Can you execute a config file as a trigger in a map?

[kami790]

Basically, I'm trying to make it so instead of just using the trigger_changelevel, I make it execute a config file which changes the level for me. Is there a way to do this?

[Karlos_Modder]

Point_servercommand

With your trigger output the following
OnTrigger > point_servercommand > Command > exec <name_of_config>

and your done..

[ICantShoot]

Just be carefull with point_servercommand. It may corrupt your vmf if you place it incorrectly and you have to manually with text editor to remove it.

[Karlos_Modder]

Really, ive never encounted a problem with servercommand. Im current making a map that repeatedly uses a servercommand. In one instance it trigger 5 different cvar in 0.2sec of each other.

[ICantShoot]

I haven't had issues either, but Valve Developer wiki warns about it.

This entity can corrupt the vmf file if used improperly. If your map crashes when you open it, this could be the problem. Open the vmf file in notepad and press Ctrl+F. Search for command and remove that line. One way in which this entity can become corrupted is by enclosing commands that contain spaces in quotation marks. In some other contexts this is necessary to make sure the computer does not interpret a space as the end of the command, but here it will cause an immediate map crash on attempting to compile or open the map. The map can be repaired by removing the superfluous quotation marks in Notepad or with a tool such as PSPad. Attempting to open the map in Object Viewer may fail but yield a useful error message that gives the exact line of code to be edited, referred to as a "malformed expression."

[Karlos_Modder]

Ah, i guess it might even mean if you copy/paste an entity (prop, ai, env, ect..ect) then change it to a point_servercommand, i found some parameters stay and you need to manually edit the entity by turning smart edit off.

[kami790]

Originally Posted by Karlos_Modder

Point_servercommand

With your trigger output the following
OnTrigger > point_servercommand > Command > exec <name_of_config>

and your done..

Thanks