[Nimgoble]

Why hello there. I am currently making a plugin for HL2DM and I have a couple of questions.

1. Is 1.6.1 of sourcehook compatible with HL2DM? I see on the download section that it suggests we use 1.4.3 for HL2DM.

The reason I ask is because I need global hooks, I believe. I'll tell you my dillema and let you tell me what you would do.

I need to change the grenades think function. In HL2DM, when a player throws a grenade, it calls "Fraggrenade_Create". I need to get a pointer to the grenade that is created, so I can set it's think function. Now, I've been hooking virtual calls this whole time, because I wish to avoid having to look up signatures. So, I followed "Fraggrenade_Create" all the way down to a function I could hook:
virtual IEntityFactory::IServerNetworkable *Create( const char *pClassName ) = 0;

It's WAY down the line, but it'll do. Now, assuming I can get the entity factory, which I think I can, all I would have to do is get a pointer to the IServerNetworkable that it is creating. I would be able to( I think ) forego a global hook in favor of this. In fact, I would prefer it.

So, after all that: How do I get a pointer to that entity that is created?

I also have to do this same thing with crossbow bolts. I have to change the velocity.

Thanks much for your help.

[BAILOPAN]

Unfortunately no, we don't package SHv5 with MM:S 1.6, because it's not binary compatible. After CS:S gets ported to Orange Box we may start releasing MM:S 1.6 for the original engine -- right now we don't want any support nightmares.

Note: SH is a drop-in replacement, you can always throw it onto MM:S 1.4.3 and rebuild it with almost no changes, but your plugin will not be loadable by anyone running the official 1.4.x.

If you manage to hook that virtual call, it's easy -- hook it in post, then call META_RESULT_ORIG_RET().

[Keeper]

Why would you go backwards and release 1.6 for the original engine (EP1)?

They are working on HL2DM for orange box now, as well as CS:S. I don't think there would be a need to make it compatible with the original engine unless you are doing it for mods that won't be upgraded.

[BAILOPAN]

"unless you are doing it for mods that won't be upgraded"

Bingo ;)

But we'll make that judgment call when the time comes.

[voogru]

You got the right idea hooking the entity factory create, just make sure you make it a POST call.

IServerNetworkable *CFortressAdmin :: EntityFactoryCreate_Post( const char *pClassName )
{
	if(!pClassName)
		RETURN_META_VALUE(MRES_IGNORED, NULL);

	IServerNetworkable *pNetworkable = META_RESULT_ORIG_RET(IServerNetworkable *);

	if(pNetworkable && m_bHandleEntities) 
	{
		CEntity *pCEntity = CEntity::HandleEntity(pClassName, g_Util.ToEdict(pNetworkable->GetBaseEntity()) );

		if(pCEntity) {
			pCEntity->Spawn();
		}
	}
	RETURN_META_VALUE(MRES_IGNORED, pNetworkable);
}

[Nimgoble]

voogru, how did you go about actually hooking the entity factory, though? I can't seem to find an interface version anywhere...

You wouldn't have happened to have used a global hook, would you?

[L. Duke]

As far as I know, you'll need to sig scan to find the interface factory.

[Nimgoble]

DAMN

[Fredd]

yeah i have tried it and it works fine the sig address is actually in one of the sourcemod gamedata files.