Problems That Don't Need Their Own Thread v5

[Revenge282]

[QUOTE=txbondboy;52292310]i was having trouble trying to get the table of the player with the class. i didn't know how to reference it and nobody helped me with it.[/QUOTE]

Quote the post where you asked for help and I will see what I can do for you.

[txbondboy]

[QUOTE=Revenge282;52292343]Quote the post where you asked for help and I will see what I can do for you.[/QUOTE]
[url]https://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1565550[/url]

[CupCakeR]

-snip-

[Sean Bean]

Is there a function similar to [URL="https://github.com/ValveSoftware/source-sdk-2013/blob/master/sp/src/public/cdll_int.h#L425"]IsTakingScreenshot[/URL]?

[MysteryPancake]

[QUOTE=Sean Bean;52295107]Is there a function similar to [URL="https://github.com/ValveSoftware/source-sdk-2013/blob/master/sp/src/public/cdll_int.h#L425"]IsTakingScreenshot[/URL]?[/QUOTE]

Probably not - what are you trying to do?

[Sean Bean]

[QUOTE=MPan1;52295122]Probably not - what are you trying to do?[/QUOTE]

Check if a client is taking a screenshot.

[MysteryPancake]

I meant why do you want to check it? There may be a different way to do it without using that function, but some context may clear things up for why you want to check if they are taking a screenshot in the first place.

[Sean Bean]

[QUOTE=MPan1;52295146]I meant why do you want to check it? There may be a different way to do it without using that function, but some context may clear things up for why you want to check if they are taking a screenshot in the first place.[/QUOTE]

So i can check if a client is taking a screenshot. I don't know how to make that any simpler for you.

[c👌de_g🎷]

[QUOTE=Sean Bean;52295204]So i can check if a client is taking a screenshot. I don't know how to make that any simpler for you.[/QUOTE]

There isn't a way. He was asking what you were needing this for so perhaps we could recommend a similar alternative based on the situation.

[NeatNit]

[QUOTE=Sean Bean;52295204]So i can check if a client is taking a screenshot. I don't know how to make that any simpler for you.[/QUOTE]
He asked [b]why you want to check this[/b]. I'm guessing you want to catch when your players take screenshots and inform the server of this so that you can... I dunno, ban them? If that's the case, please stop trying and don't be a jerk to your players. But if you have some other reason to do this, we may be able to help in some different out-of-the-box way. It's called the XY problem (shitty name), and MPan rightly assumes you're doing it. That's not an insult, I do it all the time as do all programmers.

[ThatLing]

[QUOTE=Sean Bean;52295204]So i can check if a client is taking a screenshot. I don't know how to make that any simpler for you.[/QUOTE]

You can [URL="https://github.com/ThatLing/hex-memorial/blob/master/hex/addons/hex's%20server%20plugins/lua/hsp/gfx/cl_screenlogger.lua"]use some[/URL] [URL="https://github.com/ThatLing/hex-memorial/blob/master/Repos/HAC-master/v13/HeX's%20AntiCheat/lua/HAC/cl_TakeSC.lua"]hacky methods[/URL] to detect screenshotting.

[MysticLlama]

Anyone got a simple way to determine the correct value to give for an NPC's move_yaw pose parameter?

[MysteryPancake]

[QUOTE=Sean Bean;52295204]So i can check if a client is taking a screenshot. I don't know how to make that any simpler for you.[/QUOTE]

Sorry. I probably was not being clear enough either. This is the clearest that I can manage (and ignore the fact IsTakingScreenshot isn't a real thing yet):

if ply:IsTakingScreenshot() then

    -- WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE
    -- WHAT CODE DO YOU HAVE IN HERE
    -- WHY DO YOU WANT TO CHECK IF THE PERSON IS TAKING A SCREENSHOT
    -- I HAVE NO CONTEXT SO SOME CONTEXT WOULD HELP
    -- SORRY FOR WRITING IN CAPS BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE

end

[bosnian_cyco]

Okay, so I took a rag doll and made it into an entity. The hit boxes/collision boxes are all sorts of fucked up. Anyone know why that would be? I'm sort of hoping there is a simple solution to this and I won't have to go and recompile the model or something like that. :/

This rag doll is just a model that has multiple body groups that you can move around and stuff.

