Entity Help

[TheRealOtunga]

Hi, I am coding an entity that spawns as a wardrobe and when they press e it changes their playermodel...I was wanting to know if anyone knows how to make it so that only the player that spawned the entity can press e and use it.

[Heroezzz]

[B]Try it![/B]

cl_init.lua

include('shared.lua')
ENT.RenderGroup = RENDERGROUP_BOTH
function ENT:Draw()
	self.Entity:DrawModel()
end

[B]Init.lua
[/B]

function ENT:Initialize()
	self:SetModel( "models/props_junk/propane_tank001a.mdl" )
	self:PhysicsInit(SOLID_VPHYSICS)
	self:SetMoveType(MOVETYPE_VPHYSICS)
	self:SetSolid(SOLID_VPHYSICS)
	self:SetUseType( SIMPLE_USE )
	local phys = self:GetPhysicsObject()
	phys:Wake()
end


function ENT:Use( activator, caller )
     ply:SetModel( "models/player/suits/male_07_closed_tie.mdl" ) -- PLY ISN'T DEFINED, USE activator:SetModel() 
     Entity:Remove() -- ONCE AGAIN, CHANGE ENTITY TO self:Remove()
end

[B]shared.lua[/B]

ENT.Type 			= "anim"
ENT.Base 			= "base_gmodentity"
ENT.PrintName = "Gas"
ENT.Author = ""
ENT.Category = "Cook"
ENT.Spawnable = true
ENT.AdminSpawnable = true

Player models List :
[URL="https://csite.io/tools/gmod-universal-mdl"]Click Me[/URL]

[TheRealOtunga]

Can anyone else help me with this ?>

[TheRealOtunga]

[QUOTE=Heroezzz;51875597][B]Try it![/B]

cl_init.lua

include('shared.lua')
ENT.RenderGroup = RENDERGROUP_BOTH
function ENT:Draw()
	self.Entity:DrawModel()
end

[B]Init.lua
[/B]

function ENT:Initialize()
	self:SetModel( "models/props_junk/propane_tank001a.mdl" )
	self:PhysicsInit(SOLID_VPHYSICS)
	self:SetMoveType(MOVETYPE_VPHYSICS)
	self:SetSolid(SOLID_VPHYSICS)
	self:SetUseType( SIMPLE_USE )
	local phys = self:GetPhysicsObject()
	phys:Wake()
end


function ENT:Use( activator, caller )
     ply:SetModel( "models/player/suits/male_07_closed_tie.mdl" ) -- PLY ISN'T DEFINED, USE activator:SetModel() 
     Entity:Remove() -- ONCE AGAIN, CHANGE ENTITY TO self:Remove()
end

[B]shared.lua[/B]

ENT.Type 			= "anim"
ENT.Base 			= "base_gmodentity"
ENT.PrintName = "Gas"
ENT.Author = ""
ENT.Category = "Cook"
ENT.Spawnable = true
ENT.AdminSpawnable = true

Player models List :
[URL="https://csite.io/tools/gmod-universal-mdl"]Click Me[/URL][/QUOTE]

This worked however it did not restrict it to the player who spawned the entity

[Failure]

Well a simple naive approach that comes into my mind is to set the owner of the entity upon spawn and then check if the activating player equals the owner.

[TheRealOtunga]

[QUOTE=Failure;51886888]Well a simple naive approach that comes into my mind is to set the owner of the entity upon spawn and then check if the activating player equals the owner.[/QUOTE]

How do I set it up for the entity to be assigned an owner ?

I tried if activator == caller then
activator:SetModel( "models/player/harry_potter.mdl" )
self:Remove() else
return false
end
end

Did not work

[NeatNit]

if [img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img] [url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/Entity/GetCreator]Entity:GetCreator[/url]() == activator then <do stuff> end

[TheRealOtunga]

[QUOTE=NeatNit;51887095]if [img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img] [url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/Entity/GetCreator]Entity:GetCreator[/url]() == activator then <do stuff> end[/QUOTE]

Now it does not let anyone use it...not even me

[Galaxy]

Haven't tested it but give it a try.

-- Set the entity owner
hook.Add( "PlayerSpawnedSENT", "SetEntityOwner", function( ply, ent ) )
	ent:SetOwner( ply )
end

-- Get the entity owner
if ent:GetOwner() == caller then
	-- Code goes here
end

[TheRealOtunga]

[QUOTE=GalaxyBeatzz;51887171]Haven't tested it but give it a try.

