013-08-08 (v1.6 - dev 5) - 0000008: [General] Spawn random NPCs in random Place on roundstart (LeGone) - resolved. - 0000002: [General] friagram´s improvements (LeGone) - resolved. - 0000005: [General] NPC-Natives (LeGone) - resolved. - 0000004: [General] Move from pluginautoupdater to Updater (LeGone) - resolved. - 0000003: [General] Remove entity on active players (LeGone) - resolved. 2012-12-24 (v1.6 - dev 4) * HL2MP - Support * Obisidan Conflict - Support * Weapons can now be stored/loaded * Fixed a few bugs 2012-03-01 (v1.6) * Portals * Fixed Guns * TV-Missile * Just too much Oo 2011-12-04 (v1.56) * None-Admins are now able to pickup props with +USE -> Can be disabled: sm_entcontrol_noneadminsusegrab 0 * Faster rockets * While looking at nothing (none-entity), the menu will now select yourself! * Headcrabs should work fine for now ... but untested so far ... * Improved Mines 2011-10-13 (v1.55) * Shows now the output of a func_button-entity -> This will need the EntControl-Extension * Fixed the "rocket-don´t-explode"-bug * Added new flag: sm_entcontrol_grab_pl_fl <<< Flag to grab player 2011-10-03 (v1.541) * Fixed support for SDK-Hooks (TF) 2011-09-30 (v1.54) * The admin-threaded plugin is now fully working. * SDKHooks is no longer required * Now works on other mods like Obsidian Conflict, Synergy, ... 2011-07-11 (v1.53) * Hostages are now able to break the func_breakable entities. * Fixed the store-function * Added the parent-function * Fixed a few bugs 2011-07-07 (v1.52) * Weapons and the Sentrygun are now working under TF2 * A few Bugfixes 2011-06-18 (v1.50) * Rewritten the menu (Look at an entity to edit it) * Save & load -> Props & NPCs * Place NPCs via Hammer Editor (info_target -> Name = "npc_...") * Workaround for the "NPC-Resuezone-Bug" * Headcrab now able to attach to player * A few other things 2011-06-06 (v1.45) * Removed hostage sounds from npcs (thanks to Nail) * Added Weapons & Props for DoD:S (thanks to Kjaer) * Fixed a few Bugs * NPC-ConfigFile-Section * Moved the needed Stocklib-Functions to stocks.sp (thanks to javalia) 2011-05-28 (v1.45pre) * Fixed an important security-hole * Added Police with Stunstick and Barney (Can pickup weapon_deagle or any other physics entity and throws it at the player) 2011-05-25 (v1.4) * Added ClassicZombie, CombineSoldier with Plasmaweapon * Updated the NPC BaseCode 2011-05-23 (v1.342) * Fixed a few bugs 2011-05-22 (v1.34) * Fixed the not working Ioncannon 2011-05-22 (v1.33) * Spawn weapons under TF2 * Updated Config-Loading-Code and the Config-File 2011-05-20 (v1.3) * Translationfile (english, german) * Added NPCs (Gman, Headcrab) 2011-05-19 (v1.252) * Added CVARS (sm_entcontrol_throw_self, sm_entcontrol_mod_self) 2011-05-18 (v1.251) * Added Gamefolder-Checks 2011-05-18 (v1.25) * New Commands (sm_entcontrol_grab_toggle, sm_entcontrol_unfreeze) * Fixed a few bugs * Added Menu-Back-Buttons 2011-05-17 (v1.2) * New CVARS (sm_entcontrol_grab_self, sm_entcontrol_spawn_prop_override) * New configfile 2011-05-16 (v1.1a) * Fixed Bots-Are-Crashing-Server-Bug. 2011-05-16 (v1.1) * Fixed a few bugs * Flag "" can now be set. (Allows non-admins to use a command) * Weapons now have 150 ammo after have been spawned 2011-05-16 (v1.0) * Initial release.

You don´t have to edit the plugin yourself ... just post your ideas and I´m going to update the plugin :)
Also check out the barney =)


Don´t die while shooting the TVMissile xD

DO NOT USE NPC WITH BOTS!
This is only related to the npc and might crash your server. Just don´t spawn NPC and bots. The issues seems to be related to the CS:S-Code itself :(

PLUGIN on GITHUB
Extension-Sourcecode on GITHUB

Re: [ANY] Ent-Control
 

Could you link us to the documentation page or clean it up a bit? It's a bit hard to read through it. Seems like a fun plugin, i'll test it out properly soon.

