[Unsichtbar]

Here is a small plugin i wrote this morning for our Natural Selection server to prevent never ending bot-only games on the same map over hours. This plugin is really simple but i was unable to find one that can do that trick.

/* 
 * Unsichtbar's
 * FB-Mapchanger AmxModx Plugin
 *
 * This plugin forces a mapchange to "nextmap" if amx_timeleft
 * runs out and no human players are on your server.
 * Plugin was made and tested for Natural Selection but can be
 * of use for any round based mods.
 *
 * Bots on a Natural Selection server fight over hours on the
 * same map and the server will crash sooner then later.
 * To prevent never ending bot games i wrote this little plugin.
 *
 * Fire-Bursts.com Gaming Network
 * 
 */

Options / Server CVAR

fb_humans (default 0)
Set amount of human players the server will ignor to change the map. Example: if fb_humans is set to 4 then the server will need at least 5 human players or a mapchange will be forced.

Changelog

Version 1.4

• Better check for human players including connection and hltv
• Added fb_humans cvar to set human player amount the server will ignor for a mapchange.

Version 1.3

• Added valid map check for nextmap
• Added log text if nextmap is invalid
• Moved get amx_nextmap from plugin_init to right before the changelevel server command

[crazyeffect]

So its just that the map changes when there are only bots online?

I see a good point at this, because when its a boring map, only bots play,

When the map changes, and its a popular map, people will come!

Good Job

[Nextra]

Nice little thing, should be useful for NS server owners according to your description. Just some minimal things:

Just correcting you on that "bugfix", these expressions do not differ in functionality, there is no problem if you return to the old way of doing it:

PHP Code:

humans = humans++ 


PHP Code:

humans++ 


I'd say you should get the nextmap directly before changing the map and check if it is a valid map. It's not guaranteed that amx_nextmap is properly set on plugin_init.

[Unsichtbar]

Thanks for your nice words and help. I did my last amx plugin about 3 years ago so it may not be that smart code at all. I added the suggestions to the code in v1.3.

[meigyoku]

Sorry my english but can you explain this plugin: if amx_timeleft runs out

[Unsichtbar]

amx_timeleft is the amount of time that is left to play on a map before the server changes it to the nextmap in cycle. Not so in round based games like Natural Selection, the server won't change the map until the round is over even when the predefined timelimit is over / no time left. But there is no point in having bots on your server playing a round for hours as long as the server does not crash, Natural Selection is not known as a very stable mod so the server will crash - it is just a question how much time it will take. To prevent that from happening i just come up with that plugin that checks if the players on the server are humans or bots and if there are only bots on the server and no human players the map will be forced to change to the next map in cycle even when the round is not over.

[meigyoku]

Thank, can you make a - immunity admin. If have spectator immunity admin, and all of bots, it will change map
Can you make if have only <= 4 - from 4 and less (for example) players in the map (not include bots) and playing about 10 minute, it will change map? (boring map)?

[Unsichtbar]

No problemo ;)

Added in v1.4 the cvar "fb_humans" so you can set an amount of human players the server will ignor. I found that a nice idea because if just one or maybe two players a blocking a map, maybe idle players the plugin won't change the map. Now the map will be changed if the fb_humans amount is set.

[alexinno]

can you take a look at my request here and tell me if you could make it happen with this plugin ?

[Unsichtbar]

Well i'm not exactly sure if i know what you want. If you just want to add a mapvote before you could use in combination the amxmodx's mapchooser plugin because it will set the amx_nextmap after the vote and my plugins will use this map. If you want a plugin that never changes a map and continue the same map over and over as long as the players won't drop uder a predefined limit then this plugin won't work for you i guess.