[Ekpyrosis]

Hi all,
(This is a continuation of another post)

I have some issues with the DeathMatch Plugin. And if I understand correctly i am not the only one.

Problem description
For some reason when I (as admin) change from a standard map to a dm_**map**. I get no "CSSDM guns" menu and I have a bomb. CSSDM only gets active when I disconnect and reconnect back. (tested with bots)

I think Abgehtdapeda has the same issue, see below

Originally Posted by Abgehtdapeda ....if i play on the server on normal mode and the map is changing to a dm map the dm mod dont work ! only if i reconnect, the mod is enabled for me ... when new player are connecting on our server while a dm map is running the dm mod works fine. same effect like reconnecting ... :-)

Can you pls help me, I am a bit lost at the moment

Server.cfg

 
{{normal server settings stuff}}
// ****unload mods in metamod
exec unload_meta.cfg
//*****meta load vip as they are unloaded in dm and zm maps
meta load addons/vip_mm/bin/vip_mm

unload_meta.cfg

 
meta unload addons\zombiemod\bin\zombie_mm
meta unload addons\cssdm\bin\cssdm_mm
meta unload addons/stripper/bin/stripper_mm

cssdmon.cfg

alias "wait10" "wait;wait;wait;wait;wait;wait;wait;wait;wait;wait;"
meta load addons\cssdm\bin\cssdm_mm
meta load addons/stripper/bin/stripper_mm
meta unload addons/vip_mm/bin/vip_mm
meta unload addons\zombiemod\bin\zombie_mm

dm_**MAP**.cfg

 
exec cssdmon.cfg

I think that the server first loads the map and then the plugin. Maybe I have it all wrong, and I should use Event Scripts or....?

Please help me. (It is dirving me nuts)

Thanx in advance
Ekpyrosis

P.S. I have checked in the server console (with Meta list) that the plugins are working (so it arent the "/" and or "\" thingies)
add info
OS = Windows XP, admin mod = mani 1.2 R (latest version)

[BAILOPAN]

What happens is: CS:S DM is loaded by the map config file, but very late in the load process; in fact, AFTER players have begun connecting. This means that you've connected to CS:S DM before it knows about you.

Because Valve isn't really good at making stable API, there's no way to browse the already-connected players and assume they are valid; you'll risk crashing. So CS:S DM is forced to ignore players it doesn't know about, and they need to reconnect.

The solution to this is to either have CS:S DM loaded all the time and pause/unpause, to change the map twice, or to load CS:S DM before the map changes.

Unfortunately I have not found a nicer solution yet so CS:S DM can be loaded lately.

[Ekpyrosis]

Thanks Bailopan for the reply.

You give a few solutions:
-1- have CS:S DM loaded all the time and pause/unpause
-2- change the map twice
-3- load CS:S DM before the map changes.

-1- pause and unpause the game.
I will give a go at that however I read somewhere that it might give issues with unwanted features (bombdropping and or crashing) and pausing a plugin might hog cpu resources (just a thought)

-2- change the map twice
Not the best option, but more like a fall back senario

-3- load CS:S DM before the map changes.
Do you know (or anybody else?) how I could load CS:S DM before the map changes. (Maybe you know if Event Scripts could work or...)

Kind regards,

Ekpy

P.S. love the plugin

[BAILOPAN]

I do not use or recommend event scripts. If there are unwanted functions or crashes resulting from pausing or unpausing CS:S DM, please let me know.

[Ekpyrosis]

Hi,

I think I have tried everything now, and now I am completly lost.

If someone could help me.

What I want is that at dm_map change (dm_xxmap) CSSDM starts automaticly and with de_xxmaps "normal" CS:S starts. As I understood in previous posts it shouldnt be done with "(un)load" or en/disable but with pause / unpause. And this I did

When I load a dm_map it unpauses cssdm (and stripper) but I dont get a gun menu and CSSDM isnt working . (still)

configs:
Metaplugins

addons\mani_admin_plugin\bin\mani_admin_plugin_mm
addons/vip_mm/bin/vip_mm
addons\cssdm\bin\cssdm_mm
addons/stripper/bin/stripper_mm
;addons/zombiemod/bin/zombie_mm

Server.cfg

normal server setting stuff
// ****pauses mods in metamod
exec pause_meta.cfg
//**unpause vip mod as it can be pause in specific map configs
meta unpause 02 //vip mod

pause_meta.cfg

meta pause 03 //cssdm
meta pause 04 //stripper

dm_xxmap (mapspecific config)

exec cssdmon.cfg

cssdmon.cfg

meta unpause 03 //cssdm
wait10;
meta unpause 04 //stripper
wait10;
meta pause 02 //vip mod
wait10;
//***cssdm specific configs
ma_war 1

Note:
- at execution of server.cfg (startup of normal map) mani & vip are running and cssdm and stripper have status pause (verified with meta list command)
- when loaded dm_map mani, cssdm and stripper have status run and vip status pause (verified with meta list command)
- cssdmon is loaded as ma_war 1 is executed

Help is highly appreciated

Thx ekpy

[BAILOPAN]

Please file a report here http://bugs.alliedmods.net/index.php...tch=1&do=index

And I get a fix in for the next release. Please link back to this thread in case you don't want to copy and paste everything over.

[Ekpyrosis]

Thx,

I will fill a report. :-)

Suggestion (from a noob). I dont know how the VIP mod did it. If I understand correctly they should have the same issue?
Cheerz,

EKpy