Feature Request - cl_autowepswitch - Disable/Enable Automatic Weapon Switch

[Blackgrowl]

Hello, "Opposing Force" has a console command called "cl_autowepswitch", what it does is enable/disable the automatic weapon switch feature.

I am not sure if GoldSrc (Original Half Life, not OpFor) ever had it, before and after the 25th Anniversary Update, however, it seems that they will be no longer updating it so I thought my best chance is in here.

Could this command be added into MetaHook so all GoldSrc games and mods can have it? It's especially needed in a mod like "Brutal Half Life", where there's about 50 weapons or more, you just ALWAYS switch non-stop, it gets very annoying.

[hzqst]

According to the reversed-engineered code, the _cl_autowepswitch appears to be a server-side feature, which means it's the server that changes your current weapon when you pickup a better one. MetaHook can do nothing to prevent this from happening because MetaHook is for client-side modding not server-side modding. You better looking for sth. like amxx or metamod.

see:

https://github.com/hzqst/CS16ND/blob/8f7d43d88cbaa953a1cfd074c57a7a4b974ef70c/dlls/player.cpp#L6839

and

https://github.com/hzqst/CS16ND/blob/8f7d43d88cbaa953a1cfd074c57a7a4b974ef70c/dlls/multiplay_gamerules.cpp#L2171C16-L2171C32

[Blackgrowl]

Damn, that's very sad to know, just another incompetence from Valve it seems. Thanks for the information.

Can I actually use AMXX/MetaMod in HL1 without making a server or so? Also is there a short guide on how to set it up?

[di57inct]

it's actually client sided and there even is an option in the multiplayer tab under the "more"(or something like that) button where you set your decal limit, radar type, etc. it's a checkbox named "switch to picked up weapon if more powerful".

[hzqst]

it's actually client sided and there even is an option in the multiplayer tab under the "more"(or something like that) button where you set your decal limit, radar type, etc. it's a checkbox named "switch to picked up weapon if more powerful".

it's just a userinfo key that tells server "hey, remember to change to the new weapon for me when it's better than the current one"

the client itself never sends command like switching weapon or sth.

ofc the server-side code (i.e. dlls/multiplay_gamerules.cpp) has to do all jobs.

it's listed on client-side GameUI optiondialog doesn't mean it's a client-side feature.

[di57inct]

so it's a sort of client preference since it can be requested even if it's handled server side

[Blackgrowl]

it's actually client sided and there even is an option in the multiplayer tab under the "more"(or something like that) button where you set your decal limit, radar type, etc. it's a checkbox named "switch to picked up weapon if more powerful".

Does that mean using AMXX/Metamod won't actually help?

I'm still not sure on how to use these two just to switch the Automatic Weapon Switch function off.

[hzqst]

it's actually client sided and there even is an option in the multiplayer tab under the "more"(or something like that) button where you set your decal limit, radar type, etc. it's a checkbox named "switch to picked up weapon if more powerful".

Does that mean using AMXX/Metamod won't actually help?

I'm still not sure on how to use these two just to switch the Automatic Weapon Switch function off.

amxx/metamod is the way to implement the actual "auto-wep-switching logic" if you don't have access to the source code. just like what those cstrike community modders does to cstrike.

ofc the best way to do so is to ask the author of "Brutal Half Life" to update to latest halflife-updated code base, which has already implement all shits.

[Blackgrowl]

it's actually client sided and there even is an option in the multiplayer tab under the "more"(or something like that) button where you set your decal limit, radar type, etc. it's a checkbox named "switch to picked up weapon if more powerful".

Does that mean using AMXX/Metamod won't actually help?
I'm still not sure on how to use these two just to switch the Automatic Weapon Switch function off.

amxx/metamod is the way to implement the actual "auto-wep-switching logic" if you don't have access to the source code. just like what those cstrike community modders does to cstrike.

ofc the best way to do so is to ask the author of "Brutal Half Life" to update to latest halflife-updated code base, which has already implement all shits.

Very well, I have asked the BHL author to update his mod to use HL1 Update as his base instead of 25th Anniversary HL1. Since it adds more than just a "Weapon Auto Switch", he might be interested, here's hoping.

For the rest of the mods, I'll have to figure out how to use it through MetaMod, I'll try asking around in HL1 forums or so.
Thanks for the info.