[L4D & L4D2] Fire Glow (1.8) [25-Mar-2022]

**Silvers** · **Author**

(Thanks to "Lux" for the gif)

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About:

Creates a dynamic light where Molotovs, Gascans and Firework Crates burn.
The light flickers and fades in and out.
Maximum of 8 lights simultaneously. Recompile changing "define MAX_LIGHTS" value if you want more.

The games cvar inferno_flame_lifetime sets how long Molotovs, Gascans and Firework Crates burn for.
If you want to change, save sm_cvar inferno_flame_lifetime 15 to your servers cfgs\server.cfg.
15 is the default value, but you can change. This plugin will adapt the light time.
Game Bug: Fire particles disappear after 15 seconds regardless of the cvar inferno_flame_lifetime. Damage still occurs until the time ends.

Thanks:

irogue - For the request.
Don't Fear The Reaper - Testing and light fade idea.
bubbabyte - Found a major bug before release.
disawar1 - Helped testing.
Lux - Updating with smooth transitions.

Cvars:

Saved to l4d_fire_glow.cfg in your servers \cfg\sourcemod\ folder.

PHP Code:


			
// 0=Plugin off, 1=Plugin on.

l4d_fire_glow_allow "1"



// Turn on the plugin in these game modes, separate by commas (no spaces). (Empty = all).

l4d_fire_glow_modes ""



// Turn off the plugin in these game modes, separate by commas (no spaces). (Empty = none).

l4d_fire_glow_modes_off ""



// Turn on the plugin in these game modes. 0=All, 1=Coop, 2=Survival, 4=Versus, 8=Scavenge. Add numbers together.

l4d_fire_glow_modes_tog "0"



// How far does the dynamic light illuminate the area.

l4d_fire_glow_distance "250.0"



// The light color for Firework Crate explosions. Three values between 0-255 separated by spaces. RGB Color255 - Red Green Blue.

l4d_fire_glow_fireworks "255 100 0"



// The light color for Molotov and Gascan fires. Three values between 0-255 separated by spaces. RGB Color255 - Red Green Blue.

l4d_fire_glow_inferno "255 25 0"



// Fire Glow plugin version.

l4d_fire_glow_version

Changes:

Code:

1.8 (25-Mar-2022)
    - Better fade in and out timing.

1.7 (22-Mar-2022)
    - Changed the method for fading lights in and out hopefully preventing random server crash.

1.6 (12-Jul-2020)
    - Added smoother fading of the light, thanks to "Lux" for coding in.

1.5 (10-May-2020)
    - Extra checks to prevent "IsAllowedGameMode" throwing errors.
    - Various changes to tidy up code.

1.4 (01-Apr-2020)
    - Fixed "IsAllowedGameMode" from throwing errors when the "_tog" cvar was changed before MapStart.

1.3 (05-May-2018)
    - Converted plugin source to the latest syntax utilizing methodmaps. Requires SourceMod 1.8 or newer.
    - Changed cvar "l4d_fire_glow_modes_tog" now supports L4D1.

1.2 (30-Jun-2012)
    - Fixed the plugin not working in L4D1.

1.1 (20-Jun-2012)
    - Added cvars "l4d_fire_glow_modes", "l4d_fire_glow_modes_off" and "l4d_fire_glow_modes_tog" to control which modes turn on the plugin.

1.0 (02-Jun-2012)
    - Initial release.

Installation:

Click "Get Plugin" and put the .smx file into your servers \addons\sourcemod\plugins\ folder.

DrDarkTempler · 06-02-2012 , 01:24 Re: [L4D & L4D2] Fire Glow (1.0) [02-Jun-2012]

Thanks, installed it on my l4d1 server and it works wonderfully, create realistic effect, BUT hehe, i think is too redish/orange lol other then that it works fine

asto · 06-02-2012 , 06:23 Re: [L4D & L4D2] Fire Glow (1.0) [02-Jun-2012]

Ohh yes. This is great plugin!

