Select red or blue script

Kanelbolle · August 21, 2022

Anyone know of a script to select side when joining a server ? type "red" or "blue" to be able to join a side.

I see allot of servers have this and it stops some of the shenanigans if you can just jump between sides.

Was thinking of making one my self, but if it's out there already why spend time on something that is out there.

Kanelbolle · April 13, 2023

For anyone who needs a side select script!
Scraped this together from examples on the Forum and a lot of testing. Enjoy!

--- Install in <DCS profile path>\Scripts\Hooks\

-- ONLY WORKS IN MULTIPLAYER! YOU CAN NOT TEST THIS IN THE SINGLEPLAYER!

-- USES LFS and IO to save and load files!




net.log("-- HOOK: Side Select v100 loading...")

sideCall = {}
sidesel = {}


--  The line below gets your DCS profile path: <DCS profile path>\Scripts\
sidesel.loadDir = lfs.writedir() .. [[Scripts\]]
sidesel.saveFilename = "sideselect_save.lua"


-- Settings:
sidesel.verboslog = false


-- Define the sides and corresponding slot names
local sides = {
  ["blue"] = "blue",
  ["red"] = "red",
}


sidesel.sideplayerTbl = {}

sidesel.adminTbl = {}
-- Uncomment and add UCID of Admins that can run Admin commands in chat!
--sidesel.adminTbl["admin players ucid"] = "admin" 
--sidesel.adminTbl["admin players ucid"] = "admin" 
--sidesel.adminTbl["admin players ucid"] = "admin" 
--sidesel.adminTbl["admin players ucid"] = "admin" 



-- Function to handle chat messages
function onChatMessage(message, from)

	local ucid = net.get_player_info(from, 'ucid')
	local _playername = net.get_player_info(from, 'name')
	local playerId = net.get_player_info(from, 'id')
	local playerside = nil
	

	-- Check if the message is a side selection
	local side = sides[string.lower(message)]
  

  
	if (sidesel.sideplayerTbl[ucid] ~= nil) then
	
	elseif (sidesel.sideplayerTbl[ucid] == nil) then
		  
		  if side then

			
			sidesel.sideplayerTbl[ucid] = {
				["side"]= side,
				["nicename"]= _playername,
			}
			
			
			
			net.log(" ---------------- " .. _playername .. " - Selected SIDE : " .. side)
			local msg = string.format(" You are now on the %s Side!", side)
			net.send_chat_to(msg, playerId)
			

			-- Save Table to file!
			sidesel.save()

		 end
			
	
	else
		--some error
		net.log(" ---------------- ERROR: some error MSG")
	end -- of if(sidesel.sideplayerTbl[ucid] == nil) then
	





	-- Admin Commands
	if (sidesel.adminTbl[ucid] ~= nil) then
		
	
		if (string.lower(message) == "-reloadsides") then
		
			net.log("-- HOOK:  Is Admin player! - reloadsides - Name: " .. _playername .. " - UCID: " .. ucid)
			local lpath = sidesel.loadDir .. sidesel.saveFilename

			if file_exists(lpath) then
				assert(loadfile(lpath))()
				
				if (loadsideplayerTbl) then
					sidesel.sideplayerTbl = loadsideplayerTbl
				end
			end
		
			net.log("-- HOOK:  Reloaded save file!")
		
		end -- of if (string.lower(message) == "-reloadsides") then
		
		if (string.lower(message) == "-purgesides") then
		
				net.log("-- HOOK:  Is Admin player! - purgesides - Name: " .. _playername .. " - UCID: " .. ucid)
				sidesel.sideplayerTbl = {}
				

		
			net.log("-- HOOK:  Pureged Side Table file!")
		
		end -- of if (string.lower(message) == "-reloadsides") then
		
		if (string.lower(message) == "-printtable") then
		
			net.log("-- HOOK:  Is Admin player! - print table - Name: " .. _playername .. " - UCID: " .. ucid)
			net.log("-- HOOK: : -printtable Running: ")
			for key,value in pairs(sidesel.sideplayerTbl) do
		
				if (sidesel.verboslog == true) then
					net.log("-- HOOK: : Key: " .. key)
					--net.log("-- HOOK: : Value: " .. value) -- Table cant print
				end
				
				for skey,svalue in pairs(sidesel.sideplayerTbl[key]) do
		
					if (sidesel.verboslog == true) then
						net.log("-- HOOK: : sKey: " .. skey)
						net.log("-- HOOK: : sValue: " .. svalue)
					end
				end
				
			end

		
			net.log("-- HOOK:  -printtable End!")
		
		end -- of if (string.lower(message) == "-reloadsides") then
		
	
	end




	
	
	
end -- of if (playerside == nil) or (adminplayer ~= nil) then




function sideCall.onPlayerConnect(playerId)
		local ucid = net.get_player_info(playerId, 'ucid')
		local playerName = net.get_player_info(playerId, 'name')
		net.log("---------------- Player: " .. playerName .. " - Connected: " .. ucid)
end



function sideCall.onPlayerTryChangeSlot(playerId, side, slotId)

		local playerName = net.get_player_info(playerId, 'name')
		net.log(" ---------------- Player Changed Slot: " .. playerName)
		
		local ucid = net.get_player_info(playerId, 'ucid')
		
		
		local sidename = ""
		if (side == 1) then
			sidename = "red"
		elseif (side == 2) then
			sidename = "blue"
		else
			sidename = "spectator"
		end
		
