[Dragokas]

Description:

This plugin replaces annoing black screen vote for difficulty by translucent menu with ability to execute per-difficulty configs.

Features:

- no black screen.
- vote announcement
- flexible configuration of access rights
- ability to execute your own config files per each difficulty
- ability to reset convars by executing your own default config file before difficulty is applied
- all actions are logged (who vote - ip/country/nick/SteamId, who tried to vote witout success, what difficulty ...)
- ability to setup 2 additional difficulty levels "Hard +" and "Expert +" with their own config files (see ConVars).

Permissions:

- by default, vote can be started by everybody (adjustable) if immunity and player count checks passed.
- ability to set minimum time to allow repeat the vote.
- ability to set minimum players count to allow starting the vote.
- ability to block specific user by name (mask) or SteamId from using the vote functionality.

Vote block file:

- data/votedifficulty_vote_block.txt

Logfile location:

- logs/vote_difficulty.log

Settings (ConVars):

can be found in: cfg/sourcemod/sm_votedifficulty.cfg

PHP Code:

// Minimum delay (in sec.) allowed between votes
sm_votedifficulty_delay "60"

// How long (in sec.) does the vote last
sm_votedifficulty_timeout "10"

// Delay (in sec.) between announce and vote menu appearing
sm_votedifficulty_announcedelay "2.0"

// Minimum players present in game to allow starting vote
sm_votedifficulty_minplayers "1"

// Admin flag required to start the vote (leave empty to allow for everybody)
sm_votedifficulty_accessflag "" 

// Use logging? (1 - Yes / 0 - No)
sm_votedifficulty_log "1" 

// Add new difficulty 'Master +' ? (1 - Yes / 0 - No)
sm_votedifficulty_use_master_plus "0"

// Add new difficulty 'Expert+' ? (1 - Yes / 0 - No)
sm_votedifficulty_use_expert_plus "0"

// Use separate configs per each default difficulties ? (1 - Yes / 0 - No)
sm_votedifficulty_use_config_per_dif "1"

// Do we need to set default difficulty when the server get restarted? (1 - Yes, 0 - No)
sm_votedifficulty_default_set "0"

// Default difficulty to use when the server get restarted (you must remove z_difficulty ConVar from server.cfg)
sm_votedifficulty_default_difficulty "Easy" 


Commands:

PHP Code:

// Try to start vote for difficluty
sm_vd

// Allow admin to veto current vote (ADMFLAG_BAN is required)
sm_veto

// Allow admin to bypass current vote (ADMFLAG_BAN is required)
sm_votepass 


Requirements:

- GeoIP extension (included in SourceMod).

If you enabled "Hard+" and "Expert+" difficulties, you need create own config files for them (so they get any sense):

• сfg/server_hard+.cfg
• сfg/server_expert+.cfg

Also, you have ability to execute separate cfg for each default difficulty:

• cfg/server_easy.cfg
• cfg/server_normal.cfg
• cfg/server_hard.cfg
• cfg/server_expert.cfg

Also, this default config is automatically executed before set any new difficulty:

• сfg/server_default.cfg

* all empty cfg files are included in archive's attachment in "cfg/sourcemod" folder (just in case, for skeleton)

Note: When you vote for "Hard+", only server_hard+.cfg is executed (not server_hard.cfg), same for impossible (expert).

Natives, Forwards, IPC:

PHP Code:

// ConVar, allowing to set a hook on, to understand current extended game difficulty name
// Possible values (read only):
//        Easy
//        Normal
//        Hard
//        Hard+
//        Impossible
//        Impossible+
z_difficulty_ex "<default value>" (read only!) 


Languages:

- Russian
- English

Installation:

- unpack attached archive in "game root folder/game name" as is.
- (optional) create desired configs within per-difficulty config files in cfg/sourcemod folder.

TODO:

- Support for listen servers [Need help]

FAQ:

Q: How to preserve voted difficulty for the next map?
A: Remove "z_difficulty" ConVar from your cfg/server.cfg file.

References

- [L4D1 & L4D2] Votekick (no black screen)
- [L4D1 & L4D2] Vote difficulty (no black screen)
- [L4D1 & L4D2] Votemute (no black screen)
- [L4D1 & L4D2] Map changer with rating system (no black screen)

Donate

Donates are very appreciated and welcomed for further inspiration, make me happy, and make next updates came out more often:
- Patreon (Paypal)
- BitCoin
- Ю.Money

P.S.:

- Project and updates discontinued. Don't ask.