[cheddar]

I'm attempting to replace all info_player_terrorist entities with info_player_teamspawn. To use CS:S maps in TF2

I've already done this with info_player_start. However info_player_terrorist seems to be much more difficult because the tf2 CBaseEntity makes no mention of info_player_terrorist. Thus in hammer it shows as "obsolete" and thus fails the IsValidEntity() test.

I've tried the following:

PHP Code:

public Action find_terrorists1(client, args)
{
    new ent = -1;
    while((ent = FindEntityByClassname(ent, "info_player_terrorist")) != -1)
    {
        PrintToChatAll("I found a terrorist");
    }
}
public Action find_terrorists2(client, args)
{
    new String:buffer[512];
    new realMaxEntities = GetMaxEntities() * 2; 
    for (new entity=0; entity < realMaxEntities; entity++) 
    {
        if (!IsValidEntity(entity)) 
        continue;
        
        GetEntPropString(entity, Prop_Data, "m_iClassname", buffer, sizeof(buffer));
        if(StrEqual(buffer, "info_player_terrorist"))
        PrintToChatAll("I found a terrorist");
    }
}
public Action find_terrorists3(client, args)
{
    new String:buffer[512];
    new realMaxEntities = GetMaxEntities() * 2; 
    for (new entity=0; entity < realMaxEntities; entity++) 
    {
        if (!IsValidEntity(entity)) 
        continue;        
        
        GetEntityClassname(entity, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
        if(StrEqual(buffer, "info_player_terrorist"))
        PrintToChatAll("I found a terrorist");
    }
} 


//note some of the methods are from here//

None of the above attempts work. If I disable the IsValidEntity(entity) test, the plugin throws invalid entity errors. If I enable the IsValidEntity(entity) test it doesn't throw errors, but it still doesn't find the info_player_terrorist. I know they're still in the map, I just don't know WHERE they are or how to retrieve their origins using SM.

[Chdata]

Couldn't you do this with stripper;source?

[cheddar]

Yes! Stripper:Source does this flawlessly. However Stripper:Source will not work for my purposes for a few reasons.

1. Z Offset - I need to offset the origins of the info_player_terrorist on the "Z" axis. (Without this, players sometimes spawn in the ground because they're like 0.25 hammer units too "low")
2. Case Detection - I need to implement this as part of my plugin so I can manage WHEN or IF this process even takes place by scanning the map and detecting what's needed. (Case 0 -- Don't swap spans, Case 1 -- Swap spawns, Case 3 -- Swap only info_player_start with..... etc.)

[asherkin]

SDKHooks LevelInit forward provides the raw entity lump, but it's a massive string and you'll have a hard time working with it - probably slightly better now SM can load KV from a string.

[cheddar]

Originally Posted by asherkin SDKHooks LevelInit forward provides the raw entity lump, but it's a massive string and you'll have a hard time working with it - probably slightly better now SM can load KV from a string.

Thank you! This sounds challenging but at least I know what direction to head in. I'll be working on this, and post what I learn here.

[Chdata]

edit stripper ;3