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Description

This plugin is intended to get players into squads automatically. When enabled, squads up players who are not already in a squad. Players are assigned to the most full squads first, then empty squads if all other squads are full. If a player intentionally leaves a squad, they will be ignored by the plugin, as it is assumed that the player is either looking for a new squad to join, or desires not to be in a squad.

 

Known issues:

- Due to a server-side bug, the plugin is not able to move players if a team is full. Hopefully this will be fixed soon, but knowing EA/DICE, it'll be a while.

 

Commands

This plug-in has no in-game commands.

 

Settings

 

Adaptive Server Size

Move immediately on join?

When set to "Yes", the plugin will attempt to move player(s) immediately after they join or change teams. Technically, there is no problem with this, but if a player joins with a platoon or party, they may not be placed in the squad that Battlelog intends (it's about a 50/50 chance). When set to "No", the plugin waits to move the player until after their next death, which alleviates this issue. [Recommended setting: No]

 

Move only new players?

When set to "Yes", only players who have just joined or changed teams may be moved. When set to "No", all players not currently in squads may be moved. For example, if this is set to "Yes", players who are not in a squad when the plugin is enabled will not be moved, because they are not considered new players. [Recommended setting: No]

 

Limit Squad Rush and Squad Deathmatch to 4 players per squad?

When set to "Yes", the plugin will not assign more than 4 players to a squad in Squad Rush or Squad Deathmatch. When set to "No", all players on each team will be assigned to the same squad (Alpha). [Recommended setting: No]

 

Extras

Enable debug output?

If enabled, displays debug info in the console window.

 

Development

 

Changelog

1.0.3.0 (01/13/2012)

- added option to limit squad size in Squad Rush and Squad Deathmatch game modes

1.0.2.3 (01/05/2012)

- fixed wrong number of players detected when listplayers not called with 'all'

1.0.2.2 (12/19/2011)

- updated to allow more than 4 per squad for oversize Squad Deathmatch servers (tested)

- disabled squad skip for Squad Deathmatch and Squad Rush

1.0.2.0 (12/05/2011)

- fixed first player to join empty server not moved when "Move immediately on join" is enabled

- fixed plugin trying to move players into full squads due to change in previous version

- fixed minor bugs

- added PayPal donation option

1.0.1.0 (12/01/2011)

- updated to worth with Squad Rush (tested) and Squad Deathmatch (untested)

1.0.0.0 (12/01/2011)

- initial version

 

Support

 

All support will be handled through this thread.

 

Contribution

 

If you find this plugin useful, please consider making a donation via the plugin details page inside PRoCon! Donations help support the servers used for development and provide incentive for additional features and new plugins!

 

Download

 

Latest version is attached.

 

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Originally Posted by Quax*:

 

Yea, thats what I'm looking for such a while of time. Thanks a lot, have just installed and will see how it works.

 

Have this fine plugin running since todays morning and I can say it works very good!!!!!

Great Job....

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Originally Posted by falcontx*:

 

I dont think its right to force people into squads, sometimes i play sniper and i dont want a stupid Support next to me shooting everything that moves

If you read the first post in full, you would have noticed this: "If a player intentionally leaves a squad, they will be ignored by the plugin, as it is assumed that the player is either looking for a new squad to join, or desires not to be in a squad."

 

Or, in other words, if the plugin puts you in a squad, and you later decide to leave, it won't put you back into a squad.

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Originally Posted by ty_ger07*:

 

Does this work for a 16 slot squad rush server? Is it able to place 8 people into one squad? I can manually place everyone in one squad with PRoCon even though normally the squad limit is 4. I hope that this tool is able to place 8 players in one squad in a 16 person squad rush server.

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Originally Posted by EBassie*:

 

You cannot put more than 4 People in 1 Squad, no matter what...

A couple of days ago I played on a 32 player Squad Deathmatch server.

 

Squad deathmatch has only 4 squads and all players fitted in the server :ohmy:

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Originally Posted by planbcotton*:

 

NICE!

would it be possible to make a whitelist and a preset list.

