[vamppa]

was wondering how would corpse entities (dead bodies) be removed a single time on the entire map?
purpose: lets say before a match starts. (this will be instead of reloading the map manually)

[darktemplar]

Hook Corpse message and block it

[vamppa]

wouldn't that rather prevent a corpse to appear?
I want to clear out any existing corpses once before a match starts. (f.e. in cs1.6 when a round start)
our game Half-life deathmatch

Game registered user msgs:    msgid   size
   VoiceMask                    64      8
   ReqState                     65      0
   SelAmmo                      66      4
   CurWeapon                    67      3
   Geiger                       68      1
   Flashlight                   69      2
   FlashBat                     70      1
   Health                       71      1
   Damage                       72     12
   Battery                      73      2
   Train                        74      1
   HudText                      75     -1
   SayText                      76     -1
   TextMsg                      77     -1
   WeaponList                   78     -1
   ResetHUD                     79      1
   InitHUD                      80      0
   GameTitle                    81      1
   DeathMsg                     82     -1
   TeamInfo                     83     -1
   TeamScore                    84     -1
   GameMode                     85      1
   MOTD                         86     -1
   ServerName                   87     -1
   AmmoPickup                   88      2
   WeapPickup                   89      1

   ItemPickup                   90     -1
   HideWeapon                   91      1
   SetFOV                       92      1
   ShowMenu                     93     -1
   ScreenShake                  94      6
   ScreenFade                   95     10
   AmmoX                        96      2
   TeamNames                    97     -1
   ScoreInfo                    98      9
   AllowSpec                    99      1
   Spectator                   100      2
   VGUIMenu                    101      1
   CheatCheck                  102      1
   Splash                      103      1
   Countdown                   104     -1
   Timer                       105      8
   PlayerId                    106      6
   Settings                    107     -1
   SuddenDeath                 108      1
   Longjump                    109      1
   Timeout                     110      2
   PlaySound                   111     -1
   Nextmap                     112     -1
   Vote                        113     -1
   InitLoc                     114     -1
   Location                    115      7
   WhString                    116     -1
   SpikeCheck                  117     -1
   Gametype                    118      1
   StatusIcon                  119     -1
   CTF                         120      2
   AuthID                      121     -1
   CTFSound                    122      1

   MapList                     123     -1
   CTFFlag                     124

No Corpse message

[DoviuX]

PHP Code:

set_msg_block( get_user_msgid( "ClCorpse" ), BLOCK_SET ); 


[Arkshine]

If for HL, I guess you can play with "bodyque" entity.

In this game, it creates at server starts four "bodyque" entities. The system is : when you die, it creates a fake corpses by copying some informations to this entity, then meanwhile the dead player is hidden he can respawn somewhere else. You can have 4 fake bodies at once, so this four entites are reused once a player is dead.

The related code in HLSDK :

Spoiler

PHP Code:

LINK_ENTITY_TO_CLASS( bodyque, CCorpse );

static void InitBodyQue(void)
{
    string_t    istrClassname = MAKE_STRING("bodyque");

    g_pBodyQueueHead = CREATE_NAMED_ENTITY( istrClassname );
    entvars_t *pev = VARS(g_pBodyQueueHead);
    
    // Reserve 3 more slots for dead bodies
    for ( int i = 0; i < 3; i++ )
    {
        pev->owner = CREATE_NAMED_ENTITY( istrClassname );
        pev = VARS(pev->owner);
    }
    
    pev->owner = g_pBodyQueueHead;
}


//
// make a body que entry for the given ent so the ent can be respawned elsewhere
//
// GLOBALS ASSUMED SET:  g_eoBodyQueueHead
//
void CopyToBodyQue(entvars_t *pev) 
{
    if (pev->effects & EF_NODRAW)
        return;

    entvars_t *pevHead    = VARS(g_pBodyQueueHead);

    pevHead->angles        = pev->angles;
    pevHead->model        = pev->model;
    pevHead->modelindex    = pev->modelindex;
    pevHead->frame        = pev->frame;
    pevHead->colormap    = pev->colormap;
    pevHead->movetype    = MOVETYPE_TOSS;
    pevHead->velocity    = pev->velocity;
    pevHead->flags        = 0;
    pevHead->deadflag    = pev->deadflag;
    pevHead->renderfx    = kRenderFxDeadPlayer;
    pevHead->renderamt    = ENTINDEX( ENT( pev ) );

    pevHead->effects    = pev->effects | EF_NOINTERP;
    //pevHead->goalstarttime = pev->goalstarttime;
    //pevHead->goalframe    = pev->goalframe;
    //pevHead->goalendtime = pev->goalendtime ;
    
    pevHead->sequence = pev->sequence;
    pevHead->animtime = pev->animtime;

    UTIL_SetOrigin(pevHead, pev->origin);
    UTIL_SetSize(pevHead, pev->mins, pev->maxs);
    g_pBodyQueueHead = pevHead->owner;
} 


I guess the most appropriate way, is to play with the origin because you don't want to remove them (created one time, and I guess you sill want to see corpses), and the next time they will be used, the origin will be overwritten.

So, before a match as your example, loop on "bodyque" entities, and set their origins to let say 9999/9999/9999

Something like that :

Spoiler

new entity;
new const bodyqueClassname[] = "bodyque";

while( ( entity = find_ent_by_class( entity, bodyqueClassname ) ) )
{
    entity_set_vector( entity, EV_VEC_origin, { 9999.0, 9999.0, 9999.0 } );
}

[vamppa]

Originally Posted by Arkshine So, before a match as your example, loop on "bodyque" entities, and set their origins to let say 9999/9999/9999 Something like that : Spoiler new entity; new const bodyqueClassname[] = "bodyque"; while( ( entity = find_ent_by_class( entity, bodyqueClassname ) ) ) {     entity_set_vector( entity, EV_VEC_origin, { 9999.0, 9999.0, 9999.0 } );         <------------------- }

on compiling im getting warning 213: tag mismatch, click the spoiler to see which line.

[vamppa]

thanks arkshine ill have a look at that.

Originally Posted by DoviuX PHP Code: set_msg_block( get_user_msgid( "ClCorpse" ), BLOCK_SET );

[Arkshine]

ClCorpse doesn't existe in HL and I've already gave you the solution above. Not sure what you're trying to do.

[Arkshine]

Float:{ 9999.0, 9999.0, 9999.0 }

[vamppa]

GFD