[BoosterGold]

Is there a way to detect when an Event is about to fire and run some code before that happens? I realize this might sound like I'm trying to attempt time travel.

Specifically, in the event that Event_RoundEnd would fire, I want to stop the round from ending, do some stuff, then allow the Event_RoundEnd to continue.

I'm sorry if this doesn't make sense, I've been trying to solve a weird issue for days.

[Fyren]

Blocking the round end event isn't going to actually stop the round from ending. Events are just notifications. If what you really want is to just do something before the round end event fires (though the round may really be over already), you can use a pre-hook.

Edit: For CS:S or CS:GO, you can probably use CS_OnTerminateRound.

[cravenge]

For games other than CS:S and CS:GO, you can do this:

PHP Code:

void ToggleRound(bool bPause = false)
{
    int client = GetRandomClient();
    if (!client || !IsClientInGame(client))
    {
        client = GetRandomClient();
        if (!client || !IsClientInGame(client))
        {
            return;
        }
    }
    
    FindConVar("sv_pausable").SetInt(1);
    if (bPause)
    {
        FakeClientCommand(client, "setpause");
    }
    else
    {
        FakeClientCommand(client, "unpause");
    }
    FindConVar("sv_pausable").SetInt(0);
}

int GetRandomClient()
{
    int iClient = 0;
    for (int i = 1; i <= MaxClients; i++)
    {
        if (IsClientInGame(i))
        {
            iClient = i;
            break;
        }
    }
    return iClient;
} 


[Visual77]

Originally Posted by cravenge For games other than CS:S and CS:GO, you can do this: PHP Code: void ToggleRound(bool bPause = false) {     int client = GetRandomClient();     if (!client || !IsClientInGame(client))     {         client = GetRandomClient();         if (!client || !IsClientInGame(client))         {             return;         }     }          FindConVar("sv_pausable").SetInt(1);     if (bPause)     {         FakeClientCommand(client, "setpause");     }     else     {         FakeClientCommand(client, "unpause");     }     FindConVar("sv_pausable").SetInt(0); } int GetRandomClient() {     int iClient = 0;     for (int i = 1; i <= MaxClients; i++)     {         if (IsClientInGame(i))         {             iClient = i;             break;         }     }     return iClient; }

That looks ok, but remember that FindConVar is really cpu expensive (if used multiple times in the same round). I assume this would only be used 2 times per round but still. For optimization, always cache the cvars in OnPluginStart and retrieve the value using ConVar.FloatValue or ConVar.IntValue.

[cravenge]

That source code was a month ago. Found it in my forked version of [L4D2] Scores/Teams Manager plugin, and the idea behind it was from a certain versus server that I frequently go to.

[asherkin]

Originally Posted by Visual77 That looks ok, but remember that FindConVar is really cpu expensive (if used multiple times in the same round). I assume this would only be used 2 times per round but still. For optimization, always cache the cvars in OnPluginStart and retrieve the value using ConVar.FloatValue or ConVar.IntValue.

That is incorrect, it is just a hashtable lookup after the first call (by any plugin for each cvar).

[Powerlord]

Originally Posted by asherkin That is incorrect, it is just a hashtable lookup after the first call (by any plugin for each cvar).

In the past, we've been explicitly told by SourceMod devs, yourself included, to cache the return values from FindConVar because it's slow. Don't be surprised if people are going to continue saying that.