Re: [ANY] Ent-Control
 

Great plugin :)

Re: [ANY] Ent-Control
 

I really have to update the documentation.
Here is the link:
http://exp-clan.de/entcontrol.html

Thanks ^^

Re: [ANY] Ent-Control
 

You are truly a god ^^ :D

Just wondering if there is away to spawn climbable ladders.

Please pm me if this is able to be done. (I would pay for this sort of project + other small things)

Thanks,

uK

Re: [ANY] Ent-Control
 

I would like to do this, but ... I cannot use func_ladder (or func_useableladder) and I currently don´t know how to make a ladder =(

Re: [ANY] EntControl(like grabbermod) (Updated 2011-05-16 v1.1a)
 

Great Plugin!!!

A couple of things,

an NPC turret killing a bot will cause a server crash. When I attempt to grab something, if the crosshairs are not fixed on a physics object, it will propel me in whatever direction I am looking. (It's kind of cool like high jump, but inconvenient at times)

Also, could you add static props? and maybe a .txt file so the server owner can add/remove props?

If that can't be done, maybe cleaning up the prop list a bit? It looks greek.

This is an awesome plugin though, just some constructive criticism.

Good job!!

Re: [ANY] EntControl(like grabbermod) (Updated 2011-05-16 v1.1a)
 

Thanks ^^

I tested that ... but it didn´t crash my server :(

I fixed that with a new cvar:
sm_entcontrol_grab_self 0/1 // 1 -> player can grab himself

First ... you can set the new override cvar to something other than "":
Like: sm_entcontrol_spawn_prop_override "prop_physics"

Or use the new implemented config-file:

Thanks for your help ;)
Plugin updated...

Re: [ANY] EntControl(like grabbermod) (Updated 2011-05-17 v1.2)
 

Can you write a Translation ? French, or other langage ...

Re: [ANY] EntControl(like grabbermod) (Updated 2011-05-17 v1.2)
 

very cool very powerful stuff here good job

Re: [ANY] EntControl(like grabbermod) (Updated 2011-05-17 v1.2)
 

I will make such a file =)
Maybe someone can translate it to French then ...
(I don´t speak French ... sorry)

Thanks xD

Re: [ANY] EntControl(like grabbermod) (Updated 2011-05-17 v1.2)
 

activate not listed on documentation

remove ent in edit when looking at a wall crashes server

would be cool if menus had a back button

would be cool if menu didn't go back to first page when you press on a option

would be cool if +sm_entcontrol_grab had a +sm_entcontrol_grab_toggle option so you don't have to hold down button

EDIT:

Also a unfreeze button

Would be nice if when spawning npcs when you kill them remove the killed hostage message.

Will add more later when I find stuff

Re: [ANY] EntControl(like grabbermod) (Updated 2011-05-17 v1.2)
 

Wow I just discovered the whole npc aspect of this mod. Never seen anything like it. Would be cool if you added a few more like headcrab etc.

Re: [ANY] EntControl(like grabbermod) (Updated 2011-05-17 v1.2)
 

Error console

Plugins full flag z root

http://img9.**************/img9/4867/caht.jpg

Re: [ANY] EntControl(like grabbermod) (Updated 2011-05-17 v1.2)
 

^Yea I don't get this error but others on my server do it just spams console

Re: [ANY] EntControl(like grabbermod) (Updated 2011-05-17 v1.2)
 

I second this. Specifically, the back button, first page, and make the menu stay active a lot longer instead of disappearing.

And maybe a command to extend the object you're holding away from you, and one to bring it closer to you.

Re: [ANY] EntControl(like grabbermod) (Updated 2011-05-17 v1.2)
 

And maybe one last thing, dial down the radius on the rockets a little bit. The man on the moon feels the pain when they explode.

Re: [ANY] EntControl(like grabbermod) (Updated 2011-05-17 v1.2)
 

Plugin Game: Any

So I presume this should work on TF2?

I followed the install instructions to the letter on a TF2 server running SM 1.3.7.

Getting the following error when using the sm_entcontrol_menu command.
The menu does not display.


When the plugin first loads, the following errors occur.

Re: [ANY] EntControl(like grabbermod) (Updated 2011-05-17 v1.2)
 

Re: [ANY] EntControl(like grabbermod) (Updated 2011-05-17 v1.2)
 

npc code is so hackish i love it so much, thanks for this awesome plugin ^^

Re: [ANY] EntControl(like grabbermod) (Updated 2011-05-17 v1.2)
 

Done

Don´t know how to fix that :(

sm_entcontrol_grab_toggle

sm_entcontrol_unfreeze

Don´t know how to fix that ... hmm

Can be found in the move section.
Or use one of the commands: sm_entcontrol_distance_up, sm_entcontrol_distance_down

Fixed ^^

I think we need to research a little more about that problem.
I was looking over the code but didn´t find the problem ... odd Oo

The second error is clear ... I´m going to fix that as soon as possible

Can you grab something ?


