Release Notes

• New file config.ini to provide a more reliable and flexible method of specifying configuration options. At the moment, the recognized options mirror those from +localinfo, ie:
  • debuglevel <number>
  • gamedll <path>
  • plugins_file <path>
  • exec_cfg <path>

  Default path is "addons/metamod/config.ini" but can be overridden with "+localinfo mm_configfile".

• New console command meta require to force the server to exit if the specified plugin isn't loaded/running. Intended for use in server.cfg or metaexec.cfg, to keep the server from starting up if desired plugins don't load. For example:
  • meta require adminmod
  • meta require 1

  The former requires that a plugin with the substring "adminmod" is found loaded and running. The latter requires that the plugin in slot 1 is loaded and running.

• If an override gamedll is specified and found to be invalid or missing, Metamod will now exit with an appropriate error message, rather than just falling back to the auto-detected gamedll. This should provide more immediate and useful feedback, and help prevent some confusion.

• Config file metagame.ini is no longer supported. This file was deprecated in Metamod 1.08 (2001/06/16). Use instead the "+localinfo mm_gamedll" option.

• New config file names and locations, per the Addon Development Standard rev 1.00, developed on the hlds_apps list.

  Default config file locations are now:

  • $gamedir/addons/metamod/plugins.ini
  • $gamedir/addons/metamod/exec.cfg

  Previous config file locations are also supported for backwards compability:

  • $gamedir/metamod.ini
  • $gamedir/metaexec.cfg

  Note that the pathnames in plugins.ini are unchanged, and are still relative to the gamedir.