Create a level.allies + same team in new map

[Moustache]

Is it possible to create a mod where you have an array with level.allies? A same array just as level.players but then for the players inside the allies team?
I use it allot for my mod and I think it is better to let the server update the array instead of counting the players each time.

And is it possible to place players inside the same team in the next map?
So the maps ends, the scripts looks which player is in which team. Then it saves that and in the next map the players will be placed in the same team again.

[IzNoGoD]

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getteam(team) //the team is either "allies" or "axis" (or whatever cod4 supports)
{
	players=getentarray("player","classname");
	level.teams[team]=[]; //empty the array
	for(i=0;i<players.size;i++)
	{
		if(players[i].pers["team"]==team)
			level.teams[team][level.teams[team].size]=players[i];
	}
}

save players:
make sure you call maprotate(true); in the script instead of maprotate(false);
this should save player.pers (persistent vars)

[Moustache]

Thank you for your fast and with perfect information provided answer, I will try it tomorrow

[IzNoGoD]

this should save player.pers (persistent vars)

remember, according to the dev notes it should save it.
I wouldnt count on it though, but storing this is some cvars might do the trick.

[Moustache]

The loop works great, thank you for that.

this should save player.pers (persistent vars)

remember, according to the dev notes it should save it.
I wouldnt count on it though, but storing this is some cvars might do the trick.

It doesn't work, you are right

Do you know how I can store it in a dvar (it is for CoD4)?

Should I store all the player names and their guids in a dvar or something?

[Drofder2004]

You would probably have to store each persons GUID into a DVAR or series of Dvar.

so, instead of creating an array, you could create a DVAR per person. And then when they connect, parse the DVARs to retrieve the team relating to that player. and then force them on to that team.

[Moustache]

You would probably have to store each persons GUID into a DVAR or series of Dvar.

so, instead of creating an array, you could create a DVAR per person. And then when they connect, parse the DVARs to retrieve the team relating to that player. and then force them on to that team.

Ok, I will give it a try.

But when there are like 30 players the server will lagg or only if it isn't scripted right?

[IzNoGoD]

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endofgame()
{
	//call this one before the scoreboard appears
	players=getentarray("player","classname");
	allies=[];
	axis=[];
	for(i=0;i<players.size;i++)
	{
		if(players[i].pers["team"]=="axis")
			axis[axis.size]=players[i];
		else if(players[i].pers["team"]=="allies")
			allies[allies.size]=players[i];
	}
	for(i=0;i<axis.size;i++)
	{
		setcvar("axis"+i,axis[i] getguid()+"");
	}
	setcvar("axis"+(i+1),"-1"); //terminate the list
	for(i=0;i<allies.size;i++)
	{
		setcvar("allies"+i,allies[i] getguid()+"");
	}
	setcvar("allies"+(i+1),"-1"); //terminate the list
}

startofgame()
{
	//call this thread at the start of a new round
	allies=[];
	axis=[];
	i=0;
	while(getcvar("allies"+i)!="-1")
	{
		if(getcvar("allies"+i)!="0")
			level.allies[level.allies.size]=getcvar("allies"+i)+""; //force it into a string
		i++;
	}

	i=0;
	while(getcvar("axis"+i)!="-1")
	{
		if(getcvar("axis"+i)!="0")
			level.axis[level.axis.size]=getcvar("axis"+i)+""; //force it into a string
		i++;
	}
	thread waitforconnect();
}

waitforconnect()
{
	//thread is called by the other threads
	//dont call it manually
	while(1)
	{
		level waittill("connecting",player); //might have to be "connected",player in order to wait for the player to be ready to join a team
		if(isinarray(player getguid()+"",level.axis))
		{
			player.team="axis";
		}
		else if(isinarray(player getguid()+"",level.allies))
		{
			player.team="allies";
		}
		if(isdefined(player.team))
			player forcetoteam(player.team);
	}
}

forcetoteam(team)
{
	//make sure the player gets into "team"
	//you will have to write this one yourself
}

[Moustache]

Thank you very much

I can figure out the team thing myself. But CoD doesn't know the function isinarray. I think it needs to be changed in a for loop? I will give it a try

[IzNoGoD]

Damn, forgot to include that function (custom function )

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isinarray(var,array)
{
	for(i=0;i<array.size;i++)
	{
		if(array[i]==var)
			return true;
	}
	return false;
}

[Moustache]

Thank you, I am going to test it