[bottiger]

Github

https://github.com/bottiger1/mscript

What is this?

This plugin will automatically load a plugin with the name of the map in the addons/disabled/mscript directory.

When the map ends, the plugin will be unloaded.

For example if you made a plugin in addons/disabled/mscript/ctf_2fort.smx it will be loaded when your server changes to ctf_2fort.

When the map ends it will be unloaded.

Why is this needed?

Valve added real scripting languages for mappers called vscript in newer games like l4d and csgo but never bothered to port it back to older games such as TF2.

While mappers are making use of vscript in these new games, maps in older games are stagnating and some mappers are even changing games so they can use vscripts.

This is not necessary at all, almost anything you can do in vscript is possible in sourcemod and sourcemod can also do things that vscript cannot do.

Why do you need this plugin to run a plugin

This plugin is simply a framework that makes loading and unloading map specific plugins cleanly. One major reason why people don't want to use plugins is because sourcemod automatically loads them all on startup and then you'd have 20 map specific plugins taking up ram and cpu. This plugin solves that issue completely.

How do I use this?

Put mscript.smx in your plugins directory. If you have a map named ctf_mymap, make a plugin called ctf_mymap, and put the smx in addons/disabled/mscript.

https://github.com/bottiger1/mscript/tree/main/examples

Commands

These commands are mostly for debugging purposes. You do not need these for normal usage.

mscript_load [plugin]
Load a plugin in the addons/disabled/mscript directory. Do not add .smx to the end. Plugins with the same name of the map will be loaded automatically so you do not need this unless you want to load more plugins.

mscript_unload
Unload all plugins loaded through mscript_load this map.

mscript_reload
Reload all plugins loaded through mscript_load this map.

TODO

Add more examples of map to plugin communication

Add example of custom entity inputs

Add example of custom filters

I may add more examples depending on how many mappers are interested in using this. You can also submit an example and I will add it.

[thewintersoldier97]

Could I do this but with specific players count or difficulty?

[Sreaper]

I like the idea of automatically loading and unloading plugins. But personally I think it would probably be better if you looked for the folder name 'ctf_2fort' instead of the map name in the plugin. Renaming something to example 'ctf_2fort_friendlymode.smx' does not seem very ideal. I wouldn't want to rename all of my plugins to fit the various maps.

Ideally it would be preferable to have something like plugins/ctf_2fort/ -> load plugins when on 2fort and just stay out of the disabled directory.

[ownage13]

Originally Posted by Sreaper I like the idea of automatically loading and unloading plugins. But personally I think it would probably be better if you looked for the folder name 'ctf_2fort' instead of the map name in the plugin. Renaming something to example 'ctf_2fort_friendlymode.smx' does not seem very ideal. I wouldn't want to rename all of my plugins to fit the various maps. Ideally it would be preferable to have something like plugins/ctf_2fort/ -> load plugins when on 2fort and just stay out of the disabled directory.

I agree with Sreaper. It would be quite weird having to rename the plugin to get it to function per map. It should just load a map folder and inside the map folder should be the map specific plugins. Having it so you have to change the plugin name means you can only have 1 unique plugin for the map where you may need to put more than just 1 for the map.

Would be a perfect plugin if you can make the change to a folder it looks for instead of the plugin just as Sreaper has mentioned.