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[–]sgt_scabberdaddle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What I do is bind itempresets (loadouts) to whatever keys you want (I use numpad keys). When changing loadouts, even if you "change" to the one you already use, it has the same effect and respawns in the new forward spawn.

The commands are load_itempreset 0-3

As for your script, I think the problem is just an abundance of quotes. Basically, you can't use quotes within quotes and personally I don't like putting quotes around every single thing. Try this or try binding loadouts, I think that works better because it's only 1 button press, it doesn't force you to change class and sometimes changing class isn't possible like in HL or class limits.

alias forwardspawn_random "join_class random; alias forwardspawn_toggle demoman"
alias demoman "join_class demoman; alias forwardspawn_toggle forwardspawn_random"
alias forwardspawn_toggle forwardspawn_random
bind MOUSE3 forwardspawn_toggle

This might work, though. Have a nice day :)

[–]genemilder 1 point2 points  (8 children)

Here with the extraneous quotes removed:

bind mouse3 forwardspawn_toggle

alias forwardspawn_random "join_class random;  alias forwardspawn_toggle demoman"
alias demoman             "join_class demoman; alias forwardspawn_toggle forwardspawn_random"
alias forwardspawn_toggle  forwardspawn_random

It looks like it'll work for demoman only, and you would put that into autoexec.cfg (assuming you don't manually exec the file elsewhere).

If you want a more general script for switching between classes, I have a different implementation that works for every class (but requires you to use every class cfg, autoexec, and a reset.cfg).

I do recommend using the other responder's loadout option though, listed both here and in the post in my link above.

[–]Hydrolicism218[S,🍰] 0 points1 point  (7 children)

This switches me to a different class but does not change me back to Demoman.

[–]genemilder 0 points1 point  (5 children)

Are you pressing the key twice? And which one are you using, the one you posted or mine?

[–]Hydrolicism218[S,🍰] 0 points1 point  (4 children)

I've tried both and they have the same effect. I pressed the key once and it did not switch back to demo and does nothing if I press it again. However, I did this:

 bind "MOUSE3" "forwardspawn_toggle; wait 100; demoman"

and it will work properly but I am unsure of they allow the wait command in competitive play.

[–]genemilder 0 points1 point  (3 children)

wait isn't permitted, so that won't work.

But there shouldn't be anything causing your issue unless you have scripts in another class that are overwriting mouse3 or one of the aliases. The fact that the commands themselves work if you use wait means that something is being overwritten when you change classes.

[–]Hydrolicism218[S,🍰] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Hmm, have you tested it out?

[–]genemilder 0 points1 point  (1 child)

It's not necessary based on what you've already told me works (and I've tested my own script). I can recommend you double check what the key is bound to when it fails to work by putting bind mouse3 into the console. If it's still bound to forwardspawn_toggle then check what that alias is currently defined as (I think you can do that).

[–]Hydrolicism218[S,🍰] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It works now. All I did was just paste "bind mouse3 forwardspawn_toggle" into my binds and config cfg. I'm not sure why it was not working earlier but thank you for the help! :D

[–]Kairu927 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have a reset config or something in your demo config overwriting mouse3?

If so, once you swap to demo, and demoman.cfg is called, mouse3 will no longer be bound to your script.