		
		
		if (sidesel.sideplayerTbl[ucid] == nil) then
			
			-- New player with no side selected
			net.log(" ---------------- " .. playerName .. " - No SIDE Selected!")
			local message = string.format(" Player: %s - Please select a side by Typing red or blue in chat!", playerName)
			net.send_chat_to(message, playerId)
			
			return false
			
		elseif (sidesel.sideplayerTbl[ucid] ~= nil) then
			
						
			if (sidesel.sideplayerTbl[ucid].side == sidename) then
			
				
				net.log(" ---------------- " .. playerName .. " - Correct side : " .. sidename .. " - Has Side: " .. sidesel.sideplayerTbl[ucid].side)
			
			elseif (sidename == "spectator") then
			
				net.log(" ---------------- " .. playerName .. " - Spectator side : " .. sidename)
			
			elseif (sidesel.sideplayerTbl[ucid].side ~= sidename) then
			
				local message = string.format("You are not allowed to join that side: %s - Please select a slot on the other side!", playerName)
				net.send_chat_to(message, playerId)
				net.log(" ---------------- " .. playerName .. " - Wrong side : " .. sidename .. " - Has Side: ".. sidesel.sideplayerTbl[ucid].side)
				
				return false
			end -- of if (sidesel.sideplayerTbl[ucid].side == sidename) then
			
			
		else
			--some error
			net.log(" ---------------- ERROR: Something went wrong with finding the player in sidesel.sideplayerTbl")
		end -- of if(sidesel.sideplayerTbl[ucid] == nil) then		


end


function sidesel.save()

	net.log('-- HOOK: : sideselect - Running sidesel.save()')
		
	wFile = io.open(sidesel.loadDir .. sidesel.saveFilename, 'w')
	wFile:write('loadsideplayerTbl = {}' .. '\n')

	for key,value in pairs(sidesel.sideplayerTbl) do
		
		if (sidesel.verboslog == true) then
			net.log("-- HOOK: : Key: " .. key)
			
		end
		
		
		wFile:write('loadsideplayerTbl["' .. key .. '"] = {\n')
		
		for skey,svalue in pairs(sidesel.sideplayerTbl[key]) do
		
			if (sidesel.verboslog == true) then
				net.log("-- HOOK: : sKey: " .. skey)
				net.log("-- HOOK: : sValue: " .. svalue)
			end	
			
			wFile:write('["' .. skey .. '"]= "' .. svalue .. '",\n')
			
		end
		
		wFile:write('}\n')
	
	
	
	
	end -- of for key,value in pairs(sidesel.sideplayerTbl) do
	
	wFile:write('net.log("-- HOOK:sideselect - Save file has been loaded")' .. '\n')

	wFile:close()
	wFile = nil

end


function sidesel.load()

		-- local loadpath = sidesel.loadDir .. sidesel.saveFilename
		
		-- net.log('-- HOOK: Loading save file : ' .. loadpath)
		
		
		-- assert(loadfile(loadpath))()
		
	local loadpath = sidesel.loadDir .. sidesel.saveFilename

	if file_exists(loadpath) then
		assert(loadfile(loadpath))()
		if (loadsideplayerTbl) then
			sidesel.sideplayerTbl = loadsideplayerTbl
			net.log("-- HOOK: Loaded save file Table : loadsideplayerTbl")
		end
		net.log("-- HOOK: Loaded save file : " .. loadpath)
	end		
		
		
		
	if (sidesel.verboslog == true) then
		
		for key,value in pairs(sidesel.sideplayerTbl) do
		
			net.log("-- HOOK: : Key: " .. key)		
		
			for skey,svalue in pairs(sidesel.sideplayerTbl[key]) do
		
				net.log("-- HOOK: : sKey: " .. skey)
				net.log("-- HOOK: : sValue: " .. svalue)
				
			end

		end
		
	end -- of if (sidesel.verboslog == true) then
	

end


function file_exists(name)
   local f=io.open(name,"r")
   if f~=nil then io.close(f) return true else return false end
end

sideCall.onMissionLoadEnd = function()

	net.log('-- HOOK: onMissionLoadEnd()')

	
	if (loadsideplayerTbl ~= nil) then	
		
		if (sidesel.verboslog == true) then
			net.log('loadsideplayerTbl is NOT nil')
		end
		
		if (sidesel.verboslog == true) then
			for key,value in pairs(loadsideplayerTbl) do
				net.log("-- HOOK: Loaded Key: " .. key)
				net.log("-- HOOK: Loaded Value: " .. value)
			end
		end
		
		
	else
	
		if (sidesel.verboslog == true) then
			net.log('loadsideplayerTbl is nil')
		end
		
	end
	

	

end





-- Add the chat message handler function to the server event loop
DCS.setUserCallbacks({
  onChatMessage = onChatMessage,
  
})

DCS.setUserCallbacks(sideCall)




-- Load Save file
sidesel.load()


net.log("-- HOOK:  Side Select script loaded!")

Edited April 13, 2023 by Kanelbolle

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