Limiting Spectator F-10 map

[Bossco82]

Hi Guys,

I am getting some problems with players going straight to briefing>fly>F-10 then using it as an Awacs over a Discord comms channel or similar. Its becoming a pain and rather than go straight to kicking/banning them I would rather just remove the option.

Is there a .LUA file or script I can use. I would like to either prevent users from going into the spectators F-10 view. Or use a script that has a timeout function 

Cheers.

[HC_Official]

A server setting added to stop people doing this from ED would be the best solution or even make it a mission file setting maybe ?

I wonder if something could be done in SLmod to handle this ? @Grimes

Edited February 23, 2023 by HC_Official

[Maverick87Shaka]

I'm not sure it was this specific case, but there was an option that is not set within mission editor options, but it will be embedded in the .miz file the option of the client that has saved last time the mission file.
So please try to open your client, go in Options => Misc. => and untick "Spectator external views"


Than open your mission editor, open mission, save it, put on a server and check it out.

It's not documented and even not intuitive way, but it should works since I've achieved this behavior on my servers.

Edited February 23, 2023 by Maverick87Shaka

[Grimes]

nullYou can also force F10 settings in the mission itself. Though it is limited. 

 

IIRC there aren't any server callbacks if people hit fly from spectator. 

[Bossco82]

Yeah I tried limiting the map F-10 views, IE setting it to map only or my A/C. It only limits what an actual aircraft slot player can see on the F-10 map. The spectator still see's everything. 

I also tried the external view setting, that didnt achieve the result either. It stops another player from looking at the map. Clicking on another players aircraft and hitting F2 for an external view.

Thanks for the replies, I know Hoggit has a timeout and Enigma and Growling found a way to simply block the option to. NOT select any aircraft>briefing>fly F-10> hey lads that guy in the helo we cant find, he's over there kinda thing.

I have also looked though the SLMod and the Slot Blocker scripts, however I am not the best at editing those files.

[Bryan - Flash]

When placing units.  Try the option on the units by Late Activation.  [Hidden on MAP].  See if that works.

 

[Grindmetal]

I changed it here 

        [“spectatorExternalViews”] = false,

worked perfectly for me on all missions

thanks for the tip Maverick87Shaka

[Vähäkylä]

So does the above prevent a multiplayer person hitting spectate and seeing everything? What about them going to F10 map?