[psyfl]

Hi. I have programming knowledge but I'm pretty much totally new to SourcePawn, so I need pointing in the right direction for a small plugin that I would like to make.

I'm hosting a map on my server called mg_bob2. At one area in the map, there is a ball entity, which you can see at 49 seconds in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhm9R6TqoNM

I would like to add a command that simply teleports the ball to a predetermined location. I believe I should be able to do this with the TeleportEntity function in the SourceMod API (https://sm.alliedmods.net/new-api/sd...TeleportEntity), but I don't know how to find the right entity number for the ball. I don't have access to any of the map files beyond the .bsp and .nav. If anyone could help me out with this then that would be much appreciated.

[Neuro Toxin]

A plugin for one map entity is a bit overkil.

You could decompile the map, wrap a trigger or func around it and recompile with a new filename.

[backwards]

PHP Code:

#include <sourcemod>
#include <sdktools>

public OnPluginStart()
{
    HookEvent("round_start", Event_RoundStart);
}

new BallEntity = -1;

public void Event_RoundStart(Event event, const char[] name, bool dontBroadcast)
{
    BallEntity = -1;
    FindBallObject();
}

public FindBallObject()
{
    decl Float:ObjectPos[3] = {2511.413818, 2569.456299, 1845.27783};

    for(new i = MaxClients;i < GetMaxEntities();i++)
    {
        if(IsValidEntity(i) && IsValidEdict(i))
        {
            decl Float:TestObjectPos[3];
            GetEntPropVector(i, Prop_Data, "m_vecAbsOrigin", TestObjectPos);
            
            if(GetVectorDistance(ObjectPos, TestObjectPos) <= 128.0)
            {
                decl String:EdictClassName[128];
                GetEdictClassname(i, EdictClassName, sizeof(EdictClassName));
                
                if(StrEqual(EdictClassName, "func_physbox"))
                {
                    PrintToChatAll("Found The Ball (%i)!", i);
                    BallEntity = i;
                    return;
                }
            }
        }
    }
} 


[Powerlord]

Originally Posted by Neuro Toxin A plugin for one map entity is a bit overkil. You could decompile the map, wrap a trigger or func around it and recompile with a new filename.

Given how decompiling a map almost always ends up with bugs somewhere in the map, I disagree.