condition based on how many clients?

[ViPER]

Is it possible to make a condition or case statement based on number of clients on the server? How could i do something Like this -

if total_clients is = or < 6 then
play version 1
if total_clients is > 6 and < 15 then
play version 2
if total_clients is > 14 then
play version 3

[Ric-hard]

Hello,
maybe like this

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   if ($player.size <= 6)
	{
	blablabla
	}
	if (($player.size > 6) && ($player.size < 15))
	{
	blablabla
	}
	if ($player.size >= 15)
	{
	blablabla
	}
	end

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[ViPER]

$Player doesn't work in mp.

[tltrude]

Check out this old thread.

http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~map/mohaa/f ... difficulty

It has threads used to remove bots depending on how many allied players there were in the game. You can change it to also count the number of axis and spectators.

There was also a difficulty section added to the script of "gotterdammerung"--it is on my web page (click on my logo below).

[Ric-hard]

Ah blah, ERROR: Command Overflow: Possible Infinate loop in my brain.
like this then

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count:
	while(1)
	{
	level.allies = 0
	level.axis = 0
	level.spectator = 0
	for(local.dude=1;local.dude <= $player.size;local.dude++)
	{
	if ($player[local.dude].dmteam == "axis")
	level.axis++
	if ($player[local.dude].dmteam == "allies")
	level.allies++
	if ($player[local.dude].dmteam == "spectator")
	level.spectator++
	}
	if (level.allies + level.axis + level.spectator <= 6)
	{
	blabla
	}
	if ((level.allies + level.axis + level.spectator > 6) && (level.allies + level.axis + level.spectator < 15))
	{
	blabla
	}
	if (level.allies + level.axis + level.spectator >= 15)
	{
	blabla
	}
	wait 2
	}
	end

[ViPER]

TY guys, i've been working with this (Richards last post). it works for the first condition , but something wierd happens when the second condition occurs.

I think both scripts (cond 1 and 2) are being executed? maybe has something to do with the server trying to run the thread before or while people are still entering the server and gets confused.

I need to think about this. maybe i need to level counts at the end of each map rather than the beginning

[ViPER]

ok, i run this in my messages scr that runs in all my maps, so theoretically it should be counting every 30 seconds and setting the value for totalpeeps every 30 seconds. The counting message is posted every 30 but totalpeeps value does not seem to change

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messages:

local.totalpeeps = (int(getcvar totalpeeps))

thread count

wait 100
iprintln ("The War Legends Server , Visit us at www.thewarlegends.com")
wait 900
iprintln ("We run custom maps, get the map paks at thewarlegends.com")

end

count:
wait 30
thread countpeeps
goto count


countpeeps:
   iprintln ("counting")
   while(1) 
   { 
   level.allies = 0 
   level.axis = 0 
   level.spectator = 0 
   for(local.dude=1;local.dude <= $player.size;local.dude++) 
   { 
   if ($player[local.dude].dmteam == "axis") 
   level.axis++ 
   if ($player[local.dude].dmteam == "allies") 
   level.allies++ 
   if ($player[local.dude].dmteam == "spectator") 
   level.spectator++ 
   } 
   if (level.allies + level.axis + level.spectator <= 6) 
   { 
   local.totalpeeps = 1 
   } 
   if ((level.allies + level.axis + level.spectator > 6) && (level.allies + level.axis + level.spectator < 15)) 
   { 
   local.totalpeeps = 2 
   } 
   if (level.allies + level.axis + level.spectator >= 15) 
   { 
   local.totalpeeps = 3 
   } 
   wait 2 
   } 
   end

Can someone tell me whats not happening?

i can set totalpeeps with console and the switch statement that bdbodger wrote will select the proper mod version at map restart or next map rotation.

[bdbodger]

if you want local.totalpeeps to be sent back to the message thread you can do it like this

local.totalpeeps = waitthread countpeeps


countpeeps:
....
....

end local.totalpeeps

You see in the first line that it waits for an answer from the thread and at the bottom the local.totalpeeps after the word end sends back that answer

The way you have it even if you run the messages thread every 30 seconds you used local.totalpeeps = (int(getcvar totalpeeps)) but you don't seem to have set the cvar to the new number anywhere you can do it that way too by putting this in the last thread

setcvar totalpeeps local.totalpeeps

I don't think you need the count thread every time the count thread is run it starts a new instance of the countpeeps: thread so every 30 seconds you hava a new instance of the countpeeps: thread after about 5 minutes you will have 10 instances of the countpeeps: thread running at the same time . I would put a while loop with a 30 second wait in the message thread to print your message every 30 seconds and use the example I put at the top also take the while loop out of the countpeeps: thread . I don't see the need for a cvar at all for this .

