[Marttt]

L4D1 ONLY

L4D2 version here

Description

This plugin applies a white outline glow to some items making them easier to identify on the map.

Warning

Use carefully. This plugin may spawn too many entities depending on the number of items on the map and can cause a "ED_Alloc: no free edicts" crash.

Features

• Allow configuring the glow by classname.
• Allow configuring which items should glow. (data config)
• Allow configuring which teams should see the glow. (data config)
• Allow configuring a blink effect to the entity with glow. (data config)
• Allow configuring the fade distance to the entity with glow. (data config)
• Fix spawner entities glow. (cvar)
• Remove health cabinet glow on open when enabled.

Preview



Cvars

A configuration file named "l4d1_glow_item.cfg" will automatically be created for you upon the first run in the "\cfg\sourcemod\" folder.

PHP Code:

// Enable/Disable the plugin.
// 0 = Disable, 1 = Enable.
// -
// Default: "1"
// Minimum: "0.000000"
// Maximum: "1.000000"
l4d1_glow_item_enable "1"

// Remove glow from health cabinet after being opened.
// 0 = OFF, 1 = ON.
// -
// Default: "1"
// Minimum: "0.000000"
// Maximum: "1.000000"
l4d1_glow_item_health_cabinet "1"

// Interval in seconds to toggle (start/stop) the glow.
// -
// Default: "0.3"
// Minimum: "0.100000"
l4d1_glow_item_interval "0.3"

// Delete *_spawn entities when its count reaches 0.
// 0 = OFF, 1 = ON.
// -
// Default: "1"
// Minimum: "0.000000"
// Maximum: "1.000000"
l4d1_glow_item_remove_spawner "1" 


Data file (data/l4d1_glow_item.cfg)

PHP Code:

// Attributes explained:
//  "enable"        -> Apply plugin glow to entity. "0" = Disable, "1" = Enable.
//  "team"          -> Which teams should see the outline glow. "-1" = Everyone, "0" = Unknown, "1" = Spectator, "2" = Survivors, "3" = Infecteds.
//  "blink"         -> Add a blink effect (not team-based) to the entity with glow. "0" = No Blink, "1" = Soft Blink, "2" = Medium Blink, "3" = Hard Blink.
//  "blink_random"  -> Apply a random color to the blink effect. "0" = OFF, "1" = ON.
//  "blink_color    -> Blink effect color. Use three values between 0-255 separated by spaces. "<0-255> <0-255> <0-255>", e.g: "255 255 255". Ignored when "blink_random" is "1".
//  "blink_alpha    -> Blink effect alpha. Value between 0-255.
//  "fademax"       -> Distance from the nearest client at which the glow stop drawing. "0" = Disable.

"l4d1_glow_item"
{
    "default"
    {
        "enable"        "1"
        "team"          "2"
        "blink"         "2"
        "blink_random"  "0"
        "blink_color"   "0 0 0"
        "blink_alpha"   "0"
        "fademax"       "510"
    }

    "classnames"
    {
        // Primary Weapons - Slot 1
        // Tier 1
        // SMGs
        "weapon_smg"
        {
            "enable"        "1"
        }
        // Shotguns
        "weapon_pumpshotgun"
        {
            "enable"        "1"
        }

        // Tier 2
        // Rifles
        "weapon_rifle"
        {
            "enable"        "1"
        }
        // Shotguns
        "weapon_autoshotgun"
        {
            "enable"        "1"
        }
        // Snipers
        "weapon_hunting_rifle"
        {
            "enable"        "1"
        }

        // Secondary Weapons - Slot 2
        // Pistols
        "weapon_pistol"
        {
            "enable"        "1"
        }

        // Throwables - Slot 3
        "weapon_molotov"
        {
            "enable"        "1"
        }
        "weapon_pipe_bomb"
        {
            "enable"        "1"
        }

        // Health Items - Slot 4
        "weapon_first_aid_kit"
        {
            "enable"        "1"
        }

        // Health Items - Slot 5
        "weapon_pain_pills"
        {
            "enable"        "1"
        }

        // Carryables
        "weapon_gascan"
        {
            "enable"        "1"
        }
        "weapon_propanetank"
        {
            "enable"        "1"
        }
        "weapon_oxygentank"
        {
            "enable"        "1"
        }

