Does anyone know a way to override core functions, such as util.ScreenShake?

[Freddie]

I always hated the screenshake effect, used when things collide or grenades and such go off. I've tried messing with CalcView and overriding the function in any way possible, but I simply cannot figure out how to stop screen shake.
I'd be very grateful if anyone knows the secret, please

[MrManiak]

Keep in mind that the original function won't get overridden if it was localized.

[WasabiThumbs]

Better yet
util = {}
No, Don't.

[bigdogmat]

Note that not all screen shake is due to stuff calling that function, some of it comes from the engine which you can't override. I remember a request to add a hook for it but I can't find it currently.

[Bobblehead]

You may wish to override all the env_shake entities to do nothing. Also keep in mind that overriding it in Lua doesn't remove it from C++, which means core game mechanics might still shake the screen.

[Freddie]

My main reason behind this is simply if you slam a prop on the ground with a physgun, it shakes lots of player's screens. Unfortunately I can't seem to get these solutions to work either :/

Bobblehead, could you give me a pointer to get started with implementing that please?

[Bobblehead]

hook.Add("OnEntityCreated","noshake",function(ent)
if ent:GetClass() == "env_shake" then
timer.Simple(0,function()ent:Remove()end)
end
end)
But I doubt this will fix prop-slamming issues.

[ubre]

Yeah, the prop slamming cannot be helped. I overrided the util.ScreenShake function and it did what it was meant to do but apparently the prop thing doesn't use util.ScreenShake
util.NewScreenShake = util.NewScreenShake || util.ScreenShake

function util.ScreenShake(pos, amplitude, frequency, duration, radius)

print("Nice try idiot")

end

util.ScreenShake(Vector(0, 0, 0), 5, 5, 1, 5000)
Here's the code I used

[Bobblehead]

It uses util.ScreenShake, but when you override it in Lua it doesn't change the underlying C++ function.

[c👌de_g🎷]

Perhaps you could request an OnScreenShake hook.

[Freddie]

Thank you for all your help everyone. I hope one day Garry will let us turn this effect off :P