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

[The Fire]

what is the thing to make a string into a number?

[Skere_]

[QUOTE=The Fire;49286767]what is the thing to make a string into a number?[/QUOTE]

tonumber

[url]https://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/Global/tonumber[/url]

[The Fire]

ok

[editline]10th December 2015[/editline]

tonumber( string "my string", number base=6 )

so that should do?

[Geferon]

[QUOTE=The Fire;49286798]ok

[editline]10th December 2015[/editline]

tonumber( string "my string", number base=6 )

so that should do?[/QUOTE]

Dont use the base argument.
The other one has to be for example "8"

[The Fire]

what do you mean?

[Skere_]

[QUOTE=The Fire;49286860]what do you mean?[/QUOTE]

tonumber( "my string", 6 )

[jrj996]

Can someone please explain how to fix the clicking noise on a SWEP, I'm trying to create a melee weapon and on every swing it makes a clicking noise as if the clip is empty. Can someone help?
[lua]
AddCSLuaFile("shared.lua")
AddCSLuaFile("cl_init.lua")
include("shared.lua")

SWEP.ViewModel = "models/weapons/c_crowbar.mdl"
SWEP.WorldModel = "models/weapons/w_crowbar.mdl"
SWEP.ViewModelFOV = 90

SWEP.Primary.ClipSize = -1
SWEP.Primary.DefaultClip = -1
SWEP.Primary.Automatic = false
SWEP.Primary.Ammo = "none"

SWEP.Secondary.ClipSize = -1
SWEP.Secondary.DefaultClip = -1
SWEP.Secondary.Automatic = true
SWEP.Secondary.Ammo = "none"

SWEP.HoldType = "knife"
SWEP.DrawAmmo = false

SWEP.WeaponType = "Tool"
SWEP.SwingSound = "npc/vort/claw_swing1.wav"
SWEP.HitSound = "physics/flesh/flesh_impact_bullet1.wav"
SWEP.SwingDelay = 0.1
SWEP.Range = 50

SWEP.CanHitTree = true
SWEP.CanHitOre = true

function SWEP:Initialize()
self:SetClip1(-1) // Putting this in stopped my weapon from turning into a gun and right back to the original weapon model
self:SetClip2(-1)
self:SetHoldType( self.HoldType )
self.NextSwing = CurTime()

self.Stats = {}
for k,v in pairs(BUFF_TYPES[self.WeaponType]) do
self.Stats[k] = 0
end
end

function SWEP:SetStats(tbl)

for k,v in pairs(tbl) do
if v[1] then
if self.Stats[v[1]] then
self.Stats[v[1]] = self.Stats[v[1]] + v[2]
else
self.Stats[v[1]] = v[2]
end
end
end

if self.Stats[BUFF_SWINGSPEED] then
self.SwingDelay = self.SwingDelay - tonumber("." .. self.Stats[BUFF_SWINGSPEED])
end

end

function SWEP:PrimaryAttack()
self:OnSwing()
end

function SWEP:SecondaryAttack()
return true
end

function SWEP:OnSwing()

local tr = self.Owner:GetEyeTrace()

self:EmitSound(self.SwingSound)

self.Owner:SetAnimation( PLAYER_ATTACK1 )
self.Weapon:SendWeaponAnim( ACT_VM_HITCENTER )

if tr.Entity then
local ent = tr.Entity

if ent:GetPos():Distance(self:GetPos()) <= self.Range then

if ent:IsPlayer() || ent:IsNPC() then

else

if string.find(string.lower(ent:GetModel()), "tree") && self.CanHitTree then
self.Owner:Notify("Hit tree")
end

if string.find(string.lower(ent:GetModel()), "rock") && self.CanHitOre then

end

end

end
end

self.NextSwing = CurTime() + self.SwingDelay
end

function SWEP:OnDrop()
self:Remove()
end

function SWEP:Deploy()

end

function SWEP:Think()

end
[/lua][

[MaximLaHaxim]

Does anyone know what I would do to create c_model hands and then parent/bonemerge them to a viewmodel?

[Geferon]

[QUOTE=The Fire;49286860]what do you mean?[/QUOTE]

Just use he function tonumber like this:

local numberOnString = "15"
local number = tonumber( numberOnString ) -- Change the string with numbers to a number
local YayMaths = (number / 2 + 5) ^ 2

[wauterboi]

How would I determine if a vector is behind a player - specifically that they are not viewing towards that vector?

[url=https://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/Entity/IsLineOfSightClear]Found it.[/url]

[Leyserr]

I'm trying to clamp a health value for a health bar on a HUD, but I can't seem to clamp it. When the value goes over 100, the bar is still drawn and extended off the HUD.
Heres the code, any help is appreciated :)
[lua]
local w = ScrW()
local h = ScrH()
local hudhealth = LocalPlayer():Health() / 100
local hudhealthclamped = math.Clamp(hudhealth, 0, 100)

draw.RoundedBox(4, 20, h - 55, 370 * hudhealthclamped, 20, Color(255, 50, 50, 255))
[/lua]

[Leyserr]

[QUOTE=Shenesis;49295997]Because you are clamping between 0 and 100, instead of 0 to 1: by doing say 150/100 you get 1.5 and that is lower than 100 so the value isn't really clamped[/QUOTE]

Thanks a lot, completely forgot about that.

