[MaNaReaver]

Hey AM!

I wanted to request a plugin that shows a custom vote on join and stores the results in a vault. Can anyone help with it? Thanks

[MaNaReaver]

Anyone yet? Thanks

[MaNaReaver]

Originally Posted by MaNaReaver Anyone yet? Thanks

Been a year since I posted this, but I believe it would really change a lot of things for the game, as many other games use polls to assess what players need on the servers. I'd still want to know if this is possible to implement and whether anyone could work on developing a plugin that achieves this.

If a vote cannot be displayed to a single player, can anyone create a menu that opens up at join, or before mapchange, such that people can choose the option, which gets stored in a vault?

I'd really appreciate if someone could help out, and you have all my thanks!

Best regards,
MaNaReaver.

[fysiks]

Maybe provide more details so that someone could start writing it without a whole bunch of back and forth about what you want in the plugin.

[MaNaReaver]

Originally Posted by fysiks Maybe provide more details so that someone could start writing it without a whole bunch of back and forth about what you want in the plugin.

As stated earlier, the plugin should either take a vote, or show a menu that takes user-input and stores it in a vault which can be accessed whenever necessary.

As I didn't receive any replies a year ago, I decided to add more details in, which could help me understand what can be achieved with the game engine.

[fysiks]

Originally Posted by MaNaReaver As stated earlier, the plugin should either take a vote, or show a menu

What content goes in the menu/vote?

Originally Posted by MaNaReaver that takes user-input

What kind of input?

Originally Posted by MaNaReaver and stores it in a vault which can be accessed whenever necessary.

What format are you expecting for the aforementioned undefined data?



Also, there is a very good probability that someone won't help you out without more details so if you'd be interested, one option would be to learn how to write your own plugin(s). I would say when you're making an effort to write your own plugin, you're more likely to get help (because it's less effort on our part; life is busy).

[MaNaReaver]

Originally Posted by fysiks What content goes in the menu/vote?

The content could be anything, ranging from questions/polls, with answers/options that can be chosen by a player.

Originally Posted by fysiks What kind of input?

User input is the option chosen by the player - that gets stored in a vault.
An admin could access those results with an amxx command, that shows the results - either on console, chat, or menu:
1. Question 1. <Question1>
2. Total Number of Votes: <TotalVotes1>
3. Vote on Option A) <Option1A> : <NumberOfVotes1A>
4. Vote on Option B) <Option1B> : <NumberOfVotes1B>
... with Questions ranging from 1 to N.

The questions and options can be stored in a file (questions.ini), which the plugin can use as strings to display the menu/showcase results.

The menu should display the following:
Question <1/N> : <Question1>
1. <Option1A>
2. <Option1B>
...
9. Next

Storing the option chosen by a user in the menu for each question can be carried out efficiently using this approach. However, the menu should open up automatically at a certain timeleft (preferably that can be set-up by a cvar), such that a player can vote and the results can be stored before map-change.

Originally Posted by fysiks What format are you expecting for the aforementioned undefined data?

A format that stores the results alongside a SteamID such that a player cannot vote multiple times (A check to make sure a player has voted/answered is essential here).

Originally Posted by fysiks Also, there is a very good probability that someone won't help you out without more details so if you'd be interested, one option would be to learn how to write your own plugin(s). I would say when you're making an effort to write your own plugin, you're more likely to get help (because it's less effort on our part; life is busy).

Unfortunately, I have no expertise with sql/vault modules, and have been unable to learn how to work with it over the last year, therefore I needed someone to help me out instead.

It won't just benefit me but many other servers who want to consider taking regular votes from players to receive suggestions/improvements/modifications, thus making people hold the choices instead of a moderator/owner.

Best regards,
MaNaReaver.