[Cheap_Suit]

Thnx for this tut. But I coudnt get the correct color to work with

message_begin(MSG_ALL, TeamInfo)

but after changing to

message_begin(MSG_ONE, TeamInfo, _, id)

It worked. But I didnt try it with the id = 0 though.

[teame06]

Let me see your code.

Are you doing it like this? To send a message to all clients?

message_begin(MSG_ALL, TeamInfo);
write_byte(0);
write_string("^x04Message");
message_end

[Cheap_Suit]

I just took out the part where it sends to all players.

enum Color
{
    YELLOW = 1,
    GREEN,         
    TEAM_COLOR,     
    GREY,    
    RED,    
    BLUE,
}

new TERRORIST[] = "TERRORIST"
new CT[]     = "CT"
new NOTHING[]     = ""
new SPEC[]     = "SPECTATOR"

public color_chat(id, Color:type, const msg[], {Float, Sql, Result, _}:...)
{
    static message[STR_L]

    switch(type)
    {
        case YELLOW:     message[0] = 0x01
        case GREEN:    message[0] = 0x04
        default:     message[0] = 0x03
    }

    vformat(message[1], (STR_L-1), msg, 4)
    message[192] = '^0'

    new team, did
    if(id)
    {
        team = get_user_team(id)

        did = color_selection(id, type)
        show_message(id, message)

        if(did) TeamSelection(id, team)
    }
}

show_message(id, message[])
{
    message_begin(MSG_ONE, g_msg_saytext, _, id)
    write_byte(id)
    write_string(message)
    message_end()
}

Team_Info(id, team[])
{
    message_begin(MSG_ONE, g_msg_teaminfo, _, id)
    write_byte(id)
    write_string(team)
    message_end()

    return 1
}

color_selection(index, Color:Type)
{
    switch(Type)
    {
        case RED:     return Team_Info(index, TERRORIST)
        case BLUE:     return Team_Info(index, CT)
        case GREY:     return Team_Info(index, NOTHING)
    }
    return 0
}

TeamSelection(index, team)
{
    switch(team)
    {
        case 0:     Team_Info(index, NOTHING)
        case 1:     Team_Info(index, TERRORIST)
        case 2:     Team_Info(index, CT)
        case 3:     Team_Info(index, SPEC)
    }
}

[teame06]

Your code is fine if your only going to send it to one player. I thought you were trying to send it to all clients and it wasn't working

[Cheap_Suit]

I see. You might want to update your code because it will only work if the id is 0.

[Ryu2877]

This is interesting & I had made a "stock" for show chat message in almost all my plugins before. Of course, the "stock" only show color through manage "^x03" flag yet & if has not any ct or te it will show gray color replace the team-color.

////////////////////////////// color_saytext ////////////////////////////////////////////
/*
color_by_team = 1  use TE's team-color(red)
color_by_team = 2  use CT's team-color(blue)
color_by_team = 3  use SPEC's team-color(gray)
color_by_team = 4  use everyone's team-color(TE use red, CT use blue, SPECTATOR use gray)
through this, you can define red|blue|gray color for ^x03(team-color define)
this is crube method & if has not any ct or te it will show gray replace the team-color
example:
fromat(message, 31, "^x01There are 5 ^x03CT ^x04alive!" 
1th mode:
color_saytext(message, MSG_ALL)
or:color_saytext(message, MSG_ALL, _, 3)
will print:[yellow]There are 5 [gray]CT [green]alive!
2th mode:
color_saytext(message, MSG_ALL, id)//let's say id is a te
or:color_saytext(message, MSG_ALL, _, 1)
will print:[yellow]There are 5 [red]CT [green]alive!
3th mode:
color_saytext(message, MSG_ALL, _, 3)
or:color_saytext(message, MSG_ALL, id)//let's say id is a spectator
will print:[yellow]There are 5 [gray]CT [green]alive!
4th mode:
color_saytext(message, MSG_ALL, id)//let's say id is a ct
or:color_saytext(message, MSG_ALL, _, 2)
will print:[yellow]There are 5 [blue]CT [green]alive!
5th mode:
color_saytext(message, MSG_ONE, id, 2)//id is te or ct...
will print:[yellow]There are 5 [blue]CT [green]alive!
....etc
 
new iSayTextMsgID
public_init()
{
 ......
 iSayTextMsgID = get_user_msgid("SayText")
}
*/
stock color_saytext(message[], dest, id = 0, color_by_team = 0 )
{
 if ( (dest == MSG_ONE || dest == MSG_ONE_UNRELIABLE ) && !id )
  return 0
 new pList[32],pNum,i,color
 if ( color_by_team > 3 )//by current definiens, affirm MSG_ALL
 {
  get_players(pList, pNum)
  for ( i=0; i<pNum; i++ )
  {
   color = pList[i]
   message_begin(MSG_ONE, iSayTextMsgID, {0,0,0}, color)
   write_byte(color)
   write_string(message)
   message_end()
  }
  return 1
 }
 if ( color_by_team && color_by_team < 3 )//if use te or ct's team-color
 {
  new param
  get_players(pList, pNum)
  for ( i=0; i<pNum; i++ )
  {
   param = pList[i]
   if ( get_user_team(param) == color_by_team )
   {
    color = param
    break
   }
  }
 }
 if ( !color )//if cannot find any player by team or not const id, use gray color
  color = (color_by_team == 3 || !id )?33:id
 message_begin(dest, iSayTextMsgID, {0,0,0}, (dest == MSG_ONE || dest == MSG_ONE_UNRELIABLE)?id: 0)
 write_byte(color)
 write_string(message)
 return message_end()
}

[jopmako]

Hi, Ryu2877
Have you try use your code send to all player (30 online players)

 if ( color_by_team > 3 )//by current definiens, affirm MSG_ALL
 {
  get_players(pList, pNum)
  for ( i=0; i<pNum; i++ )
  {
   color = pList[i]
   message_begin(MSG_ONE, iSayTextMsgID, {0,0,0}, color)
   write_byte(color)
   write_string(message)
   message_end()
  }
  return 1
 }

See what happen?

And something you are right,
color = any not team(ct/t) number can be gray color text.

[Ryu2877]

glad to see you, jokmako!

I knows huge text message will crash server, and the above "stock" had passed the test with 32 bots in my plugins's testing server before. But I hasn't test it in true net-server with full 32 players. I thinks it must been the same between "bots" & "players" in this case. Maybe I mistake, and I will test it with full "real players" in any chance. Thank you for the advise.

[jopmako]

Not the huge text msg got the problem, it is MSG_ALL and MSG_ONE.
The text msg is not import, so use MSG_ONE_UNRELIABLE and MSG_BROADCAST instead it.

Any MSG was sent using MSG_ALL or MSG_ONE
to (10+) players at the same time - drop player or crash server.
But HL engine should not, any ideal?

[teame06]

@ jopmako & Ryu2877

Long Text Message will cause the server too crash. The limit is 191 characters. Anything over that will crash the server. The will crash happen but it won't shut it won't exit or shutdown the program itself. No one can enter your server at all.

If you don't manually restart with what program you have or don't have an auto restart program. Then your server won't start up again.


@ jopmako

I sent messages to clients (20 players) using MSG_ONE at the same time. I have had no problems with it.


@ Cheap_Suit

The color was working fine except for red/grey/blue/teamcolor for id != 0. I just uploaded a fix for it. It need the TeamInfo to send it as MSG_ONE when it a single client and MSG_ALL when sending it to everybody.