Updating the plugin templates. Left some comments with tips in there too.

Author: 404UNFca

Resources/Misc/Templates/CSSCSGOTemplate.sp

@@ -1,26 +1,53 @@
-#pragma semicolon 1
+#include <sourcemod>
+#include <tf2_stocks>
+// ^ tf2_stocks.inc itself includes sdktools.inc and tf2.inc
 
-#define DEBUG
+/**
+ * @note #file is a somewhat recent discovery.
+ * Instead of the full filepath, compile.exe will use
+ * whatever name you supply here when printing errors/warnings.
+ */
+#file "Enter plugin name here"
+
+#pragma semicolon 1
 
-#define PLUGIN_AUTHOR ""
 #define PLUGIN_VERSION "0.00"
 
-#include <sourcemod>
-#include <sdktools>
-#include <tf2>
-#include <tf2_stocks>
-//#include <sdkhooks>
+EngineVersion:g_engineversion;
 
 public Plugin:myinfo = 
 {
-	name = "",
-	author = PLUGIN_AUTHOR,
-	description = "",
+	name = "Name of plugin here!",
+	author = "Your name here!",
+	description = "Brief description of plugin functionality here!",
 	version = PLUGIN_VERSION,
-	url = ""
+	url = "Your website URL/AlliedModders profile URL"
 };
 
-public OnPluginStart()
+public APLRes:AskPluginLoad2(Handle:myself, bool:late, String:error[], err_max)
 {
+	// No need for the old GetGameFolderName setup.
+	g_engineversion = GetEngineVersion();
+	if (g_engineversion != Engine_TF2)
+	{
+		SetFailState("This plugin was made for use with Team Fortress 2 only.");
+	}
+} 
 
+public OnPluginStart()
+{
+	/**
+	 * @note For the love of god, please stop using FCVAR_PLUGIN.
+	 * Console.inc even explains this above the entry for the FCVAR_PLUGIN define.
+	 * "No logic using this flag ever existed in a released game. It only ever appeared in the first hl2sdk."
+	 */
+	CreateConVar("sm_pluginnamehere_version", PLUGIN_VERSION, "Standard plugin version ConVar. Please don't change me!", FCVAR_REPLICATED|FCVAR_NOTIFY|FCVAR_DONTRECORD);
 }
+
+public OnMapStart()
+{
+	/**
+	 * @note Precache your models, sounds, etc. here!
+	 * Not in OnConfigsExecuted! Doing so leads to issues.
+	 */
+}

Resources/Misc/Templates/EmptyScriptTemplate.sp

@@ -1,26 +1,54 @@
-#pragma semicolon 1
+#include <sourcemod>
+#include <tf2_stocks>
+// ^ tf2_stocks.inc itself includes sdktools.inc and tf2.inc
 
-#define DEBUG
+/**
+ * @note #file is a somewhat recent discovery.
+ * Instead of the full filepath, compile.exe will use
+ * whatever name you supply here when printing errors/warnings.
+ */
+#file "Enter plugin name here"
+
+#pragma semicolon 1
+#pragma newdecls required
 
-#define PLUGIN_AUTHOR ""
 #define PLUGIN_VERSION "0.00"
 
-#include <sourcemod>
-#include <sdktools>
-#include <tf2>
-#include <tf2_stocks>
-//#include <sdkhooks>
+EngineVersion g_engineversion;
 
 public Plugin myinfo = 
 {
-	name = "",
-	author = PLUGIN_AUTHOR,
-	description = "",
+	name = "Name of plugin here!",
+	author = "Your name here!",
+	description = "Brief description of plugin functionality here!",
 	version = PLUGIN_VERSION,
-	url = ""
+	url = "Your website URL/AlliedModders profile URL"
 };
 
-public void OnPluginStart()
+public APLRes AskPluginLoad2(Handle myself, bool late, char[] error, int err_max)
 {
+	// No need for the old GetGameFolderName setup.
+	g_engineversion = GetEngineVersion();
+	if (g_engineversion != Engine_TF2)
+	{
+		SetFailState("This plugin was made for use with Team Fortress 2 only.");
+	}
+} 
 
+public void OnPluginStart()
+{
+	/**
+	 * @note For the love of god, please stop using FCVAR_PLUGIN.
+	 * Console.inc even explains this above the entry for the FCVAR_PLUGIN define.
+	 * "No logic using this flag ever existed in a released game. It only ever appeared in the first hl2sdk."
+	 */
+	CreateConVar("sm_pluginnamehere_version", PLUGIN_VERSION, "Standard plugin version ConVar. Please don't change me!", FCVAR_REPLICATED|FCVAR_NOTIFY|FCVAR_DONTRECORD);
 }
+
+public void OnMapStart()
+{
+	/**
+	 * @note Precache your models, sounds, etc. here!
+	 * Not in OnConfigsExecuted! Doing so leads to issues.
+	 */
+}