[L4D2] Survivor Spawn Position Fix (Gabu's Version)
 

Survivor Spawn Position Fix (Gabu's Version)
This is my own version of the Survivor Spawn Position Fix. The way of achieving this is different from Dragokas' version hence a new thread.

This works by setting up an "optimal" startup position then moving all players whenever they need to. It will also work with the Director's ForceSurvivalPosition call where all the players are moved correctly to each position, no matter the survivor set.

ConVars

• sm_l4d2_spawnpos_enabled
  • Determines if the plugin is active or not
    • Default: 1

Client Commands

• sm_resetpos
  • Teleports you to the desired spawn point position.
    • Only usable if nobody has left the saferoom.

Changelog

• 2.1
  • Fixed a bug where players could not move after a map change.
  • Deleted some unused functions from unreleased development versions.
• 2.0
  • It now requires Left 4 DHooks Direct 1.119 or newer.
  • Changed the way the plugin works. Instead of creating entities the plugin will ensure every player will be in an "optimal" starting position. (Usually where Nick/Bill starts in the first map, or where the first player that enters the world in every other map).
    • This fixes erratic spawns in custom campaigns like Snow Den, Day Break, Deadbeat Escape while keeping compatibility with multiple branch spawns like the ones found in Resident Evil 3.
  • On spawn, the player will be teleported to this optimal position.
  • On ForceSurvivalPosition, every player will be forced to the position, not just the survivors set the map.*
    • It may be incompatible with plugins that allow you to be the L4D1 survivors in map where the holdout team appears.
    • This fixes the bug where the incorrect survivors might fall off the rescue vehicle. It may conflict with the same fix included in Dragoka's [L4D & L4D2] Special Exploit Fixes. Set l4d_sef_fall_transport_fix to 0 if you're using that plugin.
  • When the Director releases the survivor's positions (when the cutscene ends), the plugin will find an optimal spawn position again. This fixes changing spawnpoint positions in custom campaigns like Absolute Zero.
  • Added new command: sm_resetpos it will allow you to teleport to the desired spawnpoint if every fix failed. Only if nobody has left the safe room.

• 1.2
  • Fixed a plugin failure where it would try to apply changes too soon.
  • Fixed several cases where it wouldn't apply the fix
  • Changed the generic spawn point from info_player_start to info_survivor_position, since it should work more consistently
• 1.1
  • Fixed a plugin failure while trying to process ordered spawn points. (The plugin was incorrectly looking up for the wrong classname)
• 1.0
  • Initial Release

Dependencies

• Left 4 DHooks Direct (1.119 or newer)

Conflicts

• Special Exploit Fixes
  
  • l4d_sef_fall_transport_fix may cause conflicts, set it to 0 if you have this plugin.

Supported Games

• Left 4 Dead 2 only

Re: [L4D2] Survivor Spawn Position Fix (Gabu's Version)
 

Nice work!

Re: [L4D2] Survivor Spawn Position Fix (Gabu's Version)
 

Good idea.

However, for mentioned Fort Noesis map in L4D1 game there are no broken located spawn entities.
There is absolutely nothing located next to coordinates where survivors spawned underground.

It will not.
L4D1 doesn't have the native L4D2_GetSurvivorSetMap, and such prop names: m_iszGameMode, m_iszSurvivorName, m_order.

Re: [L4D2] Survivor Spawn Position Fix (Gabu's Version)
 

I haven't gotten any situation where this can happen. I did however experienced many problems with other maps where they put the initial spawn in a location far away from the actual safe house/spot, most notorious case is the Day Break custom campaign. In other campaigns where the problem is not that big the spawn point is just outside the building (Like in Snow Den) but it's enough to cause a round start prematurely. This plugin fixes all of these cases.

This is good to know, thanks. I don't know if L4D1 has additional game modes so I'll mark this plugin as L4D2 only for the meantime.

Re: [L4D2] Survivor Spawn Position Fix (Gabu's Version)
 

L4D1 only has a limited amount of game modes, which is a total of 4, namely "coop","teamversus","versus", and "survival". It does not have the mutation system that L4D2 has.

If in case you(or anyone else) would like to try making an L4D1 version of your implementation, you can also use the L4D CVar Reference and look for the sv_gametypes or mp_gamemode cvar. Nice work btw :)

Re: [L4D2] Survivor Spawn Position Fix (Gabu's Version)
 

Great! Thanks for sharing this fix.
But I did some tests, on the Snow Den map it really started all characters in the correct starting position.
But when testing the Deadbeat Escape campaign, two bots started underground, (buried under the house).

