[CS:S] Sprays don't work

[jorgenpt]

Issue transferred from ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#1521
@sikon posted at 2013-02-10T08:09:04Z:

When I create a server with the default settings and press the spray key (whether with the default spray or a custom spray), the sound is played but nothing is painted on the wall.

[jorgenpt]

@bdeen-valve posted at 2013-02-11T15:47:47Z:

Yup. There's definitely something wrong here. Investigating.

[jorgenpt]

@bdeen-valve posted at 2013-02-11T19:09:42Z:

ugh...busted on Windows too.

[jorgenpt]

@bdeen-valve posted at 2013-02-11T19:32:29Z:

Ok, I was looking at the wrong build. On our public release it appears to be working.
There is a config on the server that disallows sprays. Are you starting your own server or are you running against a public one?
Also, there's a limit as to how many sprays can be done and how often...
Can you go into the console and see what the value for cl_playerspraydisable is?

for instance,
] find spray
client"cl_playerspraydisable" = "0" archive

[jorgenpt]

@brl1214 posted at 2013-02-15T13:45:53Z:

Not a bug sprays work fine.
sprays have always been buggy jump into a server before you post an issue.

/close

[jorgenpt]

@quaec posted at 2013-02-15T16:41:28Z:

That's really helpful @brl1214.

.vtf sprays don't work for me correctly.

When I try to upload a new vft spray, it doesn't change. JPG and TGA sprays seem to work fine.

I copied the .vtf file of the new spray to /pathtomyfolder/Steam/SteamApps/mysteamname/Counter-Strike Source/cstrike/materials/VGUI/logos.

• I must also note that there are two vgui folders. vgui and VGUI.
• But only the VGUI folder shows up in the CSS file manager.
• When I delete one of the folders CS:S recreates these folders.

Maybe this causes some unwanted behavior?

drwxr--r--  6 christian christian 4096 Feb 15 16:59 ./
drwxrwxr-x 13 christian christian 4096 Feb 15 17:06 ../
drwxr--r--  3 christian christian 4096 Feb  7 00:23 models/
drwxr--r--  2 christian christian 4096 Feb 15 17:05 temp/
drwxr--r--  4 christian christian 4096 Feb 15 16:59 vgui/
drwxr--r--  4 christian christian 4096 Feb 15 16:59 VGUI/

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[AlexanderVL]

I' ve got trouble with sprays too in CS:S. The problem is threefold.

(1) The CS:S file browser can' t see any subdirectories in most directories. For example, when it is opened it shows ~/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/Counter-Strike Source/ by default, but shows no content as if it were empty. If I switch to my home directory it does show the subdirectories, but if I go to ~/Downloads for example it doesn' t show any of the files or subdirectories present there.
(2) I copied a .vtf and .tga file for my spray to my ~/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/Counter-Strike Source/ directory. Even though it doesn' t show anything, I can type the names of the spray files manually and hit the Enter key. This will cause them to be imported; the preview shows them correctly.
(3) When I then start my own server with bots to test if the sprays work, I hit the "t" key and hear the spray sound, but I don' t see my spray anywhere. I' ve verified that client"cl_playerspraydisable" = "0". This happens with both the .vtf and .tga sprays which I've imported succesfully.
(4) If I close CS:S and start it up again, it will forget that the spray was imported; it defaults to the purple/black checkerboard pattern for the spray again.

This might be four bugs in one comment, but I've got the impression it's all related. Anyway, thanks a lot for giving us Linux ports Valve engineers.

[bdeen-valve]

The fix hasn't been pushed yet... Just waiting on that.

[zpostfacto]

Fix has shipped in TF2. We'll release a CS:S update in a day or so that fixes it.

[AlexanderVL]

It works for me since I got the update, thanks for fixing! Maybe you want to close this issue now?