Help implementing Player.TraceHullAttack to a basic SWEP

[gravitos]

[b]Objective: [/b]I'm totally new to this and want to create a SWEP that shoots a volume rather than a line. Like a laser type of thing (I know I'd have to add a sprite as well)

So I read both the SWEP framework and example:

[url]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/?title=SWEP_framework[/url]
[url]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/?title=Garry%27s_Example_SWEP[/url]

and tried to implement this:

[url]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/?title=Player.TraceHullAttack[/url]

but it comes up with this:

[b]Error: [/b] attempt to call global 'LocalPlayer' (a nil value)

Here's my [b]Code:[/b] [lua]function SWEP:PrimaryAttack()

local ply = LocalPlayer()

if (!SERVER) then return end

ply:TraceHullAttack( ply:GetShootPos(),
ply:GetAimVector() * 120,
Vector( -16, -16, -16),
Vector( 36, 36, 36),
100,
DMG_AIRBOAT,
200,
true)

end [/lua]

Can anyone help? This is my first attempt to actually make my own SWEP.

[Teddi]

You need to use
[lua]
self.Owner
[/lua]
Not LocalPlayer().

From the PrimaryAttack() function in Garry's Example SWEP -
[lua]
function SWEP:PrimaryAttack()

local tr = self.Owner:GetEyeTrace()
if ( tr.HitWorld ) then return end

local effectdata = EffectData()
effectdata:SetOrigin( tr.HitPos )
effectdata:SetNormal( tr.HitNormal )
effectdata:SetMagnitude( 8 )
effectdata:SetScale( 1 )
effectdata:SetRadius( 16 )
util.Effect( "Sparks", effectdata )

self.Weapon:EmitSound( ShootSound )
self.BaseClass.ShootEffects( self )

// The rest is only done on the server
if ( !SERVER ) then return end

// Make a manhack
local ent = ents.Create( "npc_manhack" )
ent:SetPos( tr.HitPos + self.Owner:GetAimVector() * -16 )
ent:SetAngles( tr.HitNormal:Angle() )
ent:Spawn()

// Weld it to the object that we hit
local weld = constraint.Weld( tr.Entity, ent, tr.PhysicsBone, 0, 0 )

undo.Create( "Manhack" )
undo.AddEntity( weld )
undo.AddEntity( ent )
undo.SetPlayer( self.Owner )
undo.Finish()

end
[/lua]