[Function] Partial fix for napalm HUD in Scripting

After playing 4-5 zombie maps that use the same faulty code i've decided to take the initiative and release a partial fix for the napalm zombie. Its not perfect, but definitely an improvement.

What the fix covers:
- Dieing from the napalm zombie in SinglePlayer should now properly disable the HUD FX.
- If it doesn't, a map restart with any map that uses this script should disable it, without the player seeing it when spawning.
- Though untested, players should not see the fire HUD if they disconnect from the lobby properly(Not force shutting the client).

What it doesn't cover:
- if the player quits a SINGLEPLAYER game while the fire hud is active, it will still be active on other maps.
- if a player force shuts down the client(game) while in COOP and having the fire HUD active.
- Other possible events that i didn't test.

issues/Bugs:
This script for whatever reason is triggered by taking damage by the flame FX(or FX while its playing). This can cause the hud to pop up brightly and temporarily blinds the players for no real reason. The only thing that i believe this is caused by is the "fake_death" waittill notify, but have no proof at the moment.

To remove the "fake_death" notify, replace

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players[i] waittill_any( "death", "fake_death", "disconnect"  );

with

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players[i] waittill_any( "death",  "disconnect"  );

Function:

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players_disableflamescreen()
{
	// fix for Redspace200's flame HUD reset function
	first_pass = true;
	while(1)
	{
		players = getPlayers();
		for(i=0;i<players.size;i++)
		{
			if(first_pass == true)
			{
				first_pass = false;
				players[i] setClientDvar("r_flamefx_enable", 0);
			}
			if(first_pass == false)
			{
				players[i] waittill_any( "death", "fake_death", "disconnect"  );
				players[i] setClientDvar("r_flamefx_enable", 0);
			}		
		}
	wait(.01);
	}
}

To install:
Open the .gsc with the napalm script in it. Find the function:

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players_disableflamescreen()

And replace it entirely with the code provided above. Recompile the necessary mod files.

Credits:
daedra descent - modified code
Redspace200 - origin code/scripting
SparkyMcSparks - minor help

Additional notes:
- Didn't test in COOP.



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[Function] Partial fix for napalm HUD