[sebxx4]

Hello, I have a problem. I need to check if player can see other team's respawn zone. Not if he's currently looking in this direction, but if there's some obstacle (wall, box, anything) on the way from his position to opponents team's respawn (or buying zone, imo it's the same). Any ideas, please?

[DJEarthQuake]

Possibly if you could elaborate as to how this happened please.

[sebxx4]

What do you mean?

[sebxx4]

Anybody?

[Natsheh]

there's no such thing called a respawn zone, you need to rethink of something else to achieve what you want...

[sebxx4]

Well, I can get positions of players when they're respawned. Or maybe position of buying zone? In many maps it's equal to respawn zone.

[Natsheh]

Originally Posted by sebxx4 Well, I can get positions of players when they're respawned. Or maybe position of buying zone? In many maps it's equal to respawn zone.

as i thought most of the time there's no buyzone while its been checked like that.

PHP Code:

void OLD_CheckBuyZone(CBasePlayer *pPlayer)
{
    const char *pszSpawnClass = nullptr;

#ifdef REGAMEDLL_FIXES
    if (!CSGameRules()->CanPlayerBuy(pPlayer))
    {
        return;
    }
#endif

    if (pPlayer->m_iTeam == TERRORIST)
    {
        pszSpawnClass = "info_player_deathmatch";
    }
    else if (pPlayer->m_iTeam == CT)
    {
        pszSpawnClass = "info_player_start";
    }

    if (pszSpawnClass)
    {
        CBaseEntity *pSpot = nullptr;
        while ((pSpot = UTIL_FindEntityByClassname(pSpot, pszSpawnClass)))
        {
            if ((pSpot->pev->origin - pPlayer->pev->origin).Length() < 200.0f)
            {
                pPlayer->m_signals.Signal(SIGNAL_BUY);
#ifdef REGAMEDLL_FIXES
                break;
#endif
            }
        }
    }
} 


[Bugsy]

Hook player spawn and store the first spawned players origin. You can then do a traceline from player to this location to look for obstacles.

[sebxx4]

Originally Posted by Bugsy Hook player spawn and store the first spawned players origin. You can then do a traceline from player to this location to look for obstacles.

Yes, that's what I was thinking about. But don't know how to do this.

[Bugsy]

Here's something you can start with. Only gap is for the first player(s) spawned on one team when server started/map changed as the enemy teams spawn location will be unknown. Another option that can be used is using buyzone locations.

See below example

Spawn order:
1. T player (CT origin unknown, unable to check line of sight)
2. T player (CT origin unknown, unable to check line of sight)
3. CT player (good)
4. CT player (good)
5. T player (good)

PHP Code:

#include <amxmodx>
#include <hamsandwich>
#include <fakemeta>
#include <cstrike>

new const Version[] = "0.1";

new Float:g_fTeamOrigin[ CsTeams ][ 3 ];

public plugin_init() 
{
    register_plugin( "Check for Path" , Version , "bugsy" );
    
    RegisterHam( Ham_Spawn , "player" , "HamSpawnPlayer_Post" , true );
}

public HamSpawnPlayer_Post( iPlayer )
{
    if ( is_user_alive( iPlayer ) )
    {
        new tlTrace , Float:fFraction , CsTeams:csTeam = cs_get_user_team( iPlayer ) , CsTeams:csEnemyTeam;
        
        //Store origin for players team if not yet recorded
        if ( !g_fTeamOrigin[ csTeam ][ 0 ] )
            pev( iPlayer , pev_origin , g_fTeamOrigin[ csTeam ] );
            
        //Determine enemies team
        csEnemyTeam = ( csTeam == CS_TEAM_T ) ? CS_TEAM_CT : CS_TEAM_T;
        
        //If an origin was record for enemies team
        if ( g_fTeamOrigin[ csEnemyTeam ][ 0 ] )
        {
            //Send traceline from players team spawn location to enemy teams spawn location
            engfunc( EngFunc_TraceLine , g_fTeamOrigin[ csTeam ] , g_fTeamOrigin[ csEnemyTeam ] , IGNORE_MONSTERS , 0 , tlTrace );
            get_tr2( tlTrace , TR_flFraction , fFraction );
            
            //Trace ran into something so there is not a clear path
            if ( fFraction != 1.0 )
            {
                client_print( iPlayer , print_chat , "Something is in the way" );
            }
            else
            {
                client_print( iPlayer , print_chat , "There's a clear path to the enemy's spawn location" );    
            }
        }
    }
}