I am trying to disolve some entities but it never works

[Jackyminer]

I have this block of code that runs when the player dies and spawns a bunch of gibs. It is supposed to fizzle them after spawning them but never works!

What am I doing wrong????

CODE:
[LUA]
local gibs = {
"models/player/alpha/gib/alpha_gib_leftleglower.mdl",
"models/player/alpha/gib/alpha_gib_rightleglower.mdl",
"models/player/alpha/gib/alpha_gib_leftlegupper.mdl",
"models/player/alpha/gib/alpha_gib_rightlegupper.mdl",
"models/player/alpha/gib/alpha_gib_waist.mdl",
"models/player/alpha/gib/alpha_gib_tummy.mdl",
"models/player/alpha/gib/alpha_gib_body.mdl",
"models/player/alpha/gib/alpha_gib_head.mdl"
}

function GM:PlayerDeath( victim )
local velocity = victim:GetVelocity()/2
victim:GetRagdollEntity():Remove()
local explode = ents.Create( "env_explosion" )
explode:SetPos( victim:GetPos() )
explode:SetOwner( victim )
explode:Spawn()
explode:SetKeyValue( "iMagnitude", "50" )
explode:Fire( "Explode", 0, 0 )
explode:EmitSound( "npc/env_headcrabcanister/explosion.wav", 100, 100 )

local gibsspawned = {}
local count = #gibs
local pos = victim:GetPos()
pos.z = pos.z + 16

for i = 1, count do
local gib = ents.Create( "prop_physics" )
gib:SetModel( gibs[i] )
gib:SetPos( pos )
gib:SetAngles( Angle( math.random( -7, 7 ), math.random( -7, 7 ), math.random( -7, 7 ) ) )
gib:SetCollisionGroup( COLLISION_GROUP_DEBRIS )
gib:SetColor( team.GetColor( victim:Team() ) )
gib:SetKeyValue( "targetname", "gibdis" .. i .. math.random( 0, 1000 ) )
gib:Spawn()
gib:Activate()
gib:GetPhysicsObject():SetVelocity( velocity )
gibsspawned[i] = gib
end

local dissolver = ents.Create( "env_entity_dissolver" )
dissolver:SetPos( victim:GetPos() )
dissolver:Spawn()
dissolver:Activate()
dissolver:SetKeyValue( "magnitude", 100 )
dissolver:SetKeyValue( "dissolvetype", 0 )

timer.Simple( 0.01, function()
if ( dissolver:IsValid() ) then
for i = 1, count do
local gib = gibsspawned[i]

if ( gib:IsValid() ) then
dissolver:Fire( "Dissolve", gib:GetName() )
end
end

dissolver:Remove()
else
for i = 1, count do
local gib = gibsspawned[i]

if ( gib:IsValid() ) then
gib:Remove()
end
end
end
end )
end
[/LUA]

If you want to test it replace the gib array with this code:
[LUA]
local gibs = {
"models/props_junk/PropaneCanister001a.mdl",
"models/props_junk/propane_tank001a.mdl",
"models/props_junk/gascan001a.mdl",
"models/props_junk/gascan001a.mdl",
"models/props_junk/CinderBlock01a.mdl",
"models/props_junk/TrafficCone001a.mdl",
"models/props_combine/breenglobe.mdl",
"models/props_junk/PlasticCrate01a.mdl"
}
[/LUA]

It switches the gibs to some random props.

THANKZ FOR HELPING ME

[Rory]

Try printing out the variable gibsspawned and gib, and see what happens after death.
My assumption, since the code doesn't seem bad, is that gibsspawned isn't populating.

[Jackyminer]

Already checked everything. The code works completely and all the gibs are put into the array and processed. I checked it and they are all taken care of and set to dissolve, but fireing dissolve on the disolver does nothing even when all the gibs are setup and are set as the target correctly.

[bitches]

did you check if gib:GetName() actually returns the targetname keyvalue you set?

[Jackyminer]

Checked it just now and it is working fine and all the names are correct.

[bitches]

perhaps the timer is too short? what if you increase the delay to one full second?

[editline]17th September 2016[/editline]

try gib:SetName(name) instead of gib:SetKeyValue("targetname",name)

[Jackyminer]

I will try it now

[editline]17th September 2016[/editline]

Both changes effected nothing. Gibs still do not dissolve and still have their names correct when having print( gib:GetName() ) before dissolver:Fire()

[editline]17th September 2016[/editline]

Current code if you want to follow along(Doesn't work)

