Problems That Don't Need Their Own Thread v2.0

[boxama]

[QUOTE=bran92don;45535501]I am trying to do a hook.add on every vehicle that is spawned but the only hook I have seen pertaining to vehicles is: [url]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/SANDBOX/PlayerSpawnVehicle[/url]

I think this will only effect cars that the player spawns.

Does anyone know of a hook that gets called every-time something is created both server side and player side. This way i can just simply check if it is a vehicle or not and then do a hook.add on it.[/QUOTE]

[url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/GM/OnEntityCreated]OnEntityCreated[/url] is run on both realms every time an entity is created, so you'll need to check the class of the entity that's passed in the hook.

[Willox]

[QUOTE=frietje2008;45532959]what is faster?
[lua]FindMetatable("something") or getmetatable("something") or _R = debug.getregistry() _R.Player[/lua][/QUOTE]

These do different things.

FindMetaTable(x) will look for debug.getregistry()[x] where x is a string and if it is a table, return it.
getmetatable(x) will return the metatable of the variable x.

[Rubat]

Why this:

self.TexID = Material( "gms_resicons/" .. res .. ".png" )
if ( self.TexID:GetName() == "___error" ) then self.TexID = Material( "gms_icons/gms_none.png" ) end

Is faster than this:

//Outside of hooks
PANEL.TexID = Material( "gms_icons/gms_none.png" ) 

//Inside a PANEL hook
if ( file.Exists( "materials/gms_resicons/" .. res .. ".png", "GAME" ) ) then self.TexID = Material( "gms_resicons/" .. res .. ".png" ) end

The latter code produces noticeable delay with a few panels ( the code is called once per panel, ~7 panels ), while the first one doesn't.

[Ott]

How do I use render.DrawBeam? Which cam functions? What are the arguments for Start3D I should use?

[Rubat]

[QUOTE=Ott;45536096]How do I use render.DrawBeam? Which cam functions? What are the arguments for Start3D I should use?[/QUOTE]

You need 3D rendering context. cam.Start3D( EyePos(), EyeAngles() ) in a "2D" hook ( not recommended ), or just use 3D rendering hook.

[url]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/Render_Order[/url]

[Willox]

[QUOTE=Robotboy655;45536068]Why this:

self.TexID = Material( "gms_resicons/" .. res .. ".png" )
if ( self.TexID:GetName() == "___error" ) then self.TexID = Material( "gms_icons/gms_none.png" ) end

Is faster than this:

//Outside of hooks
PANEL.TexID = Material( "gms_icons/gms_none.png" ) 

//Inside a PANEL hook
if ( file.Exists( "materials/gms_resicons/" .. res .. ".png", "GAME" ) ) then self.TexID = Material( "gms_resicons/" .. res .. ".png" ) end

The latter code produces noticeable delay with a few panels ( the code is called once per panel, ~7 panels ), while the first one doesn't.[/QUOTE]

file.Exists is super-slow when looking up the GAME path. (Maybe not super, but it's slow enough)

[Revenge282]

[QUOTE=Robotboy655;45536068]Why this:

self.TexID = Material( "gms_resicons/" .. res .. ".png" )
if ( self.TexID:GetName() == "___error" ) then self.TexID = Material( "gms_icons/gms_none.png" ) end

Is faster than this:

//Outside of hooks
PANEL.TexID = Material( "gms_icons/gms_none.png" ) 

//Inside a PANEL hook
if ( file.Exists( "materials/gms_resicons/" .. res .. ".png", "GAME" ) ) then self.TexID = Material( "gms_resicons/" .. res .. ".png" ) end

The latter code produces noticeable delay with a few panels ( the code is called once per panel, ~7 panels ), while the first one doesn't.[/QUOTE]

Wasn't there something about file.Exists mentioned a [I]long[/I] time about about how it does some excessive searching when you look for a file?

EDIT: Tittysprinkles, I didn't see Willox's post...

[Blasteh]

Is there a way to turn off the default crosshair on clients? crosshair seems to be a blocked command :/

[Хум]

[QUOTE=Blasteh;45537981]Is there a way to turn off the default crosshair on clients? crosshair seems to be a blocked command :/[/QUOTE]

HUDShouldDraw hook

[Acecool]

[QUOTE=Blasteh;45537981]Is there a way to turn off the default crosshair on clients? crosshair seems to be a blocked command :/[/QUOTE]

[url]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/26074909/tutoring/vgui/proper_hud_creation.lua.html[/url] Should contain a list of most, if not all, of the HUDShouldDraw names; plus a few extras to show how to use HUDShouldDraw in custom HUD creations.

