"Faction" selection.

[Xenoyia]

Hello,

On my build server we have 3 factions, namely XPDF, FRN and FBN to help make it a bit more fun. I was wondering if anyone could script a pop-up menu on your first visit to the server, which allows you to select a faction (changes your server rank to a certain rank, and your playermodel too.) or select no faction and stay as a guest as it gets difficult asking every individual player if they want to be in a faction. I guess you could say this is RP'ing.. but it's only to make the server a little more fun :smile:

If anyone could do this for me, i'd be extremely thankful and i'll put you in the server credits. :smile:

[Mr.Macintosh]

Just make a Derma menu and in the gamemode file put [lua]function GM:PlayerInitialSpawn( ply ) [/lua]
I havnt tested it but it might work. Ill update it when I do test it.

[c-unit]

Go into your server and go to gamemodes, then go to sandbox, then go to gamemode, then find the files cl_init.lua, init.lua, and shared.lua.

In cl_init.lua add this code at the bottom.

[lua]function factionchoice()
facname = vgui.Create("DFrame")
facname:SetSize(191, 150)
facname:Center()
facname:SetTitle("Choose your faction")
facname:MakePopup()

xpdfpan = vgui.Create("DPanel")
xpdfpan:SetParent(facname)
xpdfpan:SetSize(92, 60)
xpdfpan:SetPos(2, 25)

roflmao = vgui.Create("DButton")
roflmao:SetParent(xpdfpan)
roflmao:SetSize(84, 53)
roflmao:SetPos(4, 3)
roflmao:SetText("XPDF")
roflmao.DoClick = function()
RunConsoleCommand("TeamSet_XPDF")
end

frnnnn = vgui.Create("DPanel")
frnnnn:SetParent(facname)
frnnnn:SetSize(92, 60)
frnnnn:SetPos(96, 25)

frnb = vgui.Create("DButton")
frnb:SetParent(frnnnn)
frnb:SetSize(84, 53)
frnb:SetPos(4, 3)
frnb:SetText("FRN")
frnb.DoClick = function()
RunConsoleCommand("TeamSet_FRN")
end

fbnnn = vgui.Create("DPanel")
fbnnn:SetParent(facname)
fbnnn:SetSize(186, 60)
fbnnn:SetPos(2, 88)

fbnb = vgui.Create("DButton")
fbnb:SetParent(fbnnn)
fbnb:SetSize(177, 52)
fbnb:SetPos(4, 4)
fbnb:SetText("FBN")
fbnb.DoClick = function()
RunConsoleCommand("TeamSet_FBN")
end
end
concommand.Add("team_choice", factionchoice)[/lua]

in shared.lua add this

[lua]
team.SetUp (1, "XPDF", Color (0, 0, 255, 255))
team.SetUp (2, "FRN", Color (255, 0, 0, 255))
team.SetUp (3, "GFBN", Color (128, 0, 128, 255))[/lua]

and in init.lua add this

[lua]
function GM:PlayerInitialSpawn( ply )
RunConsoleCommand("team_choice")
end

function xpdf()
ply:SetTeam( 1 )
ply:SetModel( "/* model path here */")
end

function FRN()
ply:SetTeam( 2 )
ply:SetModel( "/* model path here */")
end

function FBN()
ply:SetTeam( 3 )
ply:SetModel( "/* model path here */")
end

concommand.Add("TeamSet_XPDF", xpdf)
concommand.Add("TeamSet_FRN", FRN)
concommand.Add("TeamSet_FBN", FBN)
[/lua]

It [u][b]should[/b][/u] work, although it is untested.

[Mr.Macintosh]

[QUOTE=c-unit;26044033]:words:[/QUOTE]

Beat me to it. :P

[editline]13th November 2010[/editline]

/hijack
Is there a way to prompt a user to change their name using the same method? Just with DTextEntry?

[c-unit]

no, setinfo got broken or something I tried it the other day and it didn't work. IF it did you could use this:

clientside

[lua]
nameframe = vgui.Create('DFrame')
nameframe:SetSize(343, 66)
nameframe:Center()
nameframe:SetTitle('Please change your name!')
nameframe:MakePopup()

namelab = vgui.Create('DLabel')
namelab:SetParent(nameframe)
namelab:SetPos(1, 29)
namelab:SetText('New Name:')
namelab:SizeToContents()

nametext = vgui.Create('DTextEntry')
nametext:SetParent(nameframe)
nametext:SetSize(282, 20)
nametext:SetPos(58, 26)
nametext.OnEnter = function()
RunConsoleCommand("setinfo", "name", nametext:GetValue())
end

namelab2 = vgui.Create('DLabel')
namelab2:SetParent(nameframe)
namelab2:SetPos(31, 49)
namelab2:SetText('An administrator has prompted you to change your name!')
namelab2:SizeToContents()[/lua]

I believe that is correct. Line 18 may be wrong though.