 

in other words..

set players on a list to be pre assigned to a team and squad.. this will be useful for matches and simply making things easier in the server. this way when you join your server you will always be on the same team/squad.

 

also, maybe an option to "lock" or "restrict" squads from random players. in other words, set a variable so taht when a player changes to hotel, and they are not on the list, they will be shifted to bravo or the next empty squad. this way squads of choice can be restricted to clan members.

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Originally Posted by pharbehind*:

 

^ those are good ideas, or even since most server admins are running clan servers, add a variable that we can input our clan tag, and when the plugin sees that clan tag, will try and keep them in the same squad automatically.

 

I guess it's another way of saying that planb said.

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Originally Posted by falcontx*:

 

NICE!

would it be possible to make a whitelist and a preset list.

 

in other words..

set players on a list to be pre assigned to a team and squad.. this will be useful for matches and simply making things easier in the server. this way when you join your server you will always be on the same team/squad.

 

also, maybe an option to "lock" or "restrict" squads from random players. in other words, set a variable so taht when a player changes to hotel, and they are not on the list, they will be shifted to bravo or the next empty squad. this way squads of choice can be restricted to clan members.

This is possible, but would require more effort than I'm willing to put forth at this point, considering I wouldn't have a use for it on my servers. I think the overall adoption rate would be relatively low, as well. Right now, I'm trying to focus on plugins/features that are frequently requested and that would be widely used.

 

^ those are good ideas, or even since most server admins are running clan servers, add a variable that we can input our clan tag, and when the plugin sees that clan tag, will try and keep them in the same squad automatically.

 

I guess it's another way of saying that planb said.

Currently, the only way to determine a player's clan tag is by looking at Battlelog, which, although it's possible, I'd like to avoid. Also, in my experience, I've found that the server does a decent job of automatically squadding up clan/party members when they join.
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Originally Posted by falcontx*:

 

Another awesome plugin, Thanks Falcon!

 

$20 sent your way! Thanks for the great work on a couple of the most useful BF3 plugins.

Thank you very much! Hopefully, I'll have some more on the way here shortly! :ohmy:
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Originally Posted by falcontx*:

 

Does this work for a 16 slot squad rush server? Is it able to place 8 people into one squad? I can manually place everyone in one squad with PRoCon even though normally the squad limit is 4. I hope that this tool is able to place 8 players in one squad in a 16 person squad rush server.

No. This plugin does not work on Squad Rush or Squad Deathmatch game modes.

 

Wow this really makes Squad Rush playable now! XD

Not sure I understand how. Squad Rush is just two teams of 4 players that are already in squads. As such, this plugin will have no effect.
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Originally Posted by falcontx*:

 

Will this conflict with InsaneBalancer plugin?

No. It will not conflict with any balancer program. When a player is balanced, the Squad Enforcer will place them in a squad on the new team if they're not already in one.

 

You should definitely set "Move immediately on join_" to "No" with Insane Balancer, though.

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Originally Posted by planbcotton*:

 

This is possible, but would require more effort than I'm willing to put forth at this point, considering I wouldn't have a use for it on my servers. I think the overall adoption rate would be relatively low, as well. Right now, I'm trying to focus on plugins/features that are frequently requested and that would be widely used.

 

 

Currently, the only way to determine a player's clan tag is by looking at Battlelog, which, although it's possible, I'd like to avoid. Also, in my experience, I've found that the server does a decent job of automatically squadding up clan/party members when they join.

What about just a whitelist that would group them based on that?
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Originally Posted by falcontx*:

 

What about just a whitelist that would group them based on that?

Same difference. The current plugin only keeps track of the number of players in each squad. To implement a whitelist, it would have to be modified to keep track of the players in each squad and an algorithm to place whitelisted players in the proper squad would need to be developed. Once again, it's doable, but not a priority for me at this time. That said, money talks. A $50 donation would make it a priority. :ohmy:
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Originally Posted by ty_ger07*:

 

You cannot put more than 4 People in 1 Squad, no matter what...

You can with ProCon. I place 8 people in Alpha squad in our 16-slot squad rush server quite often.

