[-GSE-||Obsession^]

Hey I got a question abouth the cvars and sourcemod-plugins:
Where do I have to set their value, do I have to set the value in the core code of the plugin (so before compiling) or do I have to set them in the sourcemod CFG file?

By the way:
I want to say to all you Sourcemod-scipters out there: Great Job.
I love u all, finally amxx is coming to source!!
Thank you all

[ferret]

The default value should be set in the plugins' source. To change them, treat them like any other cvar. You could place them in server.cfg, for example.

[-GSE-||Obsession^]

Ok thanks, especially for the quick respond .
And you say I could use the server.cfg file for changing them later on right?
But couldn't I could use the sourcemod.cfg file instead?
bcause this file allso is executed every mapchange:

// SourceMod Configuration File
// This file is automatically executed by SourceMod every mapchange.

So that i have the server.cfg file is for normal cvars and the sourmemod.cfg for my sourcemod-cvars.
Which is a bit more organized when there are more plugins..

But thank you again for your respond, now I can move on then..

[ferret]

You could use either.

[-GSE-||Obsession^]

Oh ok, I think I got it, but just an example to be shure ok..
So for example with the C4-timer plugin I should change the value 5 in this line?

sm_c4timer = CreateConVar("sm_c4timer", 5", "Time that a countdown is given for the bomb; disable with value of 0", FCVAR_PLUGIN, true, 0.0, true, 30.0);

In the public OnPluginStart() part?

And what does the part FCVAR_PLUGIN and after do? Is it the max value for the cvar or somthing like that?
Well that doesn't matter acually.. But was in the right line?

[ferret]

Nonono, leave all that alone. Don't change the plugin. All that is doing is setting the default to 5 and sets the range to 0-30.

Just put in sourcemod.cfg or server.cfg:
sm_c4timer 5

[-GSE-||Obsession^]

Ow oke.. but this was what I meant with setting them in the core.
So I change the cvars values in the cfg files so that they are set every mapchange..
Now I think I really got it

[ferret]

Yes., If you put them in the cfg files, it'll always be there. But if you change the plugin, you'll have to change it EVERYTIME you download a new copy of the plugin.

[-GSE-||Obsession^]

Yeah I know,
but I used to play 1.6 & cz for some years now and was using amxx. And here I did set the value I wanted in the core of the code (.sma file) so that it would set the wanted value right away.

But sourcemod is a bit different with coding I gues, but I know do understand why I shouldn't do this here.
Bcause then the range isnt checked and when it doesnt fit it isnt automatically set right anymore or maybe crash..
This anwers all my questions so far..
Thank you for your support!

[GriMz]

by the same token, if you created a new cfg file, called it plugins.cfg and then added exec plugins.cfg to the server.cfg, this would keep rcon admins from being able to change the plug ins if they didnt know what they were doing right? would this be a better way?