Known Issues

Below are a list of known issues in EventScripts.

EventScripts 2.1

EventScripts engine

EventScripts won't load on some server providers

• ES sometimes won't load on some server providers. This happens because they use a colon (:) in their file path names and this confuses Eventscripts.
  • Workaround (You may need to ask the support desk if this doesn't exist):

Move this file:
addons/eventscripts/_engines/python/Lib/plat-linux2/libpython2.5.so.1.0
to this directory:
orangebox/bin/ (NOT in /tf2/bin/, it needs to be in the highest bin directory under orangebox)
and restart your server. Most people already have access to this directory. If you do not, create a support ticket asking them for access to this directory. For example, place it here in your FTP:

ftp://MY_IP_ADDRESS/css/MY_IP_ADDRESS:27015/orangebox/bin/libpython2.5.so.1.0

• pickle or cPickle won't work on GameServers.com or ClanServers.com game servers. This happens because they use a colon (:) in their file path names and this stops the rep module from working.

es_enable not implemented

• es_enable and es_disable do not work with Python scripts.
  • Workaround: Use es_load and es_unload instead.
  • Fixes: (none)

Server comes up under different IP address than expected (2.1.1.338+)

• Loading major scripts in autoexec.cfg can confuse the Valve command-line which sets the IP and port
  • Workaround #1: Move major es_load lines to server.cfg
  • Workaround #2: Add stuffcmds before your scripts load in autoexec.cfg
  • Workaround #3: Use a script like this and es_load it at the top of autoexec.cfg:

import es
def load():
   # let us parse the command-line for + items
   j = es.getString("eventscripts_cmdline").split("+")
   # for each +variable
   for var in j:
      #strip off spaces and split them into name/value pairs
      d = var.strip().split(" ")
      if d[0] == "ip":
        es.setString("ip", d[1])

Unknown command "wait" spam

• EventScripts v2.1.1.338 will not work properly with the wait command disabled
  • Due to regressions in the OrangeBox console command handling, "wait" is required to make many commands execute in the proper order.
  • Workaround: Add sv_allow_wait_command 1 (the default) to your autoexec.cfg and server.cfg.

es.event() spams No valid command situation for es_event! 4, xxxxxx

• This occurs when you pass a blank string into a "setstring" column; e.g. es.event("setstring", "myevent", "somestring", "")
  • Workaround: Pass "0" or "none" " " into the string. Note: This problem does NOT affect anything else other than the fact you get an annoying console error. event_var["somestring"] in this case would STILL return a blank string.
  • (freddukes note:) The reason this occurs is that EventScripts doesn't pick up the blank string as an additional argument and it thinks there are only 4 arguments (including the command) when in reality there are 5. I think that argc() in the engine won't pick up "" as an additional argument.

Extensible Admin

• May not save your config info properly

es_fire/es.fire() not working (since the 02/22/2011 Source engine update)

• es_fire and es.fire() are not working anymore
  • This issue is caused by a Source engine update (02/22/2011)
  • Workaround: Temp fix by L'In20Cible