Null Entity

[Sam Behner]

Here is my code:

AddCSLuaFile("cl_init.lua")
AddCSLuaFile("shared.lua")

include("shared.lua")

function ENT:Initialize()

self.SetModel("models/props/cs_militia/militiarock03.mdl")
self:PhysicsInit(SOLID_VPHYSICS)
self:SetMoveType(MOVETYPE_VPHYSICS)
self:SetSolid(SOLID_VPHYSICS)

local phys = self:GetPhysicsObject()

if phys:IsValid() then

phys:Wake()

end

end

Then i get this error:

[ERROR] addons/ogn mining system/lua/entities/rock/init.lua:8: Tried to use a NULL entity!
  1. SetModel - [C]:-1
   2. unknown - addons/ogn mining system/lua/entities/rock/init.lua:8
    3. Spawn - [C]:-1
     4. SpawnFunction - gamemodes/base/entities/entities/base_entity/init.lua:70
      5. Spawn_SENT - gamemodes/sandbox/gamemode/commands.lua:655
       6. unknown - gamemodes/sandbox/gamemode/commands.lua:720
        7. unknown - lua/includes/modules/concommand.lua:54

[RickyBGamez]

You currently have this:
self.SetModel("models/props/cs_militia/militiarock03.mdl")
When it's suppose to be this:
self:SetModel( "models/props/cs_militia/militiarock03.mdl" )

[Sam Behner]

whats the difference?

[Sam Behner]

bump?

[tehbiga]

Literally not possible, you must either be getting a new error or didn't update the code properly. You should post the most up to date code and error for more help.

[RickyBGamez]

As tehbiga said, it's not possible. You're saying this is error sign, so you're most likely missing the model or the server you're testing on.

[Sam Behner]

init.lua:

AddCSLuaFile("cl_init.lua")
AddCSLuaFile("shared.lua")

include("shared.lua")

function ENT:Initialize()

self.SetModel("models/props/cs_militia/militiarock03.mdl")
self:PhysicsInit(SOLID_VPHYSICS)
self:SetMoveType(MOVETYPE_VPHYSICS)
self:SetSolid(SOLID_VPHYSICS)

local phys = self:GetPhysicsObject()

if phys:IsValid() then

phys:Wake()

end

end

shared.lua

ENT.Base = "base_gmodentity"
ENT.Type = "anim"
ENT.PrintName = "Mining Rock"
ENT.Author = "Origin Gaming (Sam)"
ENT.Spawnable = false
ENT.AdminSpawnable = true 

cl_init.lua

include("shared.lua")

function ENT:Draw()

self:DrawModel()

end

[RickyBGamez]

self.SetModel("models/props/cs_militia/militiarock03.mdl")

Still haven't updated it, yet you expect it to work?

[mx.silent]

Are you using a custom model?

[Sam Behner]

I had to restart my game for some reason as said above

[tehbiga]

That second snippet still uses a period instead of a colon. You need to use the colon.

[Superior Jacob]

Maybe it was null because you haven't loaded the model yet, hence restarting the game fixed it as the model finally "mounted" itself.

[c👌de_g🎷]

You're mixing up entities (NULL) and strings (models). The issue is probably from him not saving the file until the final reload.