PostDrawOpaqueRenderables

[XxLMM13xXx]

this is my code:

local function LMMNPCRBounceFunction()
	for k, v in pairs( ents.FindByClass( "lmm_npcr" ) ) do
	   
		local p
	   
		p = v:GetPos() + Vector(0,0,95 + math.sin(CurTime()*3)*5)

		for _,yaw in pairs({0, 180}) do
			local a = Angle(0, 0, 0)
			a:RotateAroundAxis(a:Forward(), 90)
			a:RotateAroundAxis(a:Right(), yaw)
   
			a:RotateAroundAxis(a:Right(), CurTime() * 15)

			local name = v:GetNWString("LMMNPCRName") or "UnKnown"
			local cooldown = v:GetNWFloat("LMMNPCRCooldown") or 0
			local robbing = v:GetNWFloat("LMMNPCRRobbingInProgress") or 0
			local id = v:GetNWString("LMMNPCRID") or 0
			local colorr = v:GetNWFloat("LMMNPCRColorR") or 255
			local colorg = v:GetNWFloat("LMMNPCRColorG") or 0
			local colorb = v:GetNWFloat("LMMNPCRColorB") or 0
			local colora = v:GetNWFloat("LMMNPCRColorA") or 255
	 
			render.PushFilterMag(TEXFILTER.ANISOTROPIC)
			render.PushFilterMin(TEXFILTER.ANISOTROPIC)
			cam.Start3D2D(p, a, 0.1)
				if robbing == 1 then
					draw.DrawText(name.."\nRobbing...", "LMMNPCRBounceFont", 0, 0, Color(colorr, colorg, colorb, colora), TEXT_ALIGN_CENTER, TEXT_ALIGN_CENTER)				
				elseif cooldown == 1 then
					draw.DrawText(name.."\nCooldown: "..string.ToMinutesSeconds(math.Round(LMMNPCRConfig.CooldownTime * 60 - (math.abs(tonumber(v:GetNWFloat("LMMNPCRGetCooldownTime")) - CurTime())))), "LMMNPCRBounceFont", 0, 0, Color(colorr, colorg, colorb, colora), TEXT_ALIGN_CENTER, TEXT_ALIGN_CENTER)								
				else
					draw.DrawText(name, "LMMNPCRBounceFont", 0, 0, Color(colorr, colorg, colorb, colora), TEXT_ALIGN_CENTER, TEXT_ALIGN_CENTER)								
				end
			cam.End3D2D()
			render.PopFilterMag()
			render.PopFilterMin()
		end
	end	
end 
hook.Add( "PostDrawOpaqueRenderables", "LMMNPCRBounceFunction", LMMNPCRBounceFunction)

problem:

Sometimes the text does not render.. sometimes it does there are no errors just sometimes does not happen.. Please help! Thanks

[Rubat]

This is a very horrible way of doing this, ( ents.FindByClass is super slow ), since you are using a custom entity, just draw your shit from ENT:Draw()

[XxLMM13xXx]

[QUOTE=Robotboy655;50107177]This is a very horrible way of doing this, ( ents.FindByClass is super slow ), since you are using a custom entity, just draw your shit from ENT:Draw()[/QUOTE]

alright i switched to the ENT:Draw function but now its still not working...

[Rubat]

Are you setting Render Bounds?

[XxLMM13xXx]

[QUOTE=Robotboy655;50107475]Are you setting Render Bounds?[/QUOTE]

Not sure what you mean i have never really used the ENT:Draw() function

[Rubat]

[url]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/Entity/SetRenderBounds[/url]

An entity will only render if its render bounds are on your screen.

[XxLMM13xXx]

[QUOTE=Robotboy655;50107523][url]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/Entity/SetRenderBounds[/url]

An entity will only render if its render bounds are on your screen.[/QUOTE]

sorry to answer so late but what would you recommend for the vectors there?

[Tupac]

ENT:Draw won't draw through other world models... At least from my experience with it

[Rubat]

[QUOTE=XxLMM13xXx;50150361]sorry to answer so late but what would you recommend for the vectors there?[/QUOTE]

Mins and Maxs, relative positions to the Entity:GetPos().

Choose a value that will cover the entire entity.

Think of it as a box. Mins is the top left corner and Maxs is the bottom left.
Mins usually has all 3 coordinates negative ( Vector(-100, -100, -100) for [b]example[/b] )

You must choose values that will create a box that will cover your entire entity and everything it draws.

When any part of that box is on the screen, your entity will be drawn.

[GarrysDorian]

[QUOTE=Robotboy655;50107177]This is a very horrible way of doing this, ( ents.FindByClass is super slow ), since you are using a custom entity, just draw your shit from ENT:Draw()[/QUOTE]

Just to know, if you are not using a custom entity but just "prop_physics" for example, what do you do ?

[Tupac]

[QUOTE=GarrysDorian;50168065]Just to know, if you are not using a custom entity but just "prop_physics" for example, what do you do ?[/QUOTE]

here's an example

for k, v in pairs(ents.FindByClass("prop_physics")) do
    if v:GetModel() == "yourmodel" then 
        -- do something
    end
end

[Q2F2ZSBKb2huc]

[QUOTE=Tupac;50168106]here's an example

for k, v in pairs(ents.FindByClass("prop_physics") do
    if v:GetModel() == "yourmodel" then 
        -- do something
    end
end

[/QUOTE]

Doing it by model might not be a good idea (actual props having the model, for example), you could set a member on your prop's table when it is created then use that.

eg:
upon creation: ent.SomeMember = true
...
if v.SomeMember then
...