Thirdperson toggle

[Praesdynamite]

So I am attempting to make a Deathrun server. I have a third person script here and I want to make it so it can be toggled. If I just throw this script in the init.lua as it is now it will always be toggled. I would like it to be able to be toggled by a player pressing F4. Also is it possible to edit this script so when players join the script is not toggled because when players join it is automatically toggled. I don't know much about coding in general so I am here to learn. Whether your answers work or not it will benefit me! :) I have also noticed that there are no tutorials on how to do a thing like this so hopefully this can benefit others.

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)

[Lolm4te]

Just quickly wrote this, should work, I dunno.

[lua]function SpectateScript( ply )
if ShallSpectate == 1 then
ShallSpectate = 0
elseif ShallSpectate == 1 then
ShallSpectate = 1
end
TPerson()
end
hook.Add("ShowSpare2", "MySpectateScript", SpectateScript)

function TPerson(ply, pos, angles, fov)
if ShallSpectate == 1 then
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)[/lua]

[Praesdynamite]

hmmmmm.... I don't see how a player would toggle this.

[Lolm4te]

[QUOTE=Praesdynamite;45614564]hmmmmm.... I don't see how a player would toggle this.[/QUOTE]

They press the F4 Menu.
[lua]
hook.Add("ShowSpare2", "MySpectateScript", SpectateScript)
[/lua]

The code above is the hook for the F4 menu which is also called ShowSpare2. You can also replace this to any of the other menu hooks.

[lua]
ShowHelp --F1
ShowTeam --F2
ShowSpare1 --F3
ShowSpare2 --F4
[/lua]

[Praesdynamite]

Oh! Thank you so much!

EDIT: Not working....

[ERROR] gamemodes/deathrun/gamemode/cl_init.lua:609: 'end' expected (to close 'function' at line 585) near '<eof>'
  1. unknown - gamemodes/deathrun/gamemode/cl_init.lua:0

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

The script goes in cl_init.lua correct?

[Lolm4te]

[QUOTE=Praesdynamite;45614626]Oh! Thank you so much![/QUOTE]

Anytime! Remember to mark your thread as solved once you have figured out the problem, though.

[Praesdynamite]

Um...... Would it go in init.lua? I will try that.

EDIT: Putting it in init.lua does not work it breaks the whole server lol.

[Lolm4te]

[lua]-- This in init.lua

function SpectateScript( ply )
if ShallSpectate == 1 then
ShallSpectate = 0
elseif ShallSpectate == 1 then
ShallSpectate = 1
end
umsg.Start( "MySpectationScript", ply )
umsg.End()
end
hook.Add("ShowSpare2", "MySpectateScript", SpectateScript)

-- This in cl_init.lua

function TPerson(ply, pos, angles, fov)
if ShallSpectate == 1 then
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)
usermessage.Hook("MySpectationScript", TPerson)[/lua]

[Praesdynamite]

Will try.

[editline]6th August 2014[/editline]

[ERROR] gamemodes/deathrun/gamemode/cl_init.lua:598: 'end' expected (to close 'function' at line 575) near '<eof>'
1. unknown - gamemodes/deathrun/gamemode/cl_init.lua:0

Couldn't Load Init Script: 'deathrun/gamemode/cl_init.lua'
Warning: Unhandled usermessage 'MySpectationScript'
Warning: Unhandled usermessage 'MySpectationScript'
Warning: Unhandled usermessage 'MySpectationScript'

Everytime I hit F4 I get "Warning: Unhandled usermessade 'MySpectationScript' When I saved the second part in cl_init.lua I got the error...

[Lolm4te]

Oh, right, I see.

[lua]
-- This in init.lua

function SpectateScript( ply )
if ShallSpectate == 1 then
ShallSpectate = 0
elseif ShallSpectate == 1 then
ShallSpectate = 1
end
umsg.Start( "MySpectationScript", ply )
umsg.End()
end
hook.Add("ShowSpare2", "MySpectationScript", SpectateScript)

-- This in cl_init.lua

function TPerson(ply, pos, angles, fov)
if ShallSpectate == 1 then
local view = {}
view.origin = pos-(angles:Forward()*100) +
(angles:Right()*0) +
(angles:Up()*10)
view.angles = angles
view.fov = fov

return view
end
end

hook.Add("CalcView", "TPerson", TPerson)

hook.Add("ShouldDrawLocalPlayer", "ShouldDrawLocalPlayer", function(ply)
return true
end)
usermessage.Hook("MySpectationScript", TPerson)[/lua]

[Praesdynamite]

auggh This is frustrating...

