What do you need help with? V3

[Elowin]

[QUOTE=jaooe;39587821]I've never used data tables before so I don't have a clue either.

If I were you I would try
[lua]
function SWEP:SetupDataTables()
self.holstered = false
end

function SWEP:PrimaryAttack()
if !self.holstered then
print("yes")
self.holstered = !self.holstered
else
print("no")
self.holstered = !self.holstered
end
end
[/lua]

That will toggle the value of self.holstered between true and false, starting at false.[/QUOTE]

I'm pretty sure that's not how datatables work, but I'll try doing it like that.

Wow, that actually worked, thanks man!

[>>]

[QUOTE=Science;39586276]What would be the equivilent of DNumSlider in Gmod13?

All i can seem to use is DSlider which to be honest, is plain awful.[/QUOTE]

DNumSlider is still valid

[Mr Cookieman]

I'm getting this error when i press z to remove my entity:

[ERROR] LuaCmd:1: ')' expected near 's'
  1. unknown - LuaCmd:0

I have no clue what it means. Help would be appreciated :)

[Ylsid]

Client particle emitters don't seem to work for me.

Here is cl_init.lua in castparticles
[lua]EFFECT.Origin=vector_origin
function EFFECT:Init(effectdata)
self.Origin=effectdata:GetOrigin()
self:SetPos(self.Origin)
local em = ParticleEmitter(self.Origin)
for i=1, 20 do
local part = em:Add("sprites/light_glow02_add",centr)
if part then
part:SetColor(255,255,255,math.random(255))
part:SetVelocity(Vector(math.random(-1,1),math.random(-1,1),math.random(-1,1)):GetNormal() * 20)
part:SetDieTime(0.5)
part:SetLifeTime(0)
part:SetStartSize(10)
part:SetEndSize(0)
end
end
em:Finish()
end

function EFFECT:Think()
return true
end

function EFFECT:Render()

end[/lua]

Here is the code used to spawn it

[lua]
local plraimv=LocalPlayer():GetAimVector()
local aimv=util.AimVector( plraimv:Angle(), LocalPlayer():GetFOV(), pos.x, pos.y, ScrW(), ScrH() )
local pos=LocalPlayer():EyePos()
local effectdata=EffectData()
effectdata:SetOrigin(pos+aimv*100)
--util.Effect("HelicopterMegaBomb",effectdata)
util.Effect("castparticles",effectdata)
[/lua]

For some reason it works with the helicoptermegabomb, but not with the particle effect. Can someone please tell me why? Thanks!

[Feihc]

So I'm moving some bones around in a view model to make a different view model, but the issue is that ManipulateBonePosition doesnt seem to be working correctly or something.

Depending on where I am on the map, this shit happens
[img]http://puu.sh/22y7K[/img]

I can still see the hand, even though it should be behind my head

[lua]
SWEP.ViewModel = Model( "models/weapons/v_knife_t.mdl" )

SWEP.BonesToHide = {"v_weapon.knife_Parent",
"v_weapon.Knife_Handle",
"v_weapon.Left_Arm"}
function SWEP:ViewModelDrawn(vm)
for k, v in ipairs( self.BonesToHide ) do
local bone = vm:LookupBone( v )
if bone and bone >= 0 then
vm:ManipulateBonePosition( bone, EyePos( ) - EyeAngles( ):Forward( ) * 300 )
vm:ManipulateBoneScale( bone, vector_origin )
end
end
[/lua]

Any thoughts?

[Ylsid]

[QUOTE=Feihc;39589531]So I'm moving some bones around in a view model to make a different view model, but the issue is that ManipulateBonePosition doesnt seem to be working correctly or something.

Depending on where I am on the map, this shit happens
[img]http://puu.sh/22y7K[/img]

I can still see the hand, even though it should be behind my head

[lua]
SWEP.ViewModel = Model( "models/weapons/v_knife_t.mdl" )

SWEP.BonesToHide = {"v_weapon.knife_Parent",
"v_weapon.Knife_Handle",
"v_weapon.Left_Arm"}
function SWEP:ViewModelDrawn(vm)
for k, v in ipairs( self.BonesToHide ) do
local bone = vm:LookupBone( v )
if bone and bone >= 0 then
vm:ManipulateBonePosition( bone, EyePos( ) - EyeAngles( ):Forward( ) * 300 )
vm:ManipulateBoneScale( bone, vector_origin )
end
end
[/lua]

Any thoughts?[/QUOTE]

Maybe the vector_origin has something to do with it? Here's an easier workaround: scale all the bones in the arm to 0 instead

[Feihc]

[QUOTE=Ylsid;39589622]Maybe the vector_origin has something to do with it? Here's an easier workaround: scale all the bones in the arm to 0 instead[/QUOTE]

:| vector_origin = Vector(0,0,0)

And I don't really have to scale the bones anyway, if I move them then I shouldn't be able to see them either way, but at certain positions and angles I can.

