Still not working after switching to TFEconData, and this time there aren't any errors from or referring to other plugins. Also tried reloading this plugin, but nothing happened. The error log says "Failed to initialize taunt cache, error code 1"

Originally posted by @TinyDeskEngineer06 in #44 (comment)

Apparently some people are having problems with a version of tf2itemsinfo (1.8.17.7-20131121, hash b704419286dfb0cd45aa1e868953d52e).
From what I can see, since a recent version of sourcemod, this version of the plugin fails to register itself as a dependency, thus plugins that need it to work fail to load reporting [SM] Plugin tf2_taunts_tf2idb.smx failed to load: Could not find required plugin "tf2itemsinfo". .
This can easily be fixed by just installing the version of this plugin from the repo I linked to on the readme. So, do that If you are having the same problem.

Are there any plans to be able to list and force taunts via an include file/natives so that we can use it in our own plugins? I'm making an RTD plugin and one of the perks is disco ball, which needs to force taunts on players, and this plugin is the only one I see fit.

Although steps to compile this plugin with autoversioning and building the updater manifest are declared in .travis.yml#L56-L72, it'd be convinient to split that work onto an isolated script that can run outside travis.

Requires includes that aren't added to your git

This should alleviate confusion between internal indexes and the "Item Definition Index"s on valve's item schema.

Essentially an update that allows the plugin to scan for any new taunts that have been added during summer, winter or halloween events.

If that's not possible, then add the latest taunts that have been added before or after Summer 2022.

I have the latest version of this plugin running on a windows server, but some taunt items are invisible server side and some aren't. I recorded a clip to show what is happening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYVD754VY2I

sm_taunt unknown command how do fix plugins? tf2attributes 2024

This plugin needs to be built for tf2ii and tf2idb separately because of name collisions occurring between some enums named the same way on both of their includes (on tf2idb, on tf2ii). This is just a compiler issue however and could be solved by just modifying the include files, both APIs can run simultaneously in one server.

Some options:

• Use an intermediate include that redefines names before including them

  #define colliding_name api_colliding_name
  #include <api>
  #undef colliding_name
  #define colliding_name api2_colliding_name
  #include <api2>
  

  This will have to be done for each name that collides, and could break autocompletion on some scripting environments.
• Patch the files in a precompile step.
• Fork the repos and fix the issue for good.

I know the Heavy has more taunts than what's currently shown**, so how can I get my tf2itemsdb to actually give me all up to date.**

I'm sure it'll help others as well. I'm new to this so please pardon me!

Currently TF2IDB_UsedByClasses_Compat gets around older versions of tf2idb not implementing the TF2IDB_UsedByClasses native. While this is a viable solution, it holds back initialization for about .5 seconds. This could be improved using GetFeatureStatus and setting tf2idb as an optional requirement.

Add the ability to translate taunt names. This apparently is a feature that most russian server owners would love to have.

Small signature change from CTFPlayer::PlayTauntSceneFromItem(CEconItemView*) to CTFPlayer::PlayTauntSceneFromItem(CEconItemView const*)

Thanks to @FlaminSarge for his finding.

I'm not sure what I did wrong when it came to installing the plugin since I did it exactly as the instructions said, but I keep getting this error whenever I select any taunt:

[TF2ITEMS] ---------------------------------------
[TF2ITEMS] >>> szClassname = tf_wearable_vm
[TF2ITEMS] >>> iItemDefinitionIndex = 167
[TF2ITEMS] >>> iEntityQuality = 6
[TF2ITEMS] >>> iEntityLevel = 1
[TF2ITEMS] ---------------------------------------
[SM] Exception reported: Item is NULL. File a bug report if you are sure you set all the data correctly. (Try the FORCE_GENERATION flag.)
[SM] Blaming: tf2_taunts_tf2idb.smx
[SM] Call stack trace:
[SM]   [0] TF2Items_GiveNamedItem
[SM]   [1] Line 58, /home/travis/build/fakuivan/TF2-Taunts-TF2IDB/addons/sourcemod/scripting/include/tf2_taunts_tf2idb/taunt_enforcer.inc::CTauntEnforcer.ForceTaunt
[SM]   [2] Line 222, /home/travis/build/fakuivan/TF2-Taunts-TF2IDB/addons/sourcemod/scripting/include/tf2_taunts_tf2idb/tf2_taunts_tf2idb.inc::CheckAndTaunt
[SM]   [3] Line 282, /home/travis/build/fakuivan/TF2-Taunts-TF2IDB/addons/sourcemod/scripting/tf2_taunts_tf2idb.sp::MenuHandler_TauntsSelfMenu

On my server, when I write !taunt, it only starts the plugin if it's admin. How to fix?

