[Ellie]

Well right now we have the cloud damage text show up throw a hint box. But the thing is we have other plugins that use the hint box too, and under certain situations, messages from different plugins can trigger the hint box at the same time and one will show over the other. Meaning the cloud damage message sometimes doesn't show because another plugin is triggering a hint message as well. So a progress bar like the one shown in the video will help display both messages in those situations.

[Munch]

Given your standing inside a smoker's cloud which is damaging you health, players would instinctively move away from the cloud. You would see your own health diminish negating the need for a progress bar

personally I would just disable it as it doesn't really give you any useful information.

Having said that, if you really do want this progress bar try setting your plugins to use different methods to display notifications i.e. Chat message, centre screen txt or Hint display


// 0 - Disabled; 1 - small HUD Hint; 2 - big HUD Hint; 3 - Chat Notification
// -
// Default: "1"
l4d_cloud_message_enabled "3"

[Ellie]

It's easy to miss the chat message which is why I don't use it. And plus when you are in the cloud and receiving damage, the indication arrows around the player make it look like you are being shot at. I've seen people trying to revive others while in the cloud only to be continuously interrupted until the cloud is gone. A progress bar will make it very clear to get away from that cloud.

[Techno 2]

Good job! a perfect anti-camping mod something akin to the spitter. Heck, don't even need a spitter to begin with.

Since I use it so much, I sometimes see little quirks here and there. Such as the smoker cloud not dealing damage one the first map load of any gamemode, and the custom soundfile parameter not working. (it just goes to the default sometimes for no reason instead of using the custom sound you have put in)

[bazrael]

Report a weird problem: Survivors sometimes say the lines about touching spitter's goo like "Get out of this goo!", "Damn spitter got me!" when they're in cloud. I'm sure there was no spitter's goo under the cloud then.

Moreover, is it possible to reduce the time that visible cloud exists? I hope visible cloud exists only 8 seconds like spitter's goo, this won't make players wait longer time for vanishing smoke.

[Munch]

Cant say Iv'e noticed if the cloud dissipates as well as it damages with this setting in the cfg

// How long the cloud damage persists
// -
// Default: "17.0"
l4d_cloud_damage_time "10.0"

[diorfo]

Anyone has the version that don't stuck bots to share?

The file of page 21 don't work on linux.

The only plugin i found that work in the 26 pages is the one in first page that stuck bots in cloud.

[bazrael]

Originally Posted by Munch Cant say I've noticed if the cloud dissipates as well as it damages with this setting in the cfg // How long the cloud damage persists // - // Default: "17.0" l4d_cloud_damage_time "10.0"

I set this cvar to 8 seconds like damage period of spitter's goo, but this won't reduce the time of existing smoke.

[Visual77]

There's a unreported bug after so many freaking years. Joining the survivor team or the spectator team while being a spawned smoker, triggers a player_death which causes a smoker cloud to trigger.

I added in additional logging in CreateGasCloud()

PrintToChatAll("Action GasCloud running. Client (%N, %d, team: %d, Alive %d) Attacker (%N, %d, team: %d, Alive: %d)", client, client, GetClientTeam(client), IsPlayerAlive(client), attacker, attacker, GetClientTeam(attacker), IsPlayerAlive(attacker));

Output:

Action GasCloud running. Client ((1)Smoker, 12, team: 3, Alive 0) Attacker (V1s, 1, team: 3, Alive 1)

What bothers me is it reports IsPlayerAlive 1 and GetClientTeam 3 when I'm clearly on the spectators team. Anyone who can shed some light on a fix?
It can be fixed if one limits the cloud to be created only if the attacker was in team 2, however, that is not a wanted resolution.

Edit: I may have solved it.

Victim: Smoker, 12, Team 3, Alive 0. Attacker: V1s, 1, Team 3, Alive 1. Weapon world.

Add in some additonal checks. If attacker is in team 3 and the event weapon string is equal to world, don't create the gas cloud. Or just don't create the cloud if weapon string is world.

	char weapon[32];
	event.GetString("weapon", weapon, sizeof(weapon));
	if (StrEqual(weapon, "world")) return;

	/*  
		// Either block weapon world in general or use this below.

		int attacker = GetClientOfUserId(event.GetInt("attacker"));
		if (IsValidClient(attacker) && GetClientTeam(attacker) == 3)
		{
			char weapon[32];
			event.GetString("weapon", weapon, sizeof(weapon));

			if (StrEqual(weapon, "world"))
			{
				#if DEBUG
				PrintToChatAll("Exploit detected");
				#endif
				return;
			}	
		}
	*/

[ConnerRia]

Great plugin.

I feel like a damage tick every 0.5 seconds works better. It makes it more obvious the damage is coming from the cloud.

So here's a fork with a 0.5sec damage tick timer