[Mikka]

Hi, I have a question with offsets.
What are offsets?
What does it use offsets for?

Ex:

//

const OFFSET_SMOKE_AMMO=389

or

set_pdata_int(id, 235, get_pdata_int(id, 235) & ~(1<<0)); set_pdata_int(id, 116, 0)

or

#define OFFSET_CSTEAMS 114 set_pdata_int(id, OFFSET_CSTEAMS, _:team)

2) What is the difference between a forward and a regular function?

register_forward(FM_ClientDisconnect, "fw_ClientDisconnect_Post", 1)

but it is the same?

public client_disconnect(id)

[fysiks]

In layman's terms, an offset in your example tells the function what piece of data to use (it's kind of like a pointer in C). The value is often assigned to a constant or variable to explain what data is pointed to by the offset.

Again, in layman's terms, a regular function is simply a collection of actions called by other functions in your plugin. A forward is a special type of function that can be executed from outside the place that it is defined. In your example, both "client_disconnected" and "fw_ClientDisconnect_Post" are forwards. They both get called by AMX Mod X when a particular event happens. "client_disconnected" just happens to be so common that it was defined as part of AMX Mod X's core code. "fw_ClientDisconnect_Post" is a dynamically registered forward that gets called after (hence the "post") the FM_ClientDisconnect event occurs. I don't know the specifics but the difference will lie in how AMX Mod X decided to define client_disconnect.

One thing that you might note is that client_disconnect() actually has a rare bug in it forcing the developers to create a new forward called client_disconnected() that has that bug fixed.