General SDK Snippets & Fixes

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Replace zombie blood with human blood

Human blood for zombies.

In src/game/server/hl2/npc_zombie.cpp, go to line 279.

#ifdef HL2_EPISODIC
       SetBloodColor ( BLOOD_COLOR_ZOMBIE );

Modify it to look like this:

#ifdef HL2_EPISODIC
       SetBloodColor ( BLOOD_COLOR_RED );

Remove headcrab from zombies

How to remove headcrab from zombies.

In src/game/server/hl2/npc_zombie.cpp look for void CZombie::Spawn( void ) then find this line.

m_fIsHeadless = false;

and simply change it to this

m_fIsHeadless = true;

Now open src/game/server/hl2/npc_BaseZombie.cpp and change the HeadcrabRelease_t CNPC_BaseZombie::ShouldReleaseHeadcrab( const CTakeDamageInfo &info, float flDamageThreshold ) section to look like this:

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Purpose: A zombie has taken damage. Determine whether he release his headcrab.
// Output : YES, IMMEDIATE, or SCHEDULED (see HeadcrabRelease_t)
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
HeadcrabRelease_t CNPC_BaseZombie::ShouldReleaseHeadcrab( const CTakeDamageInfo &info, float flDamageThreshold )
{
	return ( m_iHealth <= 0 && m_fIsTorso && IsChopped( info ) ) ? RELEASE_RAGDOLL_SLICED_OFF : RELEASE_NO;
}

Working CS:S muzzle flashes without model editing

In src/game/client/c_baseanimating.cpp, at line 4130 (after the big switch statement), comment out the code so it looks like this

if ( iAttachment != -1 && m_Attachments.Count() > iAttachment )
{
	/*
	GetAttachment( iAttachment+1, attachOrigin, attachAngles );
	int entId = render->GetViewEntity();
	ClientEntityHandle_t hEntity = ClientEntityList().EntIndexToHandle( entId );
	tempents->MuzzleFlash( attachOrigin, attachAngles, atoi( options ), hEntity, bFirstPerson );
	*/
}

and insert the following code below the commented out code.

if ( input->CAM_IsThirdPerson() )
{
	C_BaseCombatWeapon *pWeapon = GetActiveWeapon();
	pWeapon->GetAttachment( iAttachment+1, attachOrigin, attachAngles );
}
else
{
	C_BasePlayer *pPlayer = C_BasePlayer::GetLocalPlayer();
	CBaseViewModel *vm = pPlayer->GetViewModel();
	vm->GetAttachment( iAttachment+1, attachOrigin, attachAngles );
	engine->GetViewAngles( attachAngles );
}
g_pEffects->MuzzleFlash( attachOrigin, attachAngles, 1.0, MUZZLEFLASH_TYPE_DEFAULT );

Go to src/game/client/fx.cpp, under the statement pParticle->m_vecVelocity.Init(); in void FX_MuzzleEffect( ... ), place the following code.

C_BasePlayer *pPlayer = C_BasePlayer::GetLocalPlayer();
Vector velocity = pPlayer->GetLocalVelocity();
pParticle->m_vecVelocity += velocity;

Crossbow bolt going through glass (func_breakable)

Open src/game/server/hl2/weapon_crossbow.cpp

Start off by adding #include "func_break.h"

Then in CCrossbowBolt::BoltTouch( CBaseEntity *pOther ), after:

if ( pOther->GetCollisionGroup() == COLLISION_GROUP_BREAKABLE_GLASS )
	return;

Insert the following code:

if ( FClassnameIs(pOther, "func_breakable") )
{
    CBreakable* pOtherEntity = static_cast<CBreakable*>( pOther );
    if ( pOtherEntity->GetMaterialType() == matGlass )
        return;
}

Todo: This could be taken further, allowing the bolts to go through matWeb or through any func_breakable_surf for example.

