Probelms with; "for k, v in pairs( Spawn ) do"

[Errolight]

Hey facepunch! I'll like to hear it anyone out there knew anything about the new lua in gmod 13, I've got a broken script! Thanks! :)

Script:

local Spawn = { }
Spawn[ 1 ] = { }
Spawn[ 1 ].Entity = "npc_car_dealer"
Spawn[ 1 ].Vector = Vector( -1621.910767, -1584.883545, -54.160973 )
Spawn[ 1 ].Angle = Angle( 0, 180, 0 )

function SpawnEnts()
	for k, v in pairs( Spawn ) do
		local ent = ents.Create( Spawn[ k ].Entity )
		ent:SetPos( Spawn[ k ].Vector )
		ent:SetAngles( Spawn[ k ].Angle )
		ent:Spawn( )
		ent:DropToFloor( )
		local bubble = ents.Create( "ent_quest_bubble" )
		bubble:SetNetworkedEntity( "ChaseEntity", ent )
		bubble:SetPos( ent:GetPos( ) + Vector( 0, 0, 64 ) )
		bubble:Spawn( )
	end
end
hook.Add( "InitPostEntity", "SpawnEntities", SpawnEnts )

ERROR:

[ERROR] gamemodes/darkrp/gamemode/npc.lua:10: Tried to use a NULL entity!
  1. SetPos - [C]:-1
   2. v - gamemodes/darkrp/gamemode/npc.lua:10
    3. unknown - lua/includes/modules/hook.lua:82

[Dynn]

It can't create npc_car_dealer

[Feihc]

[QUOTE=Errolight;39700438]Hey facepunch! I'll like to hear it anyone out there knew anything about the new lua in gmod 13, I've got a broken script! Thanks! :)

Script:

local Spawn = { }
Spawn[ 1 ] = { }
Spawn[ 1 ].Entity = "npc_car_dealer"
Spawn[ 1 ].Vector = Vector( -1621.910767, -1584.883545, -54.160973 )
Spawn[ 1 ].Angle = Angle( 0, 180, 0 )

function SpawnEnts()
	for k, v in pairs( Spawn ) do
		local ent = ents.Create( Spawn[ k ].Entity )
		ent:SetPos( Spawn[ k ].Vector )
		ent:SetAngles( Spawn[ k ].Angle )
		ent:Spawn( )
		ent:DropToFloor( )
		local bubble = ents.Create( "ent_quest_bubble" )
		bubble:SetNetworkedEntity( "ChaseEntity", ent )
		bubble:SetPos( ent:GetPos( ) + Vector( 0, 0, 64 ) )
		bubble:Spawn( )
	end
end
hook.Add( "InitPostEntity", "SpawnEntities", SpawnEnts )

ERROR:

[ERROR] gamemodes/darkrp/gamemode/npc.lua:10: Tried to use a NULL entity!
  1. SetPos - [C]:-1
   2. v - gamemodes/darkrp/gamemode/npc.lua:10
    3. unknown - lua/includes/modules/hook.lua:82

[/QUOTE]

Because you're trying to iterate over the entirety of the Spawn table.
Replace "for k, v in pairs( Spawn ) do" with
"for k, v in pairs(Spawn[1].Entity) do"

Which in this case there is only one entity class so you should just put its class name in there instead.

[Errolight]

Divran, you dissagre why do you don't type so?

[editline]24th February 2013[/editline]

[QUOTE=ms333;39700624]It can't create npc_car_dealer[/QUOTE]

You can't create it because the script is from gmod 12, and not working for 13. Why do you think I made the topic...

[editline]24th February 2013[/editline]

[QUOTE=Feihc;39700920]Because you're trying to iterate over the entirety of the Spawn table.
Replace "for k, v in pairs( Spawn ) do" with
"for k, v in pairs(Spawn[1].Entity) do"

Which in this case there is only one entity class so you should just put its class name in there instead.[/QUOTE]

Thanks! But what with the rest of it???

[Feihc]

[QUOTE=Errolight;39701074]Divran, you dissagre why do you don't type so?

[editline]24th February 2013[/editline]

You can't create it because the script is from gmod 12, and not working for 13. Why do you think I made the topic...

