How to use player classes in gamemode?

[Nornan12]

I used Garry's player class tutorial to make classes in my gamemode and he mentioned that they have to be loaded in shared.lua. I tried using "include(player_class/~classname.lua~") but I didn't spawn as the appropriate class. Can someone tell me how to make the gamemode recognize player classes?

[Netheous]

Why do you want to use classes btw. ?

[Nornan12]

Because I want to make a gamemode with individual classes that players can choose from (?)

[Whiterabbit]

Are you calling [URL="http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/player_manager/SetPlayerClass"]player_manager.SetPlayerClass[/URL] with your new class?

[Nornan12]

Yes, under PlayerSpawn

[Rubat]

Show all of your code, we can't help you otherwise.

[Nornan12]

shared.lua
[lua]
GM.Name = "TAG"
GM.Author = "McManager"
GM.Email = "N/A"
GM.Website = "N/A"

include("player_class/player_default.lua")
[/lua]

init.lua
[lua]
function GM:PlayerInitialSpawn(ply)
player_manager.SetPlayerClass(ply, "player_default")
end

function GM:PlayerSpawn(ply)
local mobspawn = ents.FindByClass("spawn_mob")
local humspawn = ents.FindByClass("spawn_hum")
player_manager.SetPlayerClass(ply, "player_default")
end
[/lua]

:|

[Rubat]

And the class itself? How do you know it's not the correct class?

[Nornan12]

straight from the wiki, in gamemode/player_class, as it suggests
[lua]

AddCSLuaFile()

include( 'taunt_camera.lua' )

local PLAYER = {}

PLAYER.DisplayName = "Human"

PLAYER.WalkSpeed = 450 -- How fast to move when not running
PLAYER.RunSpeed = 700 -- How fast to move when running
PLAYER.CrouchedWalkSpeed = 0.3 -- Multiply move speed by this when crouching
PLAYER.DuckSpeed = 0.3 -- How fast to go from not ducking, to ducking
PLAYER.UnDuckSpeed = 0.3 -- How fast to go from ducking, to not ducking
PLAYER.JumpPower = 200 -- How powerful our jump should be
PLAYER.CanUseFlashlight = true -- Can we use the flashlight
PLAYER.MaxHealth = 100 -- Max health we can have
PLAYER.StartHealth = 100 -- How much health we start with
PLAYER.StartArmor = 0 -- How much armour we start with
PLAYER.DropWeaponOnDie = false -- Do we drop our weapon when we die
PLAYER.TeammateNoCollide = true -- Do we collide with teammates or run straight through them
PLAYER.AvoidPlayers = false -- Automatically swerves around other players
PLAYER.UseVMHands = true -- Uses viewmodel hands

--
-- Name: PLAYER:SetupDataTables
-- Desc: Set up the network table accessors
-- Arg1:
-- Ret1:
--
function PLAYER:SetupDataTables()

end

--
-- Name: PLAYER:Init
-- Desc: Called when the class object is created (shared)
-- Arg1:
-- Ret1:
--
function PLAYER:Init()

end

--
-- Name: PLAYER:Spawn
-- Desc: Called serverside only when the player spawns
-- Arg1:
-- Ret1:
--
function PLAYER:Spawn()

local oldhands = self.Player:GetHands();
if ( IsValid( oldhands ) ) then
oldhands:Remove()
end

local hands = ents.Create( "gmod_hands" )
if ( IsValid( hands ) ) then
hands:DoSetup( self.Player )
hands:Spawn()
end

end

--
-- Name: PLAYER:Loadout
-- Desc: Called on spawn to give the player their default loadout
-- Arg1:
-- Ret1:
--
function PLAYER:Loadout()

self.Player:Give( "weapon_pistol" )
self.Player:GiveAmmo( 255, "Pistol", true )

end

-- Clientside only
function PLAYER:CalcView( view ) end -- Setup the player's view
function PLAYER:CreateMove( cmd ) end -- Creates the user command on the client
function PLAYER:ShouldDrawLocal() end -- Return true if we should draw the local player

-- Shared
function PLAYER:StartMove( cmd, mv ) end -- Copies from the user command to the move
function PLAYER:Move( mv ) end -- Runs the move (can run multiple times for the same client)
function PLAYER:FinishMove( mv ) end -- Copy the results of the move back to the Player

--
-- Name: PLAYER:ViewModelChanged
-- Desc: Called when the player changes their weapon to another one causing their viewmodel model to change
-- Arg1: Entity|viewmodel|The viewmodel that is changing
-- Arg2: string|old|The old model
-- Arg3: string|new|The new model
-- Ret1:
--
function PLAYER:ViewModelChanged( vm, old, new )

end

--
-- Name: PLAYER:PreDrawViewmodel
-- Desc: Called before the viewmodel is being drawn (clientside)
-- Arg1: Entity|viewmodel|The viewmodel
-- Arg2: Entity|weapon|The weapon
-- Ret1:
--
function PLAYER:PreDrawViewModel( vm, weapon )

end

--
-- Name: PLAYER:PostDrawViewModel
-- Desc: Called after the viewmodel has been drawn (clientside)
-- Arg1: Entity|viewmodel|The viewmodel
-- Arg2: Entity|weapon|The weapon
-- Ret1:
--
function PLAYER:PostDrawViewModel( vm, weapon )

if ( weapon.UseHands || !weapon:IsScripted() ) then

local hands = self.Player:GetHands()
if ( IsValid( hands ) ) then
hands:DrawModel()
end

end

end

--
-- Name: PLAYER:GetHandsModel
-- Desc: Called on player spawn to determine which hand model to use
-- Arg1:
-- Ret1: table|info|A table containing model, skin and body
--
function PLAYER:GetHandsModel()

-- return { model = "models/weapons/c_arms_cstrike.mdl", skin = 1, body = "0100000" }

local cl_playermodel = self.Player:GetInfo( "cl_playermodel" )
return player_manager.TranslatePlayerHands( cl_playermodel )

end

player_manager.RegisterClass( "player_default", PLAYER, nil )
[/lua]

[Rubat]

What makes you think the class doesn't set?

[Nornan12]

When I spawn, I start with no weapons (default class starts with a pistol)

[Whiterabbit]

[QUOTE=Nornan12;43093190]When I spawn, I start with no weapons (default class starts with a pistol)[/QUOTE]

You aren't calling the loadout function in your GM:PlayerSpawn

This is the base spawn function:, note how it it runs hook.Call( "PlayerLoadout", GAMEMODE, pl )
[lua]
function GM:PlayerSpawn( pl )

--
-- If the player doesn't have a team in a TeamBased game
-- then spawn him as a spectator
--
if ( GAMEMODE.TeamBased && ( pl:Team() == TEAM_SPECTATOR || pl:Team() == TEAM_UNASSIGNED ) ) then

GAMEMODE:PlayerSpawnAsSpectator( pl )
return

end

-- Stop observer mode
pl:UnSpectate()

player_manager.OnPlayerSpawn( pl )
player_manager.RunClass( pl, "Spawn" )

-- Call item loadout function
hook.Call( "PlayerLoadout", GAMEMODE, pl )

-- Set player model
hook.Call( "PlayerSetModel", GAMEMODE, pl )

end
[/lua]

The player loadout hook is this, which you shouldnt need to change:
[lua]function GM:PlayerLoadout( pl )

player_manager.RunClass( pl, "Loadout" )

end[/lua]