[Neuro Toxin]

So after the recent update on CS:GO, my old method of overriding a MOTD URL is glitching the Team Selection Menu.

Here is some spanking new code that overrides the MOTD URL without having to block / resend a new umVGUIMenu protobuffer.

#include <sourcemod>
#pragma semicolon 1
#pragma newdecls required

public void OnPluginStart()
{
    UserMsg umVGUIMenu = GetUserMessageId("VGUIMenu");
    if (umVGUIMenu == INVALID_MESSAGE_ID)
        SetFailState("UserMsg `umVGUIMenu` not found!");
        
    HookUserMessage(umVGUIMenu, OnVGUIMenu, true);
}

public Action OnVGUIMenu(UserMsg msg_id, Protobuf msg, const int[] players, int playersNum, bool reliable, bool init)
{
    char name[7];
    msg.ReadString("name", name, sizeof(name));
    
    if (!StrEqual(name, "info"))
        return Plugin_Continue;
    
    int client = players[0];
    PrintToConsole(client, "OnVGUIMenu");
    PrintToConsole(client, "> OnVGUIMenu.name='%s'", name);
    PrintToConsole(client, "> OnVGUIMenu.show=%d", msg.ReadBool("show"));
    
    Protobuf subkey[3]; int subkeylookup[2];
    char title[128];
    char type[2];
    char message[1024];
    
    for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
    {
        subkey[i] = msg.ReadRepeatedMessage("subkeys", i);
        subkey[i].ReadString("name", name, sizeof(name));
        PrintToConsole(client, "> OnVGUIMenu.subkeys[%d].name='%s'", i, name);
        
        if (StrEqual(name, "type"))
        {
            subkeylookup[0] = i;
            subkey[i].ReadString("str", type, sizeof(type));
            PrintToConsole(client, "> OnVGUIMenu.subkeys[%d].str='%s'", i, type);
        }
        else if (StrEqual(name, "msg"))
        {
            subkeylookup[1] = i;
            subkey[i].ReadString("str", message, sizeof(message));
            PrintToConsole(client, "> OnVGUIMenu.subkeys[%d].str='%s'", i, message);
        }
        else if (StrEqual(name, "title"))
        {
            subkey[i].ReadString("str", title, sizeof(title));
            PrintToConsole(client, "> OnVGUIMenu.subkeys[%d].str='%s'", i, title);
        }
    }
    
    if (StrEqual(type, "1") && StrEqual(message, "motd"))
    {
        subkey[subkeylookup[0]].SetString("str", "2");
        subkey[subkeylookup[1]].SetString("str", "http://console.aus-tg.com");
        PrintToConsole(client, "> OnVGUIMenu.type='2'");
        PrintToConsole(client, "> OnVGUIMenu.msg='http://console.aus-tg.com'");
    }
    
    delete subkey[0];
    delete subkey[1];
    delete subkey[2];
    return Plugin_Continue;
}

[Unreal1]

Sweet

[ImACow]

Wondering, what is the advantage of overriding the motd URL ?.

[Neuro Toxin]

MOTDgd is a good example.

I personally use it to add cookies to each game client for tracking

[shavit]

I'm actually very confused.. Can you explain what is this exactly? I never messed with MOTDs and I have no idea what's the purpose of umVGUIMenu and how could I benefit by using it.

[Neuro Toxin]

You normally put a URL in /csgo/motd.txt so connecting players see this MOTD before the team selection menu.

This snippet allows you to change URL before the VGUIMenu proto buffer is sent to a client.