[Marttt]

L4D2 ONLY

Description

This plugin teleports scavenge gascans back to their spawn position after a while.

Useful when the gascan goes to unreachable places. Can also be used to make the game harder.

Features

• Allow configuring how far from the spawn position the scavenge gascan should be to teleport.
• Allow configuring how long to wait to teleport

Cvars

A configuration file named "l4d2_gascan_respawn.cfg" will automatically be created for you upon the first run in the "\cfg\sourcemod\" folder.

PHP Code:

// How often (in seconds) should the plugin check the scavenge gascan position.
// -
// Default: "1.0"
// Minimum: "0.100000"
l4d2_gascan_respawn_check_interval "1.0"

// Enable/Disable the plugin.
// 0 = Disable, 1 = Enable.
// -
// Default: "1"
// Minimum: "0.000000"
// Maximum: "1.000000"
l4d2_gascan_respawn_enable "1"

// Scavenge gascan glow color after being teleported.
// Game default color: "255 255 255". Int value = 16777215.
// Game default color after pick up: "255 127 0". Int value = 33023.
// -
// Default: "255 255 255"
l4d2_gascan_respawn_glow_color "255 255 255"

// How far from the spawn position the scavenge gascan should be to teleport.
// -
// Default: "500.0"
// Minimum: "0.000000"
l4d2_gascan_respawn_min_distance "500.0"

// How much seconds after meeting the requirements the scavenge gascan should be teleported to its spawn position.
// -
// Default: "120.0"
// Minimum: "0.100000"
l4d2_gascan_respawn_teleport_wait_time "120.0" 


Admin Commands

• sm_print_cvars_l4d2_gascan_respawn => Print the plugin related cvars and their respective values to the console. (z flag required)

Change Log

Spoiler

1.0.1 (03-November-2020)
- Fixed index error OnEntityDestroyed. (thanks to "Krufftys Killers")

1.0.0 (03-November-2020)
- Initial release.

Known issues

• Spitters are still able to burn the teleported scavenge gascans with spit.

Notes

• If a scavenge gascan is being hold by a client the plugin resets the countdown check.
• The method used to identify if is a scavenge gascan is by checking its skin. If it's greater than 0 (default), the plugin understands that is a scavenge gascan. (L4D2 only)

To Do

• Add some support to L4D1.
• Filter by vision.
• Filter by outbound.
• Add blink effect.

Thank you!

• Krufftys Killers - for reporting an array index error.

Related Plugins

• [L4D1 & L4D2] Gascan Invulnerable by Marttt
• [L4D1 & L4D2] Explosion Announcer by Marttt
• [L4D2] Scavenge Gascan Glow Fix by Marttt
• [L4D2] Gascan Announcer by BHaType
• [L4D2] Gas Cans by disawar1

Post Reply

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

Installation

• Put the "l4d2_gascan_respawn.smx" file (click Get Plugin) in your "\addons\sourcemod\plugins\" folder.

[Krufftys Killers]

Getting this error

PHP Code:

