This plugin was originally part of the
Flare and Light Package. I have seperated the
Flare,
Flashlight and
Flare Gun into new plugins.
Thanks:- SilentBr - for the idea and request.
- Mr.RuyC - For recording videos and playing for hours and hours testing the plugin on his server.
- nakashimakun - Who came up with the plugin name. Also tested the plugin on his server.
- honorcode23, DJ_WEST, AtomicStryker, Boikinov, pimpinjuice and FoxMulder for source code (full credits inside the source).
- NanX, japan555, CeeJ, Farmer, SilentBr, sapphire989, Visual77, Mr. Man and everyone else who helped testing, it's been fun!
- disawar1 - Testing 2.0 and finding bugs, Russian translation.
Details:- Creates flares like those from The Sacrifice. On the ground or attached to players.
- Automatically creates a flare next to players when incapped, explosive ammo is deployed or by player commands.
- Admins can save flares to maps which will auto spawn on round_start. Saved to l4d_flare.cfg in your servers \addons\sourcemod\data\ folder.
- Attached and ground flares play a burning sound (same one used for The Sacrifice flares)!
- Checks the command access overrides for 'sm_flare' and 'sm_flareme' as well as providing cvars to control access flags.
- Flare colors can be locked so players cannot change. Put the cvar l4d_flare_lock_colors to 1 and it will force the colors to what you specified in the config.
- Total flares limited to 32 (l4d_flare_max_total).
Player commands:
Usage: sm_flare <R G B|red|green|blue|purple|orange|yellow|white>
Optional: Color name trigger or 3 RGB values (-1 to 255) for light color. The ground flare has an optional second set of RGB values to control extra smoke color (env_steam) but if they are not specified the first set will be used.
PHP Code:
sm_flare // Spawns a flare on the ground.
sm_flareme // Attach a flare to yourself.
// Examples:
sm_flare 0 0 255 // Creates a blue flare on the ground next to you.
sm_flare green // Green flare on the ground next to you.
sm_flareme red // Red flare attached to you.
Admin Commands: (requires "z" flag)
Usage: sm_flareclient <#user id|name> <R G B|red|green|blue|purple|orange|yellow|white>
Optional: Color name trigger or 3 RGB values (-1 to 255) for light color. The ground flare has an optional second set of RGB values to control extra smoke color (env_steam) but if they are not specified the first set will be used.
PHP Code:
sm_flareclient // Attach a flare on specified player. Usage: sm_flareclient <#userid|name>
sm_flareground // Drop a flare next to specified player.
// Examples:
sm_flareclient Roch 0 0 255 // Creates a blue flare attached to Rochelle
sm_flareclient Nick green // Creates a green flare attached to Nick
sm_flareground @survivors red // Creates a red flare next to all survivors
sm_flaresave // Spawns a flare at your crosshair and saves to config. Usage: sm_flaresave <r> <g> <b>.
sm_flareset // Usage: sm_flareset <r> <g> <b>. Changes the nearest flare light color and saves to config.
sm_flareglow // Toggle placed flares to Glow showing their location.
sm_flarelist // Display a list flare positions and the number of flares.
sm_flaredel // Removes the flare you are nearest to and deletes from the config if saved.
sm_flareclear // Removes all fire flares from the current map.
sm_flarewipe // Removes all fire flares from the current map and deletes them from the config.
sm_flarebug // When the plugin fails to work during a round, run this command and report the error.
CVars:
Saved to
l4d_flare.cfg in your servers
\cfg\sourcemod\ folder.
PHP Code:
// Attached flare
// 0=Disable sm_self command. 1=Incapped only (not admins). 2=Any time.
l4d_flare_attach_cmd_allow "2"
// Players with these flags may use the sm_flareme command. (Empty = all).
l4d_flare_attach_cmd_flags ""
// Adds the pipebomb fuse particles to the flare.
l4d_flare_attach_fuse "1"
// 0=Off, 1=Attaches light_dynamic glow to the player.
l4d_flare_attach_light_allow "1"
// The light color. Three values between 0-255 separated by spaces. RGB Color255 - Red Green Blue.
l4d_flare_attach_light_colour "200 20 15"
// 0=Off, 1=Adds The Sacrifice flare smoke particles.
l4d_flare_attach_stock "1"
// How long the attached flares should burn. 1 flare per player.
l4d_flare_attach_time "10.0"
// Ground flare
// 0=Disable sm_flare command. 1=Incapped only (not admins). 2=Any time.
l4d_flare_ground_cmd_allow "2"
// Players with these flags may use the sm_flare command. Empty = all.
l4d_flare_ground_cmd_flags ""
// Adds the pipebomb fuse particles to the flare.
l4d_flare_ground_fuse "1"
// Light glow around flare. 0=Off, 1=light_dynamic, 2=point_spotlight.
l4d_flare_ground_light_allow "1"
// Brightness of the light <10-255>.
// Minimum: "10.000000" Maximum: "255.000000"
l4d_flare_ground_light_bright "255"
// The light color. Three values between 0-255 separated by spaces. RGB Color255 - Red Green Blue.
l4d_flare_ground_light_colour "200 20 15"
// 0=Off, 1=Adds extra smoke to the flare (env_steam).
l4d_flare_ground_smoke_allow "0"
// Transparency of the extra smoke (10-255).