        // Others
        "weapon_ammo"
        {
            "enable"        "1"
        }
        "prop_health_cabinet"
        {
            "enable"        "1"
        }
        "prop_fuel_barrel"
        {
            "enable"        "1"
        }
        "prop_car_alarm"
        {
            "enable"        "0"
        }
        "prop_physics"
        {
            "enable"        "0"
        }

        // Miniguns
        "prop_minigun"
        {
            "enable"        "1"
        }
        "prop_mounted_machine_gun"
        {
            "enable"        "1"
        }
    }
} 


Admin Commands

• sm_glowinfo => Outputs to the chat the glow info about the entity at your crosshair. (z flag required)
• sm_glowreload => Reload the glow configs. (z flag required)
• sm_glowremove => Remove plugin glow from entity at crosshair. (z flag required)
• sm_glowremoveall => Remove all glows created by the plugin. (z flag required)
• sm_glowadd => Add glow to entity at crosshair. (z flag required)
• sm_glowall => Add glow to everything possible. (z flag required)
• sm_print_cvars_l4d1_glow_item => Print the plugin related cvars and their respective values to the console. (z flag required)

Change Log

Spoiler

1.0.4 (19-June-2022)
- Fixed an error while trying to retrieve the glow parent entity. (thanks "CrazMan" for reporting)

1.0.3 (25-September-2021)
- Added blink color/alpha option.
- Fixed some weapons blinking while equipped.
- Fixed minigun glow position.

1.0.2 (15-September-2021)
- Added fade option (team based).
- Added cvar timer to detect when should toggle the glow.
- Fixed sprite console errors.

1.0.1 (12-September-2021)
- Removed minigun outline glow while in use.
- Added new commands to manually add/remove glow.
- Added blink effect. (thanks "KadabraZz" for sharing)

1.0.0 (07-September-2021)
- Initial release.

Known issues

• Depending on the item angle, the glow may disappear when you reach nearby.

This is weird game behaviour. I have found that by changing all the weapon angles to "0 0 0", with Stripper, and noticed that all glows were kept even when I was nearby. This explains why "weapon_ammo_spawn" is always glowing in most maps.

modify:
{
    match:
    {
        "classname" "/weapon.*/"
    }
    replace:
    {
        "angles" "0.00 0.00 0.00"
    }
}

Notes

• This plugin uses the prop_glowing_object entity (L4D1 only) to create glows, which are visible through walls by design.
• Isn't possible to change the glow color. L4D1 has a default white color for glow while using this entity.
• Hand-equipped items have the glow deactivated, restoring it when dropped.
• I notice that some models weren't applying the glow on spawn (the entity was auto-destroyed in the next frame), so the default model on spawn is the "pills" model and after spawn they are changed to their parent model.
• Found a bug that allowed to pickup equipped weapons, that's why there is an OnUse hook to block +USE on equipped weapons.
• I won't support clone animation handling on this plugin, I did some trials but the result wasn't good enough.

To Do

• Add map based configs. (including hammerid config)

Thank you!

• KadabraZz - for testing in his server.
• CrazMan - for reporting a bug.

Related Plugins

• [L4D1 & L4D2] Random Beam Item by Marttt
• [L4D2] Random Glow Item by Marttt

Post Reply

• Any feedback, bug reports, fixes, improvements, translations or suggestions for the plugin are welcome.

Installation

• Put the "l4d1_glow_item.cfg" file in your "\addons\sourcemod\data\" folder.
• Put the "l4d1_glow_item.smx" file (click Get Plugin) in your "\addons\sourcemod\plugins\" folder.

[Beatles]

Good job, I love it

[ReCreator]

Just an idea but maybe you get interested.
In B4B when player looking on item and vocalize "Weapon/Molo/Granede over here", visible through walls tag appeared for a 10 seconds. Maybe you can realize something similar with glow in your plugin.

[HarryPotter]

Originally Posted by ReCreator Just an idea but maybe you get interested. In B4B when player looking on item and vocalize "Weapon/Molo/Granede over here", visible through walls tag appeared for a 10 seconds. Maybe you can realize something similar with glow in your plugin.

someone did the similar one

[CrazMan]

Good day!