[editline]30th July 2014[/editline]

[QUOTE=Ott;45536096]How do I use render.DrawBeam? Which cam functions? What are the arguments for Start3D I should use?[/QUOTE]

Here's an example of how to draw cubes: [url]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/26074909/tutoring/render_lasers_rendering_cubes.lua.html[/url]

[MM Spy]

There are so many different prop hunt versions available, which one should I pick?

[crazyscouter]

You already made a thread. Why post here too?

[LegendofRobbo]

[QUOTE=Robotboy655;45536068]Why this:

self.TexID = Material( "gms_resicons/" .. res .. ".png" )
if ( self.TexID:GetName() == "___error" ) then self.TexID = Material( "gms_icons/gms_none.png" ) end

Is faster than this:

//Outside of hooks
PANEL.TexID = Material( "gms_icons/gms_none.png" ) 

//Inside a PANEL hook
if ( file.Exists( "materials/gms_resicons/" .. res .. ".png", "GAME" ) ) then self.TexID = Material( "gms_resicons/" .. res .. ".png" ) end

The latter code produces noticeable delay with a few panels ( the code is called once per panel, ~7 panels ), while the first one doesn't.[/QUOTE]

wouldn't that be because the first one checks the texture from cached memory but the second one runs a file check through your entire gmod folder?

edit: didn't scroll down before replying, got ninja'd :tinfoil:

[NiandraLades]

Making a little HUD. I'm using surface.DrawTexturedRect and draw.RoundedBox.

This is what I have so far, but how I get the RoundedBox to be behind the texture?
[img]http://puu.sh/axgbc/8a8e42564a.jpg[/img]

I'm trying to do this instead, albeit not on MS Paint and shitty
[img]http://puu.sh/axghA/179ba30906.png[/img]

[editline]30th July 2014[/editline]

Uhh, I moved the texture further to the right more so you can't actually notice, but this feels a bit hacky :v: is there a proper way to do this?

[Rubat]

Draw the background texture first, then draw the circle and the icon textures.

[NiandraLades]

That was embarrassingly simple, thank u

[drak_thing]

Multi-level tables/arrays, or whatever, are they slow to access?

[lua]
oftenCalledFunction( GM.Config.Items.maxItemCarry )

-- or is this faster?
local cacheVar = GM.Config.Items.maxItemCarry
oftenCalledFunction( cacheVar )
[/lua]

[Ott]

How do I track damage and physics collisions to non-scripted entities? Specifically ragdolls.

[Vipes]

Figure I'll ask here. It's not a problem, but there's no general "ask a question about anything Gmod"

I've been looking for a HL2DM gamemode for GMod, so far the only decent DM I've come across was Quake 3, but, it's Quake 3. The reason is mostly due to the fact I wanna play DM with a few friends, but they prefer Gmod. And almost any server I go to that has some sort of DM, the Context and Spawn menus are available, when they should be well.. locked out.

[Commander11]

How can I get the value from DListView, OnRowSelected and OnClickLine returns the panel.

DDListView:GetSectedLine() was what I needed.

[drak_thing]

[QUOTE=Commander11;45546536]How can I get the value from DListView, OnRowSelected and OnClickLine returns the panel.[/QUOTE]

I think:
[lua]
local linePanel = listView:AddLine( "Col1", "Col2" );
linePanel.Columns[ 1 ].Value == "Col1"
linePanel.Columns[ 2 ].Value == "Col2"
[/lua]

Generally, I put a table in the line.
[lua]
local line = list:AddLine( "Col1", "Col2", "Col3" )
line.myData = { "Some data that I want" }
[/lua]

Then on OnRowSelected, I just look at that table.

[Commander11]

[QUOTE=Drak_Thing;45546614]I think:

local linePanel = listView:AddLine( "Col1", "Col2" ); linePanel.Columns[ 1 ].Value == "Col1" linePanel.Columns[ 2 ].Value == "Col2"

Generally, I put a table in the line.

local line = list:AddLine( "Col1", "Col2", "Col3" ) line.myData = { "Some data that I want" }
[/quote]

Thanks, I was going to index a table and relate it to the list index. I was looking to gather the selected panels index within the list instead of just returning the panel.
Then on OnRowSelected, I just look at that table.