Ignite ragdolls

In your player's class (CSDKPlayer or CBasePlayer) find the Event_Killed() function. Add this inside of it:

if( info.GetDamageType() & (DMG_BLAST|DMG_BURN) )
{
    if( m_hRagdoll )
    {
        CBaseAnimating *pRagdoll = (CBaseAnimating *)CBaseEntity::Instance(m_hRagdoll);
        if( info.GetDamageType() & (DMG_BURN|DMG_BLAST) )
        {
            pRagdoll->Ignite(45, false, 10 );
        }
    }
}

If you don't have a ragdoll to ignite before that is called, make sure that code is placed after a call to CreateRagdollEntity(). If you're not doing that, add it in right above the if( info.GetDamageType() & (DMG_BLAST|DMG_BURN) ) line.

Control height and width of icon progress bars

This allows you to control the height and width of progress bars drawn with icons instead of the bars being the same dimensions as the textures.
In the file src/game/client/hud.h add the function declaration:

void	DrawIconProgressBarExt( int x, int y, int w, int h, CHudTexture *icon, CHudTexture *icon2, float percentage, Color &clr, int type );

Underneath the old declaration:

void    DrawIconProgressBar( int x, int y, CHudTexture *icon, CHudTexture *icon2, float percentage, Color& clr, int type );

Then in src/game/client/hud_redraw.cpp add the function itself:

void CHud::DrawIconProgressBarExt( int x, int y, int w, int h, CHudTexture *icon, CHudTexture *icon2, float percentage, Color& clr, int type )
{
	if ( icon == NULL )
		return;

	//Clamp our percentage
	percentage = min( 1.0f, percentage );
	percentage = max( 0.0f, percentage );

	int	height = icon->Height();
	int	width  = icon->Width();

	//Draw a vertical progress bar
	if ( type == HUDPB_VERTICAL )
	{
		int	barOfs = height * percentage;

		icon2->DrawSelfCropped( 
			x, y,  // Pos
			0, 0, width, barOfs, // Cropped subrect
			w, (h * percentage), clr );

		icon->DrawSelfCropped( 
			x, y + (h * percentage), 
			0, barOfs, width, height - barOfs, // Cropped subrect
			w, h - (h * percentage), clr );
	}
}

This was tested with vertical bars, horizontal bars haven't been tested.

Enabling func_precipitation rendering whilst in a point_viewcontrol

In src/game/client/viewrender.cpp find and delete:

if ( CurrentViewID() == VIEW_MONITOR )
   return;

Randomizing models

Have some global constant char* of every model:

static const char* modelnames[] = {
   "Model1", // 0
   "Model2", // 1
   "Model3", // 2
};

And choose one at random in the Spawn() function:

SetModel (modelnames[ random->RandomInt( 0, ARRAYSIZE(modelnames) - 1 ) ]);

And if you wish to have a different skin for each model (provided your model was compiled with multiple skins), then you can add:

m_nSkin = random->RandomInt( 0, GetModelPtr()->numskinfamilies() - 1 );

Stopping viewmodels from getting rotated when zooming

In src/game/client/view.cpp find void CViewRender::SetUpViews() and search for the line

view.fovViewmodel = g_pClientMode->GetViewModelFOV() - flFOVOffset;

and replace it with

view.fovViewmodel = fabs(g_pClientMode->GetViewModelFOV() - flFOVOffset);

That will simply stop negative FOVs to occur, which were causing a rotating of 180°.

Restoring the Combine Elite Soldier's ability to use the alt-fire of the SMG1

In src/game/server/hl2/weapon_smg1.cpp, go to line 48 and replace WeaponRangeAttack2Condition( float flDot, float flDist ) with this:

int WeaponRangeAttack2Condition();

Now from the lines 249 to 274 (all the disabled code) replace it with this code:

case EVENT_WEAPON_AR2_ALTFIRE:
{
	CAI_BaseNPC *npc = pOperator->MyNPCPointer();

	Vector vecShootOrigin, vecShootDir;
	vecShootOrigin = pOperator->Weapon_ShootPosition();
	//vecShootDir = npc->GetShootEnemyDir( vecShootOrigin );

	//Checks if it can fire the grenade
	WeaponRangeAttack2Condition();

	Vector vecThrow = m_vecTossVelocity;

