Hi Splewis, Hi all,
I've been doing some investigation. On some of the maps I've made spawns for, I was finding that players sometimes don't spawn with the bomb. I think I found out why:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUqLJuenDAA
This video shows the c4 spawning a little bit inside the prop in front of the player. Often, when I make spawns I place the character near a safe plant spot behind cover (sometimes a prop, as in the video) and usually facing towards that prop. I think that the bomb is sometimes getting stuck inside that prop and the player isn't able to pick it up, so it seems 'lost.'
I'm going to do more science to see if the orientation of the player's spawn matters. In the meanwhile I am avoiding spawns that are near models or brushes.
Splewis, does the plugin spawn the bomb at the same coordinates as a player, or does it place it a little bit on front of them?
Also, pro tip: When you're making spawns, the console command
showtriggers_toggle will show bomb plant zones. Some maps don't do a very good job visually showing you where they are. Perhaps the spawn editing plugin should just do this automatically.
Thanks!