L 11/03/2020 - 13:46:26: [SM] Exception reported: Array index out-of-bounds (index -2132355071, limit 2048)
L 11/03/2020 - 13:46:26: [SM] Blaming: l4d2_gascan_respawn.smx
L 11/03/2020 - 13:46:26: [SM] Call stack trace:
L 11/03/2020 - 13:46:26: [SM]   [1] Line 201, /home/forums/content/files/2/9/0/3/2/7/184832.attach::OnEntityDestroyed
L 11/03/2020 - 13:46:26: [SM] Exception reported: Array index out-of-bounds (index -2037569534, limit 2048)
L 11/03/2020 - 13:46:26: [SM] Blaming: l4d2_gascan_respawn.smx
L 11/03/2020 - 13:46:26: [SM] Call stack trace:
L 11/03/2020 - 13:46:26: [SM]   [1] Line 201, /home/forums/content/files/2/9/0/3/2/7/184832.attach::OnEntityDestroyed
L 11/03/2020 - 13:46:26: [SM] Exception reported: Array index out-of-bounds (index -2124077053, limit 2048)
L 11/03/2020 - 13:46:26: [SM] Blaming: l4d2_gascan_respawn.smx
L 11/03/2020 - 13:46:26: [SM] Call stack trace:
L 11/03/2020 - 13:46:26: [SM]   [1] Line 201, /home/forums/content/files/2/9/0/3/2/7/184832.attach::OnEntityDestroyed
L 11/03/2020 - 13:46:26: [SM] Exception reported: Array index out-of-bounds (index -2090432508, limit 2048)
L 11/03/2020 - 13:46:26: [SM] Blaming: l4d2_gascan_respawn.smx
L 11/03/2020 - 13:46:26: [SM] Call stack trace:
L 11/03/2020 - 13:46:26: [SM]   [1] Line 201, /home/forums/content/files/2/9/0/3/2/7/184832.attach::OnEntityDestroyed
L 11/03/2020 - 13:46:26: [SM] Exception reported: Array index out-of-bounds (index -2112137211, limit 2048)
L 11/03/2020 - 13:46:26: [SM] Blaming: l4d2_gascan_respawn.smx
L 11/03/2020 - 13:46:26: [SM] Call stack trace:
L 11/03/2020 - 13:46:26: [SM]   [1] Line 201, /home/forums/content/files/2/9/0/3/2/7/184832.attach::OnEntityDestroyed
L 11/03/2020 - 13:46:26: [SM] Exception reported: Array index out-of-bounds (index -2068768762, limit 2048)
L 11/03/2020 - 13:46:26: [SM] Blaming: l4d2_gascan_respawn.smx
L 11/03/2020 - 13:46:26: [SM] Call stack trace:
L 11/03/2020 - 13:46:26: [SM]   [1] Line 201, /home/forums/content/files/2/9/0/3/2/7/184832.attach::OnEntityDestroyed
L 11/03/2020 - 13:46:26: [SM] Exception reported: Array index out-of-bounds (index -2015864825, limit 2048)
L 11/03/2020 - 13:46:26: [SM] Blaming: l4d2_gascan_respawn.smx 


[cravenge]

By unreachable places, does the check rely on the condition of said scavenge gas can being out of map? Just asking since the annoying grief method used in No Mercy rooftop pre-TLS has been taken care of now.

[Marttt]

I think there is no way to know when a gascan is in an unreachable spot, cause there are too many situations.

Basically, the plugin checks the distance between the gascan spawn point and the current position, if it is greater than the l4d2_gascan_respawn_min_distance cvar, it will create a timer to teleport, when the timer is fired, it will check again all conditions before teleport.

Even after TLS update I saw some gascans falling through the map in c1m4_atrium.

But since I play more versus, I saw many games stuck because a boomer exploded near a gascan, throwing it to an unreachable spot.

Some experienced examples:

• Sacrifice and Passing finales, the gascan flew into the elevator area.
• Atrium, the gascan flew to an inaccessible floor.

I set a default value of "500" for the distance but may not be a good value to predict all scenarios, with lower values you can force to always teleport after X time.

[cravenge]

I think I saw a code snippet from another plugin that detects entities being out of map and it's related to the maximum bounds of the skybox. Idk if the same method works for L4D2 since that one was for CS:GO iirc. I forgot which plugin it was though.

[Krufftys Killers]

Can this work with L4D2 Gas Cans plugin? https://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?p=1735467

[Marttt]

@cravenge, in case you remember the plugin, send me, so maybe I can try to implement it. I did some research but found nothing.

@Krufftys Killers, I installed the plugin and did some tests, and seems compatible.

[Tank Rush]

Can this work with bottles of cola for a custom event made in stripper?

[Shao]

Would there be a possibility for respawning gascans that we're already used with this Plugin? I was trying to add extra spawns on the stripper for lengthening finals such as Atrium because they're relatively easy with more than 4 survivors, but couldn't figure it out. Your plugin seems like it could be able to do that or at least have some of the functions it'd need with only a few more tweaks.

I want to mention disawar version seems to be okay overall but the lack of support for custom maps doesn't feel like it'd be worth the hassle when the numbers can only be increased and the same spawns be re-used instead. Some maps are also too small anyway for the numbers in mind.

[Krufftys Killers]

Try L4D2 Gas Cans https://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?p=1735467