[OciXCrom]

https://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?t=302153 - currently the plugin displays the MOTD only when the map changes normally. If an admin changes it with amx_map or a plugin delays the change, the event won't be triggered. I'm using register_message(SVC_INTERMISSION, "OnIntermission") - any other alternative?

[JusTGo]

only for amxx 1.8.3:

PHP Code:

/**
 * Called when the mod tries to change the map.
 *
 * @note This is *only* called if the mod itself handles the map change. The
 *       server command "changelevel", which is used by many plugins, will not
 *       trigger this forward. Unfortunately, this means that in practice this
 *       forward can be unreliable and will not be called in many situations.
 * @note AMXX 1.8.3 has added the engine_changelevel() function, which will utilize
 *       the correct engine function to change the map, and therefore trigger
 *       this forward.
 *
 * @param map   Map that the mod tries to change to
 *
 * @return      PLUGIN_CONTINUE to let the mod change the map
 *              PLUGIN_HANDLED or higher to prevent the map change
 */
forward server_changelevel(map[]); 


[OciXCrom]

According to the description, it does the same thing.

[fysiks]

IIRC, when SVC_INTERMISSION is triggered, the scoreboard is shown and you can't show anything over it (at least in DOD).

When you change the map with amx_map, the map is changed immediately so there is no time to show anything anyways.

[JusTGo]

in amxx 1.8.3 amx_map uses engine_changelevel that triggers server_changelevel() so you can return plugin handled there show your motd then set a task to change the map. but yeah map managers plugin idk if this works for them for ex: galileo...ect

[edon1337]

According to fysik's reply, you have no other choice but editing the amx_map .sma and creating a new forward that will be called when amx_map CMD is called (register_concmd).

[aron9forever]

Originally Posted by fysiks IIRC, when SVC_INTERMISSION is triggered, the scoreboard is shown and you can't show anything over it (at least in DOD). When you change the map with amx_map, the map is changed immediately so there is no time to show anything anyways.

You can display some stuff at least on CS, with manually triggered intermission you can do almost anything, so I guess it's the same with the end-of-map one too.


@OP, when changing with amx_map / amx_mapmenu or whatever, even if you manage to hook it, I doubt you will be able to display anything, and if the motd even loads in time for the players, they won't get to read anything

for your plugin I would suggest writing in the docs suggesting people to change mp_chattime to something longer so people have time to read, and providing alternatives to the original amxmodx admin plugins (admincmd, vote, menu, votemenu) where you change the map gracefully. I know it sounds like a pain in the ass but it's possible, look at Advanced Bans with banmenu.

it's a nice plugin so I hope there's some better alternative but I doubt it

[Bugsy]

This will detect any time a map is changed, regardless of how it was done. Unfortunately it's not a simple 1-line event method but it works.

Detection method:

• Current map is different than previous map
• The time the previous map was saved (on mapchange/restart) in the vault is less than X seconds ago.

PHP Code:


#include <amxmodx>
#include <nvault>

new const Version[] = "0.1";

new g_Vault;

new MapChangeThreshold = 3;

public plugin_init() 
{
    register_plugin( "Map Change Detector" , Version , "bugsy" );

    g_Vault = nvault_open( "mapchangedetection" );
    
    new szPrevMapName[ 32 ] , iTimestamp , szCurrentMapName[ 32 ];
    
    get_mapname( szCurrentMapName , charsmax( szCurrentMapName ) );
    
    if ( nvault_lookup( g_Vault , "PrevMapName" , szPrevMapName , charsmax( szPrevMapName ) , iTimestamp ) && ( ( get_systime() - iTimestamp ) <= MapChangeThreshold ) && !equal( szPrevMapName , szCurrentMapName ) )
    {
        //Map change
    }
}

public plugin_end()
{
    new szMapName[ 32 ];
    
    get_mapname( szMapName , charsmax( szMapName ) );
    
    nvault_set( g_Vault , "PrevMapName" , szMapName );
    
    nvault_close( g_Vault );
} 


[wickedd]

Nice Bugsy but I don't think that will help him. He want's to show a MOTD before the map is changed to a new map.

[Bugsy]

Ah my bad, I didn't click the link to his plugin.

I have an idea.. I'll work on it and post if it works.