Done


Have you installed the config(entcontrol.cfg) in your sourcemod/config/ folder ?

Re: [ANY] EntControl(like grabbermod) (Updated 2011-05-17 v1.2)
 

Yes, the grabber is working in TF2 despite the error with sm_entcontrol_menu

Re: [ANY] EntControl(like grabbermod) (Updated 2011-05-18 v1.251)
 

Can you please test the latest version 1.251 ... hopefully that may fix the problem

Re: [ANY] EntControl(like grabbermod) (Updated 2011-05-18 v1.251)
 

Success! Yes, that has fixed both of those issues. :)

Re: [ANY] EntControl(like grabbermod) (Updated 2011-05-17 v1.2)
 

I installed here instead lol

Re: [ANY] EntControl(like grabbermod) (Updated 2011-05-18 v1.251)
 

LeGone try to hook hostage_killed event and block it :) Maybe it will block hostage has been killed message

Re: [ANY] EntControl(like grabbermod) (Updated 2011-05-18 v1.251)
 

Your awesome man thanks for updating so quickly. More NPCs would still be nice. I have never seen those before and the method you use is genius.

Re: [ANY] EntControl(like grabbermod) (Updated 2011-05-18 v1.251)
 

I see =)

Ahh .. thank you so much =)

Thanks ... thats working ... just wondering why hostage_hurt didn´t work -.-

Re: [ANY] EntControl(like grabbermod) (Updated 2011-05-18 v1.251)
 

Wow awesome... nothing else to say... I just love spawning npc's on my CSS game. Apart from that, I spend more time on my l4d server than cs:s, shame you cannot spawn those npcs in l4d, though a lot of the commands there work, such as ion / helper section / lights/fire/smoke... quite a lot, so I am grateful for that as well.

Re: [ANY] EntControl(like grabbermod) (Updated 2011-05-18 v1.251)
 

It is very impressive how quickly you are updating and taking care of things, great job man! It would be nice if the menu didn't go back every time you spawn something. I'm going to look around and see if there's a quick fix for it because it's so common.

Re: [ANY] EntControl(like grabbermod) (Updated 2011-05-18 v1.251)
 

Can you also fix throwing yourself? Or add a cvar like you did with grab so I don't get flung across the map.

Re: [ANY] EntControl(like grabbermod) (Updated 2011-05-18 v1.251)
 

Great job on the plugin, as Fearts said; I havent seen anything like this ever before.

Keep up the good work

Re: [ANY] EntControl(like grabbermod) (Updated 2011-05-18 v1.251)
 

Thanks ^^
Maybe someone finds another way to do this ... like to use the original hl2 code -.-

That would be cool =)

sm_entcontrol_throw_self <-- Added =)
sm_entcontrol_mod_self <-- Can the admin edit himself ? like go invisible ?

Thanks alot =)

Re: [ANY] EntControl(like grabbermod) (Updated 2011-05-19 v1.252)
 

It will be also cool, if you can make that monster NPC near player can angle/rotate/turn round to you and slash/stab you with certain animation.

Re: [ANY] EntControl(like grabbermod) (Updated 2011-05-19 v1.252)
 

You have to attack it to do this ... but that´s a good idea ... I really need to update the BaseNPC Code

But ... now ... i have a problem ... The Gman is chasing me:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzlN5F5etEI (Not recorded by me ... and a very alpha version ... I´ve already fixed the sound problems -.-)

LOL ^^

Re: [ANY] EntControl(like grabbermod) (Updated 2011-05-19 v1.252)
 

So you willing to make what I said? :)

Re: [ANY] EntControl(like grabbermod) (Updated 2011-05-20 v1.3)
 

xbatista .... maybe :P

Re: [ANY] EntControl(like grabbermod) (Updated 2011-05-22 v1.33)
 

Thanks to RSmith I noticed that the weapons CANNOT work under none-CSS games(mods) ... I´m going to search for a solution right now ...

hegrenade_projectile is for css only ...

Re: [ANY] EntControl(like grabbermod) (Updated 2011-05-22 v1.33)
 

ion cannon works in TF2. I see what you've disabled it for TF2 in the most recent version. Could you add it back in again for TF2?

Re: [ANY] EntControl(like grabbermod) (Updated 2011-05-22 v1.33)
 

sorry,my english not good..
can you remove gman's sound? thanks! because repeat sound very noisy

if i want put Monster near the door in de_dust2,what can i do
every time put monster for this map?