[bdbodger]

i can set totalpeeps with console and the switch statement that bdbodger wrote will select the proper mod version at map restart or next map rotation.

Ok I missed that so that changes things. What you need to do is take the while loop out of the countpeeps: because the count thread is doing the looping every 30 seconds then put

setcvar totalpeeps local.totalpeeps

at the end of the countpeeps: thread to set the cvar I was thinking this was a looping message thread.

[ViPER]

Once again TY all, It's working.

another great feature for my server!! Now those conversions will make sense to fit the # of peeps playing!!

[ViPER]

ok here is my people counter. I exec this with a global .scr from each map. It counts the number of clients on the server every minute and keeps that value in "totalpeeps". Then - totalpeeps is used at map load to choose the appropriate mod for that number of people.

Question - Does this use enough computing resources that i should think about running it less frequentley? or is it not even worth the worry?

I don't know. I suppose if i had to it could still be pretty accurate every 5 mins.

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countpeeps:

local.totalpeeps = (int(getcvar totalpeeps))

thread countloop

wait 15

iprintln ("Count activated")

end

countloop:
wait 59
thread peepscounter
goto countloop

peepscounter:
   level.allies = 0 
   level.axis = 0 
   level.spectator = 0 
   for(local.dude=1;local.dude <= $player.size;local.dude++) 
   { 
   if ($player[local.dude].dmteam == "axis") 
   level.axis++ 
   if ($player[local.dude].dmteam == "allies") 
   level.allies++ 
   if ($player[local.dude].dmteam == "spectator") 
   level.spectator++ 
   } 
   if (level.allies + level.axis + level.spectator <= 1) 
   { 
   local.totalpeeps = 1 
   } 
   if (level.allies + level.axis + level.spectator == 2)
   { 
   local.totalpeeps = 2 
   } 
   if (level.allies + level.axis + level.spectator == 3)
   { 
   local.totalpeeps = 3 
   }
   if (level.allies + level.axis + level.spectator == 4)
   { 
   local.totalpeeps = 4 
   }
   if (level.allies + level.axis + level.spectator == 5)
   { 
   local.totalpeeps = 5 
   }
   if (level.allies + level.axis + level.spectator == 6)
   { 
   local.totalpeeps = 6 
   }
   if (level.allies + level.axis + level.spectator == 7)
   { 
   local.totalpeeps = 7 
   }
   if (level.allies + level.axis + level.spectator == 8)
   { 
   local.totalpeeps = 8 
   }
   if (level.allies + level.axis + level.spectator == 9)
   { 
   local.totalpeeps = 9 
   }
   if (level.allies + level.axis + level.spectator == 10)
   { 
   local.totalpeeps = 10 
   }
   if (level.allies + level.axis + level.spectator == 11)
   { 
   local.totalpeeps = 11 
   }
   if (level.allies + level.axis + level.spectator == 12)
   { 
   local.totalpeeps = 12 
   }
   if (level.allies + level.axis + level.spectator == 13)
   { 
   local.totalpeeps = 13 
   }
   if (level.allies + level.axis + level.spectator == 14)
   { 
   local.totalpeeps = 14 
   }
   if (level.allies + level.axis + level.spectator == 15)
   { 
   local.totalpeeps = 15 
   }
   if (level.allies + level.axis + level.spectator == 16)
   { 
   local.totalpeeps = 16 
   }
   if (level.allies + level.axis + level.spectator == 17)
   { 
   local.totalpeeps = 17 
   }
   if (level.allies + level.axis + level.spectator == 18)
   { 
   local.totalpeeps = 18 
   }
   if (level.allies + level.axis + level.spectator == 19)
   { 
   local.totalpeeps = 19 
   } 
   if (level.allies + level.axis + level.spectator >= 20) 
   { 
   local.totalpeeps = 20 
   } 
   wait 1 

   setcvar totalpeeps local.totalpeeps 

end

[bdbodger]

If you are counting every body you don't need to do this

for(local.dude=1;local.dude <= $player.size;local.dude++)
{
if ($player[local.dude].dmteam == "axis")
level.axis++
if ($player[local.dude].dmteam == "allies")
level.allies++
if ($player[local.dude].dmteam == "spectator")
level.spectator++
}

$player.size gives you the number of players and your way won't work for free for all games . I mean if a player isn't axis,allies or spectator what are they? Won't this do the same thing ?

peepscounter:
if($player.size > 0)
setcvar totalpeeps $player.size
else
setcvar totalpeeps 1
end

That would replace your whole thread if you are not useing 0 that is other wise

peepscounter:
setcvar totalpeeps $player.size
end

will work if you are useing 0 as a number