Problems That Don't Need Their Own Thread v3.0

[MysteryPancake]

[QUOTE=MaximLaHaxim;49058661]Anyone know how I could find the contents of a function?

how would I somehow get a string that tells me what is in the function? i.e How would I create a function that would return "MsgN("Herro Der!")" if I ran it on testfunc?[/QUOTE]
 
I'm 99% sure you can't since I've tried to do this before for ages. If you try debug.getinfo you can get a bit of stuff about it though, but not the contents.

Also, I have a question that I'm sure has a really obvious answer- but is there a way to blend two sequences within gmod, e.g. when one stops, another starts, but in a blended way? I have a timer that changes sequences after the other one finishes, but this looks really odd. 

Edit: there seems to be some stuff to do with this in the latest update, but it isn't released yet, so is there a way in the current verison?

[Frizios]

sorry I would like to help you but I don't know how...
Btw I made this:

function ENT:OnInjured(dmginfo) 
	self.IsIdling = false
	if self.male then 
		local sound = table.Random(malepainsounds)
		self:EmitSound(sound)

	else
		local sound = table.Random(femalepainsounds)
		self:EmitSound(sound)

	end
			self:StartActivity(ACT_RUN)
			self.loco:SetDesiredSpeed(350)

	timer.Create( "helptimer", math.random(1,5)	, math.random(1,5), function()
		if  self.male then
				local sound = table.Random(malepanicsounds)
				self:EmitSound(sound)
		else
			local sound = table.Random(femalepanicsounds)
			self:EmitSound(sound)
		end


	end)
 
end

function ENT:RunBehaviour()

	while ( true ) do
		if (self.IsIdling) then
			self:StartActivity( ACT_WALK )							
			self.loco:SetDesiredSpeed( 80 )
            self:MoveToPos( self:GetPos() + Vector( math.Rand( -1, 1 ), math.Rand( -1, 1 ), 0 ) * 1500 )
			self:PlaySequenceAndWait( "idle_to_sit_ground" )
            self:SetSequence( "sit_ground" )
            coroutine.wait( self:PlayScene(table.Random( scenes )))
            self:PlaySequenceAndWait( "sit_ground_to_idle" )			
		else
		self.IsIdling = false
			self:StartActivity(ACT_RUN)
			self.loco:SetDesiredSpeed(350)
			local hide = self:FindSpot( "random", { type = 'hiding', radius = 15000 } )
			if (hide) then
				self:MoveToPos(hide)
				self:PlaySequenceAndWait( "fear_reaction" )								
				coroutine.wait(3)	
				self:StartActivity(ACT_IDLE)

			end

		end
	end


end

When the npc receive damage it should start to run away and hide how set in this part :

		self.IsIdling = false
			self:StartActivity(ACT_RUN)
			self.loco:SetDesiredSpeed(350)
			local hide = self:FindSpot( "random", { type = 'hiding', radius = 15000 } )
			if (hide) then
				self:MoveToPos(hide)
				self:PlaySequenceAndWait( "fear_reaction" )								
				coroutine.wait(3)	
				self:StartActivity(ACT_IDLE)

but when I hit it the npc runs away but after 4/5 seconds it executes this part of code ONCE:

			self:PlaySequenceAndWait( "idle_to_sit_ground" )
            self:SetSequence( "sit_ground" )
            coroutine.wait( self:PlayScene(table.Random( scenes )))
            self:PlaySequenceAndWait( "sit_ground_to_idle" )	

then it stand up and start to hide...
How can you see it should sit to the ground and play the scene only if self.IsIdling is true but if I hit him self.IsIdling should become false so why the nextbot runs again the sitting to the ground animation?

[DiscoKnight]

[QUOTE=Shenesis;49063058]Has anyone ever ran into an issue with Player:SetPos? I have rare cases where it just doesn't teleport the player but it works on the second time. I'm not doing this on spawn or anything[/QUOTE]

A simple fix for that is make a check after the teleport it the POS != tarPOS then force the teleport again

[aStonedPenguin]

[QUOTE=Shenesis;49063058]Has anyone ever ran into an issue with Player:SetPos? I have rare cases where it just doesn't teleport the player but it works on the second time. I'm not doing this on spawn or anything[/QUOTE]

I've been struggling with this issue forever. Are you calling it in a SWEP by chance?

