[DaftMink]

As Kemsan said using the "map mapname" command updates the game description.

Hoping psychonic can find a way to use this info.

[darkranger]

Originally Posted by psychonic It will not reliably work on that engine. Not sure why you won't believe me. I'm just going to remove that hook from that engine build of SDKHooks.

i had seen you had removed it in the last SDKhooks-dev. but why ?

cos its functional on dods?

is there yet another way to set the gamedescription through steam ?

[DaftMink]

Originally Posted by darkranger Is there yet another way to set the gamedescription through steam ?

You can use asherkin's SteamTools plugin.

Compile the test plugin (with the extension and include) and then put sm_setgamedescription "SomeWordsHere" in your server.cfg.

[Dr. McKay]

Here's a working one: http://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?p=1583349

[Powerlord]

I noticed that the plugin was removed, but wouldn't this still work on games with engines other than Source 2009? Say... Left 4 Dead, L4D2, or Counter-Strike: Global Offensive?

[Franc1sco]

Originally Posted by Powerlord I noticed that the plugin was removed, but wouldn't this still work on games with engines other than Source 2009? Say... Left 4 Dead, L4D2, or Counter-Strike: Global Offensive?

This works without steamtools for CS:S but no for CS:GO (tested) maybe for the SDKHooks for CSGO have some bugs (the beta)


I've done a little tweak, I think it was not so difficult to fix

[Dr. McKay]

Originally Posted by Powerlord I noticed that the plugin was removed, but wouldn't this still work on games with engines other than Source 2009? Say... Left 4 Dead, L4D2, or Counter-Strike: Global Offensive?

I think the old method might still work for TF2. I think Prophunt uses SDK Hooks to override the game description, and it still works.

[ReFlexPoison]

Originally Posted by Dr. McKay I think the old method might still work for TF2. I think Prophunt uses SDK Hooks to override the game description, and it still works.

Is this OnGetGameDescription? If so, yea it does. Never actually seen all the different game description stocks.

[Powerlord]

Originally Posted by Dr. McKay I think the old method might still work for TF2. I think Prophunt uses SDK Hooks to override the game description, and it still works.

My understanding is that the old method works exactly once and then stops working. Whereas the SteamTools method continues to work and can in fact change the game description mid-round.