[TCB_WyattEarp]

Can someone make a plugin:

When the bomb is dropped, it will have a beacon that shoots into the sky...
Some players seem to have trouble locating the dropped bomb.

I would be open to anything that will help them locate the bomb

beacon - Arrow - just something that says HEY HERE I AM

[OciXCrom]

Haven't they heard about the radar?...

[TCB_WyattEarp]

Yes
I have a plugin on the server that shows the bombsites on the radar -
When the bomb is dropped, there are 3 red dots on the radar
One for each site and one for the bomb...
It would be nice if that plugin could be modified to change the color of the red dot for the bomb to another color as well

[TCB_WyattEarp]

Xpaw created this but it doesnt seem to work:

PHP Code:

#include < amxmodx >
#include < engine >
#include < fakemeta >

new const SOUND[ ] = "buttons/blip1.wav";

enum _:BeaconTypes {
    Beacon_Dropped,
    Beacon_Planted
};

new g_pCvar, g_pSound;
new g_iSprite;

public plugin_init( ) {
    register_plugin( "Bomb Beacon", "1.0", "xPaw" );
    
    g_pCvar  = register_cvar( "bb_enabled", "3" ); // 0 - Dropped | 1 - Planted | 2 - Both
    g_pSound = register_cvar( "bb_sound",   "0" );
    
    if( !find_ent_by_class( FM_NULLENT, "func_bomb_target" )
    &&  !find_ent_by_class( FM_NULLENT, "info_bomb_target" ) )
        pause( "a" );
    
    register_logevent( "BombDropped", 3, "2=Dropped_The_Bomb" );
    register_logevent( "BombPlanted", 3, "2=Planted_The_Bomb" );
}

public plugin_precache( ) {
    g_iSprite = precache_model( "sprites/laserbeam.spr" );
    
    precache_sound( SOUND );
}

public BombDropped( )
    if( IsEnabled( Beacon_Dropped ) )
        set_task( 1.0, "FindBomb" );

public FindBomb( )
    ShowBeacon( find_ent_by_model( FM_NULLENT, "weaponbox", "models/w_backpack.mdl" ) );

public BombPlanted( ) {
    if( IsEnabled( Beacon_Planted ) ) {
        new iBomb = find_ent_by_model( FM_NULLENT, "grenade", "models/w_c4.mdl" );
        
        if( iBomb )
            set_task( 1.0, "ShowBeacon", iBomb );
    }
}

public ShowBeacon( const iEntity ) {
    if( !is_valid_ent( iEntity ) )
        return;
    
    set_task( 2.0, "ShowBeacon", iEntity );
    
    if( get_pcvar_num( g_pSound ) )
        emit_sound( iEntity, CHAN_ITEM, SOUND, 1.0, ATTN_NORM, 0, PITCH_NORM );
    
    new Float:vOrigin[ 3 ];
    entity_get_vector( iEntity, EV_VEC_origin, vOrigin );
    
    message_begin( MSG_BROADCAST, SVC_TEMPENTITY );
    write_byte( TE_BEAMCYLINDER );
    engfunc( EngFunc_WriteCoord, vOrigin[ 0 ] );
    engfunc( EngFunc_WriteCoord, vOrigin[ 1 ] );
    engfunc( EngFunc_WriteCoord, vOrigin[ 2 ] );
    engfunc( EngFunc_WriteCoord, vOrigin[ 0 ] );
    engfunc( EngFunc_WriteCoord, vOrigin[ 1 ] );
    engfunc( EngFunc_WriteCoord, vOrigin[ 2 ] + 100 );
    write_short( g_iSprite );
    write_byte( 0 );
    write_byte( 1 );
    write_byte( 6 );
    write_byte( 2 );
    write_byte( 1 );
    write_byte( 255 );
    write_byte( 0 );
    write_byte( 0 );
    write_byte( 200 );
    write_byte( 6 );
    message_end( );
}

bool:IsEnabled( const iType ) {
    new iCvar = get_pcvar_num( g_pCvar );
    
    return bool:( iCvar & iType );
} 


[SomewhereLost]

Try to play with the cvar, set 1 or 2.

[TCB_WyattEarp]

I have tried all cvar settings and nothing

[TCB_WyattEarp]

anyone have an idea why this isnt working ?

[thEsp]

PHP Code:

    message_begin( MSG_BROADCAST, SVC_TEMPENTITY ); 
    write_byte( TE_BEAMCYLINDER ); 
    engfunc( EngFunc_WriteCoord, vOrigin[ 0 ] ); 
    engfunc( EngFunc_WriteCoord, vOrigin[ 1 ] ); 
    engfunc( EngFunc_WriteCoord, vOrigin[ 2 ] ); 
    engfunc( EngFunc_WriteCoord, vOrigin[ 0 ] ); 
    engfunc( EngFunc_WriteCoord, vOrigin[ 1 ] ); 
    engfunc( EngFunc_WriteCoord, vOrigin[ 2 ] + 100 ); 
    write_short( g_iSprite ); 
    write_byte( 0 ); 
    write_byte( 1 ); 
    write_byte( 6 ); 
    write_byte( 2 ); 
    write_byte( 1 ); 
    write_byte( 255 ); // RED
    write_byte( 0 );  // GREEN
    write_byte( 0 ); // BLUE
    write_byte( 200 ); 
    write_byte( 6 ); 
    message_end( ); 


Try changing highlighted values (r,g,b) and see if anything changed/