[L. Duke]

Originally Posted by aceofspades This script from Mc.Fly using mattie eventscripts is able to use a texture overlay in this script without any cheat or cl_restrict_server_command problems so it must be possible: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUhHPwZUm-w Just have to figure out how mattie did it.

That video was uploaded in September of 2006, so it was done before cl_rsc was added. I assume he's using r_screenoverlay in a client-command.

[c0ldfyr3]

Originally Posted by L. Duke That video was uploaded in September of 2006, so it was done before cl_rsc was added. I assume he's using r_screenoverlay in a client-command.

es_cexec event_var(userid) r_screenoverlay server_var(BINoverlay)

Ghey

[aceofspades]

So, your saying this cant be done?

It sounds like env_screenoverlay can do it but there must be a way to stop it executing on all players.

Is there any alternatives to using a texture overlay to get an effect like this. In hidden source they have an animate refracting effect which is built into CSS and hl2, can this not be used an a pluigin to get the same effect?

[c0ldfyr3]

Originally Posted by aceofspades So, your saying this cant be done? It sounds like env_screenoverlay can do it but there must be a way to stop it executing on all players. Is there any alternatives to using a texture overlay to get an effect like this. In hidden source they have an animate refracting effect which is built into CSS and hl2, can this not be used an a pluigin to get the same effect?

r_screenoverlay can do it, the problem is cl_restrict doesn't allow it.

I'm just wondering though, shouldn't I just add in a dialog telling users that the command must be set to 0, and it kicks them after a minute if it isn't?

OR

Have the green effect I posted on the ZM forums for players with it at 1, and the cool effect if it's at 0? Their own loss!

[c0ldfyr3]

How's that look? Oh and yes, it shimmers ;)

A little video of it in action.

[c0ldfyr3]

This is very strange, I can execute it from my console, but if I try and use ClientCommand I get an sv_cheats error message even though I enable it o.O

Or it just doesn't do anything, not even an erro about cl_restrict, any ideas?

[L. Duke]

It's probably only checked client-side, where it is marked as a cheat.

[c0ldfyr3]

mm but if I remove the FCVAR_NOTIFY flag from sv_cheats and then server exec sv_cheats 1 it doesn't report the cheat message but it doesn't enable the overlay either.

I also tried give ent_overlay and ent_fire which also works in the client console but not if the server executes the command.

I wonder would it be possible to create an env_screenoverlay entity using CreateEntity...

[L. Duke]

I've done that in a couple plugins. As far as I've been able to tell, you have to show the overlay to everyone though. You can't target one person.

EDIT: I've messed with this a lot a while back. I wanted to show an overlay to one person so I could use it to display icons on the screen indicating special abilities were available. I never did figure a way to do it, but I did figure out the env_screenoverlay stuff.

[c0ldfyr3]

Originally Posted by L. Duke I've done that in a couple plugins. As far as I've been able to tell, you have to show the overlay to everyone though. You can't target one person. EDIT: I've messed with this a lot a while back. I wanted to show an overlay to one person so I could use it to display icons on the screen indicating special abilities were available. I never did figure a way to do it, but I did figure out the env_screenoverlay stuff.

There has to be one way to do this o.O When you were doing this did you investigate the r_screenoverlay command? It should have worked back then?