New MOD default player health

[blazertailgunner]

I've been a fan of one-hit-one-kill in MP games since "License to Kill" in Goldeneye 64. Anyways, I'm trying to encorporate this into my MOD, but having a bit of trouble finding where that is.

I did a search-within on all of the files in my /src folder, and dozens came up but they all are either for something else or commented with 'exact value is MOD dependant.'

Any suggestions to where I can set this default health value to the minumum?

 

[blinking halo]

no idea, but wouldnt it be easier to just set the weapon damage higher? look at the weapon script files

 

[Angry Lawyer]

Look for the code that gets called when a player spawns.

Add a line saying (this->m_iHealth = 1) or something. Make sure you get the right variable, it should be defined in CBasePlayer, or CBaseCombatCharacter.

-Angry Lawyer

 

[Whoohoo]

I'm working on a mod like that

 

[blazertailgunner]

I'm working on a mod like that

The solution then, if you need it, is to do what Angry Lawyer said and append:

this->m_iHealth = x; //where x is default health

after the last line of CHL2MP_Player::Spawn() function in the hl2mp_player.cpp file.

Thanks Angry Lawyer for the Help!

 

[Angry Lawyer]

Well, there are different functions to put it in, based on what you used to start your mod. For 'bare-bones', you need CSDK_Player.

You're welcome.

-Angry Lawyer

 

[Whoohoo]

Or change damage of the gun eh?

 

[Angry Lawyer]

Gun damage is even easier, but you start getting odd things. Like a pistol being able to break down any form of destructable object, and being able to throw a character right across the level.

Health is the cleaner way to implement one hit kills.
The one flaw is that the slightest of falls will kill you.

-Angry Lawyer

 

[Dodo]

...the one flaw is that the slightest of falls will kill you.

cant you script that there no falling damage ?

 

[blinking halo]

hl2dms default highest fall damage is 10...

 

[Angry Lawyer]

You could just do it the proper way, by having standard health, and adding to the player in it's damage function:

if (Damage_type == DMG_BULLET)
m_fDamage = this->m_iHealth+50;

That way, everything else deals normal damage, but bullets deal damage equal to the player's health, plus 50.
(Beware, that's pseudocode, and won't work without finding out the right variables and functions).

-Angry Lawyer

 

[Wilco]

you can easily take out fall damage, in the const's theres a few relating to fall damage (min velocity, how much).

 

[Angry Lawyer]

It's better to simply put in checks for bullet damage on Players, so you don't get other side effects, like shooting a barrel throwing it a mile away from you.

-Angry Lawyer