[LUA]
local gibs = {
"models/player/alpha/gib/alpha_gib_leftleglower.mdl",
"models/player/alpha/gib/alpha_gib_rightleglower.mdl",
"models/player/alpha/gib/alpha_gib_leftlegupper.mdl",
"models/player/alpha/gib/alpha_gib_rightlegupper.mdl",
"models/player/alpha/gib/alpha_gib_waist.mdl",
"models/player/alpha/gib/alpha_gib_tummy.mdl",
"models/player/alpha/gib/alpha_gib_body.mdl",
"models/player/alpha/gib/alpha_gib_head.mdl"
}

function GM:PlayerDeath( victim )
local velocity = victim:GetVelocity()/2
victim:GetRagdollEntity():Remove()
local explode = ents.Create( "env_explosion" )
explode:SetPos( victim:GetPos() )
explode:SetOwner( victim )
explode:Spawn()
explode:SetKeyValue( "iMagnitude", "50" )
explode:Fire( "Explode", 0, 0 )
explode:EmitSound( "npc/env_headcrabcanister/explosion.wav", 100, 100 )

local gibsspawned = {}
local count = #gibs
local pos = victim:GetPos()
pos.z = pos.z + 16

for i = 1, count do
local gib = ents.Create( "prop_physics" )
gib:SetModel( gibs[i] )
gib:SetPos( pos )
gib:SetAngles( Angle( math.random( -7, 7 ), math.random( -7, 7 ), math.random( -7, 7 ) ) )
gib:SetCollisionGroup( COLLISION_GROUP_DEBRIS )
gib:SetColor( team.GetColor( victim:Team() ) )
gib:SetName( "gibdis" .. i .. math.random( 0, 1000 ) )
gib:Spawn()
gib:Activate()
gib:GetPhysicsObject():SetVelocity( velocity )
gibsspawned[i] = gib
end

local dissolver = ents.Create( "env_entity_dissolver" )
dissolver:SetPos( victim:GetPos() )
dissolver:SetKeyValue( "magnitude", 100 )
dissolver:SetKeyValue( "dissolvetype", 0 )
dissolver:SetName( "disgib" .. math.random( 0, 1000 ) )
dissolver:Spawn()
dissolver:Activate()

timer.Simple( 1, function()
if ( dissolver:IsValid() ) then
for i = 1, count do
local gib = gibsspawned[i]

if ( gib:IsValid() ) then
dissolver:Fire( "Dissolve", gib:GetName() )
end
end

dissolver:Remove()
else
for i = 1, count do
local gib = gibsspawned[i]

if ( gib:IsValid() ) then
gib:Remove()
end
end
end
end )
end
[/LUA]

[Jackyminer]

Bumpidy bumping

[Gmod4phun]

After editing, works on my end. The problem was the dissolver got removed before it could dissolve anything, its fixed now. Also, used hook instead of overiding the function

if SERVER then
	local gibmodels = {
		"models/player/alpha/gib/alpha_gib_leftleglower.mdl",
		"models/player/alpha/gib/alpha_gib_rightleglower.mdl",
		"models/player/alpha/gib/alpha_gib_leftlegupper.mdl",
		"models/player/alpha/gib/alpha_gib_rightlegupper.mdl",
		"models/player/alpha/gib/alpha_gib_waist.mdl",
		"models/player/alpha/gib/alpha_gib_tummy.mdl",
		"models/player/alpha/gib/alpha_gib_body.mdl",
		"models/player/alpha/gib/alpha_gib_head.mdl",
}

	hook.Add("PlayerDeath", "PlyDeathGibModelsFunc", function(victim)
		local velocity = victim:GetVelocity()/2
		victim:GetRagdollEntity():Remove() 
		local explode = ents.Create( "env_explosion" )
		explode:SetPos( victim:GetPos() )
		explode:SetOwner( victim )
		explode:Spawn()
		explode:SetKeyValue( "iMagnitude", "50" )
		explode:Fire( "Explode", 0, 0 )
		explode:EmitSound( "npc/env_headcrabcanister/explosion.wav", 100, 100 )
		
		local gibsspawned = {}                                             
		local count = #gibmodels
		local pos = victim:GetPos()
		pos.z = pos.z + 16
		
		for i = 1, count do
			local gib = ents.Create( "prop_physics" )
			gib:SetModel( gibmodels[i] )
			gib:SetPos( pos )
			gib:SetAngles( Angle( math.random( -7, 7 ), math.random( -7, 7 ), math.random( -7, 7 ) ) ) 
			gib:SetCollisionGroup( COLLISION_GROUP_DEBRIS )
			gib:SetColor( team.GetColor( victim:Team() ) )
			gib:SetName( "gibdis" .. gib:EntIndex() )
			gib:Spawn()
			gib:Activate()
			local gibphys = gib:GetPhysicsObject()
			if IsValid(gibphys) then
				gibphys:SetVelocity(velocity)
			end
			gibsspawned[i] = gib
		end
		
		local dissolver = ents.Create( "env_entity_dissolver" )
		dissolver:SetPos( victim:GetPos() )
		dissolver:SetKeyValue( "magnitude", 100 )
		dissolver:SetKeyValue( "dissolvetype", 0 )
		dissolver:SetName( "disgib" .. dissolver:EntIndex() )
		dissolver:Spawn()
		dissolver:Activate()
		
		timer.Simple( 1, function()
			if (IsValid(dissolver)) then
				for i = 1, count do
					local gib = gibsspawned[i]
					if ( IsValid(gib) ) then
						dissolver:Fire( "Dissolve", gib:GetName(), 0 )
					end
				end
				dissolver:Fire( "Kill","", 1 ) -- removes dissolver 1 second after dissolving gibs
			end
		end)

	end)
end

[Jackyminer]

Thanks! The code works great and I have my fizzling gibs! Thank you all for your help and support!