Engineer Credit - Server script.

vendetta50 · Post by **vendetta50** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 8:04 pm

Ok I'm directing this question from my site over here to you Lua Experts.

Heres what the member said..

I was wondering if anyone new of, or could write a script for admins to use on there server that would add the name of the engineer that destroyed or constructed the objective next to the message. That way it would give the engineers credit.

If you guys think its possible or whatever i'm directing his view over here so please reply

nedd3h · Post by **nedd3h** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 10:33 pm

good idea!

what if more than one built something ?
would there be a way recognise the engie who built the most first ie. first one mentioned out of say two

vendetta50 · Post by **vendetta50** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 11:07 pm

nedd3h wrote:good idea!

what if more than one built something ?
would there be a way recognise the engie who built the most first ie. first one mentioned out of say two

You mean like one person blew up north anti tank gun and another blew up south then i think thats good

gotenks · Post by **gotenks** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 6:26 am

i think he means like person a builds 90% of ramp... person b builds 10% (and finishes it)

vendetta50 · Post by **vendetta50** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:11 am

gotenks wrote:i think he means like person a builds 90% of ramp... person b builds 10% (and finishes it)

That could get pretty complicated then couldnt it?

McSteve · Post by **McSteve** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 2:54 pm

vendetta50 wrote:
gotenks wrote:i think he means like person a builds 90% of ramp... person b builds 10% (and finishes it)

That could get pretty complicated then couldnt it?

Idd, off the top of my head I dont think the above is possible. The basic idea is probably do-able though, although if at all probably only by indirect measures to find out who the engy was. If that's the case then its not a 10 minute job.

vendetta50 · Post by **vendetta50** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:03 pm

Well hopefully you can do It there are many people viewing this thread hoping so

McSteve · Post by **McSteve** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 1:06 am

I had a look into this the other day. ETPro logs the slot number of players who plant dynamite at major objectives and so it can be picked up via et_Print. The planting engy can be credited easily then, or with a little more work, when (and if) he manages to destroy the obj.

For pretty much anything other than that more and more indirect means would be needed to find and credit the engy, making it a royal pain in the bum to write.

Let me know if this still interests you and I'll script it up.

McSteve · Post by **McSteve** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:24 am

Just thought I'd do an update. The script is written, but needs a bit of a test before I post it up. Its major destructible objectives only atm. If there is interest I might develop it further.

vendetta50 · Post by **vendetta50** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 4:59 pm

McSteve wrote:Just thought I'd do an update. The script is written, but needs a bit of a test before I post it up. Its major destructible objectives only atm. If there is interest I might develop it further.

Awesome i know a good amount of people who are interested

Major Zeman · Post by **Major Zeman** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:56 pm

I believe you got a nice suggestion for a little tweak in next etpro here - add a server console print when engie construcs/destroys something (he gets XP for it so I guess there is a method in the code where the print can be added), you can then trap that print with lua.

Igloo · Post by **Igloo** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:40 pm

Major Zeman wrote:I believe you got a nice suggestion for a little tweak in next etpro here - add a server console print when engie construcs/destroys something (he gets XP for it so I guess there is a method in the code where the print can be added), you can then trap that print with lua.

Lol, sure they can add a print function and it would be easy for them. But who cares on clan matches ?

For pub it's imo not useful addition which really needs attention.

To Lua I say yes!

Greetings,
Igloo

nedd3h · Post by **nedd3h** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 1:34 pm

thought you guys would like this too
http://www.splashdamage.com/forums/view ... hp?t=17327

another good idea imo