[MasterOfTheXP]

Kinda requested by Horsedick.

sm_spec <target> to start spectating a player. That's it, nothing fancy. All players are allowed to use it. (Optional)
sm_spec_ex <target> to spectate a player every time they spawn.

Tested in TF2 but should work in any game. In TF2, if you "can't" spectate your target because of the state you're in (either alive, or dead but on the other team), you're moved to Spectator so that you can. In other games it will just assume that you can spectate them, and try to set your spec-sights on your target.

Changelog

1.1 May 12, 2012

• Added admin menu support
• Added sm_spec_ex command. Targeting others using this command will automatically set your spec onto them every time they respawn. "sm_spec_ex 0" to stop spectating
• Added cvar "sm_spec_players", defaults to 1. Set to 0 to prevent non-admins from using Quick Spectate

1.0 April 20, 2012

• Release

[TnTSCS]

so this is a command that will just have you specate another player - next time the round starts and you die, you have to execute the command again, or will it switch you to spectate that targeted player (if they're alive)?

[MasterOfTheXP]

Originally Posted by TnTSCS so this is a command that will just have you specate another player - next time the round starts and you die, you have to execute the command again, or will it switch you to spectate that targeted player (if they're alive)?

It doesn't constantly force spectating on one target, it just places your camera on them and lets you do the rest. So if they die, or you stop spectating and start spectating again, you have to use the command on them again. They have to be alive.

[Horsedick]

Ok this would be useful for a quick spectate as it is called vs shifting thru players. Thanks I'll give it a shot.

[Leonardo]

nice!

[RedSword]

Originally Posted by MasterOfTheXP [URL="http://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?p=1692596#post1692596"]In other games it will just assume that you can spectate them, and try to set your spec-sights on your target.

Any plan on changing that to support at least popular mods like CS: S and DoD: S ? It feels really strange to have a plugin acting differently from one game to another (TF2 --> Switch team to spec if needed, but CS/DoD = need to be dead or in spectators...)

Also L51 --> Else ? :$ You're running a function twice...

[Leonardo]

wait! no! bad!
I hoped it's more like old mani's version
once you selected target, you ALWAYS spectating him
even if he's reconnected.

[MasterOfTheXP]

Originally Posted by RedSword Any plan on changing that to support at least popular mods like CS: S and DoD: S ? It feels really strange to have a plugin acting differently from one game to another (TF2 --> Switch team to spec if needed, but CS/DoD = need to be dead or in spectators...)

Next version I'll see what I can do in CS:S. I'm pretty sure jointeam can also be done with 2 and 3, not just red and blue, so yeah, maybe that's do-able in DOD:S as well.

Originally Posted by RedSword Also L51 --> Else ? :$ You're running a function twice...

No big deal really...but I see your point. Will be fixed next version.

Originally Posted by Leonardo I hoped it's more like old mani's version once you selected target, you ALWAYS spectating him even if he's reconnected.

The ability to constantly spectate a person can also be added in the next version, shouldn't be too hard.

[RedSword]

Originally Posted by MasterOfTheXP Next version I'll see what I can do in CS:S. I'm pretty sure jointeam can also be done with 2 and 3, not just red and blue, so yeah, maybe that's do-able in DOD:S as well.

Don't forget to use CS_SwitchTeam for CSS for teams Terro(2) and CT(3).

Also, I believe you should use

SetEntPropEnt(client, Prop_Send, "m_hObserverTarget", targetToSee);

and

ChangeClientTeam

to change specTarget/teams, rather than faking commands. I'm pretty sure it's faster (even for a single exec :$).

Btw; any plans for a menu ? So you can browse people ~7 at a time, rather than typing an unwrittable name.

Red

[Horsedick]

Originally Posted by RedSword Btw; any plans for a menu ? So you can browse people ~7 at a time, rather than typing an unwrittable name. Red

To me he's already removed the browsing for people as that was what I needed, was to avoid hitting the cycle button to run thru players each time they died. If you do a menu and they die then you have to run back thru that menu again if you indeed do it that way which IMO would be defeating the purpose.