tws-zombies-scripts/t6/README.md

TWS T6 Zombies scripts

Plutonium T6 versions of the T5 server scripts. Defaults live in the scripts, just like T5. There is no separate TWS config file or database setup.

File	Role	Dependencies
tws_t6_common.gsc	Shared HUD values, helpers, .help, connection and first-spawn dispatchers	Stock T6
tws_t6_hud.gsc	Match/round timers, name, zombie count and health bar	Common
tws_t6_afk.gsc	.afk / .back, protection, movement and weapon blocking	Common
tws_t6_lock.gsc	Lock at round 20; clear password on game over	Common, HUD
tws_t6_telemetry.gsc	Async queued game reports (game_start/heartbeat/round_change/game_end)	t6-gsc-utils
tws_t6_join.gsc	.join chat command lets a spectator newcomer enter mid-match once	Common
tws_t6_leaderboard.gsc	Private map high-round record and every tied holder on connection	Common, t6-gsc-utils

Install

1. Copy all seven tws_t6_*.gsc files into Plutonium/storage/t6/scripts/zm/. Update common along with leaderboard.
2. For telemetry or leaderboard, install t6-gsc-utils v3.1.1 in Plutonium/plugins/ and restart the server process. The other five scripts do not require that plugin.
3. Restart the map to load script updates.

If upgrading from the earlier leaderboard filename, remove tws_leaderboard.gsc from the T6 server script directory before installing tws_t6_leaderboard.gsc, so both copies do not load.

If updating an existing deployment, remove tws_t6_db.gsc and tws_t6_bank.gsc from the server script directory. Copying the remaining files will not remove those old scripts. Remove any exec server.example.cfg added for the earlier version. Neither a database nor that config file is used anymore.

Source .gsc files load directly under Plutonium's documented T6 script layout. Keep the filenames and scripts/zm location so shared references resolve. To omit telemetry, remove its script; disabling it at runtime does not remove its plugin dependency during linking. The same rule applies to leaderboard.

Map record announcements

tws_t6_leaderboard.gsc reads the public Electric Cherry API without credentials. It works independently of telemetry and HUD, and privately announces records once per connection, including newcomers waiting in spectator mode.

Map selection uses stock level.scr_zm_ui_gametype and level.scr_zm_map_start_location, falling back to the corresponding ui_gametype / ui_zm_mapstartlocation dvars when absent. For example, zstandard + town selects t6:zm_transit:town, while zclassic + transit selects TranZit. Survival, Grief and Turned variants follow Electric Cherry's catalogue. An unknown mode/location is logged instead of guessing from the engine map. Use tws_leaderboard_map_key for a custom registered selection if needed.

The plugin must expose httpPost (with the GET method override), jsonParse, typeof and formatString. Shared configuration, caching and validation apply to both versions. All T6 script filenames use the tws_t6_ prefix.

Chat commands

Type .help in chat to see the commands supplied by the loaded TWS modules and a short description of each. The list is shown only to the requesting player, including spectators who have not spawned. Commands are case-insensitive. Help appears below the health bar for 12 seconds, clear of the timers, zombie counter and health display. Typing .help again restarts that display time.

Command	Description
.help	List available commands
.afk	Pause with protection
.back	Return from AFK
.join	Join mid-round (newcomers only)

AFK and Join register their commands during init() through tws_t6_common::register_help_command(command, description). If a module is omitted, its commands are omitted from .help. Register new commands alongside their module's initialization so the list stays current.

Defaults, matching T5

• HUD values live in tws_t6_common::common_config(). That function and ensure_config() came from T5; they initialize in-script values and do not load a config file. The requested fullscreen corner alignment is retained.
• AFK uses T5's native level waittill("say", message, player) listener. .back restores movement and weapons immediately, then ends protection after two seconds. The T6 control/weapon fix remains in place.
• Lock uses T5's HUD round/game-over notifications. Default threshold is 20. As in T5, it clears g_password at startup and game over.
• Telemetry is enabled by default and posts to http://192.168.1.199:3000/api/telemetry. Set tws_server_id to the exact, case-sensitive Electric Cherry registry name; missing or overlong names disable reporting with a console diagnostic.

The optional dvars already present in T5 are still supported: tws_lock_round, tws_server_id, tws_telemetry_url, and tws_telemetry_enabled (0 disables telemetry). None require a separate config file. If earlier settings are already set on the server, they still override these defaults.

Round telemetry

Telemetry runs directly in GSC using t6-gsc-utils. Configure the exact Electric Cherry registry name and full endpoint in your existing server configuration:

set tws_server_id "t6_zombie_town_1"
set tws_telemetry_url "http://192.168.1.199:3000/api/telemetry"

It sends four event types over the life of a match, mirroring the T5 script:

Event	When	Round in payload
game_start	First playable spawn	omitted
heartbeat	Every 30s while the match is in progress	current round
round_change	Every new positive round	new round
game_end	end_game / game_ended / intermission	final round

Each event payload includes event, server, map, round (except game_start) and a players array with name, guid, kills, headshots, downs, revives and score per player. guid reads Plutonium's player.guid engine property (T5 uses the player getGuid() method — T6 has no such method, but the field is equivalent for identity purposes). kills/headshots/downs/revives read from player.stats[] if a mod populates it, otherwise 0.

Delivery is asynchronous with a sequenced FIFO queue and one in-flight request. The queue survives the game-end signal so the final snapshot drains. There is no automatic retry: the receiver may already have accepted the event. Transport success reports the HTTP call finished, not that the API accepted it. Increase tws_telemetry_log_level to 2 for per-event capture/queue/response logging; set to 0 to silence non-error output.

.join for newcomers

Late connectors who never got a spawn can type .join in chat to leave spectator mode before the round ends, once per connection. .join is rejected if the player has already played, if the game is not running, if no active player is alive, or during intermission. The script hooks the stock spectator_respawn path via level.custom_spawnplayer; it does not skip the map-authored spawn callback if another mod installed one first.

Validation

To compile all seven scripts for T6 PC with gsc-tool:

.\tools\check.ps1 -CompilerPath C:\path\to\gsc-tool.exe

Compilation does not verify engine/plugin linking or gameplay. T6 differences, research sources and live checks are in NOTES.md.