User:Ccw

Things that keep me awake at night

• Gamemodes which depend on being started with the mapmanager.

Gamemodes which depend on being started with the mapmanager.

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That is, gamemodes which either use the mapmanger events onGamemodeStop/Start onGamemodeMapStop/Start or depend on the 'one gamemode at a time' system enforced by the mapmanager:

assault * battlefield69 * cdm * ctf * cto * ctv * fallout hay interstate69 * race * stealth * tdma * teamwars * freeroam

Noob admins who don't use the mapmanger and type 'start gamemode' will have gamemodes that misfunction with little obvious reason why.

Also, stuff like the web thingy and the admin panel, all start resources with startResource(), which will not work correctly with the gamemodes listed above.

Solution

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First of all, the mapmanager has to be running before a gamemode can be successfuly started.

Secondly, either: A) Ensure that when ever using something like this: startResource( getResourceFromName('gamemode') ) for a gamemode, use this instead: exports.mapmanager:changeGamemode( getResourceFromName('gamemode') )

Or, prehaps more betterer,: B) Insert this bit of code into each gamemode:

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-- Divert to mapmanager if 'start' command used
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addEventHandler('onResourceStart', g_ResRoot,
function()
        setTimer(
            function()
                if not g_bCalledOnGamemodeStart then
                    outputConsole( "Trying to restart '" .. getResourceName(getThisResource()) .. "' with mapmanager..." )
                    exports.mapmanager:changeGamemode( getThisResource() )
                end
            end
            ,900,1)
	end
)

addEventHandler('onGamemodeStart', g_ResRoot,
    function()
        g_bCalledOnGamemodeStart = true
    end
)