Making the view thirdperson?

[boynedmaster]

Hello. How do I make it so when a player joins my gamemode, it automatically makes it thirdperson?

[Elexar]

shoot a mail to [email][e-mail][/email] for more information on this matter

[c👌de_g🎷]

function TPerson(ply, pos, angles, fov)
    local view = {}
    view.origin = pos-(angles:Forward()*100) + (angles:Right()*0) + (angles:Up()*10)
        view.angles = angles
        view.fov = fov
 
    return view
end
 
hook.Add("CalcView", "TPerson", TPerson)
 
hook.Add("ShouldDrawLocalPlayer", "ShouldDrawLocalPlayer", function(ply)
        return true
end)

[editline]23rd July 2014[/editline]

[QUOTE=Elexar;45478801]shoot a mail to [email][e-mail][/email] for more information on this matter[/QUOTE]

Looks like some of [redacted] spilled out into the GMod forum.

[boynedmaster]

[QUOTE=code_gs;45478931]

local function TPerson(ply, pos, angles, fov)
    local view = {}
    view.origin = pos-(angles:Forward()*100) + (angles:Right()*0) + (angles:Up()*10)
        view.angles = angles
        view.fov = fov
 
    return view
end
 
hook.Add("CalcView", "TPerson", TPerson)
 
hook.Add("ShouldDrawLocalPlayer", "ShouldDrawLocalPlayer", function(ply)
        return true
end)

Not my code, but should work fine. Will look kind of ugly backing into a wall.

[editline]23rd July 2014[/editline]

Looks like some of ktt spilled out into the GMod forum.[/QUOTE]

Thanks!

Edit: What should I set pos, angles, and fov to? Because it says something about angles being nil or something like that.

[Elexar]

[QUOTE=code_gs;45478931]

Looks like some of ktt spilled out into the GMod forum.[/QUOTE]

looks like some of ur dad spilled out of the condom lol rekt

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[c👌de_g🎷]

[QUOTE=boynedmaster;45478978]Thanks!

Edit: What should I set pos, angles, and fov to? Because it says something about angles being nil or something like that.[/QUOTE]

Can you post the exact error? [URL="http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/GM/CalcView"]CalcView[/URL] should provide the correct arguments.

[boynedmaster]

[QUOTE=code_gs;45479439]Can you post the exact error? [URL="http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/GM/CalcView"]CalcView[/URL] should provide the correct arguments.[/QUOTE]

[ERROR] gamemodes/xernia/gamemode/shared.lua:9: attempt to index local 'angles' (a nil value)

Line 9:

view.origin = pos-(angles:Forward()*100) + (angles:Right()*0) + (angles:Up()*10)

oh and also, in case this matters, the player is invisible (except for the weapon)

[c👌de_g🎷]

[QUOTE=boynedmaster;45479508]

[ERROR] gamemodes/xernia/gamemode/shared.lua:9: attempt to index local 'angles' (a nil value)

Line 9:

view.origin = pos-(angles:Forward()*100) + (angles:Right()*0) + (angles:Up()*10)

oh and also, in case this matters, the player is invisible (except for the weapon)[/QUOTE]

That's probably from calling CalcView serverside; it's clientside.

[Dexter127]

[QUOTE=code_gs;45478931]

function TPerson(ply, pos, angles, fov)
    local view = {}
    view.origin = pos-(angles:Forward()*100) + (angles:Right()*0) + (angles:Up()*10)
        view.angles = angles
        view.fov = fov
 
    return view
end
 
hook.Add("CalcView", "TPerson", TPerson)
 
hook.Add("ShouldDrawLocalPlayer", "ShouldDrawLocalPlayer", function(ply)
        return true
end)

[/QUOTE]

What about camera collisions? It will be OK?

[boynedmaster]

[QUOTE=code_gs;45479674]That's probably from calling CalcView serverside; it's clientside.[/QUOTE]
I'll try that.

Edit:

[ERROR] gamemodes/xernia/gamemode/cl_init.lua:6: attempt to index local 'angles' (a nil value)
  1. TPerson - gamemodes/xernia/gamemode/cl_init.lua:6
   2. unknown - gamemodes/xernia/gamemode/cl_init.lua:18

Couldn't Load Init Script: 'xernia/gamemode/cl_init.lua'

cl_init:

include("shared.lua")

function TPerson(ply, pos, angles, fov)
	local view = {}
	
	view.origin = pos-(angles:Forward()*100) + (angles:Right()*0) + (angles:Up()*10)
	view.angles = angles
	view.fov = fov
	
	return view
end

hook.Add("CalcView", "TPerson", TPerson)
hook.Add("ShouldDrawLoclaPlayer", "ShouldDrawLocalPlayer", function(ply)
	return true
end)

TPerson(LocalPlayer())

[c👌de_g🎷]

[QUOTE=Dexter127;45479697]What about camera collisions? It will be OK?[/QUOTE]

No, it's probably going to have some clipping issues when walking near walls. I'll try to write a better one soon.

[boynedmaster]

Bump.

[Acecool]

A lot of people seem to disregard a very useful function of CalcView which is used in the 3rd-person mode of vehicles. Basically set view.drawviewer = true; and ignore needing the ShouldDrawLocalPlayer hook.

[boynedmaster]

[QUOTE=Acecool;45494928]A lot of people seem to disregard a very useful function of CalcView which is used in the 3rd-person mode of vehicles. Basically set view.drawviewer = true; and ignore needing the ShouldDrawLocalPlayer hook.[/QUOTE]

?

[EvacX]

[QUOTE=boynedmaster;45500383]?[/QUOTE]

What is there not to understand about his statement?

[Tomelyr]

[SUB][/SUB]
function TPerson(ply, pos, angles, fov)
	local view = {}
	
	view.origin = pos-(angles:Forward()*100) + (angles:Right()*0) + (angles:Up()*10)
	view.angles = angles
	view.fov = fov
	view.drawviewer = true // This basicly removes the need of the hook.
	return view
end

hook.Add("CalcView", "TPerson", TPerson)
// hook.Add("ShouldDrawLoclaPlayer", "ShouldDrawLocalPlayer", function(ply)
//	return true
//end)

Basicly what Ace said, but in the code

[boynedmaster]

[QUOTE=Tomelyr;45500554]

[SUB][/SUB]
function TPerson(ply, pos, angles, fov)
	local view = {}
	
	view.origin = pos-(angles:Forward()*100) + (angles:Right()*0) + (angles:Up()*10)
	view.angles = angles
	view.fov = fov
	view.drawviewer = true // This basicly removes the need of the hook.
	return view
end

hook.Add("CalcView", "TPerson", TPerson)
// hook.Add("ShouldDrawLoclaPlayer", "ShouldDrawLocalPlayer", function(ply)
//	return true
//end)

Basicly what Ace said, but in the code[/QUOTE]
Angles still is undefined.

[c👌de_g🎷]

[QUOTE=boynedmaster;45500565]Angles still is undefined.[/QUOTE]

Post your code. I have a feeling you are trying to call it outside of the hook.

[boynedmaster]

[QUOTE=code_gs;45500569]Post your code. I have a feeling you are trying to call it outside of the hook.[/QUOTE]

I did. Look back.

[c👌de_g🎷]

I meant the new code, but this still applies. Delete TPerson(LocalPlayer()).

[boynedmaster]

[QUOTE=code_gs;45500589]I meant the new code, but this still applies. Delete TPerson(LocalPlayer()).[/QUOTE]

Hold on.

Edit: Deleting TPerson seemed to do the trick. I still get the default "no animates all black" figure, but it works.