[SweetDickWilly]

Hello,

I am a sourcemod scripting noob and I am attempting to get familiar with the framework and the sourcepawn language. I am trying to write a script that prints "Hey bitch..." into the game chat once a player loads into the game. So Far I am having difficulties achieving this task by attempting to use the forward OnClientPutInServer(). I desperately need to master this function if I am to ever advance in making my plugin.

I can get the string to print to game chat OnPluginStart() but cannot get any love with OnClientPutInServer(). I have tried OnClientPostAdminCheck() and OnClientConnected() and still no luck. Below is my code, please fellow coders guide me and show me the error in my ways, you are my only hope.


#include <sourcemod>
#include <sdktools>
#include <cstrike>
#include <clients>
#include <halflife>

#pragma semicolon 1
#pragma newdecls required


public Plugin myinfo =
{
name = "football",
author = "Sweet Dick Willy (Innovoeb)",
description = "American football mod plugin for CS:GO. Converted from WhoKid's 1.6 AFM mod.'",
version = "0.01",
url = ""
};

public void OnClientPutInServer(int client)
{
HeyBitch();
}

// function that prints 'Hey Bitch, ....' to game chat for all players
public Action HeyBitch()
{
PrintToChatAll("Hey Bitch, What's Happenin");
}

[Indarello]

Use 2 sec timer after OnClientPostAdminCheck

[ddhoward]

You want them to see it in the chat?

Hook the player spawn event, then do IsPlayerAlive(). If player alive, print the text.

You'll need to keep track of whether you've already printed it per-player, clearing that var on player disconnect or join.

[Marttt]

or simply create a 5 seconds timer after OnClientPostAdminCheck (most plugins do this),
No need for message to be in next frame after client connects
Sometimes delaying the message is more effective for the user to see the message.

player_spawn event fires a lot of times for the same player e.g while going idle (on L4D2 at least)

[Silvers]

This is tricky and requires fine tuning as each game and scenario is different. I have used OnClientPostAdminCheck and player_spawn event in different plugins. Both with a delay of a second or more, sometimes more is needed. I would suggest looking at various advertisement or welcome message plugins to get more of an idea, and of course testing multiple conditions.

Originally Posted by Marttt player_spawn event fires a lot of times for the same player e.g while going idle (on L4D2 at least)

I've noticed player_spawn can also fire before round_start, adding to more confusion.

Problem is when loading from a map change, the server may be waiting for all clients to load before they're actually in-game. The player_spawn event might of fired already, so the message may appear in chat sometime before they're in game and no longer visible unless they open chat and scroll up. This is where you have to play around and test for which method and delay is best suited.

[SweetDickWilly]

Thank you for the responses fellers. I set a 5 second timer within OnClientPostAdminCheck() and it works like a charm. Again, thank you to all for your help!

[SweetDickWilly]

Thank you sir, it worked like a charm.

[enjoi.]

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