Several problems can be solved by dynamic light.

matrixmark · 06-03-2012 , 02:58 Re: [L4D & L4D2] Fire Glow (1.0) [02-Jun-2012]

Nice plugin this

makes the fire look more realistic i think.

irogue · 06-15-2012 , 04:26 Re: [L4D & L4D2] Fire Glow (1.0) [02-Jun-2012]

Thanks for adding this SIlvers, i was away recently and had not expected to get such a fast response and an even faster finished plugin at that.

The plugin is epic mate, really adds a great deal of atmosphere to events when gas cans etc go off in dark areas especially.

Kudos mate ty again! :-)

djflorfila · 08-29-2012 , 02:25 Re: [L4D & L4D2] Fire Glow (1.2) [30-Jun-2012]

Nice plugin! Really Work! =)))

Lux · 07-11-2020 , 23:46 Re: [L4D & L4D2] Fire Glow (1.5) [10-May-2020]

Hey made a change to lighting transition for fires to be less abrupt on ignition and extinguish transitions.

replace this function with code.below to have effect.

Enjoy

PHP Code:


			
public Action TimerCreate(Handle timer, any target)

{

    if( (target = EntRefToEntIndex(target)) != INVALID_ENT_REFERENCE )

    {

        int index = -1;



        for( int i = 0; i < MAX_LIGHTS; i++ )

        {

            if( IsValidEntRef(g_iEntities[i][0]) == false )

            {

                index = i;

                break;

            }

        }



        if( index == -1 )

            return;

    

        char sTemp[64];

        GetEdictClassname(target, sTemp, 2);

        int entity = CreateEntityByName("light_dynamic");

        if( entity == -1)

        {

            LogError("Failed to create 'light_dynamic'");

            return;

        }



        g_iEntities[index][0] = EntIndexToEntRef(entity);

        g_iEntities[index][1] = EntIndexToEntRef(target);



        float fInfernoTime = g_fInferno;

        if( sTemp[0] == 'i' )

        {

            Format(sTemp, sizeof(sTemp), "%s 255", g_sCvarCols2);

        }

        else

        {

            fInfernoTime -= 1.5;

            Format(sTemp, sizeof(sTemp), "%s 255", g_sCvarCols1);

        }



        DispatchKeyValue(entity, "_light", sTemp);

        DispatchKeyValue(entity, "brightness", "3");

        DispatchKeyValueFloat(entity, "spotlight_radius", 32.0);

        DispatchKeyValueFloat(entity, "distance", 5.0);

        DispatchKeyValue(entity, "style", "6");

        DispatchSpawn(entity);



        float vPos[3], vAng[3];

        GetEntPropVector(target, Prop_Data, "m_vecOrigin", vPos);

        GetEntPropVector(target, Prop_Data, "m_angRotation", vAng);

        vPos[2] += 40.0;

        TeleportEntity(entity, vPos, vAng, NULL_VECTOR);

        AcceptEntityInput(entity, "TurnOn");

        

        int iTickRate = RoundFloat(1 / GetTickInterval());

        float flTickInterval = GetTickInterval();

        

        // Fade in

        for(int i = 1; i <= iTickRate; i++)

        {

            Format(sTemp, sizeof(sTemp), "OnUser1 !self:distance:%f:%f:-1", (g_fCvarDist / iTickRate) * i, flTickInterval * i);

            SetVariantString(sTemp);

            AcceptEntityInput(entity, "AddOutput");

        }

        AcceptEntityInput(entity, "FireUser1");

        

        // Fade out

        for(int i = iTickRate; i > 1; --i)

        {

            Format(sTemp, sizeof(sTemp), "OnUser2 !self:distance:%f:%f:-1", (g_fCvarDist / iTickRate) * i, fInfernoTime - flTickInterval * i);

            SetVariantString(sTemp);

            AcceptEntityInput(entity, "AddOutput");

        }

        AcceptEntityInput(entity, "FireUser2");



        Format(sTemp, sizeof(sTemp), "OnUser3 !self:Kill::%f:-1", fInfernoTime);

        SetVariantString(sTemp);

        AcceptEntityInput(entity, "AddOutput");

        AcceptEntityInput(entity, "FireUser3");

    }

}

**Silvers** · 07-12-2020 , 00:27 Re: [L4D & L4D2] Fire Glow (1.6) [12-Jul-2020]

Added to update, thanks.

