AlliedModders - [L4D & L4D2] Glare (2.15) [10-Jan-2024]

http://imgur.com/AT3dwT7.jpg
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
(Screenshots from version 1.0, alignment now perfect from version 2.0)

Related Plugins:

About:

Displays halo and beam on weapons with flashlights turned on.
Version 2.0 has perfect alignment and attachment to the weapons "flashlight" attachment point.
Bug: Beams attached to custom weapon skins appear incorrectly at a 90 degree angle.

Thanks:

alexip121093 - For the idea and testing.
disawar1
ilyaadminman
Herbie_06

Commands:

PHP Code:


		
			
sm_glare // Set glare color. !glare <color name|R G B>. Or 3 values 0-255. EG: !glare red or !glare 255 0 0

CVars:

Saved to l4d_glare.cfg in your servers \cfg\sourcemod\ folder.

PHP Code:


		
			
// 0=Plugin off, 1=Plugin on.

l4d_glare_allow "1"



// Can bots have Glare beams? 0=Off. 1=Give using the _color cvar. 2=Give random color.

l4d_glare_bots "2"



// Brightness of the beam.

l4d_glare_bright "150.0"



// The beam color. Three values between 0-255 separated by spaces. RGB Color255 - Red Green Blue.

l4d_glare_color "250 250 200"



// 0=New players glare is turned off by default. 1=New players glare is turned on by default.

l4d_glare_default "1"



// Brightness of the halo (glare).

l4d_glare_halo "0.4"



// Length of the beam.

l4d_glare_length "50"



// Turn on the plugin in these game modes, separate by commas (no spaces). (Empty = all).

l4d_glare_modes ""



// Turn off the plugin in these game modes, separate by commas (no spaces). (Empty = none).

l4d_glare_modes_off ""



// Turn on the plugin in these game modes. 0=All, 1=Coop, 2=Survival, 4=Versus, 8=Scavenge. Add numbers together.

l4d_glare_modes_tog ""



// 0=Hide your own glow. 1=Show glow (will attempt to detect and hide when in first person).

l4d_glare_transmit "1"



// Width of the beam.

l4d_glare_width "5"



// Glare plugin version.

l4d_glare_version

Changes:

Code:

2.15 (10-Jan-2024)

    - Fixed the saved color not restoring on connection when the cookies are loaded early. Thanks to "Voevoda" for reporting.

    - Possibly fixed rare invalid handle errors. Thanks to "Voevoda" for reporting.



2.14 (28-Aug-2022)

    - Really fixed invalid handles.



    - Explanation: the forward "Attachments_OnWeaponSwitch" triggers when someone disconnects and their weapon drops.

    - This triggered the plugin to attempt to create a light for that player while they were disconnecting and still in-game.

    - At that point another timer handle was being created but never cleared because they were already disconnecting.

    - This happens before OnClientDisconnect_Post. Using a bool to store when someone is disconnecting prevents the bug.



2.13 (19-Aug-2022)

    - Changes attempting to fix invalid handles. Thanks to "gongo" and "ur5efj" for reporting.



2.12 (04-Aug-2022)

    - Changes to fix floating beams and broken beams, mostly in L4D1. Thanks to "gongo" for reporting and help testing.

    - Changes to support unloading and late loading of the "Attachments_API" plugin.

    - Fixed the "Auto Shotgun" weapon not having beams in L4D1.



2.11 (11-Jun-2022)

    - Fixed not removing the beam on client disconnect. Thanks to "gongo" for reporting.



2.10 (09-Jun-2022)

    - Fixed invalid client errors. Thanks to "gongo" for reporting.



2.9 (09-Jun-2022)

    - Fixed the beam not changing color when in thirdperson view.

    - Fixed a random beam showing on the map at 0,0,0. Thanks to "Lux" for a solution.

    - Fixed the "tongue_grab" event from throwing "no active hook" errors. No longer toggling the hook.



