Invincible NPCs?

[Sethxi]

If I have an NPC like this:

local NPC = { 	Name = "Drug Dealer", 
				Class = "npc_eli",
				Model = "models/Humans/Group03/male_08.mdl",
				Health = "999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999",
				Category = "Sethxi"	}
list.Set( "NPC", "npc_drugdealer2", NPC )  

concommand.Add("testautorunluafile", asd)  

How would I make it so it can't die? I'm making a drug dealer..

[Walrus Viking]

Make it so nothing happens when they take damage?

Is logic really this hard for some people...?

[ben434]

[lua]
function ENT:OnTakeDamage()
return false
end
[/lua]

[Sethxi]

[QUOTE=ben434;40274979][lua]
function ENT:OnTakeDamage()
return false
end
[/lua][/QUOTE]

where the fuck am I supposed to put that if I'm using the local NPC = {}

[MIKEYMASTALSKi]

[QUOTE=Sethxi;40280231]where the fuck am I supposed to put that if I'm using the local NPC = {}[/QUOTE]

Filter out classes and put it on the Gamemode hook?

[Sethxi]

[QUOTE=Lerpaderp;40280427]Filter out classes and put it on the Gamemode hook?[/QUOTE]

tried that. didnt work.

Now I'm having trouble even spawning the fucking npc. I can spawn it from the spawnmenu and gm_spawnnpc npc_drugdealer2

But ents.Create("npc_drugdealer2"), it says NULL entity?

[Walrus Viking]

[lua]list.Set( "NPC", "npc_drugdealer2", NPC ) [/lua]

Does not register the entity class 'npc_drugdealer2'.

It adds an NPC to the NPC Spawn list with the specified table of data, which I don't even think uses the values 'Health' or 'Model'.

In other words; [B]you're doing it wrong.[/B]

Here's a really really [b]reallly[/b] basic NPC that does literally nothing but stand there and look pretty.

[lua]AddCSLuaFile();

ENT.Base = "base_nextbot";

function ENT:Initialize( )

self:SetModel( "models/Humans/Group03/male_08.mdl" );
self:StartActivity( ACT_IDLE );

end

function ENT:RunBehaviour( )
-- Nothnig.
end

list.Set( "NPC", "YOUR NPC CLASS HERE", {
Name = "Custom NPC",
Class = "YOUR NPC CLASS HERE",
Category = "Custom NPCs"
} );
[/lua]

That is basically a 'shared' file, so you can either put it inside the entities/ folder as '[b]class_name.lua[/b]' or '[b]entities/class_name/shared.lua[/b]'.

[sub](Before anyone asks, I used nextbot as a base just in-case he wants to make the npc walk around or some shit.)[/sub]

[Acecool]

Here's another way which doesn't require editing the actual NPC entity:

[lua]//
//
//
function GM:ScaleNPCDamage ( victim, HitGroup, DmgInfo )
if ( victim:GetClass( ) == "mynpc" ) then
DmgInfo:ScaleDamage( 0 )
end
end[/lua]

or as a hook if you're already using ScaleNPCDamage and don't want to override it:
[lua]//
//
//
hook.Add("ScaleNPCDamage", "ProtectorOfMyNPC", function( victim, HitGroup, DmgInfo )
if ( victim:GetClass( ) == "mynpc" ) then
DmgInfo:ScaleDamage( 0 )
end
end )[/lua]