[CSGO] GOTV not always enabled on my DS
 

Hello I am the new scripter who is writing a danger zone plugin. Now I am faced with a problem about GOTV.

I have set:
tv_enable 1
tv_broadcast 1
tv_advertise_watchable 1

And I want to "tv_record somefilename" every time the warmup begins. But I found that not all the matches were recorded. The problem is, everything works in this match, but after I restart the server and execute tv_record command, the console will say "GOTV[0] is not active", which prevents the recording, and means that I cannot connect to GOTV at the same time. Then I restart the server again, and everything works again. The problem seems half-to-half (forgive my poor English).

Anybody could tell me how this happens?

Re: [CSGO] GOTV not always enabled on my DS
 

This problem is on Windows server. On Linux server, it is always "GOTV is not active".

Could somebody help me? Really urgent!

Re: [CSGO] GOTV not always enabled on my DS
 

Well....

You have tv_enable 1 in ...cfg/autoexec.cfg or in launch parameter +tv_enable 1 ??

*edit
Launch parameters and autoexec.cfg will work, before first map is loaded.
Some cvars and SourceTV require map change to get active.
- sv_pure mode
- SourceTV

server.cfg will work after first map is loaded, too late.


You do not use or have tv_stop command in code or config files ?

Re: [CSGO] GOTV not always enabled on my DS
 

I wrote "tv_enable 1" in OnConfigsExecuted() function. Are there any differences among these ways?

I have no "tv_stop".

And after I entered the match, I typed "tv_enable 1" manually. It still didn't work.

Re: [CSGO] GOTV not always enabled on my DS
 

Actually I am a pure new scripter in the field of csgo and sourcemod. During the development of my plugin I got faced with many problems, and those I asked about in my threads cannot be found in tutorials and search engine. What's more, there are not many danger zone threads in forums. I really want to learn about these.

Re: [CSGO] GOTV not always enabled on my DS
 

SourceTV bot doesn't appear when you set tv_enabled 1, during game play.
After map change, SourceTV "connect" to server.

So, use cvar tv_enabled 1 in autoexec.cfg and try avoid disable it or kick SourceTV bot.

Re: [CSGO] GOTV not always enabled on my DS
 

OK I will try this. And I have a question:

When a csgo client connects to my server's GOTV, what happens to this server? Will it add a new SourceTV bot (which has no steamID64), or just accept this csgo user's connection (which has a steamID64)?

Re: [CSGO] GOTV not always enabled on my DS
 

First for all, when change cvar tv_enable to 1, server increase max players slot by 1.
This how server not lose player slot and SourceTV fit in, taking one slot.


Spectators who connect to SourceTV, doesn't appear in server.
SourceTV bot is relay, it broadcast gameplay from server to spectators.
So you not lose player slot because of spectators in GOTV.

Re: [CSGO] GOTV not always enabled on my DS
 

Thanks so much for your answers. They are so helpful!

So I have done what you said, and my server's GOTV is active now. That really helps.

If you have time, could you please look at my tiny problem: I found that if I want to connect to my server's GOTV, I have to connect to it as a player firstly (connect <ip>:27015), then type "connect <ip>:27020" when I am in-game. If I type "connect <ip>:27020" in game main menu, the console reads:

Why?

Re: [CSGO] GOTV not always enabled on my DS
 

Not sure.
Could it be happen when server is hibernating.

Add this in autoexec.cfg as well and test.
sv_hibernate_when_empty 0