Metrocop policing

[itak365]

How do I get Metrocops to act as pre-manhunt cops, where they stand and warn the player when they get too close? For that matter, can this be done inside GMod, and in console? I haven't even begun to delve into Lua, so if I need to start taking masses of code, please tell me some good tutorials that I can read up on.

[Entoros]

The Dev Wiki helps a lot with NPC type questions, and you can find metrocop stuff here: [url]http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Npc_metropolice[/url]

Using Lua, if you made a metrocop you could use npc.AddEntityRelationship along with setting the spawnflags to allow arrests for neutral people.

If that makes no sense, well, I would look into some Lua tutorials first.

[itak365]

All right. So, there's no way to edit the npc's directly from the console, then. I'll look into it. Thanks for the tip.

[Entoros]

You can spawn NPCs from console and you might be able to fire particular inputs such that it works, but it's 1000x easier to do it in Lua.

[Crazy Quebec]

[QUOTE=itak365;18195937]All right. So, there's no way to edit the npc's directly from the console, then. I'll look into it. Thanks for the tip.[/QUOTE]

Edit the metrocops? Nope not really possible. As for making the regular metrocops act like they're policing without the global flag set (which requires mapping) I've looked a bit into it but never managed to get anything useful out of it, but then again that was a long while ago and I didn't have a clue of what I was doing. Best of lucks! :smile:

[foszor]

Put this in a Lua file and execute it whenever. Only needs to be done once per map load
[lua]
local ent = ents.Create( "env_global" );
ent:SetKeyValue( "initialstate", 1 );
ent:SetKeyValue( "globalstate", "gordon_precriminal" );
ent:Spawn();
ent:Activate();
ent:Fire( "TurnOn", 0 );
[/lua]

[editline]09:43AM[/editline]

Fucking around with this and I got myself pet antlions:
[lua]
local ent = ents.Create( "env_global" );
ent:SetKeyValue( "initialstate", 1 );
ent:SetKeyValue( "globalstate", "antlion_allied" );
ent:Spawn();
ent:Activate();
ent:Fire( "TurnOn", 0 );

for _, pl in pairs( player.GetAll() ) do

pl:Give( "weapon_bugbait" );

end
[/lua]

[editline]09:44AM[/editline]

Anyways more info here: [url]http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Env_global[/url]

[Crazy Quebec]

[QUOTE=foszor;18203247]Put this in a Lua file and execute it whenever. Only needs to be done once per map load
[lua]
local ent = ents.Create( "env_global" );
ent:SetKeyValue( "initialstate", 1 );
ent:SetKeyValue( "globalstate", "gordon_precriminal" );
ent:Spawn();
ent:Activate();
ent:Fire( "TurnOn", 0 );
[/lua]

[editline]09:43AM[/editline]

Fucking around with this and I got myself pet antlions:
[lua]
local ent = ents.Create( "env_global" );
ent:SetKeyValue( "initialstate", 1 );
ent:SetKeyValue( "globalstate", "antlion_allied" );
ent:Spawn();
ent:Activate();
ent:Fire( "TurnOn", 0 );

for _, pl in pairs( player.GetAll() ) do

pl:Give( "weapon_bugbait" );

end
[/lua]

[editline]09:44AM[/editline]

Anyways more info here: [url]http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Env_global[/url][/QUOTE]

Oh duh. I probably was really clueless when I didn't manage to do that.

[itak365]

Thanks, guys.