Keeping a player undrawed.

[Namaste]

My code, [lua]local function Observe( ply )

if not( ply:IsAdmin() or ply:IsSuperAdmin() ) then return end --No way is a non admin going into observe!

if not ply.OldPos then

if ply:GetActiveWeapon() and ply:GetActiveWeapon():IsValid() then
ply:GetActiveWeapon():SetNoDraw( true )
end

ply:SetMoveType( MOVETYPE_NOCLIP )
ply:SetNoDraw(true)
ply.OldPos = ply:GetPos()
ply:GodEnable()
ply:PrintMessage(HUD_PRINTTALK, "Welcome to observe mode. You\'re now invisible and in noclip, just press noclip again to exit." )

else

if ply:GetActiveWeapon() and ply:GetActiveWeapon():IsValid() then
ply:GetActiveWeapon():SetNoDraw( false )
end

timer.Simple(0.01,function()
ply:SetPos( ply.OldPos )
ply.OldPos = nil
ply:SetVelocity(ply:GetVelocity() * -1) -- This is to players don't keep their noclip speed.
end) -- Delaying the SetPos fixes it.

ply:SetMoveType( MOVETYPE_WALK )
ply:GodDisable()
ply:SetNoDraw(false)
ply:PrintMessage(HUD_PRINTTALK, "You\'re no longer in observe mode. You\'ve been returned to your original position." )
-- Escaped single quotes in the string, they were causing errors.
end

end

hook.Add("PlayerNoClip", "ObserveMode", Observe)[/lua] works.

However, the player becomes visible whenever they change their weapon, or weapon state.

[Gbps]

A player should always be drawn by the engine. Try doing ply:SetColor(0,0,0,0), that should stay constant :smile:

[Namaste]

Ahhh... So simple and I never thought of it. Thanks Gbps.

[editline]11:38PM[/editline]

+1 Tool.

[editline]11:51PM[/editline]

Ahh shit. It doesn't work. Same issue.

[lua]local function Observe( ply )

if not( ply:IsAdmin() or ply:IsSuperAdmin() ) then return end --No way is a non admin going into observe!

if not ply.OldPos then

if ply:GetActiveWeapon() and ply:GetActiveWeapon():IsValid() then
ply:GetActiveWeapon():SetNoDraw( true )
end

ply:SetMoveType( MOVETYPE_NOCLIP )
ply:SetColor( 0, 0, 0, 0 )
ply:SetNoDraw(true)
ply.OldPos = ply:GetPos()
ply:GodEnable()
ply:PrintMessage(HUD_PRINTTALK, "Welcome to observe mode. You\'re now invisible and in noclip, just press noclip again to exit." )

else

if ply:GetActiveWeapon() and ply:GetActiveWeapon():IsValid() then
ply:GetActiveWeapon():SetNoDraw( false )
end

timer.Simple(0.01,function()
ply:SetPos( ply.OldPos )
ply.OldPos = nil
ply:SetVelocity(ply:GetVelocity() * -1) -- This is to players don't keep their noclip speed.
end) -- Delaying the SetPos fixes it.

ply:SetMoveType( MOVETYPE_WALK )
ply:GodDisable()
ply:SetNoDraw(false)
ply:SetColor( 255, 255, 255, 255 )
ply:PrintMessage(HUD_PRINTTALK, "You\'re no longer in observe mode. You\'ve been returned to your original position." )
-- Escaped single quotes in the string, they were causing errors.
end

end[/lua]

[Gbps]

Any errors?

[Crazy Quebec]

Here's how ULX does it :
[url]http://ulyssesmod.net/ulib/trunk/lua/ULib/server/player.lua[/url]

Scroll down to function ULib.invisible and start reading. :smile:

[Namaste]

Thanks Crazy. That worked. Holy crap is that complicated just to make someone god damn invisible.