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[ZoAnimus]

Man, I feel like this is a stupid question but I've scoured over the MERVBot code and I can't find what I'm looking for.

Is there a way to check if the arena is locked or unlocked using MERVBot?

If so, I'd love to see some code samples.

Thanks,
ZoA

Sorry for the trivial question....

[50% Packetloss]

The way to do it would be to send *lock to the server and then look for the responce. Its kind of a round-about way of doing it but there isn't another way unless you use ASSS modules.

[Maverick]

yup, notice that a normal user with Continuum can't actually determine whether an arena is locked unless trying to enter (hence the "bot is only an automated cleint" statement).

I will post some code samples of what 50% Packetloss suggests when I get home.
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[ZoAnimus]

Thanks for the info guys. I went ahead and did a string compare in the event_chat area of spawn.cpp . Checked the servers response and then toggled the lock again if I needed to.

thanks

[ZoAnimus]

Here is the applicable part of the code from spawn.cpp that I used. Thought I would post just incase anyone else ever needs it. I use a Game_Mode variable to keep track of the mode that the game should be in. During game mode 1, the arena is initializing and I need the arena locked.

Code: Show/Hide    case EVENT_Chat:       {          int type  = *(int*)&event.p[0];          int sound = *(int*)&event.p[1];          Player *p = (Player*)event.p[2];          char *msg = (char*)event.p[3];                    switch (type)          {          case MSG_Arena:             {                             if(strcmp(msg,"Arena UNLOCKED")==0 && Game_Mode ==1)                {                   // Game_Mode 1 means we are trying to initialize the arena.  Arena must be locked                   // If the arena gets unlocked, lock it back up                   sendPublic("*lock");                }

[50% Packetloss]

You'll want to compare the unlock message too, just in case your bot does a *lock and unlocks the arena instead of locking it.
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[Solo Ace]

Load that plugin twice then.

[Maverick]

Code: Show/Hide //////// Chat ////////    case EVENT_Chat:       {          int type  = *(int*)&event.p[0];          int sound = *(int*)&event.p[1];          Player *p = (Player*)event.p[2];          char *msg = (char*)event.p[3];          switch (type)          {          case MSG_Arena:             {                if(CMPSTART("Arena LOCKED", msg) && setLocked==false) {                   sendPublic("*lock");                } else if(CMPSTART("Arena UNLOCKED", msg) && setLocked==true) {                   sendPublic("*lock");                }             }             break;