[cs1.7]

Hello,

how can you get the number of all alive players?
Spectators and players that still are not assigned yet, should be considered as dead, as well.

[ILUSION]

PHP Code:

public lol(id)
    client_print(id, print_chat, "Alive players: %d", alive_players())

alive_players()
{
    new players = 0
    
    for (new id = 1; id < get_maxplayers(); id++)
    {
        if (!is_user_alive(id)) return
        
        players++
    }
    
    return players
} 


[Arkshine]

Either :

- using get_players() with "a" as flag.
- looping through all player and checking with is_user_alive()

[SnoW]

I'm not comparing get_players to looping through all separately but just providing a clean example.

PHP Code:

new player, players, max_players = get_maxplayers( );
while( ++player <= max_players )
     if( is_user_alive( player ) )
           players++; 


[hleV]

PHP Code:

new g_MaxPlayers;
 
public plugin_init()
        g_MaxPlayers = get_maxplayers();
 
GetAlivePlayers()
{
        new Count;
 
        for (new Client = 1; Client <= g_MaxPlayers; Client++)
                if (is_user_alive(Client))
                        Count++;
 
        return Count;
} 


I'd say this is the fastest way.

@SnoW,
wouldn't that while() break if one of the players is not alive?

[SnoW]

Originally Posted by hleV @SnoW, wouldn't that while() break if one of the players is not alive?

I was editing before you said that! You must also start the loop from one instead of zero.

[hleV]

Originally Posted by SnoW You must also start the loop from one instead of zero.

Unless I do ++Client instead of Client++.

EDIT: Just tested. I'm wrong.

[SnoW]

Yea, I know. The statement ends before the condition is checked, so the pre and post operators differ only inside it.

[cs1.7]

Let's say someone leaves the server or joins the spectators. Will the code automatically update the alive players number accordingly? Or has the code to be executed at each event of joining /leaving/going to spec in order to get the number?


edit

In other words how can i get the number updated automatically each time someone dies, respawns, joins spectaror or leaves server?

[hleV]

How often are you going to check for alive players? If not too often, just perform GetAlivePlayers() (or make a function from SnoW's code) everytime you need to get alive players.