Requires: SM 1.2+ (as it's for L4D)
What it does:
This plugin is designed to make it easier for those on the Infected team to work together without the current near total dependancy on teamspeak or checking the scoreboard every few seconds to see the status of your teammates. I figured since the survivors have a HUD, the Infected team should too.
This plugin - when active - will present a HUD in the form of a menu (only way I could see of doing it without loads of information scrolling up the screen) which gives the current status of your teammates, specifically:
- How much HP (%) they have
- What class they're playing as
- How much time (seconds) they have left until they spawn
- Their status (Alive, Dead, Spawning)
In addition - if you are playing as the Tank and you end up on fire it will tell you how long you have left before you die automatically from the flames.
Configuration:
There is no pre-configuration required, just install the plugin and it will be active when loaded.
cvars:- infhud_version - tells you the current version of the plugin
- infhud_enable - switches plugin on or off server-wide (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)
- infhud_announce - toggles whether plugin announces itself to clients that join the infected team
Commands:
Type
!infhud during the game to toggle the HUD on (default) or off for yourself, for the duration of your time on the server.
Version history:1.0.0.0 - Initial release
1.0.0.1 - Removed "vote/menu active" debug message, modified cvar names as per plugin approval thread
1.0.0.2 - Added client preference for showing HUD, cvar to toggle whether plugin announces itself to clients
1.0.0.3 - Interim version released to testers
1.0.0.4 -- HUD on/off setting is preserved across map changes for all clients.
- Removed hard-coded infected HP values - the plugin will now correctly monitor the various cvars that control special infected HP and adjust the HUD HP % accordingly.
- Tank burn duration no longer hard-coded (uses cvar)
- Plugin will now detect what game mode (COOP or VERSUS) a server is running in and disable or enable itself accordingly.
- Various bugfixes, timer optimisations & code cleanup
Screenshot:
TODO:- Optimisations (this is my first SourceMod - comments/suggestions welcome)
- Customisable repositioning of HUD (not sure this is possible given how I am kludging a menu-panel to get it to work now)
- (IDEA) Infected team "awards" at end of round - e.g. MVP, highest pounces, etc.