.Map :: MoHAA Mapping

Is it possible to put console commands into a map script? Like, put a console command like "skill 1" or "map m1l2a" in the map script so it's like the player typed it into the console, but the player didn't actually type it into the console.

Some commands work like that you can use the "map" console command in a script just like you would in a console:

map dm/mohdm1

But skill is a cvar, so you need to add some things in scripting:

setcvar "skill" "1"

But just typing "map dm/mohdm1" DOESN'T work.

Calm down, m8. It works in the console. Must be another broken script function in MoHAA. It's in the game module classes, clearly. See for yourself:

map ( String map_name )

Starts the specified map.

You can stufftext it but I think all your clients just will load that map clientside, but you don't want to use the "map"-command anyways 'cause you'll play the map as if it were singleplayer (immediately spawned and requiring script to get a gun).

Method 1
I'll try to explain how to go from level to level. Best to have your maplist backed up or something. I don't know what effects this has on the server rotation.

You got two choices:

bsptransition ( String next_map )

Transitions to the next BSP. Keeps player data, and game data.

and...

leveltransition ( String next_map )

Transitions to the next Level. Statistics to Map Loading, does not keep player data or game data.

I'll use bsptransition in this case, but it works with both the same way.
These commands were originally meant to be used in singleplayer. In singleplayer they can respond to mapnames. In multiplayer these commands just go to the next map in the maplist.
As a workaround you can set the map you want to switch to, thus over-riding the current "next map". So to preserve this we'll record the original setting of the nextmap cvar and set to the one we want for a split second:
Folder being either dm, obj or nothing (no / in the latter one) and mapname, the name of the bsp without extensions (no .bsp etc...).

It still won't work, because since these were made for singleplayer, bsptransition and leveltransition commands get ignored if a stock gametype is set. So we'll record the current gametype, set g_gametype to 0 and then when the map is transitioning we set it back to the original gametype setting.
Method 2
There's also another method using a trigger_changelevel. Kind of the same, I don't think it saves game data etc...

First record and set the nextmap cvar because it unfortunately also takes the next map in the maplist (because it was used in singleplayer as well). So we'll alter this first:
Next set up the trigger and set the target map (doesn't matter what you put here, same for the bsptransition. Nextmap or dm/mohdm3... it just goes to the next map).
Now we're not going to wait for a player to trigger it, so we'll do it script-wise:
I hope it helps

Wow, it worked!!! I think I'm in love. WELL NOT LIKE THAT
I wasn't trying to get attitude, I'm just saying, typing in "map ???" and "bsptransition ???" would not work. But using Method 1, I can now change maps at will! Perfect! Thanks again.
I don't need data to carry over from level to level. The only thing that would actually matter is, like, the weapons that people have. But because players can spawn with any weapon they want, it's not too important.

I haven't experimented with the leveltransition too much. I think bsptransition will spawn you in the same team with the same weapon as before and leveltransition spawns you as spectator.

Well, I used bsptransition for method 1 and it sent me straight into the next level with the team and weapon I was using before, so it worked out really well.