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Introduction

Phoenix0001 suggested a plugin like this so Tak (Chaosxk) wrote a short one. Unfortunately, it wasn't properly checking for the amount of players on the server after every map transition. Lux then revised the code but the plugin still didn't work reliably. I then decided to revise his revision and made the "Difficulty Adjustment System" (D.A.S).

The README on GitHub contains all the information you need to know about the Difficulty Adjustment System. If there's something that hasn't been addressed that you're concerned about, feel free to ask on this thread.

View the CHANGELOG.

GitHub Repository (Always up-to-date)

Thread's current version: v14.0
GitHub repository's current version: v14.0

[phoenix0001]

Wow! so cool! ! thank you very much! ! !

[eziosid]

thank you very much keep it up

[Psyk0tik]

Version 2.0 is out!

Changes

1. Removed unnecessary code.

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[Psyk0tik]

Version 3.0 is out!

Changes

1. Unhooked the update client function from the "difficulty_changed" event to prevent crashes when the difficulty is changed manually.

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[phoenix0001]

thank you very much! ! !

[Psyk0tik]

Version 4.0 is out!

Changes

1. Added support for multiple combinations.

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[Psyk0tik]

I'm going to add this information to the main post, but I'll post here as well:

Examples of Valid Settings

1a. Changing to only 1 difficulty.

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PHP Code:

// Minimum players required for Advanced.
// -
// Default: "3"
l4d_das_advanced "0"

// Minimum players required for Easy.
// -
// Default: "1"
l4d_das_easy "-2"

// Enable the Difficulty Adjustment System? (0: OFF, 1: ON)
// -
// Default: "1"
l4d_das_enable "1"

// Minimum players required for Expert.
// -
// Default: "4"
l4d_das_expert "1"

// Minimum players required for Normal.
// -
// Default: "2"
l4d_das_normal "-1" 


Output: The server switches to Expert when at least 1 player joins.

2a. Keeping the server on a constant difficulty setting.

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PHP Code:

// Minimum players required for Advanced.
// -
// Default: "3"
l4d_das_advanced "-1"

// Minimum players required for Easy.
// -
// Default: "1"
l4d_das_easy "-3"

// Enable the Difficulty Adjustment System? (0: OFF, 1: ON)
// -
// Default: "1"
l4d_das_enable "1"

// Minimum players required for Expert.
// -
// Default: "4"
l4d_das_expert "-2"

// Minimum players required for Normal.
// -
// Default: "2"
l4d_das_normal "0" 


Output: The server will always be on Normal difficulty.

1b and 2b. Keeping the server on a constant difficulty setting and changing to only 1 difficulty.

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PHP Code:

// Minimum players required for Advanced.
// -
// Default: "3"
l4d_das_advanced "1"

// Minimum players required for Easy.
// -
// Default: "1"
l4d_das_easy "0"

// Enable the Difficulty Adjustment System? (0: OFF, 1: ON)
// -
// Default: "1"
l4d_das_enable "1"

// Minimum players required for Expert.
// -
// Default: "4"
l4d_das_expert "0"

// Minimum players required for Normal.
// -
// Default: "2"
l4d_das_normal "0" 


Output: The server only switches to Advanced when at least 1 player joins.

[phoenix0001]

Cool...............

[Psyk0tik]

Version 5.0 is out!

Changes

1. Optimized code a bit.

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