My first attempt was to scale ALL of the bones in the left hand to 0, but there were some floating ghost bones that I couldn't get rid of that left a bit of the glove just floating there.

[Ylsid]

[QUOTE=Feihc;39589660]:| vector_origin = Vector(0,0,0)

And I don't really have to scale the bones anyway, if I move them then I shouldn't be able to see them either way, but at certain positions and angles I can.

My first attempt was to scale ALL of the bones in the left hand to 0, but there were some floating ghost bones that I couldn't get rid of that left a bit of the glove just floating there.[/QUOTE]

Maybe manipulateboneposition takes local coords instead of global ones, perhaps? Is it because you're doing * 300 instead of * -300?

[Feihc]

[QUOTE=Ylsid;39589753]Maybe manipulateboneposition takes local coords instead of global ones, perhaps?[/QUOTE]

Good idea, but it seems like even if I toworld the data, it just changes the position/angles at which the hand is visible.

[>>]

Does anyone know if there's a certain way to stop entities and things like that from rendering if they're a certain distance away or they're not visible? Should significantly decrease lag on certain gamemodes if I'm not mistaken.

[Mr Cookieman]

Did anyone read my question above? I seem to be getting ignored whenever i ask for help here :/

[Donkie]

[QUOTE=Mr Cookieman;39590094]Did anyone read my question above? I seem to be getting ignored whenever i ask for help here :/[/QUOTE]
Mostly because with what you gave us doesn't give us shit to go on, give us your code and which line of that the error appears on.

[Mr Cookieman]

[QUOTE=Donkie;39590500]Mostly because with what you gave us doesn't give us shit to go on, give us your code and which line of that the error appears on.[/QUOTE]

If you read the error you would understand that i dont know where the error is. I have no clue what it is about!

[Hugabuga]

You could explain us if you added something, or what the last thing you did was before the error popped up..

[Mr Cookieman]

[QUOTE=Persious;39590689]You could explain us if you added something, or what the last thing you did was before the error popped up..[/QUOTE]

I also said that. If you read the message properly, then you would have known that i said this:

I'm getting this error when i press z to remove my entity:

[ERROR] LuaCmd:1: ')' expected near 's'
  1. unknown - LuaCmd:0

I have no clue what it means. Help would be appreciated :)

[Ylsid]

[QUOTE=>>;39590054]Does anyone know if there's a certain way to stop entities and things like that from rendering if they're a certain distance away or they're not visible? Should significantly decrease lag on certain gamemodes if I'm not mistaken.[/QUOTE]

This is actually done automatically by the game already
also does anyone know about my particle bug?

[reevezy67]

I'm not working in Garry's Mod but I thought here would be the best place to ask anyway. Lua is a lot different from the other languages I'm used to and the documentation isn't always much help.

How would I retrieve the amount of lines in a string?

[buu342]

I wanted to position my view model in gmod, so i got out the swep construction kit, and i did everything to my liking, then it spat the code in the console:

SWEP.ViewModelFOV = 70
SWEP.ViewModelFlip = false
SWEP.ViewModel = "models/weapons/c_models/c_flamethrower/c_flamethrower.mdl"
SWEP.WorldModel	= "models/weapons/c_models/c_flamethrower/c_flamethrower.mdl"
SWEP.ShowViewModel = true
SWEP.ShowWorldModel = true
SWEP.ViewModelBoneMods = {
	["weapon_bone"] = { scale = Vector(1, 1, 1), pos = Vector(0.317, -17.143, -13.334), angle = Angle(-3.81, 0, 0) }
}

I pasted it in my lua file, then tested it,but the model stayed didn't move, its still in the same position as it was before i put down this code. What is wrong?

[Ylsid]

[QUOTE=reevezy67;39591214]I'm not working in Garry's Mod but I thought here would be the best place to ask anyway. Lua is a lot different from the other languages I'm used to and the documentation isn't always much help.

How would I retrieve the amount of lines in a string?[/QUOTE]

Try doing a string.find or something? Might work

[lua_error]

Max jobs limits for darkrp, need help

Here my example code of sv_maxjobs.lua
[LUA]
local MAX_POLICE = 0
function CalculateMaxJobs()
local TotalPlayers = table.Count(player.GetAll())
if TotalPlayers >= 40 then
MAX_POLICE = 8
elseif TotalPlayers >= 30 then
MAX_POLICE = 7
elseif TotalPlayers >= 20 then
MAX_POLICE = 6
elseif TotalPlayers >= 10 then
MAX_POLICE = 5
elseif TotalPlayers < 10 then
MAX_POLICE = 3
end
end
hook.Add("PlayerInitialSpawn", "CalculateMaxJobsOnSpawn", CalculateMaxJobs)
hook.Add("PlayerDisconnect", "CalculateMaxJobsOnDisconnect", CalculateMaxJobs)
hook.Add("InitPostEntity", "CalculateMaxJobsOnStartUp", CalculateMaxJobs)
[/LUA]

My problem is when i paste MAX_POLICE to shared.lua it doesn't work.
Help, how to make this work, because i can't understand.