 

No. This plugin does not work on Squad Rush or Squad Deathmatch game modes.

Why not?

 

Not sure I understand how. Squad Rush is just two teams of 4 players that are already in squads. As such, this plugin will have no effect.

DICE broke the squad system. When a player enters the server, by default, they are now not placed in a squad. The player is not able to enter a squad either because the option is greyed out. Thanks to this error by DICE, the only way for a player to enter a squad in squad rush if for them to switch to the other team and then switch back to their original team. After they switch teams twice, the option to join a squad becomes available to them.

 

It would be nice if this tool would work for squad rush so that players are placed in a squad by default.

 

I haven't had the guts to try your tool out on a 16-slot squad rush server yet.

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Originally Posted by falcontx*:

 

You can with ProCon. I place 8 people in Alpha squad in our 16-slot squad rush server quite often.

No. This plugin does not work on Squad Rush or Squad Deathmatch game modes.

Why not?
Well, squad deathmatch is more complicated, since there are technically 4 separate teams (even though they are called squads). Squad rush only has two teams, but it was my understanding that each team was automatically a squad.

 

DICE broke the squad system. When a player enters the server, by default, they are now not placed in a squad. The player is not able to enter a squad either because the option is greyed out. Thanks to this error by DICE, the only way for a player to enter a squad in squad rush if for them to switch to the other team and then switch back to their original team. After they switch teams twice, the option to join a squad becomes available to them.

 

It would be nice if this tool would work for squad rush so that players are placed in a squad by default.

 

I haven't had the guts to try your tool out on a 16-slot squad rush server yet.

I don't play squad rush much, so I wasn't aware of this issue. The plugin could be modified to work, but I'd need an active server to do testing on. (I run Rush and Conquest primarily, but both servers are empty right now.)

 

If you activate the plugin while the server is in squad rush or squad deathmatch, it won't do anything. I've coded it to check for these game modes in order to prevent problems.

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Originally Posted by MorpheusX(AUT)*:

 

Uhm strange... Tried to put people into squads quite often, but it fails if there are already 4 in it.

Haven't tried with the latest patch though, maybe they broke that again...

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Originally Posted by falcontx*:

 

Uhm strange... Tried to put people into squads quite often, but it fails if there are already 4 in it.

Haven't tried with the latest patch though, maybe they broke that again...

Yeah, I know for a fact that you can't have more than 4 in Rush and Conquest. Maybe it's different for Squad Rush?
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Originally Posted by ty_ger07*:

 

Yeah, I know for a fact that you can't have more than 4 in Rush and Conquest. Maybe it's different for Squad Rush?

Well, squad rush is normally an 8-person affair. I am running a mutant server by making it a 16-person affair. Maybe the rules break down when you increase the team size from 4 to 8 with only one available squad (alpha).
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If you activate the plugin while the server is in squad rush or squad deathmatch, it won't do anything. I've coded it to check for these game modes in order to prevent problems.

Well, I am trying it out and the plugin seems to work fine on my squad rush server.

 

There are only 7 people in the server right now though; so I don't know if it will freak out when their are more than 4 people on each team and it needs to try to cram 8 people on one squad.

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Originally Posted by falcontx*:

 

Well, I am trying it out and the plugin seems to work fine on my squad rush server.

 

There are only 7 people in the server right now though; so I don't know if it will freak out when their are more than 4 people on each team and it needs to try to cram 8 people on one squad.

Hmm.. Well, it shouldn't be working based on the code. It won't put more than 4 people on a squad. It would try to put any additional players in Bravo squad.
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Originally Posted by ty_ger07*:

 

Hmm.. Well, it shouldn't be working based on the code. It won't put more than 4 people on a squad. It would try to put any additional players in Bravo squad.

I understand that you say it shouldn't work, but it is working.

 

Yes, it is only able to place 4 people on alpha squad. The additional players just remain lonewolves. It isn't giving any error messages either.

 

I'm happy. At least that is 1/2 of the team who are in squads.

 

In our rush server the plugin is working well.

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