Deus Ex Alpha

Does anyone know what is responsible for giving a player his inventory, skills, and augs back when he leaves a game and comes back? It seems to be a MTL feature. I want to preserve some additional properties.

Im not sure if its a feature, for me a majority of the time I leave a game and come back, my stuff is gone, but If I leave a game then quickly come back, then my stuff is still there. It may be a bug

Download the DXMTL source and then take a look at the V2E class. It's used when a player leaves & enters the server. This class is used within the MTLManager.

That is definitely it. It doesn't look like I can extend it or override the functions because all the names are messed up but I'll try making a similar class that deals with the stuff I want. Thanks Alex.

You can make a mod extending DXMTL, using the MTL extension pack, which you can get here:
http://www.dxalpha.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17032

On a related note.. (SORRY FOR STEALING UR TOPIC)..
I'm trying to extend a modification to MTL.. but I want to remove all these storing features.. any clue how? I see no mention of that class you mentioned, Alex.. on the MTLPlayer.

halp pls thnx

In the decompiled DXMTL you will find this line in MTLPlayer.Destroyed().

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V6F.V15(self);

V6F is the players MTLManager and V15 is the function that creates an object of V2E that retains stuff for the player. Things that are saved are scoreboard information, team, augmentations, skills, health, and inventory.

Alright, thanks... so do I create a new MTLManager now or what.. overriding the v15 function?

If you want nothing to be saved you could override the Destroyed function in your player class so it doesn't make the call that creates an object. You also need to change Super.Destroyed() to Super(Human).Destroyed() so it doesn't use the MTLPlayer function.

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simulated event Destroyed ()
{
   local ColorTheme V9C;

   if ( PlayerIsOnServer() )
   {
      /* Don't create a save object
      if ( (V6F != None) &&  !Level.Game.bGameEnded )
      {
         V6F.V15(self);
      }
      */
      if ( AugmentationSystem != None )
      {
         AugmentationSystem.Destroy();
      }
      if ( SkillSystem != None )
      {
         SkillSystem.Destroy();
      }
      if ( aDrone != None )
      {
         aDrone.Destroy();
      }
      if ( invulnSph != None )
      {
         invulnSph.Destroy();
      }
      if ( killProfile != None )
      {
         killProfile.Destroy();
      }
      if ( ThemeManager != None )
      {
         V9C=ThemeManager.FirstColorTheme;
JL00D5:
         if ( V9C != None )
         {
            V9C.Destroy();
            V9C=V9C.Next;
            goto JL00D5;
         }
         ThemeManager.Destroy();
      }
   }
   Super(Human).Destroyed();
}

Thanks for that Poor, I'll try it out ASAP
EDIT: Awesome, thanks! it works!