[ERROR] gamemodes/deathrun/gamemode/cl_init.lua:598: 'end' expected (to close 'function' at line 575) near '<eof>'
1. unknown - gamemodes/deathrun/gamemode/cl_init.lua:0

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

Seems something is still wrong with the cl_init.lua part.

[Lolm4te]

[lua]
I am so stupid some times. Hopefully this will work.

-- This in cl_init.lua

function TPerson(ply, pos, angles, fov)
if not ShallSpectate == 1
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)
usermessage.Hook("MySpectationScript", TPerson)
[/lua]

[Praesdynamite]

[ERROR] gamemodes/deathrun/gamemode/cl_init.lua:577: 'then' expected near 'local'
1. unknown - gamemodes/deathrun/gamemode/cl_init.lua:0

-- This in cl_init.lua

function TPerson(ply, pos, angles, fov)
    if not ShallSpectate == 1
    local then 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)
usermessage.Hook("MySpectationScript", TPerson)

By the local I added in "then" Seems like the if then statement was not finished off.

[Lolm4te]

Looks like I managed to fuck it up again :suicide:

[lua]
function TPerson(ply, pos, angles, fov)
if not ShallSpectate == 1 then
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)
usermessage.Hook("MySpectationScript", TPerson)
[/lua]

[Praesdynamite]

I'll use that instead

[editline]6th August 2014[/editline]

[ERROR] gamemodes/deathrun/gamemode/cl_init.lua:598: 'end' expected (to close 'function' at line 575) near '<eof>'
1. unknown - gamemodes/deathrun/gamemode/cl_init.lua:0

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

God why!!!!

[Lolm4te]

For the first time ever I test something before I post it :v:

Clientside:

[lua]
local ShallToggle = 0

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

hook.Add("CalcView", "TPerson", TPerson)

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

concommand.Add("thirdperson_toggle", function(ply)
if ShallToggle == 0 then
ShallToggle = 1
elseif ShallToggle == 1 then
ShallToggle = 0
end
end)
[/lua]

Serverside

[lua]
hook.Add("ShowSpare2", "MyHook", function(ply)
if CLIENT then
ply:RunConsoleCommand("thirdperson_toggle")
elseif SERVER then
ply:ConCommand("thirdperson_toggle")
end
end)
[/lua]

[Praesdynamite]

Well I did this. But another problem arises. When third person is toggled it works very well. Except when it is off i see the back of my head -_-.......

idk what to do lol this hurts my head.

On:

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Lso4S67.jpg[/IMG]

Off:

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/yEPfF35.jpg[/IMG]

[Rubat]

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

this is the problem.

Should be

hook.Add("ShouldDrawLocalPlayer", "ShouldDrawLocalPlayer", function(ply)
        if ShallToggle == 1 then return true end -- Don't do return ShallToggle == 1, it fucks up other mods using this hook
end)

[Praesdynamite]

Makes my playermodel invisible except for the default gmod playermodel arm.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Z7nQ8pT.jpg[/IMG]

When the third person is off I still see the back of my head.

[editline]6th August 2014[/editline]

After hours of scavaging the internet I found a working script.

[url]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1288816[/url]

I still wonder why that wasn't working....

Anyways thanks for everyone's help. I really appreciate it. I didn't expect you guys to go so far to help me :) Hope to see you guys around the forums soon! :wink:

[Ganoal]

if ( CLIENT ) then

local on = false -- default off

local function toggle()

	on = !on

	if on == true then

		print( 'enabled' )
		
		LocalPlayer():PrintMessage( HUD_PRINTTALK, "Third person mode enabled." )

	else

		print( 'disabled')
		
		LocalPlayer():PrintMessage( HUD_PRINTTALK, "Third person mode disabled." )

	end

end


hook.Add( "ShouldDrawLocalPlayer", "ThirdPersonDrawPlayer", function()

	if on and LocalPlayer():Alive() then

		return true

	end

end )

hook.Add( "CalcView", "ThirdPersonView", function( ply, pos, angles, fov )

	if on and ply:Alive() then

		local view = {}
		view.origin = pos - ( angles:Forward() * 70 ) + ( angles:Right() * 20 ) + ( angles:Up() * 5 )
		view.angles = ply:EyeAngles() + Angle( 1, 1, 0 )
		view.fov = fov

		return GAMEMODE:CalcView( ply, view.origin, view.angles, view.fov )

	end

end )

concommand.Add( "thirdperson_toggle", toggle )

end

Assuming you have ulx and ulib put this in lua/ulx/modules/sh