HarryPotter · *Last edited by HarryPotter; 01-23-2022 at 09:00.*

Hi Silvers, sorry to bother.

Yesterday I encounter the crash.
Crash ID: 3BVS-RIQK-TXWI

Spoiler

PHP Code:


			
EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION_READ accessing 0x44cf5ae1

Thread 0 (crashed):
   0: server.dll + 0x4fdb44
      eip: 0x6b3edb44  esp: 0x005bceb4  ebp: 0x005bceb8  ebx: 0x04f48a00
      esi: 0x6b6c7d14  edi: 0x04f48a00  eax: 0x44cf5ae1  ecx: 0x000007d5
      edx: 0x000007d5  efl: 0x00210216  

      6b3edb38  8b 56 14  mov edx, [esi+0x14]
      6b3edb3b  3b d1     cmp edx, ecx
      6b3edb3d  7e 02     jle 0x6b3edb41
      6b3edb3f  8b ca     mov ecx, edx
      6b3edb41  89 4e 14  mov [esi+0x14], ecx
  >   6b3edb44  8b 08     mov ecx, [eax]
      6b3edb46  89 4e 0c  mov [esi+0xc], ecx
      6b3edb49  5e        pop esi
      6b3edb4a  5d        pop ebp
      6b3edb4b  c2 04 00  ret 0x4
      6b3edb4e  cc        int 3

      005bceb4  70 df ae 28 d0 ce 5b 00  85 bd f7 6a              p..(..[....j    

      Found via instruction pointer in context


   1: server.dll + 0x8bd85
      eip: 0x6af7bd85  esp: 0x005bcec0  ebp: 0x005bced0  

      005bcec0  38 00 00 00 00 8a f4 04  70 df ae 28 2c 24 64 6b  8.......p..(,$dk
      005bced0  3c d0 5b 00 3b d5 f7 6a                           <.[.;..j        