// Minimum: "10.000000" Maximum: "255.000000"
l4d_flare_ground_smoke_alpha "60"
// The extra smoke color. Three values between 0-255 separated by spaces. RGB Color255 - Red Green Blue.
l4d_flare_ground_smoke_colour "200 20 15"
// How tall the extra smoke should rise.
l4d_flare_ground_smoke_height "100"
// 0=Off, 1=Adds The Sacrifice flare smoke particles.
l4d_flare_ground_stock "1"
// 0=Off, 1=Drop a flare when incendiary or explosive rounds are deployed.
l4d_flare_ground_upgrade "1"
// Plugin cvars
// 0=Plugin off, 1=Plugin on.
l4d_flare_allow "1"
// Display flare when incapped. 0=Off, 1=On ground, 2=Attach to player.
l4d_flare_incapped "1"
// 0=Off, Show intro message in chat this many seconds after joining.
// Minimum: "0.000000" Maximum: "120.000000"
l4d_flare_intro "35.0"
// 0=Let players edit light/smoke colors, 1=Force to cvar specified.
l4d_flare_lock "0"
// Limit the total number of simultaneous flares.
// Minimum: "1.000000" Maximum: "32.000000"
l4d_flare_max_total "32"
// Turn on the plugin in these game modes, separate by commas (no spaces). (Empty = all).
l4d_flare_modes ""
// Turn off the plugin in these game modes, separate by commas (no spaces). (Empty = none).
l4d_flare_modes_off ""
// Turn on the plugin in these game modes. 0=All, 1=Coop, 2=Survival, 4=Versus, 8=Scavenge. Add numbers together.
l4d_flare_modes_tog "0"
// 0=Off, 1=Print hints to chat (requires translation file provided).
l4d_flare_notify "1"
// How long the flares should burn, blocks non-admins making flares also.
// Minimum: "1.000000" Maximum: "120.000000"
l4d_flare_time "10.0"
// Flare plugin version.
l4d_flare_version
Changes:
Code:
2.9 (07-Nov-2023)
- Fixed memory leak. Thanks to "HarryPotter" for reporting.
- Added Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese translations. Thanks to "HarryPotter" and "CIKK".
2.8 (11-Dec-2022)
- L4D2: Added command "sm_flareglow" to toggle glow on Flares to show where they are.
- Changes to fix compile warnings on SourceMod 1.11.
2.7 (01-Jul-2021)
- Added a warning message to suggest installing the "Attachments API" and "Use Priority Patch" plugins if missing.
2.6 (09-Oct-2020)
- Changed "OnClientPostAdminCheck" to "OnClientPutInServer" - to fix any issues if Steam service is down.
2.5 (10-May-2020)
- Extra checks to prevent "IsAllowedGameMode" throwing errors.
- Various changes to tidy up code.
- Various optimizations and fixes.
2.4 (01-Apr-2020)
- Fixed "IsAllowedGameMode" from throwing errors when the "_tog" cvar was changed before MapStart.
- Removed "colors.inc" dependency.
- Updated these translation file encodings to UTF-8 (to display all characters correctly): German (de).
2.3.1 (28-Jun-2019)
- Changed PrecacheParticle method.
- Delete redundant if statement. Thanks to "BHaType" for reporting.
2.3 (05-May-2018)
- Converted plugin source to the latest syntax utilizing methodmaps. Requires SourceMod 1.8 or newer.
- Changed cvar "l4d_flare_modes_tog" now supports L4D1.
- Potentially fixed the plugin from rarely breaking for a round.
2.2.1 (19-Nov-2015)
- Fix to prevent garbage being passed into SetVariantString, as suggested by "KyleS".
2.2 (21-May-2012)
- Added German translations - Thanks to "Dont Fear The Reaper".
2.2 (30-Mar-2012)
- Added Spanish translations - Thanks to "Januto".
- Added cvar "l4d_flare_modes_off" to control which game modes the plugin works in.
- Added cvar "l4d_flare_modes_tog" same as above, but only works for L4D2.
- Changed the way "l4d_flare_attach_cmd_flags" and "l4d_flare_ground_cmd_flags" validate clients by checking they have one of the flags.
- Fixed cvar "l4d_flare_ground_light_allow" setting of "2" not removing lights.
- Small changes and fixes.
2.1 (19-Dec-2011)
- Fixed flares not loading on changelevel command.
- Removed more CreateTimer functions. The game itself will remove those entities.
2.0 (02-Dec-2011)
- Plugin separated and taken from the "Flare and Light Package" plugin.
- Added Russian translations - Thanks to "disawar1".
- Added cvar "l4d_flare_attach_time" to control how long attached flares burn.
- Added cvar "l4d_flare_ground_upgrade" to drop a flare when upgrade ammo is deployed.
- Added commands: sm_flaresave, sm_flaredel, sm_flareclear, sm_flarewipe, sm_flareset, sm_flarelist.
- Added "data/l4d_flare.cfg" so admins can save flares to maps using the above commands.
- Added the following triggers to specify colors with sm_flare: red, green, blue, purple, orange, yellow, white.
- Increased cvar "l4d_flare_time" from 120 to 600 seconds (10 minutes).
- Removed cvar "l4d_flare_max_admin". Admins can place all flares instead of being limited.
- Removed some CreateTimer functions. The game itself will remove flares after "l4d_flare_time".
1.0 (29-Jan-2011)
- Initial release.
Compiling:- Put the plugins .sp file into your scripting folder and compile the plugin.
Installation:- Download the .zip and extract the files to their respective folders in your servers \addons\sourcemod\ folder.
- Install the Use Priority Patch plugin to prevent blocking +USE.
- Optional: Install the Attachment_API plugin to fix attachment positions breaking on model change.
Updating from 2.1 or older:- New cvars have been added: use the Cvar Configs Updater, or delete the old cvars config or manually add them.
Current Translations: English (en), German (de), Russian (ru), Spanish (es), Simplified Chinese (chi), Traditional Chinese (zho).
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