[knoxville101]

Hello I have an issue with some custom maps changing the stock flag icon on our server. Can someone make a plugin to keep all capture flags stock regardless of what custom maps have written into them? Willing to pay money for this plugin to be made.

[Bacardi]

If you have MetaMod:Source plugin called Stripper installed on server,
load your custom map with those custom flag icon and use command from server console:
stripper_dump

You get dump file in addon/stripper folder, post or upload that file here.

Or tell us map name where this happen.

[knoxville101]

Are you referring to this?
https://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?t=39439

[Bacardi]

yes

http://www.bailopan.net/stripper/snapshots/1.2/

[Bacardi]

sorry douple post.
Seems someone asking same thing in another topic. Block BSP list precache files

Here is one way:
- New custom flag model into server.
- Upload custom model to players.
- Stripper plugin, to replace "dod_control_point" model path to else.

I attach ZIP file what contain these

Spoiler

├───addons
│   └───stripper
│       │   global_filters.cfg.example
│       │   readme.txt
│       │
│       └───maps
│               ar_lumberyard.cfg.example
│
├───cfg
│       pure_server_whitelist_example.txt
│
├───maps
│       ar_lumberyard.res
│       readme.txt
│
├───materials
│   └───models
│       └───server
│           └───mapmodels
│               └───flags
│                       alliedflag.vmt
│                       alliedflag.vtf
│                       axisflag.vmt
│                       axisflag.vtf
│                       britflag.vmt
│                       britflag.vtf
│                       neutralflag.vmt
│                       neutralflag.vtf
│
└───models
    └───server
        └───mapmodels
                flags.dx80.vtx
                flags.dx90.vtx
                flags.mdl
                flags.sw.vtx
                flags.vvd

I recompile original flag model to use different file path, (/server/).

INSTALL
Upload materials, models folder into server /dod/ folder.
- If you have files upload host in use (sv_downloadurl "url"), then upload folders in there also.

To tell SRCDS actually upload custom files, there is res file in maps folder (ar_lumberyard.res)
- You make copy of this file and rename it to map name where you want use custom model. ex cs_office.res

Above method is old fashion way to upload files, you can however use SourceMod plugin to make this task much easier.

There are two Stripper plugin configure examples.
- Use either global or per map configure.
- Copy and rename *.cfg.example config file suffix to *.cfg

SRCDS need use cvar sv_allowdownload 1 if you not use upload host.

- Once players are downloaded custom flag files, they will not redownload those files anymore later.
If they have to, they need delete files from ...dod/download/ folder, in they computer.

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Then there is bad news. All players may can't or want download custom files.
Players would see big ERROR model instead custom flag model.
- They missing custom files in they game files.
- Or server is using sv_pure 1 is not configured right.
There is pure_server_whitelist_example.txt, rename it to pure_server_whitelist.txt

Players need set they own game:
cl_downloadfilter "all"
cl_allowdownload 1


*update

- Some reason player game crash when server is in sv_pure 1 mode. It's maybe my custom model or Stripper is not good option to replace dod_control_point model. Or need SM plugin to precache models ?

*update
- that dam *.res file will give crash to player. Maybe better change to SM plugin.

*update
- Seems not work in sv_pure 1 mode, this maybe need done with SM plugin to recreate entity.

*update
- On next day, I did not get sv_pure crashes anymore, I guess another program in my PC was making that bug (VIDE or Crowbar compiler).
I found different sv_pure bug, what prevent custom model to load. If you add 5th folder in file path it not work. There maybe a max path name lenght.
- stupid me, I gave file name instead folder. Doh.

	// Allow custom flag - this config not work in pure_server_whitelist.txt
	models\server\mapmodels\flags\... 			any
	materials\models\server\mapmodels\flags\... 	any

	// Allow custom flag - this works
	models\server\mapmodels\... 			any
	materials\models\server\mapmodels\... 	any

- There is bug in sv_pure 1, crash on clients.
It happen when use *.res file and you not have files configured in pure_server_whitelist.txt. This could be also combination with Stripper plugin, when change model from map.