[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?

[NeonSpaceTurtle]

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

still have this exact bug on a fresh install of css with vtf spray files that should work for certain (and with freshly made tga as well). i tried uploading from all kinds of directories in case css is still capricious, it made no difference. i double checked cvars like op did too. max graphic settings on. default sprays work, custom sprays all look invisible in lan server even when uploaded from main menu, and after css restarts too, nothing fixes it.