[L4D & L4D2] Bot Healing Values (2.3) [25-May-2023]

**Silvers** · **Author**

About:

After several different methods and attempts over the years, finally here is one that works, might possibly break on game updates.
Provides 2 cvars to control the health at which bots should attempt to heal with first aid or pills/adrenaline.
Provides 2 cvars to determine if healing is only allowed when black and white with first aid or pills/adrenaline.

Thanks:

Psyk0tik - Looking through the code.
Forgetest - Helping with version 2.0.
Dragokas - Testing on L4D1 linux.
Toranks - Asking for the plugin.

CVars:

Saved to l4d_bot_healing.cfg in your servers \cfg\sourcemod\ folder.

PHP Code:


			
// 0=Ignored. 1=Only allowing healing when self or target is black and white (Requires "Actions" extension).

l4d_bot_healing_die_first "0"



// 0=Ignored. 1=Only allowing healing or giving pills when self or target is black and white (Requires "Actions" extension).

l4d_bot_healing_die_pills "0"



// Allow bots to use First Aid when their health is below this value.

l4d_bot_healing_first "30.0"



// Allow bots to use Pills or Adrenaline when their health is below this value.

l4d_bot_healing_pills "50.0"



// Bot Healing Values plugin version.

l4d_bot_healing_version

Changes:

Code:

2.3 (07-Nov-2023)
    - Fixed not deleting 1 handle on plugin start.

2.2 (25-May-2023)
    - Fixed invalid client errors. Thanks to "Mystik Spiral" for reporting and "BHaType" for information.
    - Client could be 0 but hooking would still be valid, so removing team check works fine and is valid.

2.1 (20-Aug-2022)
    - Fixed the plugin not working on L4D2 Linux. GameData file has been updated.
    - Optimized the "Actions" part of the plugin.

2.0 (19-Aug-2022)
    - Changed the patching method to prevent crashes.
    - Now requires "SourceScramble" extension or "Actions" extension.
    - GameData is not requires when only use the "Actions" extension.

    - Optionally uses the "Actions" extension to prevent healing until black and white.
    - Plugin is compatible with the "Heartbeat (Revive Fix - Post Revive Options)" plugin.

    - Thanks to "Forgetest" for helping and testing.
    - Thanks to "HarryPotter" and "Toranks" for testing.

1.0 (01-Aug-2022)
    - Initial release.

Requirements:

Recommended: Source Scramble extension (while Actions extension can handle this plugins features, this plugin is more optimized to use Source Scramble to patch the health value at which bots should heal).
Optional: Actions extension (used to require bots to only heal when black and white, on their last strike).

Compiling:

Download the Actions extension include file actions.inc and put into your \sourcemod\scripting\include folder.
Download the Source Scramble include file sourcescramble.inc and put into your \sourcemod\scripting\include folder.
Compile the plugin.

Installation:

DO NOT click 'Get Plugin' or it will fail to compile because this plugin requires 2 include files!

Download the .smx file and put into your servers \addons\sourcemod\plugins folder.
Download the .txt gamedata file and put into your servers \addons\sourcemod\gamedata\ folder.

Updating from 1.0:

New cvars have been added: use the Cvar Configs Updater, or delete the old cvars config or manually add them.