[Marttt]

Description

Automatically kicks special infected bots right after death.

Why

Special infected bots take around 6 seconds to be kicked from the server upon death, consuming client slots until then.
Kicking right after death will increase their spawn rate success related to having "no slots" available.

Features

• Allow setting which special infected bot should be kicked.
• Allow speeding up the Tank incapacitated animation to kick.
• Allow setting to emit death sound on kick.

Cvars

A configuration file named "l4d_kick_si_bot_on_death.cfg" will automatically be created for you upon the first run in the "\cfg\sourcemod\" folder.

PHP Code:

// Emit death sound on kick.
// 0 = Disable, 1 = Enable.
// -
// Default: "1"
// Minimum: "0.000000"
// Maximum: "1.000000"
l4d_kick_si_bot_on_death_emit_sound "1"

// Enable/Disable the plugin.
// 0 = Disable, 1 = Enable.
// -
// Default: "1"
// Minimum: "0.000000"
// Maximum: "1.000000"
l4d_kick_si_bot_on_death_enable "1"

// Which special infected should be kicked right after being killed.
// 1 = SMOKER, 2 = BOOMER, 4 = HUNTER, 8 = SPITTER, 16 = JOCKEY, 32 = CHARGER, 64 = TANK.
// Add numbers greater than 0 for multiple options.
// Example: "127", enables for all SI.
// -
// Default: "127"
// Minimum: "0.000000"
// Maximum: "127.000000"
l4d_kick_si_bot_on_death_si "127"

// Kicks the Tank bot when it becomes incapacitated.
// 0 = Disable, 1 = Enable.
// Note: must have TANK flag enabled on "l4d_kick_si_bot_on_death_si".
// -
// Default: "1"
// Minimum: "0.000000"
// Maximum: "1.000000"
l4d_kick_si_bot_on_death_tank_incap "1" 


Admin Commands

• sm_print_cvars_l4d_kick_si_bot_on_death => Print the plugin related cvars and their respective values to the console. (z flag required)

Change Log

Spoiler

1.0.2 (17-August-2024)
- Added cvar to emit death sound on kick. (thanks "HarryPotter" for reporting)

1.0.1 (03-November-2023)
- Public release.

1.0.0 (03-October-2023)
- Private release.

Notes

• [L4D2 ONLY] The Spitter damage sound won't be heard if you doesn't have the latest [L4D & L4D2] Left 4 DHooks Direct (by Silvers) plugin.
• WORKAROUND: When the Tank dies burning by "inferno" entities (e.g: Molotov), kick will only work in the next frame.
• This feature is also on [L4D & L4D2] ZSpawn: Zombie Spawn manager by Earendil plugin. (except for kicking Spitter/Tank)

Known Issues

• The acid left by Spitter's death does not increase the "Intensity" value for survivors, which increases the difficulty for players who want to use "Director mechanism" to pass the level. (reported by shizuku

Related Messages

• Dropped <BOT> from server (Kicked by Console : infected team is full)
• Dropped <BOT> from server (Kicked by Console : death anim finished)

Related Plugins

• [L4D & L4D2] Left 4 DHooks Direct by Silvers
• [L4D & L4D2] ZSpawn: Zombie Spawn manager by Earendil

Post Reply

• Any feedback, bug reports, fixes, improvements, translations or suggestions for the plugin are welcome.

Thank you!

• Silvers - for fixing the Spitter damage sound on [L4D & L4D2] Left 4 DHooks Direct (OnAcidDamage fix).
• Earendil - for [L4D & L4D2] ZSpawn: Zombie Spawn manager plugin, which also has this feature.
• KadabraZz - for testing.
• HarryPotter - for reporting death sounds not playing during the kick.

Installation

• Put the "l4d_kick_si_bot_on_death.smx" file (click Get Plugin) in your "\addons\sourcemod\plugins\" folder.

[Lider99]

Good day Marttt, I personally had such problems on the server that special zombies were inactive. They were idle until I killed them through the admin panel and the server was very loaded at that time. will this help in such cases?

[Fraggor]

You can "skip" the tank's death animation by setting the cvar z_tank_incapacitated_health to 0, I think it has the same exact effect as to your method

SetEntProp(client, Prop_Data, "m_iHealth", 0);

Nonetheless, Thanks for the effort @Marttt.

[Marttt]

Originally Posted by Lider99 will this help in such cases?

Won't work in these cases. Plugin only runs in SI death/incap.

Originally Posted by Fraggor You can "skip" the tank's death animation by setting the cvar z_tank_incapacitated_health to 0

Work most of the time, but doesn't when Tank dies by molotov. That's why.

[chungocanh12]

nice plugin, thanks mate!!!

[HarryPotter]

Just let people know, if you install this plugin,
There are no any death sounds from special infected because they were kicked instantly right after death.

[Marttt]

I may add a setting to kill on next frame or timer in a future release.

[shizuku]

When I added this plugin, the acid left by SPITTER's death does not increase the "Intensity" value for survivors, which increases the difficulty for players who want to use "Director mechanism" to pass the level

[Marttt]

Originally Posted by shizuku When I added this plugin, the acid left by SPITTER's death does not increase the "Intensity" value for survivors, which increases the difficulty for players who want to use "Director mechanism" to pass the level

I believe it is a bug, probably they didn't consider the intensity when the acid has no owner connected,
in this case, is still possible to use the plugin cvar (l4d_kick_si_bot_on_death_si) to ignore the Spitter class.

*added to Known Issues section.

[Marttt]

Plugin updated 1.0.2

1.0.2 (17-August-2024)
- Added cvar to emit death sound on kick. (thanks "HarryPotter" for reporting)