switching player/bot:coding question

[The Storm]

I believe that the AMXX deathmatch plugin can remember the state of the weapon, like spawning me with m4a1 + silencer. Actually the silencer is not on but the game triggers my IN_ATTACT2 key to put it. If AMXX can track this, I'm sure that you can find a way by looking at the sources of the deathmatch plugin and the AMXX sources. This is where my knowage ends.

[SamPlay]

Hi,
Yes , I have already downloaded AmxModX 1.8.1 source code, and I am sure that I can find what I need. I did not explore that solution yet because
1.- it relies heavily on the identification of pvPrivateData bits as meaningful data, which is less safe and "persistent" when the mod code changes than using true member data of a sdk like the hlsdk.
2.- as a consequence, only mods for which this identification process has been performed can be handled like AmXModX does.
I will post my findings here ( dwelving into Amxmod code might take some time!)
Thanks.

[Immortal_BLG]

Hello!

Probably too late, but....
Function from leaked HL2 source code to control over a bot:

// Handle the "PossessBot" command.
void PossessBot_f()
{
	CCSPlayer *pPlayer = CCSPlayer::Instance( UTIL_GetCommandClientIndex() );
	if ( !pPlayer )
		return;

	// Put the local player in control of this bot.
	if ( engine->Cmd_Argc() != 2 )
	{
		Warning( "PossessBot <client index>\n" );
		return;
	}

	int iBotClient = atoi( engine->Cmd_Argv(1) );
	int iBotEnt = iBotClient + 1;
	
	if ( iBotClient < 0 || 
		iBotClient >= gpGlobals->maxClients || 
		pPlayer->entindex() == iBotEnt )
	{
		Warning( "PossessBot <client index>\n" );
	}
	else
	{
		edict_t *pPlayerData = pPlayer->pev;
		edict_t *pBotData = engine->PEntityOfEntIndex( iBotEnt );
		if ( pBotData && pBotData->m_pEnt )
		{
			// SWAP EDICTS

			// Backup things we don't want to swap.
			edict_t oldPlayerData = *pPlayerData;
			edict_t oldBotData = *pBotData;

			// Swap edicts.
			edict_t tmp = *pPlayerData;
			*pPlayerData = *pBotData;
			*pBotData = tmp;

			// Restore things we didn't want to swap.
			//pPlayerData->m_EntitiesTouched = oldPlayerData.m_EntitiesTouched;
			//pBotData->m_EntitiesTouched = oldBotData.m_EntitiesTouched;
		
			CBaseEntity *pPlayerBaseEnt = CBaseEntity::Instance( pPlayerData );
			CBaseEntity *pBotBaseEnt = CBaseEntity::Instance( pBotData );

			// Make the other a bot and make the player not a bot.
			pPlayerBaseEnt->RemoveFlag( FL_FAKECLIENT );
			pBotBaseEnt->AddFlag( FL_FAKECLIENT );
		
						
			// Point the CBaseEntities at the right players.
			pPlayerBaseEnt->pev = pPlayerData;
			pBotBaseEnt->pev = pBotData;

			// Freeze the bot.
			pBotBaseEnt->AddEFlags( EFL_BOT_FROZEN );
		}
	}
}

ConCommand cc_PossessBot( "PossessBot", PossessBot_f, "Toggle. Possess a bot.\n\tArguments: <bot client number>", FCVAR_CHEAT );

[SamPlay]

It's never too late!
Thanks for sharing, I will have a look and compare with what i have coded, but the basic swapping operations seems to be the same( though I do not know what a CSSPlayer is).
I suspect swapping anytime would cause crashes sometimes so I actually perform player requested swap at the start of Starframe() ONLY; I also implemented checks ( not dead,...) and selectable policies to limit opportunities of changes so it can be a really new ( and fun!) way of playing.
regards.

[Immortal_BLG]

CCSPlayer is CBasePlayer for HL1, HL2 edict_t::m_pEnt is HL1 edict_t::pPrivateData