	//If on the rare case the vector is 0 0 0, cancel for avoid launching the grenade without speed
	//This should be on WeaponRangeAttack2Condition(), but for some unknown reason return CASE_NONE
	//doesn't stop the launch
	if (vecThrow == Vector(0, 0, 0)){
		break;
	}

	CGrenadeAR2 *pGrenade = (CGrenadeAR2*)Create("grenade_ar2", vecShootOrigin, vec3_angle, npc);
	pGrenade->SetAbsVelocity( vecThrow );
	pGrenade->SetLocalAngularVelocity(RandomAngle(-400, 400)); //tumble in air
	pGrenade->SetMoveType(MOVETYPE_FLYGRAVITY, MOVECOLLIDE_FLY_BOUNCE);

	pGrenade->SetThrower(GetOwner());

	pGrenade->SetGravity(0.5); // lower gravity since grenade is aerodynamic and engine doesn't know it.
		
	pGrenade->SetDamage(sk_plr_dmg_smg1_grenade.GetFloat());

	if (g_pGameRules->IsSkillLevel(SKILL_HARD))
	{
		m_flNextGrenadeCheck = gpGlobals->curtime + RandomFloat(2, 3);
	}
	else{
		m_flNextGrenadeCheck = gpGlobals->curtime + 6;// wait six seconds before even looking again to see if a grenade can be thrown.
	}

	m_iClip2--;
}
break;

Now go to the int CWeaponSMG1::WeaponRangeAttack2Condition( float flDot, float flDist ) function and replace it with this:

int CWeaponSMG1::WeaponRangeAttack2Condition()

And near the top of the function, comment out return COND_NONE; like so:

//return COND_NONE;

For the last step, since this is only cosmetic, go to src/game/server/hl2/npc_combine.cpp.

On line 381, disable the DevWarning (only in case you don't want to see it neither on DEV mode):

//DevWarning("**Combine Elite Soldier MUST be equipped with AR2\n");

Between lines 2321 and 2325, you can replace that part of the code with the following, so you no longer hear the AR2 effect when using the SMG1:

if ( pEvent->event == COMBINE_AE_BEGIN_ALTFIRE )
{
	//We want it to use different sounds depending on the weapon
	if ( FClassnameIs(GetActiveWeapon(), "weapon_ar2") )
	{
		EmitSound( "Weapon_CombineGuard.Special1" );
	}
	else if ( FClassnameIs(GetActiveWeapon(), "weapon_smg1") )
	{
		EmitSound( "Weapon_SMG1.Double" ); 
	}
	else
	{
		EmitSound( "Weapon_CombineGuard.Special1" ); // We let this play by default
	}
	handledEvent = true;
}

Restoring dropship container gun rotation functionality

This is to make it so that the gun on the combine dropship can rotate again

Go to line 873 in src/game/server/hl2/npc_combinedropship.cpp and add these two lines to the bottom of the if ( m_hContainer ) statement:

m_poseWeapon_Pitch = m_hContainer->LookupPoseParameter( "weapon_pitch" );
m_poseWeapon_Yaw = m_hContainer->LookupPoseParameter( "weapon_yaw" );

Now your gun should rotate and shoot again!

Fixing the acid damage white flash sticking around bug

This is a very easy fix, I'm surprised no one has patched this.

Go to src/game/shared/hl2/hl2_gamerules.cpp and at line 209 add DMG_ACID, like so:

return ( ( iDmgType & ( DMG_PARALYZE | DMG_NERVEGAS | DMG_POISON | DMG_RADIATION | DMG_DROWNRECOVER | DMG_ACID | DMG_SLOWBURN ) ) != 0 );

And it's fixed. Someone, please spread this knowledge.

Schrodinger's/Quantum crouch fix

See: https://wiki.sourceruns.org/wiki/Schrodinger's_Crouch

Another easy fix.

Go to src/game/shared/gamemovement.cpp then head over to void CGameMovement::FinishDuck( void )

At the very top, you should see this:

if ( player->GetFlags() & FL_DUCKING )
	return;

Now all you have to do is comment it out, that's it!