secondary fire not shooting

[bofthew]

Hello, total lua newbie experimenting with scripts for the first time. I am trying to get my secondary fire to shoot an explosive bullet, and I want it to use ammo from the primary clip. However, it's not even firing at this point. What should I do?

//General Variables\\
SWEP.AdminSpawnable = true
SWEP.ViewModelFOV = 64
SWEP.ViewModel = "models/weapons/v_pist_deagle.mdl"
SWEP.WorldModel = "models/weapons/w_pist_deagle.mdl"
SWEP.AutoSwitchTo = false
SWEP.Slot = 1
SWEP.HoldType = "Pistol"
SWEP.PrintName = "Smith & Wesson Model 500"
SWEP.Author = "Bop"
SWEP.Spawnable = true
SWEP.AutoSwitchFrom = false
SWEP.FiresUnderwater = true
SWEP.Weight = 5
SWEP.DrawCrosshair = true
SWEP.Category = "Handcannons"
SWEP.SlotPos = 0
SWEP.DrawAmmo = true
SWEP.ReloadSound = "Weapon_357.Reload"
SWEP.Instructions = "Shoot"
SWEP.Contact = "Don't"
SWEP.Purpose = "Killing"
SWEP.base = "weapon_base"
//General Variables\\

//Primary Fire Variables\\
SWEP.Primary.Damage = 1000
SWEP.Primary.TakeAmmo = 1
SWEP.Primary.ClipSize = 6
SWEP.Primary.Ammo = "357"
SWEP.Primary.DefaultClip = 120
SWEP.Primary.Spread = 0.1
SWEP.Primary.NumberofShots = 1
SWEP.Primary.Automatic = false
SWEP.Primary.Recoil = 5
SWEP.Primary.Delay = 1
SWEP.Primary.Force = 1000
//Primary Fire Variables\\

//Secondary Fire Variables\\
SWEP.Secondary.Damage = 2000
SWEP.Secondary.Force = 2000
SWEP.Secondary.Spread = 0.1
SWEP.Secondary.Recoil = 5
SWEP.Secondary.Delay = 1
SWEP.Secondary.NumberofShots = 1
SWEP.Secondary.ClipSize = -1
SWEP.Secondary.DefaultClip = -1
SWEP.Secondary.Automatic = false
SWEP.Secondary.Ammo = "none"

SWEP.Sound = Sound("weapons/s&w500/fire.wav")
SWEP.ReloadSound = Sound("weapons/s&w500/reload.wav")

//Secondary Fire Variables\\

//SWEP:Initialize()\\
//SWEP:Initialize()\\

//SWEP:PrimaryFire()\\
function SWEP:PrimaryAttack()
	if ( !self:CanPrimaryAttack() ) then return end
	local bullet = {}
		bullet.Num = self.Primary.NumberofShots
		bullet.Src = self.Owner:GetShootPos()
		bullet.Dir = self.Owner:GetAimVector()
		bullet.Spread = Vector( self.Primary.Spread * 0.1 , self.Primary.Spread * 0.1, 0)
		bullet.Tracer = 0
		bullet.Force = self.Primary.Force
		bullet.Damage = self.Primary.Damage
		bullet.AmmoType = self.Primary.Ammo
	local rnda = self.Primary.Recoil * -1
	local rndb = self.Primary.Recoil * math.random(-1, 1)
	self:ShootEffects()
	self.Owner:FireBullets( bullet )
	self.Weapon:EmitSound(Sound(self.Sound))
	self.Owner:ViewPunch( Angle( rnda,rndb,rnda ) )
	self:TakePrimaryAmmo(self.Primary.TakeAmmo)
	self.Weapon:SetNextPrimaryFire( CurTime() + self.Primary.Delay )
	self.Weapon:SetNextSecondaryFire( CurTime() + self.Primary.Delay )
end
//SWEP:PrimaryFire()\\

