[pRED*]

Wouldn't the best way be to set a task to run once per minute (or more frequently if you want more accurate results). (You could use an entities next think if you want to save CPU time, see hawks tut).

When this task exectues you need to get the number of connected players and add that to the total. Also increment the amount of 'counts' by one.

On map end divide total by counts and then write that to a file.

[MrXtramean]

Connects don't always work cause ppl get re-directed and then drop. But if you know what I'm shooting for, then you will know what the best results are. I'm using this for GunGame mostly. Our server stays pretty steady, but the drops here and there.

If it counts the player_info_starts/deathmatch 's at start like he said that would ok, not sure if the stats results would be what we want if it counted all "connects" . It needs that equation in there somehow.
connects + disconnects /(divivded by) 2= avg players per map

[YamiKaitou]

Okay, since that is the way you want it, I will set it up like that. But, I counted not when a player connected, but when they actually entered the server and got shown the motd.

EDIT: Try this

[YamiKaitou]

Well, here is a version that adds the timestamp to each entry. I also added the cvar

mapstats_enable <1/0> (On/Off) Default 1


The formula that I used is the one that you posted

[pRED*]

Players get disconnected before plugin end is called.

So every player that connect will have to also disconnect. Making connects == disconnects. Dividing by two is just the same as counting connects. (From memory i've heard rumours of the numbers ending up slightly different, but in theory they should be equal).

The only way to calculate an average (that I can think of), is to sample the number of players in the server every x seconds.

[MrXtramean]

Kutless= good band. Try Skillet.

Your probably right about plugin ending before disconnets can be counted. So, you have to put this on a timer. For servers running mp_timelimit, they'd have to set the plugin or have the plugin read the mp_timelimit and do a player count at "X" mins before map change. And for those that run GunGame, like myself, ( we just got another GG server running--ya!), it would have to have some checkpoint in the Gungame code and the only thing that is pretty consistent is either nade level and positively knife level. Although nade level can be bypassed if the weapon_order is set that way. I can't think of another way that on Gungame, the plugin would trigger to count the players before the game win. Except when someone triggers knife level for the plugin to count players. Sometimes the win happens very fast after someone gets knife level. So I'm not sure how fast these plugins do there thing.

Thanks for your help.

On/off cvar and time stamp are a plus.

[YamiKaitou]

I am just going to make it check the amount of players every 5 seconds, or user defined. I will have to figure out a formula to use, but I will think of something. Hopefully I will have time this weekend, well I should have time.


I listen to Skillet, I only like a few of their songs. I enjoy the Audio A type more though

[pRED*]

The formula isn't that hard is it?

Every 5 seconds (or whatever you choose/set) increment the "counts" variable by one.
Also increment the "total" variable by the number of players currently connected (prob want to exclude people in the process of connecting, but maybe not).

At plugin end do total/counts and write that to file.

[MrXtramean]

Will that cause much lag doing a server check so often? As long as it's settable unless mot much lag. thx

[pRED*]

Na really shouldn't lag at all. Ill have a go at making it for you later if you want and no-one else has done it.

Plugins that cause lag usually do operations during client_prethink or server frame (called 60 time per second + )

Just doing two additions every 5 seconds is nothing..