[GoD-Tony]

Ricochet Spectate - Current version is 1.1

Description: This allows you to spectate players in first person for the Half-Life mod, Ricochet.

Usage: spec <authid, nick or #userid>

Installation:

1. Place ricospec.amxx into your plugins folder
2. Add ricospec.amxx to your plugins.ini file

Notes:

• Before any of you ask; no, you currently cannot spectate players in first person.
• I am aware that this plugin probably won't be used by anyone here, but I noticed some people were trying to use attach_view to look through another persons view. Well now you can see how it's done by looking at the source.
• Thanks to jtp10181, for sharing this code.

Changelog:

Ricochet Spectate 1.1 Released: Jan 30, 2007 - Players can no longer spectate when alive Ricochet Spectate 1.0 Released: Jan 27, 2007 - Initial release

[Hawk552]

I'd like to suggest a more functional name rather than catchy; perhaps "Ricochet Spectate"?

Also, this code, to the best of my knowledge, is not functional:

    if (!cmd_access(id,level,cid,1)) 
        return PLUGIN_HANDLED

    new numbargs = read_argc()
    
    if (numbargs == 1 && isSpectating[id]) 
    {
        stop_spectating(id)
    }
    else if (numbargs == 2)

The reason is that cmd_access will check for args being more or less than 1. If it isn't 1, then it'll get stopped there, and numbargs will never be 2.

If you've tested it, it's possible I'm wrong, but it looks messed to me.

[XxAvalanchexX]

cmd_access checks for a minimum number of arguments. Otherwise, the many commands that have optional arguments wouldn't work. In this example, if you don't specify a player to spectate, then it stops you from spectating.

[GoD-Tony]

Originally Posted by Hawk552 I'd like to suggest a more functional name rather than catchy; perhaps "Ricochet Spectate"?

Fair enough. I admit RicoSpec would not be a good name if people were searching for something of this functionality.

Originally Posted by Hawk552 Also, this code, to the best of my knowledge, is not functional:

It has worked fine so far. I have tested it with different people and myself the past few days.

[Hawk552]

Originally Posted by killerbee123 Fair enough. I admit RicoSpec would not be a good name if people were searching for something of this functionality. It has worked fine so far. I have tested it with different people and myself the past few days.

My bad, it seems alright other than that.

[Lord_Destros]

What makes this Ricochet specific?

[GoD-Tony]

Originally Posted by Lord_Destros What makes this Ricochet specific?

Code wise, nothing. The point is that it was designed with Ricochet in mind, and the fact that most other popular mods already have first person spectating, I think it's safe to say that this plugin will be useless to other mods as-is.

[Lord_Destros]

TS doesn't .....

[GoD-Tony]

Originally Posted by Lord_Destros TS doesn't .....

Even then, because of the way this works (using cameras) you would not be able to see their HUD (including the gun models). This works with Ricochet because there isn't a HUD to begin with .

[GoD-Tony]

Updated to 1.1