[Austinbots]

I want to print text on the hud when a hunter, boomer, or smoker spawns.

I would also like to print text on the hud when a horde spawns.

Can someone give me an example on how to do this?
Thanks.

[Samantha]

In the last analysis relevant progression should facilitate activity based learning. That being said HookEntityOutput or Hook Entity Spawn using sdkhooks, would seem the most relevant solution to your issue.

[Silvers]

I would use the player_spawn event for special infected.

[FaTony]

Originally Posted by samantharp In the last analysis relevant progression should facilitate activity based learning.

What the hell?

[Austinbots]

Originally Posted by FaTony What the hell?

I think this means "figure it out yourself."
At least he included some hints at how to get it done.

Silvers,
"I would use the player_spawn event for special infected."


Ok i tried the following and all I get printed is player_spawn myname

I never get any messages about the specials.

PHP Code:

public OnPluginStart()
{
    HookEvent("player_spawn", PlayerSpawnEvent);
}

public Action:PlayerSpawnEvent(Handle:event,const String:name[],bool:dontBroadcast)
{
    new String:clientname[64];
    new client = GetClientOfUserId(GetEventInt(event,"userid"));
    
    for (new i = 1; i <= MaxClients; i++)
    {
        if (IsClientInGame(i))
        {
            GetClientName(client, clientname, sizeof(clientname));
            PrintToChat(client, "PlayerSpawnEvent Spawned: %s Player: %s", name, clientname);
        }
    }
} 


[Mr. Zero]

player_spawn doesn't exist in L4D2, only in L4D. Don't know why Valve removed it.

When do you want to print the text?
When they spawn into the world, or spawn as ghosts?

If you want to print when they spawn as ghosts you could run a timer and check if they are alive and in ghost mode. Alternatively you could use Left 4 Downtown 2s L4D_OnEnterGhostState forward.

If you want when they spawn into the world, I guess you would have to run a timer and check their state.

PHP Code:

if (IsPlayerAlive(client) && GetEntProp(client, Prop_Send, "m_isGhost", 1)) { player is spawned into the world } 


[Silvers]

lol what? player_spawn is a generic source event, it does exist...

Austinbots: What are you doing looping through the clients in-game? The event returns the userID of the player just spawned, and it registers for survivors and infected...

PHP Code:

public OnPluginStart()
{
    HookEvent("player_spawn", PlayerSpawnEvent);
}

public Action:PlayerSpawnEvent(Handle:event,const String:name[],bool:dontBroadcast)
{
    new client = GetClientOfUserId(GetEventInt(event,"userid"));
 
    PrintToServer("PlayerSpawnEvent Spawned: %s Player: %N", name, client);
    PrintToChatAll("PlayerSpawnEvent Spawned: %s Player: %N", name, client);
} 


You were printing to the chat of the client who spawned also, wtf...

This works..

[Austinbots]

Thanks for the help everyone.
I got it working.
You see orange text when the

smoker!
hunter!
boomer!
spitter!
jockey!
tank!

spawn.

This looks like it displays when they spawn in the map ready to engage, not when they are spawning in as a ghost.

PHP Code:

public Action:PlayerSpawnEvent(Handle:event,const String:name[],bool:dontBroadcast)
{
    new String:clientname[64];
    new clientID = GetClientOfUserId(GetEventInt(event,"userid"));

    GetClientName(clientID, clientname, sizeof(clientname));
    PrintToChatAll("\x04 %s!",clientname);
} 


Sometimes a "(1)" appears in front of the name.
Does this mean there are two of these specials in the map at the same time?

How do I keep from showing the human+bots spawning and only show the special spawning?

Finally, how do I add in showing when a horde spawns?
tx

[Silvers]

PHP Code:

public Action:PlayerSpawnEvent(Handle:event,const String:name[],bool:dontBroadcast)
{
    new String:clientname[64];
    new clientID = GetClientOfUserId(GetEventInt(event,"userid"));
    if( GetClientTeam(client) == 3 ) // Check they are Infected Team
    {
        GetClientName(clientID, clientname, sizeof(clientname));
        PrintToChatAll("\x04 %s!",clientname);
    }
} 


Yeah the (1) means there are multiple. You want to stop showing the message if the Special is a bot? Use IsFakeClient()

[Austinbots]

Originally Posted by Austinbots I would also like to print text on the hud when a horde spawns.

Silvers, thanks to you, have the specials part of this plug in working perfectly.

Do you have any ideas on how I would print a text message when a horde spawns?