[Kriax]

Hello,
I forced the hostages follow a bot, but from a certain distance the hostages stop following this bot.

So I think "refresh" the m_leadeur with a little phrase that verifies this leadeur.

-> The m_leadeur is always present.

I want to know how to disable this distance and if it is not possible for a small solution that does not cease held hostage to follow the bot.
I think the teleport held hostage once it moves away too but this is not the way I want.

#include <sourcemod>
#include <sdktools>

new g_LeaderOffset;

public OnPluginStart()
{
    g_LeaderOffset = FindSendPropOffs("CHostage", "m_leader");

    RegConsoleCmd("sm_test", Command_Test);

    HookEvent("hostage_follows", Event_HostageFollows, EventHookMode_Pre);
    HookEvent("hostage_stops_following", Event_HostageFollows, EventHookMode_Pre);
}

public Action:Event_HostageFollows(Handle:event, const String:name[], bool:dontBroadcast)
{
    new Hotage = GetEventInt(event, "hostage");

    for(new i = 1; i <= MaxClients; i++)
        if(IsClientConnected(i) && IsClientInGame(i) && IsFakeClient(i))
            SetEntDataEnt2(Hotage, g_LeaderOffset, i);

    return Plugin_Changed;
}

public Action:Command_Test(client, args)
{
    new Float:fOrigin[3];
    GetPlayerEye(client, fOrigin);
    SpawnHotage(fOrigin);
    
    CreateTimer(5.0, Timer_RefreshLeader, _, TIMER_REPEAT);
}

public SpawnHotage(Float:origin[3])
{
    new Hotage = CreateEntityByName("hostage_entity");

    DispatchKeyValueVector(Hotage, "Origin", origin);
    DispatchSpawn(Hotage);
    SetEntProp(Hotage, Prop_Data, "m_takedamage", 0);
    
    for(new i = 1; i <= MaxClients; i++)
        if(IsClientConnected(i) && IsClientInGame(i) && IsFakeClient(i))
            SetEntDataEnt2(Hotage, g_LeaderOffset, i);

    SetEntProp(Hotage, Prop_Send, "m_isRescued", 0);
}

public Action:Timer_RefreshLeader(Handle:timer)
{
    new entity =-1;
    
    while ((entity = FindEntityByClassname(entity, "hostage_entity")) != -1)
    {
        for(new i = 1; i <= MaxClients; i++)
        {
            if(IsClientConnected(i) && IsClientInGame(i) && IsFakeClient(i))
            {
                SetEntDataEnt2(entity, g_LeaderOffset, i);
                PrintToChatAll("%i - %N", entity, i);
            }
        }
    }
}

stock bool:GetPlayerEye(client, Float:pos[3])
{
    new Float:vAngles[3], Float:vOrigin[3];

    GetClientEyePosition(client, vOrigin);
    GetClientEyeAngles(client, vAngles);

    new Handle:trace = TR_TraceRayFilterEx(vOrigin, vAngles, MASK_SHOT, RayType_Infinite, TraceEntityFilterPlayer);

    if(TR_DidHit(trace))
    {
        TR_GetEndPosition(pos, trace);
        CloseHandle(trace);
        return (true);
    }

    CloseHandle(trace);
    return (false);
}

public bool:TraceEntityFilterPlayer(entity, contentsMask)
{
    return (entity > GetMaxClients() || !entity);
}

[Oshizu]

Hi,

Sadly the actual cause of this is a part of CHostage::UpdateFollowing function's code

Presented below part of code seems to check if leader of hostage's (player) is within range 2000 hammer units?
If he is not or he does not meets other specific conditions then hostage won't follow him.

PHP Code:

        // if our rescuer is too far away, give up
        const float giveUpRange = 2000.0f;
        const float maxPathLength = 4000.0f;
        Vector toLeader = leader->GetAbsOrigin() - GetAbsOrigin();
        if (toLeader.IsLengthGreaterThan( giveUpRange ) || (m_path.IsValid() && m_path.GetLength() > maxPathLength))
        {
            if ( hostage_debug.GetInt() < 2 )
            {
                Idle(); // Set m_leader to NULL.
            }
            return; // Prevent further executing of our UpdateFollowing
        } 


I've attempted to patch that part of function but sadly failed for now.
You could try setting hostage_debug convar to 2 as a test i suppose

[Kriax]

Hello,
I knew it .. thank you for having cleared me on the subject.
I hope to find a solution to the problem