[P4sca1]

Which functions would I need to do the following:
Creating an entity, which will do something when a player is in a radius of x source units.

[Geferon]

[QUOTE=P4sca1;49296391]Which functions would I need to do the following:
Creating an entity, which will do something when a player is in a radius of x source units.[/QUOTE]

[img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img] [url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/ents/FindInSphere]ents.FindInSphere[/url]
[img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img] [url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/ENTITY/Think]ENTITY/Think[/url]

[The Fire]

what is my problem?

[ERROR] gamemodes/fbase2/gamemode/client/modules/cl_hud.lua:699: attempt to index a nil value
1. v - gamemodes/fbase2/gamemode/client/modules/cl_hud.lua:699
2. unknown - lua/includes/modules/hook.lua:84

Line 699:

local newSize = strCurrentSize + DrawString("Font_HUDSmall", TEXT_ALIGN_LEFT, MMapX + 5 + 40 + 5, MMapY - 10 + i * 10 - 20 - 55 * k + rv.flAlpha / 255 * 20 + 5, Color(v[i].r, v[i].g, v[i].b, 0), strString);

[MysteryPancake]

:snip:

[G😹nz😻]

[QUOTE=The Fire;49298088]what is my problem?

[ERROR] gamemodes/fbase2/gamemode/client/modules/cl_hud.lua:699: attempt to index a nil value
1. v - gamemodes/fbase2/gamemode/client/modules/cl_hud.lua:699
2. unknown - lua/includes/modules/hook.lua:84

Line 699:

local newSize = strCurrentSize + DrawString("Font_HUDSmall", TEXT_ALIGN_LEFT, MMapX + 5 + 40 + 5, MMapY - 10 + i * 10 - 20 - 55 * k + rv.flAlpha / 255 * 20 + 5, Color(v[i].r, v[i].g, v[i].b, 0), strString);

[/QUOTE]

v it's nil or it's not a table, you're trying to index an invalid value, check the code around this

[Klaes4Zaugen]

Why are hudhealth = LocalPlayer():Health() / 100.

What are the / 100s purpose?

[Skere_]

[QUOTE=Klaes4Zaugen;49299879]Why are hudhealth = LocalPlayer():Health() / 100.

What are the / 100s purpose?[/QUOTE]

Thats on default the max health.

[Geferon]

[QUOTE=Leyserr;49295915]I'm trying to clamp a health value for a health bar on a HUD, but I can't seem to clamp it. When the value goes over 100, the bar is still drawn and extended off the HUD.
Heres the code, any help is appreciated :)
[lua]
local w = ScrW()
local h = ScrH()
local hudhealth = LocalPlayer():Health() / 100
local hudhealthclamped = math.Clamp(hudhealth, 0, 100)

draw.RoundedBox(4, 20, h - 55, 370 * hudhealthclamped, 20, Color(255, 50, 50, 255))
[/lua][/QUOTE]

Wouldnt it be better to divide it by ply:GetMaxHealth() instead of 100?

[Tatsumi-Chan]

I am trying to make a script where every 10 secs the script will check if the client has a certain weapon and if he has it send a signal to the server which would do something about it like killing them or banning with ULX (Will implement if I get it to work first). No Lua errors but the script does not seem to be executing.

Client side Code:

if CLIENT then

	ply=LocalPlayer()
	timer.Create( "CheckTimer", 10, 0, function()

		if ply:HasWeapon("m9k_orbital_srike") then

			net.Start("ExploitedWeapon")
			net.SendToServer()

		end
		end)
end

Server Side Code:

if SERVER then
	
	util.AddNetworkString("ExploitedWeapon")
	net.Receive("ExploitedWeapon", function(len, ply)

		print(ply:Nick().." Spawned a restricted weapon")
		ply:Kill()

		end)
end

[boxvader2]

snip

[MaximLaHaxim]

[QUOTE=Tatsumi-Chan;49302336]I am trying to make a script where every 10 secs the script will check if the client has a certain weapon and if he has it send a signal to the server which would do something about it like killing them or banning with ULX (Will implement if I get it to work first). No Lua errors but the script does not seem to be executing.

Client side Code:

if CLIENT then

	ply=LocalPlayer()
	timer.Create( "CheckTimer", 10, 0, function()

		if ply:HasWeapon("m9k_orbital_srike") then

			net.Start("ExploitedWeapon")
			net.SendToServer()

		end
		end)
end

Server Side Code:

if SERVER then
	
	util.AddNetworkString("ExploitedWeapon")
	net.Receive("ExploitedWeapon", function(len, ply)

		print(ply:Nick().." Spawned a restricted weapon")
		ply:Kill()

		end)
end

[/QUOTE]

You misspelled "m9k_orbital_strike" as "m9k_orbital_srike"

Also, if you are looking to prevent spawning restricted weapons, then I would suggest doing that in your weapon spawning VGUI's code, not like how you're doing it.