[captainfaggot]

Does anyone know of a function that return the print name of the weapon that the player is holding? There is this [url]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/Player/GetWeapon[/url] but I'm not sure how to use it.

[P4sca1]

I'm havin a problem with SQL.
So, here's what I'm trying to do:

local data = sql.Query(sql)

sql is defined.
This error comes up:

[ERROR] addons/gtawards/lua/gtawards/server/sv_gtawards.lua:154: attempt to index a string value with bad key ('Query' is not part of the string library)

I even tried the exact code from the wiki, but it is continuing giving me this error.
Any idea?

[editline]6th November 2015[/editline]

Sorry, found the issue: I named the variable sql, which was causing sql.Query not to work.

[zamboni]

[QUOTE=CaptainFaggot;49063778]Does anyone know of a function that return the print name of the weapon that the player is holding? There is this [URL]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/Player/GetWeapon[/URL] but I'm not sure how to use it.[/QUOTE]

[lua]
function GetWeaponName(wep)
if IsValid(wep) then
if wep:IsScripted() then
return wep.PrintName or ""
else
return wep:GetClass()
end
end
end

print(GetWeaponName(client:GetActiveWeapon()))
[/lua]

[aStonedPenguin]

[QUOTE=Shenesis;49064175]I did that but it seems to have a chance to fail even on the 2nd and 3rd try. (delayed with a 0.1s and 0.2s timer for both)

Nope, I'm calling it in a timer when the player defeats another player in a duel[/QUOTE]

I have this issue when I call it in my arrest baton swep but no where else. Calling it in a .3 second timer seems to fix it 99% of the time.

[zamboni]

I'm using SetModelScale on the client's end to rescale an object, and I have the server setting model scale on a delay, but SetModelScale on the server forces a visual update on the client, so basically it flashes to the server's scale and then back to what the client is scaling it at.

Is there a way to not visually update an object when the scale is set on the server?

[MysteryPancake]

[QUOTE=Shenesis;49063058]Has anyone ever ran into an issue with Player:SetPos? I have rare cases where it just doesn't teleport the player but it works on the second time. I'm not doing this on spawn or anything[/QUOTE]

You are doing it serverside, right?

[zamboni]

[QUOTE=MPan1;49067552]You are doing it serverside, right?[/QUOTE]

Well he says it works the second time it's run, so I have to assume so, otherwise it wouldn't work, period.

I get the bug sometimes, too, but only on DarkRP or a laggy server.

[MysteryPancake]

Also, an actual question- is there a way to make an entity get removed when a player leaves, and only a certain player? I'm trying to make a fake death ragdoll for when players die, and I want to remove the ragdoll when the player respawns, or when they leave, so it won't constantly stay on the server.

[editline]7th November 2015[/editline]

I could use [img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img] [url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/GM/PlayerDisconnected]GM/PlayerDisconnected[/url] but I don't know...

[zamboni]

[QUOTE=MPan1;49067617]Also, an actual question- is there a way to make an entity get removed when a player leaves, and only a certain player? I'm trying to make a fake death ragdoll for when players die, and I want to remove the ragdoll when the player respawns, or when they leave, so it won't constantly stay on the server.

[editline]7th November 2015[/editline]

I could use [img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img] [url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/GM/PlayerDisconnected]GM/PlayerDisconnected[/url] but I don't know...[/QUOTE]

If playerdisconnected is really not preferable,
[img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img] [url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/Entity/CallOnRemove]Entity:CallOnRemove[/url]

[MysteryPancake]

Thanks! Another weird thing- why does running
[img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img] [url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/Entity/RagdollUpdatePhysics]Entity:RagdollUpdatePhysics[/url]
on a ragdoll with bones modified with [img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img] [url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/Entity/SetRagdollPos]Entity:SetRagdollPos[/url] and [img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img] [url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/Entity/SetRagdollAng]Entity:SetRagdollAng[/url] cause it to become frozen in place, as well as make it fly to the position and end up looking really odd?