Under very rare conditions, if TF2IDB returns INVALID_HANDLE when calling TF2IDB_FindItemCustom, the plugin will ignore the error and move on with an invalid taunt cache system, this is quite a trivial fix though since most checks are implemented, we just need to pass i_error to CTauntCacheSystem.FromTF2IDB when initializing the cache.

Desired syntax: sm_taunt <idx> [target[s]]

[SM] Item schema cache not loaded yet, try again later.
I did it all right I don't understand what this issue is please help

I haven't found enough time/motivation lately to continue updating this. Ironically this doesn't mean much for the current functionality this plugin provides, as gamedata files can be swapped and taunts are fetched from APIs, so no recompilation or code changes are needed. The main reason why I wouldn't want to touch it is because of how cancerous the build process is. I should have done something simpler but my OCD got the best of me back then. Also I don't enjoy coding on sourcepawn that much.

First thing I'd do would be to change the build process to something that's simpler, maybe make or a simple bash script, and easy to do CI with. Then update the environment so compiling, and uploading to a server from vscode (my preferred editor, supports sourcepawn via an extension) is easy to do. I don't care much about making a build script for windows, WSL works fine.

As is the case for all sourcemod plugins, licensing allows for anyone to fork and change stuff as they please. I'll keep watching this for pull requests and maybe doing code review once in a while.

I've installed this plugin on a dedicated server, but every time I try to load it, it says L 04/10/2023 - 14:00:52: [tf2_taunts_tf2idb.smx] Failed to initialize taunt cache: TF2IDB Not loaded. L 04/10/2023 - 14:00:52: [tf2_taunts_tf2idb.smx] Halting user interface initialization. Plugin loaded but updater not found. L 04/10/2023 - 14:00:52: [tf2_taunts_tf2idb.smx] Try using the latest version from here https://github.com/fakuivan/TF2-Taunts-TF2IDB .
SourceMod says the plugin loaded successfully, but it doesn't seem to work. sm_taunt_list results in getting an "Unknown command" error. I am also entirely sure I have installed the latest version of the plugin from this repository.

Issues like the #12 could be more easily resolved by having a "write the output from sm plugins info tf2_taunts_tf2idb here" in the first place

If both this plugin and tf2idb load at the same time, natives exposed by the latter access data not initialized, that should be initialized later OnPluginStart.

Solution: move initialization process of this plugin from OnPluginStart to OnAllPluginsLoaded.

nosoop/SM-TFEconData queries the game for items. Much less of a hassle for end users, but it carries a hefty amount of offsets and signatures that has to be kept in sync. In fact, in the readme there's an example for getting taunt data.

On 41d3c38#diff-704e1963edb27c6e68538e5dc0eed3aeR292 class specific taunts were moved to the bottom.

This mismatch between the "latest version" string reported by the updater file and the version string reported by the plugin makes the updater try to update the plugin every time it checks for updates

I have the python script pointed to my tf2 server my sqlite folder and my items_game.txt they are in the default locations. May someone help me out with database creation I really want to play around with taunts. Also I forgot to say when I run it the database it creates but it's not actually a database just a .txt file with a tiny tiny bit garble only 60 kb large and the sample database is over 1400 kb.

I made a post about it on reddit.
https://www.reddit.com/r/tf2/comments/lwirbm/tf2_items_info_doesnt_work/
But in short, Whenever I try to load up my server I get this:
L 03/03/2021 - 09:54:18: [SM] [2] Line 1562, tf2itemsinfo.sp::PrecacheItemSchema

L 03/03/2021 - 09:54:18: [SM] [3] Line 269, tf2itemsinfo.sp::OnPluginStart

L 03/03/2021 - 09:54:18: [SM] Unable to load plugin "tf2itemsinfo.smx": Error detected in plugin startup (see error logs)

so, i've installed all the requirements for the taunts plugin, i double-checked everything, but for some reason, its always giving unknown command: "sm_taunt_list"

and when i put the command: sm plugins load tf2_taunts_tf2idb
it says Plugin tf2_taunts_tf2idb.smx is already loaded.
but, when i execute the command sm_taunt_list
it appears unknown command: "sm_taunt_list"

anyway, i'll go to sleep and i'll answer ASAP, well, if you answer me

Just installed the plugin on the server i develop, triple checking everything is in its correct place.

Typed "sm plugins load tf2_taunts_tf2idb" into console, and it continues to say its loaded. But once on the server ingame, i go to test it out, via command, and nothing happens, therefore i went back, checked everything again, still no change.

Really stumped on this now. and seriously started to frustrate me

PLease advise and help

Since the updater plugin only tracks active plugins, If this enters fail state on gamedata / cache creation error the updater won't try to update it.

what do I do?

If you select a taunt on the "sm_taunt_force" menu and no compatible players are able to taunt at that moment but you select "all players" as the target filter, the plugin will still try to give the taunt to invalid clients (console) and break when calling TF2Items_GiveNamedItem.