[xyzz]

Heres the problem:
When admins are on another team or dead they cant hear other players on the opposing team talk. So I tried this and it doesn't work (Coded it myself. Pretty bad :L ) I need it so admins can here the other team talk can anyone fix whats wrong?

GM:PlayerCanHearPlayersVoice ( admin, team )

local admin = LocalPlayer()
local team = !Player.Team

if admin:IsUserGroup("admin") then

if team then

return team 

end
       end
              end
 

Im pretty sure its more or less this

GM:PlayerCanHearPlayersVoice ( admin, team )

local admin = LocalPlayer()
local team = !Player.Team

if admin:IsUserGroup("admin") then

return team 

end
      end
 

[AnonTakesOver]

[QUOTE=Skate;45547385]Heres the problem:
When admins are on another team or dead they cant hear other players on the opposing team talk. So I tried this and it doesn't work (Coded it myself. Pretty bad :L ) I need it so admins can here the other team talk can anyone fix whats wrong?

GM:PlayerCanHearPlayersVoice ( admin, team )

local admin = LocalPlayer()
local team = !Player.Team

if admin:IsUserGroup("admin") then

if team then

return team 

end
       end
              end
 

[/QUOTE]

No offense, that's pretty ugly code.

local adminGroups = { ["admin"] = true, ["superadmin"] = true }

hook.Add("PlayerCanHearPlayersVoice", "AdminHearsAll", function( ply1, ply2 )
	if adminGroups[ply1:GetUserGroup()] then return true
end)

[xyzz]

[QUOTE=AnonTakesOver;45547440]No offense, that's pretty ugly code.

local adminGroups = { ["admin"] = true, ["superadmin"] = true }

hook.Add("PlayerCanHearPlayersVoice", "AdminHearsAll", function( ply1, ply2 )
	if adminGroups[ply1:GetUserGroup()] then return true
end)

[/QUOTE]

Thanks! Not very efficient yet in glua :L

[Lenny.]

p much as good as it gets
[url]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/VGUI/Elements[/url]

might find a few ones more/less on the old wiki

[PortalGod]

[QUOTE=Ehmmett;45547843]Oh good.[/QUOTE]

you can look through the [url=https://github.com/garrynewman/garrysmod/tree/master/garrysmod/lua/vgui]github[/url] if the wiki doesn't have the element you want

[ROFLBURGER]

I'm having issues with my custom HUD. It lags for everyone else but me. I might as well paste the whole thing

surface.CreateFont( "BurgerFont", {
	font = "Roboto-Black",
	size = 50,
	weight = 500,
	blursize = 0,
	scanlines = 0,
	antialias = true,
	underline = false,
	italic = false,
	strikeout = false,
	symbol = false,
	rotary = false,
	shadow = false,
	additive = false,
	outline = false,
} )




--This hides the default HL2 HUD:

function HUDHide( myhud )
if SERVER then return end

	for k, v in pairs{"CHudHealth","CHudBattery","CHudAmmo","CHudSecondaryAmmo"} do
		if myhud == v then return false end
	end
end
hook.Add( "HUDShouldDraw", "HUDHide", HUDHide )

--This draws the new hud:

local function BurgerBulletHUD()
if SERVER then return end

local ply = LocalPlayer()

if ply:Alive() then
	HP = ply:Health()
	ARM = ply:Armor()
	ammo = ply:GetActiveWeapon():Clip1()

	

	if ply:GetActiveWeapon():IsScripted() then maxammo=ply:GetActiveWeapon():GetTable().Primary.ClipSize else maxammo=120 end
	
	
	
	
	extraammo = ply:GetAmmoCount(ply:GetActiveWeapon():GetPrimaryAmmoType()) 
	secondaryammo = ply:GetAmmoCount(ply:GetActiveWeapon():GetSecondaryAmmoType())
	wep = ply:GetActiveWeapon()
end





-- I added if statements to check the resolution. Since the best quality size for the cricle is 256, I made it scale using halves and quarters
-- Same goes for the Armor Width and Height

if ScrW() == 640 then Scale = 0.5
elseif ScrW() == 800 then Scale = 0.75
elseif ScrW() == 1024 then Scale = 1
elseif ScrW() == 1280 then Scale = 1
else Scale = 1 end

Basefade = 255

BaseTrig = 2
ConVert = math.pi/180
Size = (ScrH()/8)*Scale

BarWidth=25*Scale
BarHeight=25*Scale



CenterX = ScrW()*0 + BarWidth*7
CenterX2 = ScrW() - BarWidth*7
CenterY = ScrH() - BarHeight*7


