How to USE an entity?

[Brodster55]

Hey, I made a scripted entity, it just stands there and looks pretty. But, how can I make it so when I press e on it, it will open up a derma panel?

Since derma panels are Clientside and the entity stuff is serverside.. How can this be done?

Also, how can you make it so the npc can't be killed?

[NullPoint]

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[b][url=wiki.garrysmod.com/?title=ENT.Use]ENT.Use [img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img][/url][/b]

[Brodster55]

Yes, I know that, but how can I make the derma panel actually open up?

[Sylph]

In your cl_init.lua, which I beleive is where your derma is placed, do a [b]concommand.Add()[/b] and then under [b]ENT.Use()[/b] do [b]RunConsoleCommand()[/b]

[MegaJohnny]

[QUOTE=Sylph;19786557]In your cl_init.lua, which I beleive is where your derma is placed, do a [B]concommand.Add()[/B] and then under [B]ENT.Use()[/B] do [B]RunConsoleCommand()[/B][/QUOTE]
ENT.Use is serverside only. And while executing the concommand on the using player would work, players would be able to open the panel erroneously by executing the command manually. Sending a usermessage instead would be better suited to this.

[Brodster55]

Edit:

MegaJohnny, can you show me how that would work?

[Chad Mobile]

[lua]function ENT:Use( activator, caller )

self.Entity:Remove()

if ( activator:IsPlayer() ) then

RunConsoleCommand("Derma1")

end

end
[/lua]
Forgot the quotes around Derma1 :v:

[NullPoint]

[lua]-- Server
function ENT:Use(activator, caller)
umsg.Start("OpenMenu", activator)
umsg.End()
end

-- Client
usermessage.Hook("OpenMenu", function(um)
--open menu
end)[/lua]

[Brodster55]

Okay, so when I use it, nothing happens..

init :

[lua]
function my_message_hook( um )
DermaPanel = vgui.Create( "DFrame" ) -- Creates the frame itself
DermaPanel:SetPos( 50,50 ) -- Position on the players screen
DermaPanel:SetSize( 500, 400 ) -- Size of the frame
DermaPanel:SetTitle( "Testing Derma Stuff" ) -- Title of the frame
DermaPanel:SetVisible( true )
DermaPanel:SetDraggable( false ) -- Draggable by mouse?
DermaPanel:ShowCloseButton( true ) -- Show the close button?
DermaPanel:MakePopup( true )
//DermaPanel.MakePopup( true )
Msg( "The message has been received!" )
end
usermessage.Hook("my_message", my_message_hook)
[/lua]

Init:
[lua]
function ENT:Use( activator, caller )

umsg.Start("my_message", activator)
umsg.End()

end

[/lua]

The problem is something to do with ent:use because I tested it with Ent:Starttouch and it worked. But I want it to be used.

Do you want the full script for it, so maybe somewhere else is wrong?

[CowThing]

Try putting this in the serverside Initialize function: self:SetUseType(SIMPLE_USE)

[Overv]

[QUOTE=iRzilla;19799514Then it's because you've attempted to make the hook serverside. If there is no error at all. It's because you've tried to use ENT:Use() on the client.[/QUOTE]

He tried StartTouch too, which worked and is only available serverside.