How to make player a referee?

[morganxl]

I can turn player into observer... But how do I set the player state to "referee"?
(EXPLANATION: referee is an observer that can chat with normal players; by default observers can only chat with other observers).

The best I could find is this:

native SetPlayerState takes player whichPlayer, playerstate whichPlayerState, integer value returns nothing

Which is used like:

// make player an observer (NOT referee)
call SetPlayerState( p, PLAYER_STATE_OBSERVER, 1 )

 

[Pharaoh_]

Just make a force (in Force Properties) that can be taken by a player. In-game, create no unit for them and reveal the map (Visibility - Create visibility modifier for player x).

 

[morganxl]

Hmm, my map is 12-player map, and I can't afford to have an additional slot specifically for observing players.
Is there any way to make player a referee inside the game?
For example, the player types -ref and instantly becomes a referee.

 

[WaterKnight]

I think you can have an empty force, so you need no slot. But you do not require a force either. Just do as if the player would be some kind of referee by adjusting features for it, as Pharaoh_ mentioned granting them sight or resetting the alliances to other players. You can even turn their color to white and maybe prefix them by "Referee".

call SetPlayerName(<player>, "|cffffffff (Referee) " + GetPlayerName(<player>) + "|r")

 

[morganxl]

Thanks, this is just the solution to my problem.
The white color makes it the message look like it comes from an observing player.

call SetPlayerName(p, "|cffffffff" + GetPlayerName(p) + "|r")