Re: [L4D2] Survivor Spawn Position Fix (Gabu's Version)
 

L 08/31/2022 - 00:05:33: SourceMod error session started
L 08/31/2022 - 00:05:33: Info (map "c14m2_lighthouse") (file "c:\tcafiles\users\sergiok\21700\left4dead2\a ddons\sourcemod\logs\errors_20220831.log")
L 08/31/2022 - 00:05:33: [SM] Exception reported: Cannot create new entity when no map is running
L 08/31/2022 - 00:05:33: [SM] Blaming: l4d2_spawnpos_fix.smx
L 08/31/2022 - 00:05:33: [SM] Call stack trace:
L 08/31/2022 - 00:05:33: [SM] [0] CreateEntityByName
L 08/31/2022 - 00:05:33: [SM] [1] Line 146, E:\Games e Programas\Games\LEFT 4 DEAD 2\PLUGINS\SOURCEMODS\sourcemod-1.11.0-git6906-windows\addons\sourcemod\scripting\l4d2_spawn pos_fix.sp::CreateGenericSpawnPoint
L 08/31/2022 - 00:05:33: [SM] [2] Line 80, E:\Games e Programas\Games\LEFT 4 DEAD 2\PLUGINS\SOURCEMODS\sourcemod-1.11.0-git6906-windows\addons\sourcemod\scripting\l4d2_spawn pos_fix.sp::FixSpawns
L 08/31/2022 - 00:05:33: [SM] [3] Line 41, E:\Games e Programas\Games\LEFT 4 DEAD 2\PLUGINS\SOURCEMODS\sourcemod-1.11.0-git6906-windows\addons\sourcemod\scripting\l4d2_spawn pos_fix.sp::Event_RoundStart
L 08/31/2022 - 00:28:12: Error log file session closed.
L 08/31/2022 - 00:28:16: SourceMod error session started
L 08/31/2022 - 00:28:16: Info (map "2ee_01") (file "c:\tcafiles\users\sergiok\21700\left4dead2\a ddons\sourcemod\logs\errors_20220831.log")
L 08/31/2022 - 00:28:16: [SM] Exception reported: Property "m_order" not found (entity 54/info_player_start)
L 08/31/2022 - 00:28:16: [SM] Blaming: l4d2_spawnpos_fix.smx
L 08/31/2022 - 00:28:16: [SM] Call stack trace:
L 08/31/2022 - 00:28:16: [SM] [0] GetEntProp
L 08/31/2022 - 00:28:16: [SM] [1] Line 108, E:\Games e Programas\Games\LEFT 4 DEAD 2\PLUGINS\SOURCEMODS\sourcemod-1.11.0-git6906-windows\addons\sourcemod\scripting\l4d2_spawn pos_fix.sp::FixSpawns
L 08/31/2022 - 00:28:16: [SM] [2] Line 41, E:\Games e Programas\Games\LEFT 4 DEAD 2\PLUGINS\SOURCEMODS\sourcemod-1.11.0-git6906-windows\addons\sourcemod\scripting\l4d2_spawn pos_fix.sp::Event_RoundStart
L 08/31/2022 - 00:30:30: Error log file session closed.

Re: [L4D2] Survivor Spawn Position Fix (Gabu's Version)
 

1.1

Fixed a plugin failure while trying to process ordered spawn points. (The plugin was incorrectly looking up for the wrong classname)

Re: [L4D2] Survivor Spawn Position Fix (Gabu's Version)
 

Thank you for your willingness to fix him,
because i was before
All player generated locations
There is a chance that the safe room will not be gathered

plus some errors

Re: [L4D2] Survivor Spawn Position Fix (Gabu's Version)
 

JUST REPORT:

L 09/01/2022 - 10:39:15: SourceMod error session started
L 09/01/2022 - 10:39:15: Info (map "c4m1_milltown_a") (file "c:\tcafiles\users\sergiok\21700\left4dead2\a ddons\sourcemod\logs\errors_20220901.log")
L 09/01/2022 - 10:39:15: [SM] Exception reported: Cannot create new entity when no map is running
L 09/01/2022 - 10:39:15: [SM] Blaming: l4d2_spawnpos_fix.smx
L 09/01/2022 - 10:39:15: [SM] Call stack trace:
L 09/01/2022 - 10:39:15: [SM] [0] CreateEntityByName
L 09/01/2022 - 10:39:15: [SM] [1] Line 146, E:\Games e Programas\Games\LEFT 4 DEAD 2\PLUGINS\SOURCEMODS\sourcemod-1.11.0-git6906-windows\addons\sourcemod\scripting\l4d2_spawn pos_fix.sp::CreateGenericSpawnPoint
L 09/01/2022 - 10:39:15: [SM] [2] Line 80, E:\Games e Programas\Games\LEFT 4 DEAD 2\PLUGINS\SOURCEMODS\sourcemod-1.11.0-git6906-windows\addons\sourcemod\scripting\l4d2_spawn pos_fix.sp::FixSpawns
L 09/01/2022 - 10:39:15: [SM] [3] Line 41, E:\Games e Programas\Games\LEFT 4 DEAD 2\PLUGINS\SOURCEMODS\sourcemod-1.11.0-git6906-windows\addons\sourcemod\scripting\l4d2_spawn pos_fix.sp::Event_RoundStart
L 09/01/2022 - 10:40:02: Error log file session closed.

I did some tests on custom maps, for example:
DeadBeat Escape map, two bots started stuck under the house buried in the ground.