Help fix the error in the plugin. There, the error gives out on the backlight of the minigun, it seems like if I'm not mistaken, but I don't know how to fix it.

The plugin works, but it gives errors to the logs.

L 06/19/2022 - 10:45:08: [SM]   [1] Line 786, E:\   L4D\sourcemod\scripting\l4d1_glow_item.sp::TimerGlow
L 06/19/2022 - 10:45:09: [SM] Exception reported: Array index out-of-bounds (index -1, limit 2049)
L 06/19/2022 - 10:45:09: [SM] Blaming: l4d1_glow_item.smx
L 06/19/2022 - 10:45:09: [SM] Call stack trace:
L 06/19/2022 - 10:45:09: [SM]   [1] Line 786, E:\   L4D\sourcemod\scripting\l4d1_glow_item.sp::TimerGlow
L 06/19/2022 - 10:45:09: [SM] Exception reported: Array index out-of-bounds (index -1, limit 2049)
L 06/19/2022 - 10:45:09: [SM] Blaming: l4d1_glow_item.smx
L 06/19/2022 - 10:45:09: [SM] Call stack trace:
L 06/19/2022 - 10:45:09: [SM]   [1] Line 786, E:\   L4D\sourcemod\scripting\l4d1_glow_item.sp::TimerGlow

[CrazMan]

Originally Posted by Marttt I wasn't able to reproduce, but I added a safety check. Thanks for reporting. Download it again.

Thank you for your quick response. Works well and without errors.

[KadabraZz]

    "targetname"
    {
        "targetname-example"
        {
            "enable"        "1"
        }
    }

    "models"
    {
        "models/model-example.mdl"
        {
            "enable"        "1"
        }
    }

Have those things been removed?

[Sunyata]

Hey Marttt,

I just tested out your l4d1 plugin here and I'm loving it ready. I'm just curious though: could your plugin be modified to also include a white glow effect on the Specials too? i.e. for the Hunter, Smoker, Boomer, Witch and Tank, and have this as an addition to the object glow effects you already have that reveals hidden objects behind wall etc.

You made a suggestion in my post [link here] to try and use Silvers plugin, but unfortunately, his glow effects for his Specials only works for l4d2 game, which is no good for me, as I only play l4d1. But as an alternative idea to my opening post I made the other day, perhaps use a chat command instead of the bile-molly that players could use called "!Xray" which allows each player to choose to switch the x-ray feature on or off whenever they felt the need to use it.

If this is something that could be included in your plugin in the near future. I would be most appreciative and grateful if you succeed in getting this extra feature working.

In the meantime, I shall live in hope that this may be something that is doable

[Marttt]

Hey @Sunyata,

I've tried to add glow to commons and SI using the same method, but the result wasn't that good...

different from L4D2, where the glow replicates the model (cause is the same entity),

in L4D1 it is necessary to replicate the movements and poses of the entity (because it is another object, similar to the one it's done in LMC plugin)
and unfortunately the glow entity from L4D1 can't replicate some properties that the original entity model has, so it looks pretty bad sometimes (desync), at least for commons.

I may try adding support to them anyway, but I don't know when I will have time by now, since is a bit complicated.

[Sunyata]

Thanks for the quick reply Marttt. Let's hope you find a solution to this problem and it's something that can hopefully be worked out in the near future.

I'm currently toying around with an idea where a player can use an "!Xray-Vision" chat command to enter spectator mode and view the locations of all Special infected hidden behind walls/objects using the glow effects already being used on the Infected ingame as shown when using spectate mode [as per this screenshot here]. Once in this mode, the player's bot remains stationary for a moment at its current location (using Cvar sb_stop 1), but I also need to keep the spectator's 'fly mode' disabled so that the player's view is always kept shown from the survivor characters' perspective, and allow the camera to swing about like the survivor's head normally would do in the game. To finally leave "x-ray-vision" mode, the player can quickly toggle the command again to exit it.

I'm still working on ways on how to reconnect the player back to their survivor bot after exiting spectate mode. If I can get that part of the script to work properly, I'll post it back into my other thread later -even if the code isn't perfect and only half-baked even if I fail to complete this task, maybe some other more experienced coder here at the forums could hack it to be better than my meagre attempts.