Sawblade Pistol physics problems

[trogdorian1]

Yeah, like title says, i'd like to make a pistol that shoot saw blades. i originally thought i'd do a prop gun, but the resulting 'bullet' just is more of a blunt force object, not like when you throw one with the gravity gun, which is what i'm looking for. i found code in an earlier post on that you have to make it an entity (in particular, [thread=811522] this one[/thread]), but my current setup just causes the saw blade to bounce off of stuff and not actually slice n' dice. I've also searched garrysmod for a similar weapon, and the closest i've gotten was a rocket propelled chainsaw. it can get stuck in a wall, but it just strikes npcs dead. help seriously appreciated.

[Xyxen]

Try this:
[lua]
local phys = ent:GetPhysObject() // ent will be your sawblade
if phys:IsValid() then
phys:AddGameFlag( FVPHYSICS_WAS_THROWN )
end
[/lua]
That should make it stick into walls and slice NPCs, since FVPHYSICS_WAS_THROWN simulates being thrown from the gravity gun.