[COD2] Rcon password entry in ingame menu

[cropek]

Hello all.

It is your pal, happy polak, cropek

I continue making my in-game rcontool for CoD2 v1.3.
Another thing I'd like to include in it is a rcon password entry in ingame menu.

I decided the easier way was just to create/copy a popmenu from password.menu.
The most important part of this is:

	itemDef {
		name			passwordEntry
		group			grpControls
		TYPE			4
		text			" "
		dvar			"password"
		rect			30 75 179 12
		maxchars		12
		maxpaintchars		12
		textalign		ITEM_ALIGN_RIGHT
		textalignx		0
		textaligny		10
		textfont		UI_FONT_NORMAL
		textscale		.25 		 
		forecolor		OPTIONS_CONTROL_FORECOLOR
		style			WINDOW_STYLE_FILLED
		backcolor		1 1 1 .3
		visible			1
		mouseenter		{ show keyBindStatus; play "mouse_over"; }
		mouseexit		{ hide keyBindStatus }
	}

Am I supposed to make a new dvar? How to do this?

[serthy]

What password? Would you like to alter it in a gsc file? Or just the password for joining a server?

[cropek]

rcon password entry in ingame menu.

I think that modification gsc file is inevitable as I need to create a new dvar for "rcon login" command :/ I absolutely have no idea how to do this...

[Tally]

I think that modification gsc file is inevitable as I need to create a new dvar for "rcon login" command :/ I absolutely have no idea how to do this...

Rcon login is a game engine dvar. You cannot redefine game engine dvars. If you try, then you should expect failure because it wont work. Your new custom dvar will have no functionality in terms of engine functions.