[Loures]

[QUOTE=Feihc;39589660]:| vector_origin = Vector(0,0,0)

And I don't really have to scale the bones anyway, if I move them then I shouldn't be able to see them either way, but at certain positions and angles I can.

My first attempt was to scale ALL of the bones in the left hand to 0, but there were some floating ghost bones that I couldn't get rid of that left a bit of the glove just floating there.[/QUOTE]

I remember reading somewhere that setting the size of a bone to 0 caused some fuckups, try with a very small number like 0.0001

[reevezy67]

[QUOTE=Ylsid;39591266]Try doing a string.find or something? Might work[/QUOTE]

Ah right you can find the escape sequence, don't know why I thought it wouldn't.

Thanks.

[brandonj4]

[QUOTE=lua_error;39591286]Max jobs limits for darkrp, need help

Here my example code of sv_maxjobs.lua
[LUA]
local MAX_POLICE = 0
function CalculateMaxJobs()
local TotalPlayers = table.Count(player.GetAll())
if TotalPlayers >= 40 then
MAX_POLICE = 8
elseif TotalPlayers >= 30 then
MAX_POLICE = 7
elseif TotalPlayers >= 20 then
MAX_POLICE = 6
elseif TotalPlayers >= 10 then
MAX_POLICE = 5
elseif TotalPlayers < 10 then
MAX_POLICE = 3
end
end
hook.Add("PlayerInitialSpawn", "CalculateMaxJobsOnSpawn", CalculateMaxJobs)
hook.Add("PlayerDisconnect", "CalculateMaxJobsOnDisconnect", CalculateMaxJobs)
hook.Add("InitPostEntity", "CalculateMaxJobsOnStartUp", CalculateMaxJobs)
[/LUA]

My problem is when i paste MAX_POLICE to shared.lua it doesn't work.
Help, how to make this work, because i can't understand.[/QUOTE]

Instead of doing this go directly into DarkRP and check the OnJobChange function, i'm sure there is one.
Do the checks there, and also use #player.GetAll() not table.Count because it's not necessary in this case because player.GetAll is a hash table that increments by 1 that starts from 1.

[&gt;&gt;]

[QUOTE=Ylsid;39590846]This is actually done automatically by the game already
also does anyone know about my particle bug?[/QUOTE]

But how can you [b]modify[/b] the distance

[lua_error]

[QUOTE=brandonj4;39591510]Instead of doing this go directly into DarkRP and check the OnJobChange function, i'm sure there is one.
Do the checks there, and also use #player.GetAll() not table.Count because it's not necessary in this case because player.GetAll is a hash table that increments by 1 that starts from 1.[/QUOTE]

I tried many things, it doesn't read value MAX_POLICE, i don't know why

[YoshieMaster]

How would I go about emitting a sound from a moving entity? The sound is 2.5 seconds long, which is plenty of time for a player to pick up and move the entity and make the sound innacurate. I'm currently using sound.Play(), but it doesn't seem to provide any way to account for this situation.

[NO LOAFING!]

What do I have to do to make a SENT's eyes posable with Entity:SetEyeTarget()? I've asked this question here a number of times and gotten nothing, is it just not possible?

[Ylsid]

[QUOTE=>>;39591539]But how can you [b]modify[/b] the distance[/QUOTE]

Oh, in the entity code you can do something with [url]http://maurits.tv/data/garrysmod/wiki/wiki.garrysmod.com/indexe77d.html[/url] to change this. Only works in scripted ents.

[TheDivinity]

This is something very miniscule, but can someone assist me to stop this error.

hook.Add("PropBreak", "DRP_PropBreakGuard", function(a, e)
	if !IsValid(e) then return false end
	local PhysObj = e:GetPhysicsObject()
	if !IsValid(PhysObj) then return false end
	constraint.RemoveAll(e)
end)

[ERROR] lua/includes/modules/constraint.lua:167: Tried to use invalid object (type IPhysicsObject) (Object was NULL or not of the right type)

EnableCollisions - [C]:-1
SetPhysicsCollisions - lua/includes/modules/constraint.lua:167
RemoveAll - lua/includes/modules/constraint.lua:231
fn - gamemodes/darkrp/gamemode/shared/workarounds.lua:111
unknown - addons/ulib/lua/ulib/shared/hook.lua:168

I'm just curious, what other safety checks should I be doing exactly?

[Benjiko99]

Hey, i am making my first HUD and i am using silk icons in it, its for my gamemode, how could i make the player download the icons?

And second question, i want to draw players avatar on the HUD but i dont know how to get around the memory leaking since its derma and HUDPaint will call the function every tick.