Specific Round Not Calling round_freeze_end

[c9win]

On round 21 of Inferno on this match (https://www.hltv.org/matches/2343136/big-vs-heroic-dreamhack-open-summer-2020-europe), it doesn't call the gameEvents round_freeze_end and I am not sure if it is calling any events in the round either, because, after round_start, when I capture the first event after round_start of round 21, it shows demoFile.entities.gameRules.roundNumber as 22 and seems to have skipped over the round. So, something weird seems to be happening. Watched the vod and nothing weird happens there.

I have done many other demos with no issues. So, I am not sure what is weird about that round, but, thought I would point it out to see if it replicates for you and if its a random bug.

Edit: Also happened again in Round 2 of Mirage (map 3) here: https://www.hltv.org/matches/2343140/big-vs-og-dreamhack-open-summer-2020-europe. Maps 1 and 2 were fine.

[Fhoerth]

I can confirm this. I'm trying to calculate how much time passes for an event since freeze time ends and I'm not able to do this for those rounds where round_freeze_end event is not called.
I tried to solve this with a workaround by registering the first player's footstep after a round starts but is not accurate.

[Fhoerth]

As an alternative, this works for me:

demoFile.gameEvents.on('round_start', () => {
  const frameTime = 1000 / demoFile.tickRate;
  const freezeTime = parseInt(demoFile.conVars.vars.get('mp_freezetime'), 10);
  const freezeTimeEndTick = demoFile.currentTick + Math.round((freezeTime * 1000) / frameTime);
  
  ...
});

By the way: I can confirm at least in the Round 2 of Mirage (big vs og), all events are being called except for round_freeze_end.

[c9win]

@Fhoerth Thanks for posting a workaround. Do you know if that work if the team calls timeout or there is a pause?

[Fhoerth]

@c9win Hi! The previous workaround doesn't work with timeouts, nor pause. That's right.

I came with another workaround:

  demoFile.gameEvents.on('cs_round_start_beep', () => {
    const freezeTimeEndTick = demoFile.currentTick + demoFile.tickRate;
  });

Let me explain what it does:

This event is called when the "beep" sounds when timeout is ending. The last beep sounds when 1 second of timeout is left.
Take note that demoFile.tickRate is the number of ticks for 1 second.

This should work unless a timeout is fired between the second 1 and 0 of the freezetime.

Let me know if you find another solution.

** Edit: Would be very complicated and ugly, but I think it should be possible to add a listener to mp_pause_match mp_unpause_match commands and modify the freezeTimeEndTick value if pause occurs between 1 and 0 of freeze time.
Maybe the same can be done for timeouts (any hint?).

[Fhoerth]

By the way, I don't think this is an issue related to demofile.
I don't have enough knowledge to parse the *.dem using https://github.com/ValveSoftware/csgo-demoinfo and check if the event exists, but I'm pretty sure that this is an issue with replays itself.

[saul]

Hi all

I can't try this as I'm not at a computer for the holiday season, but try watching the DT_CSGameRules.m_bFreezePeriod game rules net prop.

Let me know how you get on

[Fhoerth]

Hey, seems that the table is being updated:

  demoFile.entities.on('change', e => {
    if (e.tableName === 'DT_CSGameRules' && e.varName === 'm_bFreezePeriod') {
      console.log('m_bFreezePeriod changed to, e.newValue);
    }
  });

[Fhoerth]

So, up to now, the best workaround seems to be:

  demoFile.entities.on('change', ({ tableName, varName, newValue }) => {
    if (tableName === 'DT_CSGameRules' && varName === 'm_bFreezePeriod' && !newValue) {
      demoFile.gameEvents.emit('round_freeze_end', {});
    }
  });

In my case, I don't really care that round_freeze_end is fired twice for most of the rounds since I only use that event to set up some variables.

[saul]

Closing as answered - see the solution above.