-- Set the entity owner
hook.Add( "PlayerSpawnedSENT", "SetEntityOwner", function( ply, ent ) )
	ent:SetOwner( ply )
end

-- Get the entity owner
if ent:GetOwner() == caller then
	-- Code goes here
end

[/QUOTE]

It's not even showing up in my entities tab now after using your code, here is what my init.lua looks like

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

function ENT:Initialize()
	self:SetModel( "models/props_junk/propane_tank001a.mdl" )
	self:PhysicsInit(SOLID_VPHYSICS)
	self:SetMoveType(MOVETYPE_VPHYSICS)
	self:SetSolid(SOLID_VPHYSICS)
	self:SetUseType( SIMPLE_USE )
	local phys = self:GetPhysicsObject()
	phys:Wake()
end

hook.Add( "PlayerSpawnedSENT", "SetEntityOwner", function( ply, ent ) )
	ent:SetOwner( ply )
end


function ENT:Use( activator, caller )
   if ent:GetOwner() == caller then
     activator:SetModel( "models/player/harry_potter.mdl" )
     self:Remove()
 end
end

[Galaxy]

[QUOTE=BeZerk;51887207]It's not even showing up in my entities tab now after using your code, here is what my init.lua looks like

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

function ENT:Initialize()
	self:SetModel( "models/props_junk/propane_tank001a.mdl" )
	self:PhysicsInit(SOLID_VPHYSICS)
	self:SetMoveType(MOVETYPE_VPHYSICS)
	self:SetSolid(SOLID_VPHYSICS)
	self:SetUseType( SIMPLE_USE )
	local phys = self:GetPhysicsObject()
	phys:Wake()
end

hook.Add( "PlayerSpawnedSENT", "SetEntityOwner", function( ply, ent ) )
	ent:SetOwner( ply )
end


function ENT:Use( activator, caller )
   if ent:GetOwner() == caller then
     activator:SetModel( "models/player/harry_potter.mdl" )
     self:Remove()
 end
end

[/QUOTE]

In that case have you defined it as spawnable in the shared file?

[TheRealOtunga]

[QUOTE=GalaxyBeatzz;51887236]In that case have you defined it as spawnable in the shared file?[/QUOTE]

Yes, and an admin spawnable.

[Galaxy]

[QUOTE=BeZerk;51887305]Yes, and an admin spawnable.[/QUOTE]

Restarted your game and categorized the entity?

[TheRealOtunga]

[QUOTE=GalaxyBeatzz;51887324]Restarted your game and categorized the entity?[/QUOTE]

Yep

[editline]28th February 2017[/editline]

[QUOTE=GalaxyBeatzz;51887324]Restarted your game and categorized the entity?[/QUOTE]

it also does this when the code breaks in the init.

[Galaxy]

[QUOTE=BeZerk;51887329]Yep

[editline]28th February 2017[/editline]

it also does this when the code breaks in the init.[/QUOTE]

Sorry I thought you said it never was spawnable.

Which gamemode are you using this for?

[NeatNit]

[b]DO NOT USE SETOWNER![/b] It's not what you think.

If anything, use SetCreator and GetCreator.

[TheRealOtunga]

[QUOTE=NeatNit;51887385][b]DO NOT USE SETOWNER![/b] It's not what you think.

If anything, use SetCreator and GetCreator.[/QUOTE]

You guys were getting me to use ent:...I can't use that inside the ENT:Use function as it uses only activator and caller variables...

[NeatNit]

replace ent with self, self is your entity

[editline]28th February 2017[/editline]

also, activator is the player, not caller

[TheRealOtunga]

[QUOTE=NeatNit;51887421]replace ent with self, self is your entity

[editline]28th February 2017[/editline]

also, activator is the player, not caller[/QUOTE]

so should I use galaxies hook but replace it with self...and replace getowner with Getcreator in the Ent:Use function ?

[editline]28th February 2017[/editline]

[QUOTE=NeatNit;51887421]replace ent with self, self is your entity

[editline]28th February 2017[/editline]

also, activator is the player, not caller[/QUOTE]

Never mind, your code snippet worked all along lol...just forgot to put self rather than ent. Thanks a ton