[platzpatrone]

Originally Posted by Arkshine Anyway, see the connor's plugins, he uses the right method.

just to mention: without any SVC_BAD ! and the API is really helpful
for own Plugins

[Kreation]

If you're making a variable to precache it, why not use that variable when you client_cmd() or cs_set_user_model()?

Like:

client_cmd( iIndex, "spk %s", g_szSound );

Or:

cs_set_user_model( iIndex, g_szModel );

[YamiKaitou]

Originally Posted by Kreation Or: cs_set_user_model( iIndex, g_szModel );

Fixed

[Kreation]

Originally Posted by YamiKaitou Fixed

Yeah, I knew that looked wrong.

[fysiks]

Originally Posted by Kreation If you're making a variable to precache it, why not use that variable when you client_cmd() or cs_set_user_model()? Like: client_cmd( iIndex, "spk %s", g_szSound ); Or: cs_set_user_model( iIndex, "%s", g_szModel );

You can't always do that when using cs_set_user_model(). If the variable g_szModel = "models/player/modelname/modelname.mdl" then it won't work because it can only be used with "modelname".

HOWEVER, this is 100% dependent on how you define g_szModel and how you use it in precache_model().

Basically, you can't do precache_model(g_szModel) AND cs_set_user_model(id, g_szModel) if g_szModel remains unchange between these two functions.

[r14170]

thx for the TUT!

[Drak]

For player models, don't use precache_model() as they don't need to be loaded into the engine. Use precache_generic().
Infact, you use precache_generic() for ANYTHING that doesn't need to be loaded (IE: Setting a model onto a created entity / emitting a sound - Needs to be loaded precache_sound/model())

If you just want a player to download a given file (like a player model, that they can be set too) precache_generic() should be used.
Same goes for sounds, if you use your method the "spk" command. You're loading the sound into the engine using "precache_sound()" you don't want that. There's no need.

Bad practice everywhere!

[fysiks]

Originally Posted by Drak For player models, don't use precache_model() as they don't need to be loaded into the engine. Use precache_generic(). Infact, you use precache_generic() for ANYTHING that doesn't need to be loaded (IE: Setting a model onto a created entity / emitting a sound - Needs to be loaded precache_sound/model()) If you just want a player to download a given file (like a player model, that they can be set too) precache_generic() should be used. Same goes for sounds, if you use your method the "spk" command. You're loading the sound into the engine using "precache_sound()" you don't want that. There's no need. Bad practice everywhere!

What do you mean by "loaded into the engine"?

[Arkshine]

I would like to hear the answer too.

[ot_207]

Originally Posted by fysiks What do you mean by "loaded into the engine"?

I think that when you precache a sound with precache_sound the sound is loaded into a list, that does not allow more than 255 sounds. These sounds are the ones that are truly needed for running the server, and are used in emit_sound, emit_ambientsound, pm_playsound. Generic loads files in a separate list a second one that can support other files and more as number, and these sounds aren't used in emit_sound, just in spk or others.