Creating a simple NPC

[P4sca1]

Hello,
I want to create a simple NPC, that can sell items. Is there any documentation? The wiki only has a tutorial about Next Bot.
The NPC shouldn't be able to walk etc, it should just stand there and when you click E on it, then a menu should open.
Also, why are those npcs in the Entitys tab and not in the NPC tab? (Car Dealers etc)
Thanks,
Pascal

[whitestar]

[url]https://maurits.tv/data/garrysmod/wiki/wiki.garrysmod.com/index7853.html[/url]

[P4sca1]

Thanks! This information should also be provided in the new wiki.

[editline]4th December 2015[/editline]

I got in some trouble with this. I tried creating my first npc shop, but the entity is showing twice in the spawn menu and the model is shown as ERROR.

cl_init.lua:

include("shared.lua")

local function shop()
	local main = vgui.Create("DFrame")
	main:SetSize(400, 400)
	main:SetPos(ScrW()/2 - main:GetWide()/2, ScrH()/2 - main:GetTall()/2)
	main:SetTitle("NPC Shop")
	main:SetDraggable(true)
	main:ShowCloseButton(true)

	main:MakePopup()
end

net.Receive("first_npc", shop)

shared.lua:

ENT.Base = "base_ai"
ENT.Type = "ai"
ENT.SetAutomaticFrameAdvance = true
ENT.PrintName = "Wood Seller"
ENT.Author = "P4sca1"
ENT.Category = "P4sca1 NPCs"
ENT.Instructions = "" 
ENT.Spawnable = true
ENT.AdminSpawnable = true

init.lua:

AddCSLuaFile( "cl_init.lua" )
AddCSLuaFile( "shared.lua" )
include("shared.lua")

util.AddNetworkString("first_npc")

function ENT:Initialize()
	self:SetModel("models/player/Group02/male_08.mdl")
	self:SetHullType(HULL_HUMAN)
	self:SetHullSizeNormal()
	self:SetNPCState(NPC_STATE_SCRIPT)
	self:SetSolid(SOLID_BBOX)
	self:CapabilitiesAdd(CAP_ANIMATEDFACE)
	self:SetUseType(SIMPLE_USE)
	self:DropToFloor()
	self:SetMaxYawSpeed(90)
end

function ENT:AcceptInput(inputName, activator, caller, data)
	if inputName == "Use" and caller:IsPlayer() then 
		net.Start("first_npc")
		net.Send(caller)
	end
end

[NiandraLades]

AcceptInput most likely runs constantly while used

[P4sca1]

[QUOTE=NiandraLades;49246794]AcceptInput most likely runs constantly while used[/QUOTE]

I commented out this function. Has nothiung to do with it.
The entity still shows twice and is an error.

[gurgle528]

What happens when you try to spawn it?

As for it showing in the wrong tab, it's just using a different function to add itself to the spawn menu

[P4sca1]

[QUOTE=gurgle528;49248526]What happens when you try to spawn it?

As for it showing in the wrong tab, it's just using a different function to add itself to the spawn menu[/QUOTE]

Then it is spawned, but has no model (ERROR) and the ENT:AcceptInput funciton is not called.

[whitestar]

list.Set("NPC", "FILENAMEHERE", {
	Name = "Shop NPC",
	Class = "FILENAMEHERE",
	Category = "P4sca1 NPCs"
})

-- Draws the model, so its not an error or something (client)
function ENT:Draw()
	self:DrawModel()
end