2.8 (29-Apr-2022)

    - Added cvar "l4d_glare_bots" to control if bots can use the Glare Beams. Requested by "Voevoda".

    - Fixed cvar "l4d_glare_default" to only affect new players who haven't set a glare color. Thanks to "Voevoda" for reporting.



2.7 (18-Sep-2021)

    - Menu now returns to the page it was on before selecting an option.

    - Fixed showing the glare when the light is off and changing colors in the menu.



2.6 (11-Jul-2021)

    - Added cvar "l4d_glare_default" to default the glare to off for new players.

    - Added menu option "Off" to turn off the glare.

    - Requested by "Voevoda".



2.5 (01-Jul-2021)

    - Added a warning message to suggest installing the "Use Priority Patch" plugin.



2.4 (27-Mar-2021)

    - L4D1: Fixed the beam being visible in first person view when first starting and not detecting thirdperson status.



2.3 (05-Aug-2020)

    - Fixed displaying the beam when using a minigun.



2.2 (15-Jul-2020)

    - Fixed an error where client cookies are cached but the client is not yet in-game.



2.1 (04-Jul-2020)

    - Fixed not compiling on SourceMod 1.11.

    - Plugin "Attachments_API" updated and required.



2.0 (30-May-2020)

    - Glare beam now properly aligned with all weapon flashlight attachment points for all survivors.

    - Glare position fixed when a players model has changed. Does this by dropping all weapons/items for 0.1s.

    - Optionally uses "ThirdPersonShoulder_Detect" plugin to enable/disable beam when changing view.

    - Removed commands "sm_glareang" and "sm_glarepos". No more manual positioning required.

    - Suggest changing cvar "l4d_glare_width" value to "5" to correctly match flashlight size.

    - Thanks to "Lux" for the bone merge method. Adapted from "Incapped Crawling" plugin.



1.5 (17-May-2020)

    - Fixed Zoey's glare position in L4D2 for Spas Shotgun.



1.4 (10-May-2020)

    - Extra checks to prevent "IsAllowedGameMode" throwing errors.

    - Various changes to tidy up code.

    - Various optimizations and fixes.



1.3 (01-Apr-2020)

    - Fixed "IsAllowedGameMode" from throwing errors when the "_tog" cvar was changed before MapStart.

    - Added cvar "l4d_glare_transmit" to show or hide your own glare.

    - Added command "sm_glare" for players to set their glare color. Requested by "Awerix".

    - Usage: !glare <color name|R G B>. Or 3 values 0-255. EG: !glare red or !glare 255 0 0



1.2 (05-May-2018)

    - Converted plugin source to the latest syntax utilizing methodmaps. Requires SourceMod 1.8 or newer.

    - Changed cvar "l4d_glare_modes_tog" now supports L4D1.



1.1.1 (31-Mar-2018)

    - Fixed not working in L4D1.

    - Did anyone use this or realize it wasn't working?



1.1 (10-May-2012)

    - Added commands "sm_glarepos" and "sm_glareang" to position the beam. Affects all players.

    - Fixed the beam sticking when players have no weapons.

    - Removed colors.inc include.



1.0 (30-Mar-2012)

    - Initial release.

Incompatible:

L4D1 game bug: this plugin is incompatible with the Weapon Charms plugin, beam_spotlight turning on/off breaks the position. Tried to fix, not wasting more hours.

Updating from 2.7 or older:

New cvars have been added: use the Cvar Configs Updater, or delete the old cvars config or manually add them.

Requirements:

Attachment_API plugin.
ThirdPersonShoulder_Detect plugin.

Installation:

DO NOT click 'Get Plugin' or it will fail to compile because this plugin requires Attachment_API and ThirdPersonShoulder_Detect!

Download the .smx file and put into your servers \addons\sourcemod\plugins folder. (Compiled with 1.10).
Install the Use Priority Patch plugin to prevent blocking +USE.