Improved Class Switching for Willi's Class-based mod starter

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Posted by Manvak (151.204.199.*) on May 08, 1999 at 10:05:04:

This will simply allow you to wait until you die to switch classes instead of respawning instantly. This will prevent some lame-o from respawning with full health and ammo without loosing frags every time someone hits him. To use this you must have first used Willi's class-based mod starter, and i suggest that you also use a class menu.

First, in g_cmds.c, replace this:

else if (Q_stricmp (cmd, "class1") == 0)

 {

 ent->client->resp.class = 1;

 EndObserverMode (ent);

 }

With this, for every class command that you have:

else if (Q_stricmp (cmd, "class1") == 0)

 {

 Cmd_SwitchClass_f(ent, 1);//Manvak

 }

In the argument list (ent, 1) the number represents the class index. You need to change that to the number that you use for each class.

Above that, somewhere before the say function, use this:

/*

=================

Cmd_SwitchClass_f

Manvak

=================

*/

void Cmd_SwitchClass_f (edict_t *ent, int nclass)

{

 if (ent->client->resp.class < 1 || ent->client->resp.class > HIGHEST CLASS # GOES HERE)

 {

 ent->client->resp.class = nclass;

 EndObserverMode (ent);

 }

 else if (ent->client->resp.class == nclass)

 {

 gi.cprintf(ent, PRINT_HIGH, "You already are that class.\n");

 PMenu_Close(ent);

 }

 else

 {

 ent->client->resp.nextclass = nclass;

 if (ent->client->resp.nextclass == 1)

 gi.cprintf(ent, PRINT_HIGH, "You will become class 1 next time you respawn.\n");

 else if (ent->client->resp.nextclass == 2)

 gi.cprintf(ent, PRINT_HIGH, "You will become class 2 next time you respawn.\n");

 else

 gi.cprintf(ent, PRINT_HIGH, "You will become class 3 next time you respawn.\n");

 PMenu_Close(ent);

 }

}

Good, almost done. Now all that we have to do is perform a check in the respawn function to see if the dead client is suppose to change classes.
Do this in the respawn function in p_client.c:

 //Manvak

 if (!self->client->resp.nextclass == 0)

 {

 self->client->resp.class = self->client->resp.nextclass;

 self->client->resp.nextclass = 0;

 }

All that is left is to add the nextclass variable into g_local.h.
Find the spot where you added the class variable(client_respawn_t):

int nextclass;

There, your done!
Remember to give credit where credit is due, and Enjoy!

Manvak