[Naydef]

Hello everyone

I was wondering if i can send or receive netmessages to/from clients using Sourcemod(without extensions). I need this functionality for a special plugin, which pauses the game. More specifically

PHP Code:

#define    svc_SetPause        11        // tells client if server paused or unpaused 


If someone has any idea, then comment please.

[backwards]

Just use the following if you need to freeze players mouse controls and movement

PHP Code:

SetEntityFlags(client, (GetEntityFlags(client) |= FL_FROZEN)); //On
SetEntityFlags(client, (GetEntityFlags(client) &= ~FL_FROZEN)); //Off 


[Naydef]

Originally Posted by 1337norway Just use the following if you need to freeze players mouse controls and movement PHP Code: SetEntityFlags(client, (GetEntityFlags(client) |= FL_FROZEN)); //On SetEntityFlags(client, (GetEntityFlags(client) &= ~FL_FROZEN)); //Off

Your method looks promising, but animations in First Person are still playing and player can change weapon slots(i think changing weapons is predicted and cannot be blocked without animation plays client-side). By the way, the game is TF2

[backwards]

It's possible you may still be able to do that in-game while the normal svc_setpause message is set. I would test the normal method with sv_pauseable 1 and issuing the pause command from the client. It's possible it's an oversight and pause wasn't fully placed into the game as it originally worked in previous source engine games. If that is the case then using the method you originally asked about would still have the issues of allowing weapon switches and animations to happen.

[Ilusion9]

if it's pausing the game then all players must be on freeze
use sm_rcon pause

or

PHP Code:

GameRules_SetProp("m_bFreezePeriod", 1); 


this is working for CS:GO

[Naydef]

Well, the game is TF2, anyway what i want to make is a plugin which pauses SPECIFIC player(s) without side effects caused by the prediction. This reminds me that there is cvar which controlles whether the client predicts entities or not. I might try combining FL_FROZEN method and the prediction cvar changing in order to freeze player without prediction messing with my things.
Anyway, i still want to see the possibility of receiving/sending netmesssages using the Sourcemod API, it gives some new opportunities(at least for me) when making plugins.

[backwards]

I don't believe there's a native way to write directly to the bit buffer stream sent out to clients within sourcemod. They only seem to have an interface for user messages which just calls the engine functions for begin and end message. You most likely would need to write a sourcemod extension to do this by obtaining the clients net channels and writing the created messages for svc_ that way.