Combine Ball Entity

[Minigun2142]

I'm making a combine ball lua script, but I'm having trouble with making it bounce. Any Ideas?

[HighVoltage]

Have a look at how Garry does it in the bouncy ball entity

[Rubat]

[QUOTE=highvoltage;45119725]Have a look at how Garry does it in the bouncy ball entity[/QUOTE]

Valve*

[Minigun2142]

[QUOTE=highvoltage;45119725]Have a look at how Garry does it in the bouncy ball entity[/QUOTE]
tried that already, and it failed.

[Jvs]

Could you post your code please? So we can take a look at what's wrong.

[Minigun2142]

[QUOTE=Jvs;45119831]Could you post your code please? So we can take a look at what's wrong.[/QUOTE]

Alright. It's a little messy, and might there be unnecessary lines in it.

AddCSLuaFile()




DEFINE_BASECLASS( "base_anim" )


ENT.PrintName		= "Combine Ball (Unfinished)"
ENT.Author			= "Minigun2142"
ENT.Information		= "Easy Way to spawn combine balls!"
ENT.Category		= "Mini Entities"

ENT.Editable			= false
ENT.Spawnable			= true
ENT.AdminOnly			= false
ENT.RenderGroup 		= RENDERGROUP_TRANSLUCENT


--
function ENT:SpawnFunction( ply, tr, ClassName )

	if ( !tr.Hit ) then return end
	
	local size = math.random( 12, 12 )
	local SpawnPos = tr.HitPos + tr.HitNormal * size
	
	local ent = ents.Create( "prop_combine_ball" )
	if (ent:IsValid()) then
		ent:SetPos( SpawnPos )
		ent:Spawn()
		ent:SetModel( "models/Effects/combineball.mdl" )
		ent:GetPhysicsObject():AddGameFlag( FVPHYSICS_WAS_THROWN )
		ent:GetPhysicsObject():AddGameFlag( FVPHYSICS_DMG_DISSOLVE )
		ent:SetOwner( self.owner )
		ent:Activate()
		ent:SetSaveValue('m_flRadius',12)
		ent:SetSaveValue('m_nMaxBounces',10)
	end
	return ent
	
end

function ENT:Initialize()

	if ( SERVER ) then

		local size = 12
		-- Wake the physics object up. It's time to have fun!
		local phys = self:GetPhysicsObject()
			if (phys:IsValid()) then
			phys:Wake()
			end
		-- Set collision bounds exactly
		self:PhysicsInitSphere( size, "metal_bouncy" )
		self:SetCollisionBounds( -self:GetSize(), self:GetSize() )
	end
end

function ENT:Draw()
	self:DrawModel()
end

bits of it was from sent_ball.lua

[Jvs]

Unless your entity classname is actually prop_combine_ball that code only spawns the hardcoded Combine Ball, and not your custom entity, but since I see you haven't said anything about it erroring from the method self:GetSize() not existing, it's spawning the hardcoded one.

In which case the question is, are you trying to use the actual combine ball or remaking your own? Because that code is a bit confusing and I can see you just started learning GLua.

[G😹nz😻]

-snip-
Haven't read that you already did that

[Minigun2142]

Yeah I'm trying to use Prop_combine_ball, and Yes I just started GLua a few days back.

[G😹nz😻]

[url]http://pastebin.com/fxUHHUSW[/url]
Here's is the prop_combine_ball.cpp
Take a look on the line 2075 and 884, i hope that you can understand it

[Jvs]

Try replacing your ENT:SpawnFunction with this.

function ENT:SpawnFunction( ply, tr, ClassName )

	if ( !tr.Hit ) then return end
	
	local size = 12
	local SpawnPos = tr.HitPos + tr.HitNormal * size
	
	local ent = ents.Create( "prop_combine_ball" )
	if (IsValid( ent ) ) then
		ent:SetPos( SpawnPos )
		ent:SetSaveValue("m_flRadius", size )
		ent:SetSaveValue("m_nMaxBounces", 10 )
		ent:Spawn()
		ent:SetOwner( ply )
		ent:Activate()
	end
	return ent
	
end

I can't test it right now but it should work.

[editline]16th June 2014[/editline]

You can also remove ent:SetOwner( ply ) if you want the ball to collide with the player that spawned it.

[Minigun2142]

[QUOTE=Jvs;45120103]Try replacing your ENT:SpawnFunction with this.

function ENT:SpawnFunction( ply, tr, ClassName )

	if ( !tr.Hit ) then return end
	
	local size = 12
	local SpawnPos = tr.HitPos + tr.HitNormal * size
	
	local ent = ents.Create( "prop_combine_ball" )
	if (IsValid( ent ) ) then
		ent:SetPos( SpawnPos )
		ent:SetSaveValue("m_flRadius", size )
		ent:SetSaveValue("m_nMaxBounces", 10 )
		ent:Spawn()
		ent:SetOwner( ply )
		ent:Activate()
	end
	return ent
	
end

I can't test it right now but it should work.

[editline]16th June 2014[/editline]

You can also remove ent:SetOwner( ply ) if you want the ball to collide with the player that spawned it.[/QUOTE]

That's what I started with.

[editline]16th June 2014[/editline]

[QUOTE=gonzalolog;45120065][url]http://pastebin.com/fxUHHUSW[/url]
Here's is the prop_combine_ball.cpp
Take a look on the line 2075 and 884, i hope that you can understand it[/QUOTE]

yeah, not helping XD

[Minigun2142]

still nothing.

[Whiterabbit]

When I was trying to spawn combine balls that bounce and did damage I ended up using [URL="https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Point_combine_ball_launcher"]point_combine_ball_launcher[/URL], I hope that's of some help