Is there a way to stop it from being frozen?

[NiandraLades]

I don't know SWEPs very well, but I have an automatic weapon - how do I detect that Mouse 1 and Mouse 2 is down? aka primary attack is running, basically, I wanna do 'while mouse 1 is down and mouse 2 is down, variable is equal to this, else make it something different'

I know I can use a Think hook or something and check what weapon everyone has but that seems sloppy and I feel like there should be a method within the swep system itself to detect this

[MaximLaHaxim]

[QUOTE=NiandraLades;49071129]I don't know SWEPs very well, but I have an automatic weapon - how do I detect that Mouse 1 and Mouse 2 is down? aka primary attack is running, basically, I wanna do 'while mouse 1 is down and mouse 2 is down, variable is equal to this, else make it something different'

I know I can use a Think hook or something and check what weapon everyone has but that seems sloppy and I feel like there should be a method within the swep system itself to detect this[/QUOTE]

hook.Add [url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/GM/KeyPress]GM.KeyPress[/url]

Or in [url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/WEAPON/Think]SWEP.Think[/url] just use [url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/Player/KeyDown]Player.KeyDown[/url].

[quote]I know I can use a Think hook or something and check what weapon everyone has but that seems sloppy and I feel like there should be a method within the swep system itself to detect this[/quote]

A lot of SWEP codes I've read use the "hook.add and check if a player has this weapon" method, so don't worry, it isn't as sloppy as it seems. Just put some comments in so you don't forget what certain lines of code do.

[editline]fucknuggets:([/editline]

Now, for my own problem.

function GM:PreDrawHalos()
	local singletab = { LocalPlayer():GetNWEntity( "SelectedCombine" ) }
	if singletab[1] == NULL then print("nope") return end
	halo.Add( singletab, Color( 255, 0, 0 ), 5, 5, 1, true, true )
end

Any idea why halos draw randomly sometimes even if GetNWEntity( "SelectedCombine" ) is NULL? And if the selected combine NWvar isn't NULL it randomly stops drawing then draws again some time after? Chances are it's the arguments I used for halo.Add; what should I change?

[Ndsbot]

Is there a way to disable Knockback from taking damage?

[skullorz]

[QUOTE=NiandraLades;49071129]I don't know SWEPs very well, but I have an automatic weapon - how do I detect that Mouse 1 and Mouse 2 is down? aka primary attack is running, basically, I wanna do 'while mouse 1 is down and mouse 2 is down, variable is equal to this, else make it something different'

I know I can use a Think hook or something and check what weapon everyone has but that seems sloppy and I feel like there should be a method within the swep system itself to detect this[/QUOTE]

could always set a variable in PrimaryAttack and SecondaryAttack and check if it's set inside SWEP:Think. if networking is an issue, use SetupDataTables and NetworkVar.

[zamboni]

[QUOTE=MaximLaHaxim;49072396]hook.Add [url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/GM/KeyPress]GM.KeyPress[/url]

Or in [url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/WEAPON/Think]SWEP.Think[/url] just use [url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/Player/KeyDown]Player.KeyDown[/url].

A lot of SWEP codes I've read use the "hook.add and check if a player has this weapon" method, so don't worry, it isn't as sloppy as it seems. Just put some comments in so you don't forget what certain lines of code do.

[editline]fucknuggets:([/editline]

Now, for my own problem.

function GM:PreDrawHalos()
	local singletab = { LocalPlayer():GetNWEntity( "SelectedCombine" ) }
	if singletab[1] == NULL then print("nope") return end
	halo.Add( singletab, Color( 255, 0, 0 ), 5, 5, 1, true, true )
end

Any idea why halos draw randomly sometimes even if GetNWEntity( "SelectedCombine" ) is NULL? And if the selected combine NWvar isn't NULL it randomly stops drawing then draws again some time after? Chances are it's the arguments I used for halo.Add; what should I change?[/QUOTE]

Well for one you're overriding the gamemode function, so you may want to use hooks, [I]unless[/I] you're creating a gamemode, in which case I suppose this is fine.