[editline]24th February 2013[/editline]

Thanks! But what with the rest of it???[/QUOTE]

Wait, why is this in a loop at all? There is only only location, angle and entity...

function SpawnEnts()
	local ent = ents.Create( "npc_car_dealer" )
	ent:SetPos( Vector( -1621.910767, -1584.883545, -54.160973 ) )
	ent:SetAngles( Angle( 0, 180, 0 ) )
	ent:Spawn( )
	ent:DropToFloor( )
	local bubble = ents.Create( "ent_quest_bubble" )
	bubble:SetNetworkedEntity( "ChaseEntity", ent )
	bubble:SetPos( ent:GetPos( ) + Vector( 0, 0, 64 ) )
	bubble:Spawn( )
end
hook.Add( "InitPostEntity", "SpawnEntities", SpawnEnts )

That's all you need

[Errolight]

Because, you can add more than one npc, but I only need one :) Thanks!

[editline]24th February 2013[/editline]

New Error :/

[ERROR] gamemodes/darkrp/gamemode/npc.lua:3: Tried to use a NULL entity!
  1. SetPos - [C]:-1
   2. v - gamemodes/darkrp/gamemode/npc.lua:3
    3. unknown - lua/includes/modules/hook.lua:82

It's this line :/ ent:SetPos( Vector( -1621.910767, -1584.883545, -54.160973 ) )

[Divran]

[QUOTE=Errolight;39701074]Divran, you dissagre why do you don't type so?[/QUOTE]

I disagree because his "correction" makes no sense whatsoever

[QUOTE=ms333;39700624]It can't create npc_car_dealer[/QUOTE]

What he said. The entity probably doesn't exist

[Errolight]

Anyone?

[Dynn]

What's your entity code? (The entity you're trying to spawn)

[Donkie]

Look further up in console for any lua error related to npc_car_dealer. Your problem here is that the entity npc_car_dealer does not exist because it've probably errored upon loading, or the lua files doesn't exist at all for it.

[Hugabuga]

Do you have a folder named npc_car_dealer in your entities/entities folder?

[J.R.]

The problem is it can't create the entity, it probably has a error in it that prevents it from spawning(the entity its self).

Oh I just realized somebody already said this 2 posts above me. Oh well.

[Netheous]

[QUOTE=Errolight;39700438]Hey facepunch! I'll like to hear it anyone out there knew anything about the new lua in gmod 13, I've got a broken script! Thanks! :)

Script:

local Spawn = { }
Spawn[ 1 ] = { }
Spawn[ 1 ].Entity = "npc_car_dealer"
Spawn[ 1 ].Vector = Vector( -1621.910767, -1584.883545, -54.160973 )
Spawn[ 1 ].Angle = Angle( 0, 180, 0 )

function SpawnEnts()
	for k, v in pairs( Spawn ) do
		local ent = ents.Create( Spawn[ k ].Entity )
		ent:SetPos( Spawn[ k ].Vector )
		ent:SetAngles( Spawn[ k ].Angle )
		ent:Spawn( )
		ent:DropToFloor( )
		local bubble = ents.Create( "ent_quest_bubble" )
		bubble:SetNetworkedEntity( "ChaseEntity", ent )
		bubble:SetPos( ent:GetPos( ) + Vector( 0, 0, 64 ) )
		bubble:Spawn( )
	end
end
hook.Add( "InitPostEntity", "SpawnEntities", SpawnEnts )

ERROR:

[ERROR] gamemodes/darkrp/gamemode/npc.lua:10: Tried to use a NULL entity!
  1. SetPos - [C]:-1
   2. v - gamemodes/darkrp/gamemode/npc.lua:10
    3. unknown - lua/includes/modules/hook.lua:82

[/QUOTE]

Also, why using Spawn[ k ] while you can use v.Entity ?
(That's all I can say since people already told you what could be wrong and I believe it's what they said)

[ash47]

I know you solved it by removing the spawn thingo but:

[lua]local Spawn = {}
Spawn[1] = {
Ent = "npc_car_dealer",
Pos = Vector(-1621.910767, -1584.883545, -54.160973),
Ang = Angle(0, 180, 0)
}

function SpawnEnts()
for k, v in pairs(Spawn) do
local ent = ents.Create(v.Ent)
ent:SetPos(v.Pos)
ent:SetAngles(v.Ang)
ent:Spawn()

ent:DropToFloor()

local bubble = ents.Create("ent_quest_bubble")
bubble:SetNetworkedEntity("ChaseEntity", ent)
bubble:SetPos(ent:GetPos() + Vector(0, 0, 64))
bubble:Spawn()
end
end
hook.Add("InitPostEntity", "SpawnEntities", SpawnEnts)[/lua]