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L4D2 Mission Manager

This plugin provides a set of APIs which allows other plugins to access the mission/map list: e.g. which map comes after the current one. Coop, versus, scavenge and survival modes are currently supported.

Installation: Drop l4d2_mission_manager.smx into the "left4dead2/addons/sourcemod/plugins" folder

Campaign/Map List Caching/Loading
During the first run of the plugin, it creates a folder called "mission.cache" inside "left4dead2" directory, and then copies all mission files from the "virtual missions" folder to "mission.cache". (The word "virtual" means the mission text files are in the VPKs and they are not in the real filesystem. Unfortunately SourceMod`s SMC parser cannot access those "virtual" files, so I have to copy them to the real filesystem.) Sometimes the mission file may have syntax error, e.g. mission "}" at the end of the mission text file, you have to fix them manually.

Notes
During our test, some maps' mission file have problems:
1. Questionable Ethics 1 & 2 doesn't have "}" at the end of the mission file. Altough it can be loaded by LMM, it is an error that should be corrected by the map author.
2. Crashbandicoot2 has zero-index for its survival and scavenge mode, and these two modes are ignored by LMM. The first map should always have an index of 1!
3. Kickedout has a malformed "survival" section


This plugin itself does not affect the game play. There is only one command available: "sm_lmm_list", which lists installed maps on the server. "sm_lmm_list" can have one of the following as paramter:
coop, versus, scavenge, survival or invalid. The last one prints all maps/missions with error, helps server admins to locate them.
Sample usage and output:

sm_lmm_list coop
Gamemode = coop (17 missions)

1. L4D2C1 (4 maps)

, c1m1_hotel
, c1m2_streets
, c1m3_mall
, c1m4_atrium
2. L4D2C10 (5 maps)

, c10m1_caves
, c10m2_drainage
, c10m3_ranchhouse
, c10m4_mainstreet
, c10m5_houseboat
3. L4D2C11 (5 maps)

, c11m1_greenhouse
, c11m2_offices
, c11m3_garage
, c11m4_terminal
, c11m5_runway
4. L4D2C12 (5 maps)

, C12m1_hilltop
, C12m2_traintunnel
, C12m3_bridge
, C12m4_barn
, C12m5_cornfield
5. L4D2C13 (4 maps)

, c13m1_alpinecreek
, c13m2_southpinestream
, c13m3_memorialbridge
, c13m4_cutthroatcreek
6. L4D2C2 (5 maps)

, c2m1_highway
, c2m2_fairgrounds
, c2m3_coaster
, c2m4_barns
, c2m5_concert
7. L4D2C3 (4 maps)

, c3m1_plankcountry
, c3m2_swamp
, c3m3_shantytown
, c3m4_plantation
8. L4D2C4 (5 maps)

, c4m1_milltown_a
, c4m2_sugarmill_a
, c4m3_sugarmill_b
, c4m4_milltown_b
, c4m5_milltown_escape
9. L4D2C5 (5 maps)

, c5m1_waterfront
, c5m2_park
, c5m3_cemetery
, c5m4_quarter
, c5m5_bridge
10. L4D2C6 (3 maps)

, c6m1_riverbank
, c6m2_bedlam
, c6m3_port
11. L4D2C7 (3 maps)

, c7m1_docks
, c7m2_barge
, c7m3_port
12. L4D2C8 (5 maps)

, c8m1_apartment
, c8m2_subway
, c8m3_sewers
, c8m4_interior
, c8m5_rooftop
13. L4D2C9 (2 maps)

, c9m1_alleys
, c9m2_lots
14. CrashBandicootTheReturn (6 maps)

, CrashBandicootMap1
, CrashBandicootMap2
, CrashBandicootMap3
, CrashBandicootMap4
, CrashBandicootMap5
, CrashBandicootMap6
15. l4d2CrashBandicoot2 (4 maps)

, l4d2_CrashBandicootvs1
, l4d2_CrashBandicootvs2
, l4d2_CrashBandicootvs3
, l4d2_CrashBandicootvs4
16. QuestionableEthicsAlphaTest (5 maps)

, qe2_ep1
, qe2_ep2
, qe2_ep3
, qe2_ep4
, qe2_ep5
17. QuestionableEthics (4 maps)

, qe_1_cliche
, qe_2_remember_me
, qe_3_unorthodox_paradox
, qe_4_ultimate_test
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During the loading of server, the plugins scans for installed maps/missions and copies all text files in the mission "virtual folder" into mission.cache folder. (mission folder is "virtual" because it is not located on the real filesystem, instead, those text files are in VPK files and mapped to a in-game filesystem by the Source engine)
If you want to use this API, you should include l4d2_mission_manager.inc in your sp file:

PHP Code:

#include <l4d2_mission_manager> 


Do NOT call any LMM APIs in OnPluginStart(), due to the chance that your plugin is loaded prior to LMM. LMM APIs become available in OnAllPluginsLoaded().

Latest source code is available on Github: https://github.com/rikka0w0/l4d2_mission_manager

This page is deprecated. The latest builds are included in https://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?t=308708

Questions and bugs can be posted here.