(Quick) PointShop Help!

[JewishZebra]

Hey Everyone!

I wanted to do a very simple function for the pointshop that would say when a person bought a item.

E.g

__________________________________________
[OpenBottle has purched "Bob" from the point shop] (BOX)
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I would like to know what file i would make this function in, and the command to get the persons steam name. If you really amazing and would like to tell me if there is any hooks i would need to use, soo i dont overwrite anything, even more appricated! :)
(Sorry my for noobish Lua)

Have a nice day!

Code soo far:

function ITEM:OnBuy(ply)
    ply:Kill()
end

[Nookyava]

Well, if buying is serverside (which I believe it is) then you can network to everyone using net.Broadcast() and send your message.

[JewishZebra]

ok soo something like

 function ITEM:OnBuy(ply)
    net.Broadcast() SteamId() .. "Bought" .. Model
end

also, how would i make it to grab the persons name?

[c👌de_g🎷]

That's not how you use the net library. Here's an example of what you want to do: [url]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/Net_Library_Usage[/url]

[BFG9000]

Why not just use ChatPrint?

[JewishZebra]

Ty for the examples i understand how to use net.Broadcast. also i would like to know what is the code to grab the persons steamid? also how would i say what model they bought? or would i have to go to every model and paste the code.(Onbuy...)

thank you guys!

[Nookyava]

You could edit it and add in a check to see if it's yours (such as ITEM.DisplayPurchase) and if that's true, then it does the print of who bought what.

[Acecool]

If it's from the client to server, then the second argument of net.Receive function is Player. Just use Player:SteamID( );

If it's from the server to client, then there is no player sending the message.

[JewishZebra]

[QUOTE]You could edit it and add in a check to see if it's yours (such as ITEM.DisplayPurchase) and if that's true, then it does the print of who bought what.[/QUOTE] is that possible to use that? i dont see it on the pointshop commands and functions

[editline]18th March 2014[/editline]

[QUOTE]If it's from the client to server, then the second argument of net.Receive function is Player. Just use Player:SteamID( );

If it's from the server to client, then there is no player sending the message.[/QUOTE]

It would be like when any person gets an item from the pointshop it would say 'Example bought Example from the pointshop"

[BFG9000]

Either I'm misinterpreting what this guy wants or you guys are convoluting this beyond what it needs to be.

local ItemName = "Name of your item" -- I don't think items work the same as other 'entities' so you'll have to copy the name here I guess

function ITEM:OnBuy(ply)
    BroadcastLua("local ItemName = " .. ItemName .. " local player = " .. ply:Nick() .. " chat.AddText( player, 'bought', Color(0,200,0), ItemName, Color(255,255,255), 'from the Pointshop!')")
end

Untested, And if that fucks up for some reason I guarantee this to work:

local ItemName = "Acecool of the pure Master Ace"

function ITEM:OnBuy(ply)
for k, player in pairs( player.GetAll() ) do
	player:ChatPrint( ply:Nick() .. "Bought " .. ItemName .. "from the Pointshop!" )
end
end

Edit: fix'd

[HornetPilot]

[QUOTE=BFG9000;44285204]

local ItemName = "Bleh"

function ITEM:OnBuy(ply)
for k, pl in pairs( player.GetAll() ) do
	ply:ChatPrint( ply:Nick() .. "Bought " .. ItemName .. "from the Pointshop!" )
end
end

[/QUOTE]

That wouldn't like to work, so do this

local ItemName = "acecool pls"

function ITEM:OnBuy(ply)
for k, players in pairs( player.GetAll() ) do
	players:ChatPrint( ply:Nick() .. "Bought " .. ItemName .. "from the Pointshop!" )
end
end

[BFG9000]

Shit just realized that I used ply as the keyvalue

Updated with fixed code

[JewishZebra]

Ty you guys!

i would put that in all the lua files for the models

pointshop>lua>item>playermodels>_____.lua right?

[c👌de_g🎷]

[QUOTE=JewishZebra;44291196]Ty you guys!

i would put that in all the lua files for the models

pointshop>lua>item>playermodels>_____.lua right?[/QUOTE]

Yes.