[xZk]

Originally Posted by Sev Something to disable its functionality on finales would be good, so people don't have to manually create configs for all the finales. Otherwise good stuff here.

thanks for the suggestion, i added a new cvars for that option:

PHP Code:

// 0:Disable tanks in finale map, 1:Allow before finale starts, 2:Allow after finale starts, 3:Allow all finale map
// -
// Default: "0"
boss_spawn_finale_tanks "0"

// 0:Disable witches in finale map, 1:Allow before finale starts, 2: Allow after finale starts, 3:Allow all finale map
// -
// Default: "0"
boss_spawn_finale_witches "0" 


Originally Posted by Marttt What could be blocking the spawns is the "ProhibitBosses = true" Director var.

I'm not quite sure that ProhibitBosses can prevent spawn by this plugin or by cheats(z_spawn), I think the special limits is what spawn always restricts

[sxslmk]

Originally Posted by Marttt What could be blocking the spawns is the "ProhibitBosses = true" Director var. When the radio is called some maps runs the finale vscript, which blocks spawning Witch/Tank, and depends on the map either other SI.

I'd tried VScript Director Options Unlocker to set "ProhibitBosses=false" still can't spawn SI.

[Marttt]

Which map?

[sxslmk]

Originally Posted by Marttt Which map?

c5m5

[Psyk0tik]

Have you tried increasing the SI limits like what xZk mentioned?

Here's how I would do it with Silvers' "VScript File Replacer" since Timocop's "VScript Director Options Unlocker" has a very small character limit and relies on a timer to constantly update the director.

PHP Code:

"vscript_replacer"
{
    // This matches "c1m1_" to "c99m99_" for example, all Valve maps in L4D2.
    "c[0-9]m[0-9]_.+"
    {
        // This matches all the Valve maps' scripts.
        "c[0-9]m[0-9]_.+"
        {
            // Matches the script name and strings with RegEx.
            "regex"                    "3"

            // Increase Smoker limit.
            "SmokerLimit = ([0-9]+)"        "SmokerLimit = 5"

            // Increase Boomer limit.
            "BoomerLimit = ([0-9]+)"        "BoomerLimit = 5"

            // Increase Hunter limit.
            "HunterLimit = ([0-9]+)"        "HunterLimit = 5"

            // Increase Spitter limit.
            "SpitterLimit = ([0-9]+)"        "SpitterLimit = 5"

            // Increase Jockey limit.
            "JockeyLimit = ([0-9]+)"        "JockeyLimit = 5"

            // Increase Charger limit.
            "ChargerLimit = ([0-9]+)"        "ChargerLimit = 5"

            // Increase Witch limit.
            "WitchLimit = ([0-9]+)"        "WitchLimit = 5"

            // Increase Tank limit.
            "TankLimit = ([0-9]+)"        "TankLimit = 5"
        }
    }
} 


[RDiver]

// Set total Tanks to spawn on map
// -
// Default: "1"
boss_spawn_total_tanks "1"

// Set max random Tanks to spawn simultaneously, 0isable Random value
// -
// Default: "3"
boss_spawn_tanks_rng "3"

Actually what's the difference between both CVARs above in practice?


// 0:Check any Tanks spawned on map, 1:Check only boss spawn Tanks
// -
// Default: "0"
boss_spawn_check_tanks "0"

Can't figure out the purpose of checking here.

[Psyk0tik]

Originally Posted by RDiver // Set total Tanks to spawn on map // - // Default: "1" boss_spawn_total_tanks "1" // Set max random Tanks to spawn simultaneously, 0isable Random value // - // Default: "3" boss_spawn_tanks_rng "3" Actually what's the difference between both CVARs above in practice? // 0:Check any Tanks spawned on map, 1:Check only boss spawn Tanks // - // Default: "0" boss_spawn_check_tanks "0" Can't figure out the purpose of checking here.

Looking at the code, it seems to me that if boss_spawn_tanks_rng is greater than 0, it will act as the max value for how many Tanks can spawn in total. If greater than 0, the plugin chooses a number between boss_spawn_total_tanks and boss_spawn_tanks_rng. If the cvar is set to 0, then boss_spawn_total_tanks will be used.

As for boss_spawn_check_tanks, it's just asking if you want all Tanks that spawn to be counted towards boss_spawn_total_tanks or just the ones spawned by the plugin.

[RDiver]

Originally Posted by Crasher_3637 Looking at the code, it seems to me that if boss_spawn_tanks_rng is greater than 0, it will act as the max value for how many Tanks can spawn in total. If greater than 0, the plugin chooses a number between boss_spawn_total_tanks and boss_spawn_tanks_rng. If the cvar is set to 0, then boss_spawn_total_tanks will be used. As for boss_spawn_check_tanks, it's just asking if you want all Tanks that spawn to be counted towards boss_spawn_total_tanks or just the ones spawned by the plugin.

So can it be interpretated that 'boss_spawn total tanks' refers to the limit of tanks, which spawn in play, predominated by the AI Director while 'boss_spawn_tanks_rng' managed by this plugin "liberates" the AI director to release more or less tanks based on random selection (within a pre-assigned range) ?

Should we always keep boss_spawn total tanks =1 as default conformed with Director Variables?

[Psyk0tik]

Originally Posted by RDiver So can it be interpretated that 'boss_spawn total tanks' refers to the limit of tanks, which spawn in play, predominated by the AI Director while 'boss_spawn_tanks_rng' managed by this plugin "liberates" the AI director to release more or less tanks based on random selection (within a pre-assigned range) ? Should we always keep boss_spawn total tanks =1 as default conformed with Director Variables?

Yes, you should keep it at 1 as minimum if you don't want extra Tanks to spawn. In case you're wondering, setting it to 0 won't prevent Tanks from spawning at all.

The plugin itself doesn't exactly "limit" how many Tanks can be alive at any given time, unlike my Mutant Tanks plugin which kicks or kills extra Tanks. All this plugin does is check if the game already meets the limit set by boss_spawn_total_tanks. Let's say you set the cvar to 3, and there are currently 4 Tanks alive, the plugin won't spawn anymore Tanks. If you were to set boss_spawn_tanks_rng to 7 in the same scenario, the plugin will pick a value between 3 and 7, and if that chosen value is greater than the number of Tanks currently alive (in this case, 4), it will spawn more Tanks until it meets that chosen value.

I hope that my explanation doesn't confuse you.

[Voevoda]

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