I'm also guessing you know how to set up that derma into a function with a concommand. Also, be sure to make sure only admins can run the console command rofl..

[Xenoyia]

Woah. THANKS c-unit! I'll test this as soon as possible. :smile:

[c-unit]

[QUOTE=Xenoyia v2;26044812]Woah. THANKS c-unit! I'll test this as soon as possible. :smile:[/QUOTE]

np =)

[Xenoyia]

Hmm.. I put the code in, but nothing shows when I join the server. Is there anything else I have to do? :v:

[Mr.Macintosh]

[QUOTE=Xenoyia v2;26044992]Hmm.. I put the code in, but nothing shows when I join the server. Is there anything else I have to do? :v:[/QUOTE]

Did you restart your server? Did you make sure there are the returns in the code. Did you get any console errors?

C-unit how do I make it admin only? I suck at admin things.

[Xenoyia]

[QUOTE=Mr.Macintosh;26045026]Did you restart your server? Did you make sure there are the returns in the code. Did you get any console errors?[/QUOTE]

Just the usual GMod spam I get on my server. And yes, I did a full restart.

What are returns?

[Mr.Macintosh]

[QUOTE=Xenoyia v2;26045033]Just the usual GMod spam I get on my server. And yes, I did a full restart.

What are returns?[/QUOTE]

I meant like things like [lua] function something
local something [/lua]
Aren't touching and are spaced correctly.

[Xenoyia]

This is the console log if anyone can spot an error out: [url]http://pastebin.com/qAFtBs3W[/url]

[editline]14th November 2010[/editline]

[QUOTE=Mr.Macintosh;26045072]I meant like things like [lua] function something
local something [/lua]
Aren't touching and are spaced correctly.[/QUOTE]

Nothing is touching. I'm hoping I put the code snippets in the right place though, I put the first one at the very end of cl_init.lua, the second one near the top and the third one in the middle.

[c-unit]

Xen, check the server log for errors not your game client.

[Mr.Macintosh]

Would you mind pasting your whole cl_init, init, and shared for us?

[Xenoyia]

not at all.

cl_init.lua [url]http://pastebin.com/YzsXtkSS[/url]
shared.lua [url]http://pastebin.com/DgsVg1xi[/url]
init.lua [url]http://pastebin.com/mznnEnyf[/url]

[editline]14th November 2010[/editline]

[QUOTE=c-unit;26045278]Xen, check the server log for errors not your game client.[/QUOTE]

My server log only logs text, removed props, admin commands and spawned props for some reason, nothing special :frown:

[c-unit]

Post it please.

[editline]13th November 2010[/editline]

Oh god heres Cubar, with his CUNIT IS WRONG.

[Mr.Macintosh]

[QUOTE=c-unit;26045420]Post it please.

[editline]13th November 2010[/editline]

Oh god heres Cubar, with his CUNIT IS WRONG.[/QUOTE]
Again how do I make the command admin only?

[c-unit]

if ply:IsAdmin() then

[Xenoyia]

[QUOTE=c-unit;26045420]Post it please.

[editline]13th November 2010[/editline]

Oh god heres Cubar, with his CUNIT IS WRONG.[/QUOTE]

Alrighty, here's the logs from the last server restart: [url]http://pastebin.com/1p22jThj[/url]

[c-unit]

well it's not really that simple. I'm pretty sure you have to use arguments for making the local player run the console command to bring up the derma.

[editline]13th November 2010[/editline]

[QUOTE=Xenoyia v2;26045507]Alrighty, here's the logs from the last server restart: [url]http://pastebin.com/1p22jThj[/url][/QUOTE]

Can you please add a password to the server so no one joins for a couple minutes, then restart it and show me the logs then. I can't see shit with all the people interacting.

[Xenoyia]

[11/14/10 04:01:16] == Started in map 'gm_flatgrass' and gamemode 'Sandbox' ==

is all it says

[Hugabuga]

Why not just add it like this:

[lua]
function GM:PlayerInitialSpawn( ply ) --"When the player first joins the server and spawns" function

RunConsoleCommand( "your menu name here" ) --Run the console command when the player first spawns

end
[/lua]
I think that's what you mean?

[-TB-]

You do not use RunConsoleCommand on the server to run something on a client, you only want the command to run on one player, you use ply:ConCommand()

[Hugabuga]

Yeah, exactly.