Changing the owner of something in darkrp

[TortillaGamer]

I am trying to make a claim function on some printers. I need to know how to go about changing the ownership. Any help would be nice.

[Whiterabbit]

I would do it like this.

[lua]-- --
if ent.CPPISetOwner and isfunction(ent.CPPISetOwner) then
ent:CPPISetOwner( newOwner )
else
ent.Owner = newOwner
ent.OwnerID = newOwner:SteamID()
end
[/lua]

It first checks if the entity has a function called CPPISetOwner (which it will have, if you use FPP or some other prop protection system). If it doesn't have a CPPISetOwner function, it will just set the Owner and OwnerID on the entity, which is compatible with FPP (I believe).

[TortillaGamer]

I tried that on printers but nothing happens here is the code.

concommand.Add("printer_claim", function(ply, cmd, args)
	local printer = ply.LastUsedMP;
	if (IsValid(printer) and printer:GetClass() == "upgrade_money_printer") then
	
	if printer:GetPos():Distance(ply:GetPos()) > MaxUseDistance then 
		GAMEMODE:Notify(ply, 1, 4, "Too Far away from the printer.")
		
	return
	end
	
	printer:CPPISetOwner( ply )
	GAMEMODE:Notify(ply, 1, 4, "You have claimed the printer.")
	
	end 
	end )

[TortillaGamer]

Can any please help with this?

[monkstick]

What about using eye trace, so you look at it instead? (ply:GetEyeTrace( ))

Would work out if its the distance causing the problem, or something different.