Forcing skins at map change or for specific map

[Floyd]

Again, looking for proper forum....... two questions....

1) With Hammer's Goodies 2.O, how does one force skins only at map change? or....

2) Is it possible to have default skins for a particular map or maps?

People don't seem to mind having their skins forced, but I would like to have default skins for each map.
i.e. Snowy maps with winter skin, Berlin with Russian skin, etc.

I know you guys are busy, appreciate your hard work and efforts!!!

On forcing skins...in my observation, it seems that people tend to work more
as a team when everyone is wearing the same uniform. Makes for better play,,imho..

Thanks again guys,

Floyd

[Buzz_Litebeer]

well download MAM_Mapfix, and take a gander at how things are done there, if you want you could set at the beginning of each map

setcvar default_german "the german skin here"
setcvar default_american "the american skin here"

and then make sure you have the addon pak to make sure that periodic force skins is turned on.

take a little work but it will work.

[Hammer]

1) Set _ham_skin_interval to 0 and also _ham_random_skins to 1. What will happen is at the start of a map, the skins list is randomized, and the first skin set used throughout map duration.

2) I've considered having per map skins, but was concerned with the amount of config it would require.

--[MC] Hammer

[Buzz_Litebeer]

it could easily be done with a MAMMapfix, and the addon pak, it would be trivial, the issue is it isnt trivial unless you know what your doing.

The thing i suggest is that floyd go and open up the mam mapfix file

go to where it decides what map is being used, and then use
setcvar to set the skins to what he wants, and then use the periodic force skins from the addon pak to do it,
unfortunatly this is a trivial thing for me or hammer, and maybe a couple other people to do i dont know, sometimes i wish MAM was taken at a little more serious level so people would sit down and really figure out whats going on.

Black bart did this with the security package hehe so i know it can be done.

[Floyd]

Sorry to be such an ignoramus Buzz, but I haven't downloaded the MAM_mapfix yet. My present mapfix configuration has been functioning fine, so I did not see the need. I was trying to get comfortable with the integration of Goodies and MAM. Your method sound's like the approach I'll eventually take, though.

For now, I'll retry the _ham_skin_interval and _ham_random_skins again. When testing that on my home server, _ham_skin_interval set to 0 would not switch skins. I'll retry.

Thx,
Floyd

[Buzz_Litebeer]

well the trick wiht mam_mapfix, is that it was meant to be taken, and completely edited by the end user (you)

so if you take it, remove all hte mapfixes that are currently in it, and just edit the basic layout (IE map by map) you could do it.

MAM_Mapfix wouldnt run into HAMs at all, or anyone elses. Since all it does is "add" things to the map, in an attempt to curtail cheating, or in the case of black barts, to make the map more fun.

instead of spawning objects, you could instaead have it set skins for the addonpaks client force skins function (or maybe its in MAM_securitty) anyway if its in current mam security or addon pak, it doesnt matter, but it could be done, it just takes a little initiative.