Second, rather than comparing the NWEntity to NULL, it may be better to do
[lua]IsValid(singletab[1])[/lua]

[man with hat]

[QUOTE=MaximLaHaxim;49058661]Anyone know how I could find the contents of a function?

Like, if I had a function testfunc(),

function testfunc() MsgN("Herro Der!") end

how would I somehow get a string that tells me what is in the function? i.e How would I create a function that would return "MsgN("Herro Der!")" if I ran it on testfunc?[/QUOTE]

Not possible. Closest thing you can use is [img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img] [url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/string/dump]string.dump[/url], but that will return the bytecode of the function, which, unless, you're going to parse yourself, won't tell you an awful lot.

[find me]

[QUOTE=Ndsbot;49073087]Is there a way to disable Knockback from taking damage?[/QUOTE]

I know adjusting a player's weight makes a difference. I would assume there is a more direct approach, hopefully, but maybe this is useful to you as well.

[Jeezy]

:snip:

[Mka0207]

Could anyone help me with figuring out why using SetMaterial within SWEP:DrawWorldModel causes any models that are added to the player via Point-Shop to become re-textured?
When viewing yourself at certain angles the re-texturing will disappear and reappear randomly, almost like a glitching texture. Any help or advice would be much appreciated.

Function Example :

[lua]function SWEP:DrawWorldModel()
self:SetMaterial("models/weapons/w_shotgun/w_shotgun_custom")
self:DrawModel()
end[/lua]

In-Game Result :

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

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

Video Example :

[video=youtube;XZHxdga4B-c]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZHxdga4B-c[/video]

[MaximLaHaxim]

function GM:PreDrawHalos()
	local singletab = { LocalPlayer():GetNWEntity( "SelectedCombine" ) }
	if singletab[1] == NULL || !IsValid(singletab[1]) then print("screwit") return end
	halo.Add( singletab, Color( 255, 0, 0 ), 5, 5, 2, true, true )
end

Still get the same problem.

This is the code which I use for selecting NPCs, by the way:

function GM:KeyPress( ply, keynum )
	local ent = ply:GetEyeTrace().Entity
	if ply.CombTab and table.HasValue( ply.CombTab, ent ) then
		if ply:GetNWEntity( "SelectedCombine", NULL ) == NULL then
			ply:SetNWEntity( "SelectedCombine", ent )
		else
			ply:SetNWEntity( "SelectedCombine", NULL ) -- sets to null if no arg is provided
		end
	end
end

This is the code I use for spawning entities.

function GM:Spawn_NPC( tab )
	if !tab then debug.Trace() end
	
	if tab.ply and tab.class and tab.weapon and tab.pos then
		local ent = ents.Create( tab.class )
		ent:SetPos( tab.pos )
		--ent:AddRelationship(  )
		if tab.angles then ent:SetAngles( tab.angles ) end
		ent:Give( tab.weapon )
		ent:Spawn()
	
		table.insert(tab.ply.CombTab, ent)
	end
end

[editline]8th November 2015[/editline]

[QUOTE=Mka0207;49076013]Could anyone help me with figuring out why using SetMaterial within SWEP:DrawWorldModel causes any models that are added to the player via Point-Shop to become re-textured?
When viewing yourself at certain angles the re-texturing will disappear and reappear randomly, almost like a glitching texture. Any help or advice would be much appreciated.

Function Example :

[lua]function SWEP:DrawWorldModel()
self:SetMaterial("models/weapons/w_shotgun/w_shotgun_custom")
self:DrawModel()
end[/lua]

In-Game Result :

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

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

Video Example :

[video=youtube;XZHxdga4B-c]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZHxdga4B-c[/video][/QUOTE]

Don't set the material every single frame, just use self.Owner:GetViewModel():SetMaterial( material ) once.