//SWEP:SecondaryFire()\\
function SWEP:SecondaryAttack() 
	if ( !self:CanSecondaryAttack() ) then return end 
 	local bullet = {}
		bullet.Num = self.Secondary.NumberofShots
		bullet.Src = self.Owner:GetShootPos()
		bullet.Dir = self.Owner:GetAimVector()
		bullet.Spread = Vector( self.Secondary.Spread * 0.1 , self.Secondary.Spread * 0.1, 0)
		bullet.Tracer = 0
		bullet.Force = self.Secondary.Force
		bullet.Damage = self.Secondary.Damage
		bullet.AmmoType = self.Primary.Ammo
	local rnda = -self.Secondary.Recoil 
	local rndb = self.Secondary.Recoil * math.random(-1, 1) 
 	self.Owner:FireBullets( bullet )
	self.Owner:ViewPunch( Angle( rnda,rndb,rnda ) ) 
	local eyetrace = self.Owner:GetEyeTrace() 
	self:EmitSound ( self.Sound ) 
	self:ShootEffects() 
	local explode = ents.Create("env_explosion") 
		explode:SetPos( eyetrace.HitPos ) 
		explode:SetOwner( self.Owner ) 
		explode:Spawn() 
		explode:SetKeyValue("iMagnitude","150") 
		explode:Fire("Explode", 0, 0 ) 
		explode:EmitSound("self.Sound", 400, 400 ) 
 
	self:SetNextPrimaryFire( CurTime() + self.Primary.Delay ) 
	self:SetNextSecondaryFire( CurTime() + self.Secondary.Delay ) 
	self:TakePrimaryAmmo(1) 
end
//SWEP:SecondaryFire()\\

[Dane Somdahl]

First of all, is all of this in one file?

You could do that with shared.lua for a file but I don't see a:

if (SERVER) then
init.lua shit here
end

if (CLIENT) then
cl_init.lua shit here
end,

Your gun's lua file may not even be loading, Have you tried looking over example swep's on Wiki.garrysmod.com first before trying to do this alone?

[bofthew]

Yes, that's all in my shared.lua file. I have looked at the example scripts, and I'm just experimenting right now to try and teach myself through trial and error. Also, the gun [i]is[/i] working besides for the secondary fire problem, so it shouldn't be too messed up right now.

[Dane Somdahl]

It might be easier to figure out the problem if it were more organized. >:(

[bofthew]

Sorry... That's something I can't really do much about.

[Dane Somdahl]

Well then I don't think programming is a thing for you :\

[BastinkaLive]

[QUOTE=Dane Somdahl;22936230]It might be easier to figure out the problem if it were more organized. >:([/QUOTE]
It's organized just fine, I've seen snippets much messier then that.

[QUOTE=Dane Somdahl;22936520]Well then I don't think programming is a thing for you :\[/QUOTE]
Get out.

[lua]SWEP.Sound = Sound("weapons/s&w500/fire.wav")
SWEP.ReloadSound = Sound("weapons/s&w500/reload.wav")[/lua]
-snip- Apparently folders can have the & symbol in them.. Just in-case the below doesn't fix it, then try changing the folder name.

[lua] local rnda = -self.Secondary.Recoil[/lua]
Try changing that to:
[lua] local rnda = -1 * self.Secondary.Recoil[/lua]

Are you ever defining the SWEP:Initialize() function anywhere in this SWEP?

Most importantly, do you get any lua errors in the console?
Next time use [lua][/lua ] tags like this when posting lua code (Without the space).

[bofthew]

Sorry for the late reply.

Unfortunately, neither did the trick. And to answer your questions: I'm not getting any lua errors, it's just that I just can't shoot anything with secondary fire (I get that empty clip clicking noise). No, I'm not using the SWEP:Initialize() function because when I do, I get some lua error about PreCache sound.

[ralle105]

[lua]
explode:EmitSound("self.Sound", 400, 400 )
[/lua]
Should be
[lua]
explode:EmitSound(self.Sound, 400, 400 )
[/lua]

[editline]03:56PM[/editline]

Also I'm pretty sure SWEP.base should have a capital B

[bofthew]

I fixed both, but nothing happened.

EDIT: I figured out what the problem was. I changed [lua]if ( !self:CanSecondaryAttack() ) then return end[/lua] to [lua]if ( !self:CanPrimaryAttack() ) then return end[/lua] and that got it working. Anyway, thanks to everyone for helping me.