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MrRick
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« on: June 26, 2014, 02:17:00 AM »
Alright. I've searched everywhere trying to figure out how to do this. Maybe it's more difficult than I thought, maybe I somehow missed it, or maybe I'm just extremely tired and I'm having a really frustrating dream. If I want to use the default funcommands beacon effect with my race, how would I go about doing that?
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« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2014, 04:03:47 AM »

Code:
ServerCommand( "sm_beacon #%d" , GetClientUserId( victim ) );

The only limitation with doing it that way is that the "beacon" command doesn't have an on/off switch, so if you hit them once it will toggle it on, hit them again it will toggle it off - you can't choose how to turn on / off.  (as opposed to say sm_drug, which you can use 0/1 to turn on or off)
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« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2014, 07:32:34 AM »
This is not eventscripts, please don't use the server command for beacon, it causes a lot of extra problems, if you really want the exact beacon look (although it is VERY easy to create your own) go into funcommands and chop out the beacon code.
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« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2014, 12:23:22 AM »
Quote from: Necavi on June 26, 2014, 07:32:34 AM
This is not eventscripts, please don't use the server command for beacon, it causes a lot of extra problems, if you really want the exact beacon look (although it is VERY easy to create your own) go into funcommands and chop out the beacon code.

What sort of problems?  I don't see what's wrong with reusing an existing command to save yourself time and effort...
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« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2014, 08:17:36 AM »
One annoying thing is the chat message which is displayed when sm_beacon is toggled on a player.
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« Reply #5 on: June 27, 2014, 02:10:08 PM »
Quote from: Revan on June 27, 2014, 08:17:36 AM
One annoying thing is the chat message which is displayed when sm_beacon is toggled on a player.

I agree. I used that to see what it would look like, but I couldn't stand that showing everytime the ultimate is used. Instead, I went through the Roll The Dice code (since its all in one file) and managed to get the beacon working correctly. Thanks for the help!
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« Reply #6 on: June 27, 2014, 07:34:48 PM »
Quote from: Revan on June 27, 2014, 08:17:36 AM
One annoying thing is the chat message which is displayed when sm_beacon is toggled on a player.

Not denying that, especially since it looks like an admin toggled beacon rather than a race.  But that's not in the same league as the "problems" that necavi is suggesting it creates!
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« Reply #7 on: June 27, 2014, 09:01:54 PM »
That's definitely a problem, and one of the most annoying things about WCS races. You also get issues where it will toggle off beacons admins turn on players and has a sound that you can't turn off and may want to.
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