[P4sca1]

-snip-

[Leyserr]

How would I go about checking if a player is in a certain distance to an entity/npc?

[Billy]

[QUOTE=Leyserr;49309940]How would I go about checking if a player is in a certain distance to an entity/npc?[/QUOTE]

if (ply:GetPos():Distance(npc:GetPos()) <= 500) then

[Leyserr]

[QUOTE=BillyOnWiiU;49309957]

if (ply:GetPos():Distance(npc:GetPos()) <= 500) then

[/QUOTE]

Thanks man!

[ForrestMarkX]

I'm currently trying to scale the collision mesh of a prop so that it can block a section I wish to have inaccesable but currently no matter what I try the collision angles do not match the props and is forced to a constant angle. This have become frustrating and I can't figure out how to rotate the collision

Here is the code I currently use

	local ent = ents.Create("prop_dynamic_override")
	if ent:IsValid() then
		ent:SetPos(Vector(-2982.032471, -3562.071777, 1026.395752))
		ent:SetAngles(Angle(-89.981, 61.203, 180.000))
		ent:SetModel("models/props_lab/blastdoor001c.mdl")
		ent:SetSolid(SOLID_VPHYSICS)
		
		local scale = Vector(0.1, 3, 5)
		local ang = Angle(-89.981, 61.203, 180.000)
		
		local mins = ent:OBBMins()
		local min_x = mins.x * scale.x
		local min_y = mins.y * scale.y
		local min_z = mins.z * scale.z
		
		local maxs = ent:OBBMaxs()
		local max_x = maxs.x * scale.x
		local max_y = maxs.y * scale.y
		local max_z = maxs.z * scale.z
		
		local mins2 = Vector(min_x, min_y, min_z)
		local maxs2 = Vector(max_x, max_y, max_z)
		mins2:Rotate(ang)
		maxs2:Rotate(ang)
		
		ent:PhysicsInitBox(mins2,maxs2)
		ent:SetCollisionBounds(mins2,maxs2)
		
		ent:Spawn()
	end

[captainfaggot]

I'm trying to make a 3d2d hud. I'm had some success with putting 3d2d on props and shit but I can't seem to get the positioning quite right for a HUD. Here is what I got.

[video=youtube;_Agwcri7KsE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Agwcri7KsE[/video]

As you can see it's not aligned to the player properly. Somehow. ;_; Here is my code.

hook.Add( "PostDrawOpaqueRenderables", "SCHHealth", function()

local angle = ply:GetEyeTraceNoCursor().Normal:Angle()
	

        -- comes from a derma slider thing so I could fiddle with it extra.
	angle:RotateAroundAxis( angle:Forward(), SlForward )
	angle:RotateAroundAxis( angle:Right(), SlRight )
	angle:RotateAroundAxis( angle:Up(), SlUp )
	 
	local forward = LocalPlayer():GetEyeTraceNoCursor().Normal * mult
	-- local forward = mult
	
	cam.Start3D2D( ply:EyePos() * forward , angle, 0.2 )
	-- cam.Start3D2D( Vector(0, 0, 0) * 20 , Angle(0, 400, 0 ), 1.2 )
		render.PushFilterMin( TEXFILTER.ANISOTROPIC )
		render.PushFilterMag( TEXFILTER.ANISOTROPIC )
			surface.SetDrawColor( 5, 5, 8, 255 )
			surface.DrawRect( 0, 0, 500, 500 )
			
			draw.SimpleText( "You have ".. hp .." health." , "DermaDefault", 24, 0, Color( 255, 255, 255, 255 ) )
	
			-- drawBlur( 60, ScrH() - 35, HPmath, 50, 4, 5, 255 )
			-- draw.RoundedBox( 0, 60, ScrH() - 35, HPmath, 50, Color( 255, 30, 10, 230 ) )
	
		render.PopFilterMin()
		render.PopFilterMag()
	cam.End3D2D()

[zamboni]

I'm having a bit of a brain aneurysm and cannot figure out how to calculate the degree of rotation difference between the player's forward direction and a nearby entity.

Essentially, if this was a top-down view...
[t]http://puu.sh/lW9Y2.jpg[/t]

I've been using :Dot like this...

        local norm = LocalPlayer():GetForward()
        local pos = LocalPlayer():GetPos()
        local dot

        for a, b in pairs(ents.FindByClass("npc_*")) do
            local vpos = b:GetPos()
            local slope = (Vector(vpos.x, vpos.y, 0) - Vector(pos.x, pos.y, 0)):GetNormalized()
            dot = norm:Dot(slope)
        end

but unfortunately, the way this is working out is it only does from 1 - 50 degrees, 50 being if the player is looking straight at the entity, and 1 if the entity is directly to their left or right.

I want a way to have a degree that is not mirrored, meaning something like:
they are to my left if the dot is 180, to my right if 0 or 360, in front of me if 90, and behind me if 270, etc.

EDIT:

Nevermind, I got it.

Subtracted the y of the player's angle from the angle of the normal between the player and the entity.

EDIT2:
Well that's providing fucky results, too, so maybe if someone else has a better idea?