[Ndsbot]

[QUOTE=Shenesis;49075198]If you want to disable knockback from bullet damage, you could try setting the bullet's damage to 0 and applying the damage in the [URL="http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/Structures/Bullet"]bullet's callback[/URL][/QUOTE]

This would still apply Knockback to the player. Also I don't want to directly change the Players health, because I need to edit the Damage Value in an [URL="http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/GM/EntityTakeDamage"]EntityTakeDamage[/URL] hook.

[captainfaggot]

I have a hud that does this:

[lua]if ply:Alive() then
local wep = ply:GetActiveWeapon()
local wepAmmo = ply:GetAmmoCount( wep:GetPrimaryAmmoType() )
local wepClip1 = wep:Clip1()
local wepClip1Size = 0
ect...

[/lua]

When the player dies I get these errors:

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/e5LOA8R.png[/IMG]

Is there a way to stop checking ammo when the player dies? Also, I'm checking player ammo, health, ect. every frame. Is there a way to update the hud when the player's info changes rather than doing it every single frame?

[skullorz]

[QUOTE=CaptainFaggot;49076652]I have a hud that does this:

[lua]if ply:Alive() then
local wep = ply:GetActiveWeapon()
local wepAmmo = ply:GetAmmoCount( wep:GetPrimaryAmmoType() )
local wepClip1 = wep:Clip1()
local wepClip1Size = 0
ect...

[/lua]

When the player dies I get these errors:

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/e5LOA8R.png[/IMG]

Is there a way to stop checking ammo when the player dies? Also, I'm checking player ammo, health, ect. every frame. Is there a way to update the hud when the player's info changes rather than doing it every single frame?[/QUOTE]

check if they're alive using :Alive(). checking ammo and health every frame won't have a noticable effect on performance.

[MaximLaHaxim]

[QUOTE=skullorz;49077075]check if they're alive using :Alive(). checking ammo and health every frame won't have a noticable effect on performance.[/QUOTE]

He's already using Alive().

Anyways, CaptainFaggot, see if this works.

if ply:Alive() and ply:GetActiveWeapon().Clip1 and ply:GetActiveWeapon().GetPrimaryAmmoType then 
		local wep = ply:GetActiveWeapon()
		local wepAmmo = ply:GetAmmoCount( wep:GetPrimaryAmmoType() )
		local wepClip1 = wep:Clip1()
		local wepClip1Size = 0
ect...
 

[Revenge282]

[QUOTE=Revenge282;49058759]Adding on to this, I attempted to call the function using the [img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img] [url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/GM/ShouldDrawLocalPlayer]GM/ShouldDrawLocalPlayer[/url] and it still is being called too soon for particles.

[lua]hook.Add("ShouldDrawLocalPlayer","Test2",function(p)
if !p.TestVar then
p.TestVar=true
print("test")
for _,v in ipairs(ents.FindByClass("fire")) do
print("Drawing "..tostring(v))
ParticleEffect("fire_large_01",v:GetPos(),Angle(0,0,0),v)
end
end
end)[/lua]

OPL Fire (this is using the method that you provided)
Signon traffic "CLIENT":  incoming 89.351 KB, outgoing 1.990 KB
Queued Material System: ENABLED!
Compact freed 1372160 bytes
CL INIT FIRE (this is the ENT:Initialize)
Attempting to create unknown particle system 'WATERFALL' 
Redownloading all lightmaps
R_RedownloadAllLightmaps took 282.849 msec!
test (this is the ShouldDrawLocalPlayer hook)
Drawing Entity [382][fire]

[/QUOTE]

To add to this, I can the particle effects immediately after joining the server, but after I have completely spawned (after that splash noise), the particles are removed.

[Mka0207]

[QUOTE=MaximLaHaxim;49076268]
Don't set the material every single frame, just use self.Owner:GetViewModel():SetMaterial( material ) once.[/QUOTE]

I am having this problem for when trying to set the world model texture not the SWEP's view model.