[Phil25]

I am completely lost in this. I've searched around but found nothing which would work for me.

Does anyone know whether it's possible to precache the particle system and having clients download it? Or the other way around? :p

[Phil25]

I was browsing SMLIB and found the following:

PHP Code:

/*
 * Precaches the given particle system.
 * It's best to call this OnMapStart().
 * Code based on Rochellecrab's, thanks.
 * 
 * @param particleSystem    Name of the particle system to precache.
 * @return                    Returns the particle system index, INVALID_STRING_INDEX on error.
 */
stock PrecacheParticleSystem(const String:particleSystem[])
{
    static particleEffectNames = INVALID_STRING_TABLE;

    if (particleEffectNames == INVALID_STRING_TABLE) {
        if ((particleEffectNames = FindStringTable("ParticleEffectNames")) == INVALID_STRING_TABLE) {
            return INVALID_STRING_INDEX;
        }
    }

    new index = FindStringIndex2(particleEffectNames, particleSystem);
    if (index == INVALID_STRING_INDEX) {
        new numStrings = GetStringTableNumStrings(particleEffectNames);
        if (numStrings >= GetStringTableMaxStrings(particleEffectNames)) {
            return INVALID_STRING_INDEX;
        }
        
        AddToStringTable(particleEffectNames, particleSystem);
        index = numStrings;
    }
    
    return index;
}

/*
 * Rewrite of FindStringIndex, because in my tests
 * FindStringIndex failed to work correctly.
 * Searches for the index of a given string in a string table. 
 * 
 * @param tableidx        A string table index.
 * @param str            String to find.
 * @return                String index if found, INVALID_STRING_INDEX otherwise.
 */
stock FindStringIndex2(tableidx, const String:str[])
{
    decl String:buf[1024];

    new numStrings = GetStringTableNumStrings(tableidx);
    for (new i=0; i < numStrings; i++) {
        ReadStringTable(tableidx, i, buf, sizeof(buf));
        
        if (StrEqual(buf, str)) {
            return i;
        }
    }
    
    return INVALID_STRING_INDEX;
} 


This is supposedly based on this. I tested both methods, however nothing worked. The stock runs correctly because the index was getting printed in my tests.

Also, I'm not sure whether that matters, but the way I test it is with a tiny test map with a info_particle_system in the center, so I'm not invoking the particle via scripts.

[lingzhidiyu]

csgo only

PHP Code:

PrecacheGeneric("particles/*.pcf", true);
AddFileToDownloadsTable("particles/*.pcf"); 


[Chdata]

tf2 pls

[Miu]

https://forums.alliedmods.net/showpo...43&postcount=2 ? :O

[Phil25]

That is quite disappointing.

On another note, is it possible to override client's manifest file for the same map? Or the particle system itself, for that matter; forcing clients to redownload it.

[Chdata]

In TF2 if you use the "make a copy of a particle manifest file for EVERY map" method, I hear it can give clients errors when they are playing that map not on your server.


I was wondering if there's a way to hook some function related to whatever loads such file in TF2 and change what particles it's loading or add some / etc....