      Found via previous frame's frame pointer


   2: server.dll + 0x8d53b
      eip: 0x6af7d53b  esp: 0x005bced8  ebp: 0x005bd03c  

      005bced8  70 43 63 04 e0 5d 82 03  80 65 2a 04 3f e6 0a 6b  pCc..]...e*.?..k
      005bcee8  2c cf 5b 00 ff ff ff ff  02 00 00 00 db 51 78 3f  ,.[..........Qx?
      005bcef8  00 00 00 00 00 8a f4 04  43 2a 01 00 5c 1c 00 00  ........C*..\...
      005bcf08  f0 8c f4 04 90 1a f4 6a  80 65 2a 04 3f e6 0a 6b  .......j.e*.?..k
      005bcf18  2c cf 5b 00 bc cf 5b 00  00 8a f4 04 f0 8c f4 04  ,.[...[.........
      005bcf28  00 00 00 00 37 e1 7a 3f  00 8a f4 04 8c df ae 28  ....7.z?.......(
      005bcf38  28 31 36 34 38 2e 39 36  29 20 6f 75 74 70 75 74  (1648.96) output
      005bcf48  3a 20 28 6c 69 67 68 74  5f 64 79 6e 61 6d 69 63  : (light_dynamic
      005bcf58  2c 29 20 2d 3e 20 28 21  73 65 6c 66 2c 64 69 73  ,) -> (!self,dis
      005bcf68  74 61 6e 63 65 2c 31 2e  30 29 28 32 34 35 2e 30  tance,1.0)(245.0
      005bcf78  30 30 30 30 30 29 0a 00  6c ab ee 6b 00 00 00 00  00000)..l..k....
      005bcf88  00 8a f4 04 0f 00 00 00  70 03 f8 1b b8 cf 5b 00  ........p.....[.
      005bcf98  90 60 b2 1f c0 cf 5b 00  f3 7b df 6b d8 cf 5b 00  .`....[..{.k..[.
      005bcfa8  94 60 b2 1f 98 6f 4c 6b  00 00 00 00 f0 20 b2 6b  .`...oLk..... .k
      005bcfb8  0f 00 00 00 88 93 32 20  e4 cf 5b 00 e5 7d df 6b  ......2 ..[..}.k
      005bcfc8  ec cf 5b 00 d8 cf 5b 00  98 6f 4c 6b 00 8a f4 04  ..[...[..oLk....
      005bcfd8  98 6f 4c 6b 07 00 00 00  27 ee 8a 44 4c d0 5b 00  .oLk....'..DL.[.
      005bcfe8  03 4e ad 6b 78 94 32 20  1c d0 5b 00 0a 51 7a 23  .N.kx.2 ..[..Qz#
      005bcff8  5c 1c 00 00 f0 8c f4 04  2b 4e ad 6b 00 8a f4 04  \.......+N.k....
      005bd008  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  f0 20 b2 6b 00 00 00 00  ......... .k....
      005bd018  a8 9d 2c 20 30 6c 82 03  a0 57 0a 00 00 00 00 00  .., 0l...W......
      005bd028  30 34 46 34 38 43 46 30  00 67 4c 6b 00 00 00 00  04F48CF0.gLk....
      005bd038  b8 57 0a 21 68 d0 5b 00  7e 54 ad 6b              .W.!h.[.~T.k    

      Found via previous frame's frame pointer


   3: sdktools.ext.2.l4d2.dll!FireOutputClass::FireOutput(int,int,int,int,void *,CBaseEntity *,CBaseEntity *,float) [ output.cpp:88 + 0x28 ]
      https://github.com/alliedmodders/sourcemod/blob/9149a172652d31a8e9b935164a14995dc7f79d96/extensions/sdktools/output.cpp#L88
      eip: 0x6bad547e  esp: 0x005bd044  ebp: 0x005bd068  

      005bd044  00 00 00 00 a8 a1 59 1d  00 8a f4 04 ff ff ff ff  ......Y.........
      005bd054  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 8a f4 04 00 00 00 00  ................
      005bd064  00 8a f4 04 a8 d0 5b 00  dd d7 f7 6a              ......[....j    

      Found via previous frame's frame pointer


   4: server.dll + 0x8d7dd
      eip: 0x6af7d7dd  esp: 0x005bd070  ebp: 0x005bd0a8  

      005bd070  00 00 00 00 a8 a1 59 1d  00 8a f4 04 ff ff ff ff  ......Y.........
      005bd080  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 8a f4 04 00 00 00 00  ................
      005bd090  00 8a f4 04 00 00 00 00  a8 a1 59 1d 00 8a f4 04  ..........Y.....
      005bd0a0  38 d3 5b 00 8c f2 f4 6a  bc d0 5b 00 ab 1a f4 6a  8.[....j..[....j

      Found via call frame info


   5: server.dll + 0x51aab
      eip: 0x6af41aab  esp: 0x005bd0b0  ebp: 0x005bd0bc  

      005bd0b0  00 00 00 00 00 8a f4 04  00 00 00 00 38 d3 5b 00  ............8.[.
      005bd0c0  06 f5 f4 6a                                       ...j            

      Found via previous frame's frame pointer

Judging by crash stack, I think this is related to fire light_dynamic.
(I am not sure, correct me if I am wrong)

Toranks · 03-06-2022 , 04:03 Re: [L4D & L4D2] Fire Glow (1.6) [12-Jul-2020]

Is there a possibility to generate lights also on a burning tank or SI?

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