[NeatNit]

[QUOTE=bosnian_cyco;52298609]Okay, so I took a rag doll and made it into an entity. The hit boxes/collision boxes are all sorts of fucked up. Anyone know why that would be? I'm sort of hoping there is a simple solution to this and I won't have to go and recompile the model or something like that. :/

This rag doll is just a model that has multiple body groups that you can move around and stuff.[/QUOTE]
Share your code. You're probably not initializing it properly.

[bosnian_cyco]

[QUOTE=NeatNit;52298627]Share your code. You're probably not initializing it properly.[/QUOTE]

 function ENT:Initialize()

	self:SetModel("models/kali/weapons/tow/m220 tow launcher.mdl")
	self:PhysicsInit(SOLID_VPHYSICS)
	self:SetMoveType(MOVETYPE_VPHYSICS)
	self:SetSolid(SOLID_VPHYSICS)
	
	local phys = self:GetPhysicsObject()
	
	if phys:IsValid() then
	
		phys:Wake()
		phys:EnableMotion(false)
		
	end
end

I tried messing with different SOLID_ENUMS with no success for both PhysicsInit and SetSolid. I figured MoveType didn't have anything to do with it.

[bosnian_cyco]

[QUOTE=thejjokerr;52298640]Can you show the part where you spawn this entity as well?[/QUOTE]

Uhh, what? It's spawned in through the Q-menu when you're in game. There isn't any part of the code where I spawn the entity. Am I missing something?

[RasmusG5]

How do i disable kill feed in custom gamemode?

[RasmusG5]

npc wont drop anything anymore after i added this code
[lua]function GM:OnNPCKilled(npc, attacker, inflictor)

attacker:SetNWInt("playerMoney", attacker:GetNWInt("playerMoney") + 50)

attacker:SetNWInt("playerExp",attacker:GetNWInt("playerExp") + 100)
attacker:SetNWInt("playerLvl",attacker:GetNWInt("playerLvl") + 1)
end[/lua]

npc drop system

[lua]function GM:OnNPCKilled(victim, killer, weapon)

local Rand = math.random(1, 3)
local SpawnHeight = 100
local NpcPos = victim:GetPos()
local Drop

if Rand == 1 then
Drop = ents.Create("weapon_pistol")
Drop:SetPos(NpcPos+Vector(0, 0, SpawnHeight))
Drop:Spawn()
Drop:Activate()
elseif Rand == 2 then
Drop = ents.Create("item_ammo_pistol")
Drop:SetPos(NpcPos+Vector(0, 0, SpawnHeight))
Drop:Spawn()
Drop:Activate()
elseif Rand == 3 then
Drop = ents.Create("item_ammo_smg1_large")
Drop:SetPos(NpcPos+Vector(0, 0, SpawnHeight))
Drop:Spawn()
Drop:Activate()
end
end[/lua]

how to fix?

[c👌de_g🎷]

Only set the NWInt if the attacker is a player. Also, merge the two functions -- you are overriding one with the other. Lastly, your drop code can be heavily simplified by making a table of entity classes and running all the same methods on it.

[RasmusG5]

[QUOTE=code_gs;52299676]Only set the NWInt if the attacker is a player. Also, merge the two functions -- you are overriding one with the other. Lastly, your drop code can be heavily simplified by making a table of entity classes and running all the same methods on it.[/QUOTE]

how can it be simplified?

[c👌de_g🎷]

[QUOTE=RasmusG5;52299728]how can it be simplified?[/QUOTE]

local tClasses = {
	"weapon_pistol",
	"item_ammo_pistol",
	"item_ammo_smg1_large"
}

local iChoices = #tClasses
local flSpawnHeight = 100

function GM:OnNPCKilled(pVictim)
	local pDrop = ents.Create(tClasses[math.random(1, iChoices)])
	
	if (pDrop:IsValid()) then
		local vSpawnPos = pVictim:GetPos()
		vSpawnPos[3] = vSpawnPos[3] + flSpawnHeight
		pDrop:SetPos(vSpawnPos)
		pDrop:Spawn()
	end
end

[RasmusG5]

