- Apr 29, 2012
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Hey guys,
I am making a trade server map that will have a lot of "gimmicks" - like environmental damage areas that can be switched on or off by pressing a button. Ideally, I'd like to limit access to these buttons to moderators or other special users, so they aren't pressed every 30 seconds and being over-used.
I know one way to do this is by putting all the buttons in a room only accessible via noclip, but that is somewhat ugly, and depending on server policies may not be readily granted to the users who should have access to these functions
Another way to do this might involve server-side plugins, maybe having everything be triggered by text commands or something? I really have no idea on this end, since I've never run a server, but it seems like it might be a pain to set up by whoever ends up running the server where this map is placed
Are there any ways to do this on a purely map level? Could I somehow password protect a button, other than making the user shoot a series of buttons in a specific sequence? Could I check the user's steam ID against a known list? Could you suggest some other crazy technique for limiting access to a certain area or function to only certain users?
I'm really looking for brainstorms at this point - I have no good thoughts on how to accomplish this, and I'd like to see if I have any options at all, on the map side, to pull this off.
I am making a trade server map that will have a lot of "gimmicks" - like environmental damage areas that can be switched on or off by pressing a button. Ideally, I'd like to limit access to these buttons to moderators or other special users, so they aren't pressed every 30 seconds and being over-used.
I know one way to do this is by putting all the buttons in a room only accessible via noclip, but that is somewhat ugly, and depending on server policies may not be readily granted to the users who should have access to these functions
Another way to do this might involve server-side plugins, maybe having everything be triggered by text commands or something? I really have no idea on this end, since I've never run a server, but it seems like it might be a pain to set up by whoever ends up running the server where this map is placed
Are there any ways to do this on a purely map level? Could I somehow password protect a button, other than making the user shoot a series of buttons in a specific sequence? Could I check the user's steam ID against a known list? Could you suggest some other crazy technique for limiting access to a certain area or function to only certain users?
I'm really looking for brainstorms at this point - I have no good thoughts on how to accomplish this, and I'd like to see if I have any options at all, on the map side, to pull this off.