[panxiaohai]

Automatic Difficult Balance Base On Intensity (Coop mode only)

Survivor's intensity : If you are in danger, your intensity will become large, this plugin is base on survivors' average intensity.

!balance : show or hide panel of balance system.
!difficulty + password + number : set the difficulty.
!dinfo : view all cvar changes for the game, for example:
Survior Count: 6
Tank's Health: 8000 to 11200
Witch's Health: 1000 to 1400
Zombie's Health: 50 to 70
Smoker's Health: 500 to 700
Hunter's Health: 500 to 700
Boomer's Health: 500 to 700
Charger's Health: 500 to 700
Spitter's Health: 500 to 700
Jockey's Health: 500 to 700
Special infected limit : 6 to 8
z_common_limit: 30 to 40
z_background_limit: 20
z_mega_mob_size: 40

I tested it with 3 bot , the effect is significant, but I have not chance to test it with people, if have any problem or suggestion, please tell me, I would be very grateful.
The most important cvars are l4d_balance_difficulty_min, l4d_balance_difficulty_max, they determine the overall difficulty of the game.

Convars:
"l4d_balance_enable", "1", " 0:diable balacne, 1:enable");
"l4d_balance_reaction_time", "30", "reaction time of balance system [10, 60]seconds");

"l4d_balance_difficulty_min", "25", "min difficulty, if intensity less than this value, the balance will start, infected will accumulate[0, 100]");
"l4d_balance_difficulty_max", "65", "max difficult, if intensity more than this value, then turn off the director[0, 100]");
"l4d_balance_include_bot", "1", "Do the balance system calculate survivor bots 0: ignore survivor bots , 1:include survivor bots");
"l4d_balance_setting_password", "1234", "password for seting diffulty");

"l4d_balance_health_add", "20", "The percentage of special infected's health increment for each extra player [0, 50]");
"l4d_balance_health_tank", "8000", "tank's original health");
"l4d_balance_health_witch", "1000", "witch's original health");
"l4d_balance_health_hunter", "500", "hunter's original health");
"l4d_balance_health_smoker", "500", "smoker's original health");
"l4d_balance_health_boomer", "500", "boomer's original health");
"l4d_balance_health_charger", "500", "charger's original health");
"l4d_balance_health_jockey", "500", "jockey's original health");
"l4d_balance_health_spitter", "500", "spitter's original health");
"l4d_balance_health_zombie", "50", "zombie's original health");


"l4d_balance_limit_special", "6", "the limit of special infected [0, 20]");
"l4d_balance_limit_special_add", "1", " The increment of special's limit for each extra player [0, 5]");
"l4d_balance_limit_common", "30", " z_common_limit [30, 100]");
"l4d_balance_limit_common_add", "5", " The increment of z_common_limit for each extra player[0, 30]");

Credits
"L4D2 Monster Bots", author = "Machine"

Video
(The game's z_difficulty is Normal, it did not change any setting
l4d_balance_difficulty=66, l4d_balance_reaction_time=15)
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzAyODA4NzIw.html
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzAyODE3ODc2.html

[bzellinger]

Explain more please. Also, there's no plugin to download.

[panxiaohai]

Originally Posted by bzellinger Explain more please. Also, there's no plugin to download.

Thanks , I have difficulty on how to explain it.

[AtomicStryker]

This plugin reads the client netprop "m_clientIntensity" which the game uses to determine which music to play for you.

A low intensity means you're not being attacked at the moment, while a high one means youre surrounded by Infected and/or grabbed by an SI.

The plugin gets the median intensity across your team and then (low) spawns Infected and SI or (high) disables them from spawning.

The CHS version uses sdkhooks, the other one doesnt.



The overall effect will be you get a shitload more zombies and SI in your coop games.

[panxiaohai]

Originally Posted by AtomicStryker This plugin reads the client netprop "m_clientIntensity" which the game uses to determine which music to play for you. A low intensity means you're not being attacked at the moment, while a high one means youre surrounded by Infected and/or grabbed by an SI. The plugin gets the median intensity across your team and then (low) spawns Infected and SI or (high) disables them from spawning. The CHS version uses sdkhooks, the other one doesnt. The overall effect will be you get a shitload more zombies and SI in your coop games.

Thank your detailed description, my aim is to provide an automatic balance system, make the game more difficult but within the controllable range.

I think the adjusting is too rapid when intensity is going to low, which making survivors very difficult to resist infected's attack.

The two versions are the same except the display language.

[Visual77]

Can you fix this? It happens once the server is rebooted.

edit: bug report. plugin prevents infecteds from spawning after about 3-4 min.
after about 5 minutes played, only 2 infecteds keeps spawning with z_max_player_zombies set to 32.

L 09/11/2011 - 11:29:19: Info (map "c11m1_greenhouse") (file "errors_20110911.log")
L 09/11/2011 - 11:29:19: [SM] Plugin encountered error 14: Divide by zero
L 09/11/2011 - 11:29:19: [SM] Displaying call stack trace for plugin "l4d_balance.smx":
L 09/11/2011 - 11:29:19: [SM]   [0]  Line 158, l4d_balance.sp::round_start()

[panxiaohai]

Originally Posted by Visual77 Can you fix this? It happens once the server is rebooted. edit: bug report. plugin prevents infecteds from spawning after about 3-4 min. after about 5 minutes played, only 2 infecteds keeps spawning with z_max_player_zombies set to 32. L 09/11/2011 - 11:29:19: Info (map "c11m1_greenhouse") (file "errors_20110911.log") L 09/11/2011 - 11:29:19: [SM] Plugin encountered error 14: Divide by zero L 09/11/2011 - 11:29:19: [SM] Displaying call stack trace for plugin "l4d_balance.smx": L 09/11/2011 - 11:29:19: [SM] [0] Line 158, l4d_balance.sp::round_start()

Thank you, please let me to test it more.

[TheJokerx]

It's compatible with Multitanks and tanks with 12.000+ HP?

[LoneBat]

Hey! Infected will spawn in safe room, even if exist survivors in the room.

[NeoTM]

I got the same problem in my server.
It's not really a problem but sometimes we die in the safe room cos i set the server in high difficulty and we have 2 of each specials spawning at the same time in the spawn :/
Did someone know how to fix that?