[PC Gamer]

Originally Posted by StrikeR14 I liked your solution PC Gamer, you should use SetEntProp with Prop_Send instead of SetEntData. It does not crash servers now.

Interesting... Is there a performance or stability advantage to using SentEntProp over SetEntData?

Here's an example using the suggestion from SrikeR14. Code tested and working in TF2. Gives Sniper rifle to Human Scout players.

PHP Code:

#include <sourcemod>
#include <tf2_stocks>

Handle g_hWeaponEquip;
Handle g_hGameConfig;

public void OnPluginStart()
{
    HookEvent("post_inventory_application", player_inv);
    g_hGameConfig = LoadGameConfigFile("give.bots.weapons");
    
    if (!g_hGameConfig){
        SetFailState("Failed to find give.bots.weapons.txt gamedata! Can't continue.");
    }
    
    StartPrepSDKCall(SDKCall_Player);
    PrepSDKCall_SetFromConf(g_hGameConfig, SDKConf_Virtual, "WeaponEquip");
    PrepSDKCall_AddParameter(SDKType_CBaseEntity, SDKPass_Pointer);
    g_hWeaponEquip = EndPrepSDKCall();
    
    if (!g_hWeaponEquip){
        SetFailState("Failed to prepare the SDKCall for giving weapons. Try updating gamedata or restarting your server.");
    }
}

public void player_inv(Handle event, const char[] name, bool dontBroadcast){
    
    int userd = GetEventInt(event, "userid");
    int iClient = GetClientOfUserId(userd);
    
    if (!IsFakeClient(iClient) && TF2_GetPlayerClass(iClient) == TFClass_Scout){
        PrintToServer("%N selected Scout class.", iClient);
        
        TF2_RemoveWeaponSlot(iClient, 0);
        int weaponprimary = CreateEntityByName("tf_weapon_sniperrifle");
        char entclass[64];
        GetEntityNetClass(weaponprimary, entclass, sizeof(entclass));
        SetEntProp(weaponprimary, Prop_Send, "m_iItemDefinitionIndex", 14);     
        SetEntProp(weaponprimary, Prop_Send, "m_bInitialized", 1);
        SetEntProp(weaponprimary, Prop_Send, "m_iEntityLevel", 100);
        SetEntProp(weaponprimary, Prop_Send, "m_iEntityQuality", 5);

        DispatchSpawn(weaponprimary);
        SDKCall(g_hWeaponEquip, iClient, weaponprimary);        
    }

} 


[StrikeR14]

Originally Posted by PC Gamer Interesting... Is there a performance or stability advantage to using SentEntProp over SetEntData?

Yeah, SetEntProp is safer and faster than SetEntData.

[gvngngr]

Thank you both for your replies.
I tried the last code you wrote, PC Gamer, but unfortunately it did not work in TF2Classic.

There is an improvement though: I indeed have the primary weapon of Scout removed this time. But I don't have any weapon equipped in the primary slot, i.e. I only have the pistol and the bat.

The error I get in the server is pointing out to m_bInitialized property even more explicitly this time:


And when I dump a network properties file using the sm_dump_netprops command and look into that text file, there is indeed no property such as m_bInitialized.

I don't understand technically what "properties" and such definitions in sourcemod coding really mean, but at this point, I assume it is a restriction due to the differences of TF2 and TF2Classic? Is there an alternative way to achieve this?

[PC Gamer]

Originally Posted by gvngngr I assume it is a restriction due to the differences of TF2 and TF2Classic? Is there an alternative way to achieve this?

The netprop may not be valid for TF2C. The addresses used in your gamedata file may not be valid for TF2C.

I would normally check the gamedata address by using the VTable Dumper developed by Asherkin (link: https://asherkin.github.io/vtable/ ) However, TF2 Classic wasn't listed as a game, and I didn't have a TF2C .so file to drop.

I'm unable to assist further since I don't run a TF2 Classic server. Many people won't view this thread since it is already marked solved. I would start a new post in the scripting section asking how to give a weapon to players in TF2 Classic.