--surface.DrawCircle(ScrW()/2 + BarWidth/2 - 10,ScrH()/2 - BarHeight - 10,ScrW()*0.39,Color(255,255,255,255))


surface.SetFont( "BurgerFont" )
surface.SetTextColor( 255 - 2.25*HP,2.25*HP,(HP-100)*3,Basefade )
surface.SetTextPos( CenterX-(1/3)*100, CenterY-25)
surface.DrawText( HP )



if ARM >= 1 then
	surface.SetFont( "BurgerFont" )
	surface.SetTextColor( ARM-100,100,ARM*2.55,Basefade )
	surface.SetTextPos( CenterX-(1/3)*100, CenterY+25)
	surface.DrawText( ARM )
end



if extraammo >= 1 then
	surface.SetFont( "BurgerFont" )
	surface.SetTextColor( 255, 255, 0, 255 )
	surface.SetTextPos( CenterX2-25 , CenterY-25)
	surface.DrawText( extraammo )
	
end








for i = 1, math.min(HP,100) do 

	healthmod = 0.3

	if ARM==0 then PosSet= 0 ; SizeMul=1 ; fixer= 0 else PosSet= 0 ; SizeMul=1; fixer = 0 end
	

	
	
	
	local RingX = math.sin(-(PosSet+i+fixer)*BaseTrig*ConVert*healthmod*2)*Size + CenterX - BarWidth/2
	local RingY = math.cos(-(PosSet+i+fixer)*BaseTrig*ConVert*healthmod*2)*Size + CenterY 
	
	surface.SetMaterial( Material("BurgerHUD/WhiteSquare.png") )
	surface.SetDrawColor(255 - 2.25*HP,2.25*HP,(HP-100)*3,Basefade)
	surface.DrawTexturedRectRotated(RingX,RingY,BarWidth,(BarHeight+(i*SizeMul))*(Size/500), -(fixer+i+PosSet)*1.2)
end


if ARM >=1 then
	for i = 1, math.min(ARM,100) do 
	
		healthmod = 0.3
	
		local RingX = math.sin(i*BaseTrig*ConVert*healthmod*2)*Size + CenterX + BarWidth/2
		local RingY = math.cos(i*BaseTrig*ConVert*healthmod*2)*Size + CenterY
		surface.SetMaterial( Material("BurgerHUD/WhiteSquare.png") )
		surface.SetDrawColor((ARM-100),100,ARM*2.55,Basefade)
		surface.DrawTexturedRectRotated(RingX,RingY,BarWidth,(BarHeight+(i*SizeMul))*(Size/500),i*1.2)
	end

end


if ammo >= 1 then
	for i = 1, ammo do 
		
		clipmod = 180/maxammo

		local RingX = math.sin(-i*BaseTrig*ConVert*clipmod)*Size + CenterX2
		local RingY = math.cos(-i*BaseTrig*ConVert*clipmod)*Size + CenterY
		surface.SetMaterial( Material("BurgerHUD/WhiteCircle.png") )
		surface.SetDrawColor(255,255,0,Basefade)
		surface.DrawTexturedRectRotated(RingX,RingY,BarWidth*math.Clamp(clipmod/2,1,10)/4,BarHeight*math.Clamp(clipmod/2,1,10)/4,0)
		--surface.DrawTexturedRectRotated(RingX,RingY,BarWidth,BarHeight,i*1.2)
	end

end




end
hook.Add("HUDPaint", "BB_HUDPAINT", BurgerBulletHUD)

I'm having issues with most clientside HUD things. They're basically made the same way. Finding out what's wrong will probably tell me whats wrong with everything else I made that is clientside.

[PortalGod]

[QUOTE=ROFLBURGER;45548563]

surface.SetMaterial( Material("BurgerHUD/WhiteSquare.png") )

surface.SetMaterial( Material("BurgerHUD/WhiteSquare.png") )

surface.SetMaterial( Material("BurgerHUD/WhiteCircle.png") )

[/QUOTE]

Material and surface.GetTextureID should only be called once and stored, outside of any drawing functions

[BoxOfFlex]

Trying to accurately get FPS, I've tried mutliple numbers, the closest I've gotten was 1.25, can anyone help?

Code:

timer.Create("fpstxt",0.1,0,function()
	fps:SetText(math.Round(1.2/FrameTime()))
	if math.Round(1.2/FrameTime()) < 30 then fps:SetColor(Color(255,0,0)) else fps:SetColor(Color(0,255,0)) end
end)