[MikeyMcMuffin]

Hi people,

Im probably missing something incredibly obvious, but I just cant get this plugin to work.

All the plugin does, is on player death play a sound file to the victim (supposed to be on sentry kills but Ive commented that out for now):

PHP Code:

#include <sourcemod>
#include <sdktools>
#include <tf2_stocks>
#define sentry_there "sound/muffin/green_scream.wav" 

public Plugin:myinfo = 
{
    name = "",
    author = "Mikey McMuffin",
    description = "",
    version = "0.0.1",
    url = "http://www.sourcemod.net"
};
public OnPluginStart()
{
    HookEvent("player_death", Event_Death);
}
public OnMapStart()
{
    PrecacheSound("muffin/green_scream.wav", true);
    AddFileToDownloadsTable("sound/muffin/green_scream.wav");
}
public Action:Event_Death(Handle:event, const String:name[], bool:dontBroadcast)
{
    new victim = GetClientOfUserId(GetEventInt(event, "userid"));
    //new customkill = GetEventInt(event, "customkill")
    
    //if (customkill == TF_CUSTOM_PLAYER_SENTRY) {
    
    EmitSoundToClient(victim, sentry_there);
    PrintToServer("SOUND WORKING");
    //} 


However when it runs console is saying:

PHP Code:

SV_StartSound: sound/muffin/green_scream.wav not precached (0) 


Iv'e looked through a few threads but I can't see anything wrong, the file is being downloaded and I think my PrecacheSound looks ok.

Any ideas?

[Phil25]

You're precaching the sound correctly but not using it right. What you have in the first parameter of the precache is what you ought to emit, so without the sound/ part. You can go ahead and have the define to be "muffin/green_scream.wav" and use it in both precache and emit.

Also, I doubt that the second parameter of PrecacheSound is necessary here, I just never used it in that function and it's always worked.

[MikeyMcMuffin]

Originally Posted by Phil25 You're precaching the sound correctly but not using it right. What you have in the first parameter of the precache is what you ought to emit, so without the sound/ part. You can go ahead and have the define to be "muffin/green_scream.wav" and use it in both precache and emit. Also, I doubt that the second parameter of PrecacheSound is necessary here, I just never used it in that function and it's always worked.

Thank you, changing following code fixed this issue:

PHP Code:

#define sentry_there "muffin/green_scream.wav" 
...
PrecacheSound(sentry_there, true); 


However the sound is still not playing due to a different issue. The local player console says the following once dead:

PHP Code:

Failed to load sound "muffin\green_scream.wav", file probably missing from disk/repository 


I checked local files, and the sound is definitely there and downloaded (put in "common\Team Fortress 2\tf\download\sound\muffin\green_scream.wav") . Not sure why it would say it was missing, for reference I will attach the .wav file being downloaded.

[MikeyMcMuffin]

I have a feeling that it is actually my server set-up that is causing the issue raised above. Once I am home from work tonight I will make sure the server is set to sv_pure 1 (I am sure it is in the server config) and that the path to the sound files are added to whitelist.

[Phil25]

Have you tried using a different emit function? I remember that at some point EmitSoundToClient wasn't working for me but EmitSoundToAll was. I've never pinned down what was wrong because I didn't really need it, but it's worth checking out if the sound actually works.

[Powerlord]

Originally Posted by Phil25 Have you tried using a different emit function? I remember that at some point EmitSoundToClient wasn't working for me but EmitSoundToAll was. I've never pinned down what was wrong because I didn't really need it, but it's worth checking out if the sound actually works.

EmitSoundToClient and EmitSoundToAll are both stock functions that call the EmitSound native... if one's not working, both shouldn't be working.

[MikeyMcMuffin]

PHP Code:

Failed to load sound "muffin\green_scream.wav", file probably missing from disk/repository 


I am still receiving this error, despite sv_pure being set to 1 and pure_server_whitelist.txt being set up (tried placing it in tf\cfg, and in tf root folder).

Here is my pure_server_whitelist.txt shortened:

PHP Code:

whitelist
{
sound\muffin\... allow_from_disk
} 


Even changing the server to sv_pure 0 still causes this issue.

any ideas guys?

[Phil25]

Originally Posted by Powerlord EmitSoundToClient and EmitSoundToAll are both stock functions that call the EmitSound native... if one's not working, both shouldn't be working.

Yes, that's true and that must not be the case.

OP, is the sound file both in your tf/sounds folder and the server's? If it is, try to remove it from yours and download the file.

[MikeyMcMuffin]

After some fiddling and redownloading I managed to get everything to work. Thanks for your help guys.

I have one small remaining issue, the sound is currently being played when a user has been killed by a sentry. However the sound is getting cut sort.

I imagine this has to do with the channel that the sound is being played on. What would I change it too however (this is in TF2).

PHP Code:

EmitSoundToClient(victim, sentry_there); 


Thanks.

EDIT: Turns out that deathcam in TF2 mutes sound because it pulls away from the clients body I think. Clicking past the cam really fast to get back to your body cam allows you to hear the end of the sound. Not sure how to fix this.

[Powerlord]

Yeah, the deathcam does mute, which is really annoying because you won't hear the sounds that enemies grabbed the intel, started capping a point, etc... either.