[kwski43]

THIS PLUGIN HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH VALVE'S LOBBY RESERVATION

This plugin will let you free your server from all currently playing players and reserve it in case you want to join/force it from own lobby.
Plugin for people running own server(s) available to matchmaking games who sometimes force own server from lobby and don't want to be rude kicking everyone playing on it and breaking their lobby.
Why not being polite and just let them return to lobby?


CVars: (l4d_reservetheserver.cfg)

• l4d_reservetheserver_mode - Change the reservation method: (Default: 1)
  • 0 - only remove players using lobby vote
  • 1 - remove players using lobby vote and then disconnect server from matchmaking
• l4d_reservetheserver_searchkey - sv_search_key will be set to this while server is reserved
• l4d_reservetheserver_timeout - How long will the server stay disconnected from matchmaking? 0 - means never restore matchmaking connection (Default: 30)
• l4d_reservetheserver_immuneflag - If player with this flag is present on the server reservation request will be denied (Default: "d")

You can customize the message shown to players by editing MESSAGE_FOR_PLAYERS_LINEX lines and compiling plugin yourself

How to use:

• Execute sm_reservetheserver command (requires ADMFLAG_ROOT flag), after few seconds server will be freed and reserved, if server is empty reservation is immediate
• if you wish to cancel reservation use sm_cancelreservation command, it will connect server back to matchmaking and remove cvar changes, it will not reload map if players are online!

Note that you have to execute these commands remotely via any remote rcon software/script.

Changelog:

1.0.0
- Initial release
1.0.1
- Code fixes
1.1.0
- Added new command: sm_cancelreservation

Not tested on L4D1 although it should work.

[Ja-Forces]

* Updated to new-syntax rules

CVARS:

l4d_rts_mode - "0 - only remove players using lobby vote, 1 - remove players using lobby vote and then disconnect server from matchmaking"
l4d_rts_searchkey - "sv_search_key will be set to this while server is reserved"
l4d_rts_timeout - "How long will the server stay disconnected from matchmaking? 0 - never restore matchmaking connection"
l4d_rts_immuneflag - "If player with this flag is present on the server reservation request will be denied"

sm_rts - "Free the server from all players, then reserve it."
sm_cr - "Cancel reservation and make server public again."

[thewintersoldier97]

Hello, nice plugin idea! But what do you mean by "execute these commands remotely via any remote rcon software/script."?

[Ja-Forces]

It means that you need to use a specific program. For example HLSW to operate with this plugin .

[thewintersoldier97]

Originally Posted by Ja-Forces It means that you need to use a specific program. For example HLSW to operate with this plugin .

Can Source Admin Tool do the work? Thanks!

[Ja-Forces]

Any script|program that supports RCON Protocol

[thewintersoldier97]

Originally Posted by Ja-Forces Any script|program that supports RCON Protocol

Hey, so I've been tried to use this plugins (the version you provide of course) through Source Admin Tool but every time I entered the command, "] sm_reservetheserver
Unknown command "sm_reservetheserver"" is all I get...Any though? Thank in advance!

[Ja-Forces]

sm_rts - Free the server from all players, then reserve it.
sm_cr - Cancel reservation and make server public again.

[thewintersoldier97]

Originally Posted by Ja-Forces sm_rts - Free the server from all players, then reserve it. sm_cr - Cancel reservation and make server public again.

Thank you! Now it's working like a charm!

[NoroHime]

what it different between sv_force_unreserved 1?
does "sv_force_unreserved 0" Server exposure is relatively lowly?