SetupDataTables() on game.GetWorld()

[KKlouzal]

When can you call SetupDataTables on the worldspawn entity?

Players are a bit easier since you can just

local PLAYER = FindMetaTable("Player")

function PLAYER:SetupDataTables()
	self:NetworkVar( "Entity", 0, "Zone" )
	self:NetworkVar( "String", 0, "ZonePrintName" )
	self:NetworkVar( "Int", 0, "InfectionZone" )
end

hook.Add( "OnEntityCreated", "GAMEMODE_SetupPlayerDataTables", function( ent )
	if ent:IsPlayer() then
		ent:InstallDataTable()
		ent:SetupDataTables()
	end
end )

in a shared file..

What about the worldspawn entity?

[Rubat]

You shouldn't have the need for this. You have net library and SetGlobal* for storing data that is shared between all players.

[Revenge282]

[QUOTE=kklouzal23;51455682]When can you call SetupDataTables on the worldspawn entity?

Players are a bit easier since you can just

local PLAYER = FindMetaTable("Player")

function PLAYER:SetupDataTables()
	self:NetworkVar( "Entity", 0, "Zone" )
	self:NetworkVar( "String", 0, "ZonePrintName" )
	self:NetworkVar( "Int", 0, "InfectionZone" )
end

hook.Add( "OnEntityCreated", "GAMEMODE_SetupPlayerDataTables", function( ent )
	if ent:IsPlayer() then
		ent:InstallDataTable()
		ent:SetupDataTables()
	end
end )

in a shared file..

What about the worldspawn entity?[/QUOTE]

Replace IsPlayer with IsWorld? Not sure if that would work, but you should have tried that first.

If not there are function like [img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img] [url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/Global/SetGlobalEntity]SetGlobalEntity[/url] that you can use. I wouldn't recommend doing whatever you're doing like this though.

[KKlouzal]

hook.Add( "OnEntityCreated", "GAMEMODE_SetupDataTables", function( ent )
	if ent:IsPlayer() then
		ent:InstallDataTable()
		ent:NetworkVar( "Entity", 0, "Zone" )
		ent:NetworkVar( "Entity", 1, "Base" )
		ent:NetworkVar( "Int", 0, "InfectionZone" )
		ent:NetworkVar( "Int", 1, "InfectionBase" )
	elseif ent:IsWorld() then
		ent:InstallDataTable()
		ent:NetworkVar( "Int", 0, "InfectionTotal" )
	end
end )

Works like a charm!

Now the real question, is this safe to use?

[Revenge282]

[QUOTE=kklouzal23;51456197]

hook.Add( "OnEntityCreated", "GAMEMODE_SetupDataTables", function( ent )
	if ent:IsPlayer() then
		ent:InstallDataTable()
		ent:NetworkVar( "Entity", 0, "Zone" )
		ent:NetworkVar( "Entity", 1, "Base" )
		ent:NetworkVar( "Int", 0, "InfectionZone" )
		ent:NetworkVar( "Int", 1, "InfectionBase" )
	elseif ent:IsWorld() then
		ent:InstallDataTable()
		ent:NetworkVar( "Int", 0, "InfectionTotal" )
	end
end )

Works like a charm!

Now the real question, is this safe to use?[/QUOTE]

Safe, probably. Wrong implementation, definitely.

You should be using net.* library for stuff like this, as RB suggested. Especially since, my assumption, is that those values aren't changing often, if at all.