[QUOTE=code_gs;52299951]

local tClasses = {
	"weapon_pistol",
	"item_ammo_pistol",
	"item_ammo_smg1_large"
}

local iChoices = #tClasses
local flSpawnHeight = 100

function GM:OnNPCKilled(pVictim)
	local pDrop = ents.Create(tClasses[math.random(1, iChoices)])
	
	if (pDrop:IsValid()) then
		local vSpawnPos = pVictim:GetPos()
		vSpawnPos[3] = vSpawnPos[3] + flSpawnHeight
		pDrop:SetPos(vSpawnPos)
		pDrop:Spawn()
	end
end

[/QUOTE]

i got this error while merging 2 functions
[lua]
[ERROR] gamemodes/metro_online/gamemode/init.lua:274: attempt to index global 'attacker' (a nil value)
1. unknown - gamemodes/metro_online/gamemode/init.lua:274

[/lua]

[lua]local iChoices = #tClasses
local flSpawnHeight = 100

function GM:OnNPCKilled(pVictim)
local pDrop = ents.Create(tClasses[math.random(1, iChoices)])

if (pDrop:IsValid()) then
local vSpawnPos = pVictim:GetPos()
vSpawnPos[3] = vSpawnPos[3] + flSpawnHeight
pDrop:SetPos(vSpawnPos)
pDrop:Spawn()
attacker:SetNWInt("playerMoney", attacker:GetNWInt("playerMoney") + 50)

attacker:SetNWInt("playerExp",attacker:GetNWInt("playerExp") + 100)
attacker:SetNWInt("playerLvl",attacker:GetNWInt("playerLvl") + 1)
end
end
[/lua]

[bosnian_cyco]

[QUOTE=NeatNit;52298627]Share your code. You're probably not initializing it properly.[/QUOTE]

Did I initialize that properly?

[MrRalgoman]

[QUOTE=bosnian_cyco;52300103]Did I initialize that properly?[/QUOTE]

No code to look at?

[editline]1st June 2017[/editline]

[QUOTE=RasmusG5;52300067]i got this error while merging 2 functions
[lua]
[ERROR] gamemodes/metro_online/gamemode/init.lua:274: attempt to index global 'attacker' (a nil value)
1. unknown - gamemodes/metro_online/gamemode/init.lua:274

[/lua]

[lua]local iChoices = #tClasses
local flSpawnHeight = 100

function GM:OnNPCKilled(pVictim)
local pDrop = ents.Create(tClasses[math.random(1, iChoices)])

if (pDrop:IsValid()) then
local vSpawnPos = pVictim:GetPos()
vSpawnPos[3] = vSpawnPos[3] + flSpawnHeight
pDrop:SetPos(vSpawnPos)
pDrop:Spawn()
attacker:SetNWInt("playerMoney", attacker:GetNWInt("playerMoney") + 50)

attacker:SetNWInt("playerExp",attacker:GetNWInt("playerExp") + 100)
attacker:SetNWInt("playerLvl",attacker:GetNWInt("playerLvl") + 1)
end
end
[/lua][/QUOTE]

Attacker isn't defined in the code you have supplied, is it defined somewhere above? Also, I suggest using [img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img] [url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/Player/SetPData]Player:SetPData[/url] and [img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img] [url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/Player/GetPData]Player:GetPData[/url] for something like player money and experience.

[bosnian_cyco]

[QUOTE=MrRalgoman;52300144]No code to look at?

[editline]1st June 2017[/editline]

Attacker isn't defined in the code you have supplied, is it defined somewhere above? Also, I suggest using [img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img] [url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/Player/SetPData]Player:SetPData[/url] and [img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img] [url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/Player/GetPData]Player:GetPData[/url] for something like player money and experience.[/QUOTE]

Sorry it was on the other page, here -

 function ENT:Initialize()

	self:SetModel("models/kali/weapons/tow/m220 tow launcher.mdl")
	self:PhysicsInit(SOLID_VPHYSICS)
	self:SetMoveType(MOVETYPE_VPHYSICS)
	self:SetSolid(SOLID_VPHYSICS)
	
	local phys = self:GetPhysicsObject()
	
	if phys:IsValid() then
	
		phys:Wake()
		phys:EnableMotion(false)
		
	end
end 

[bigdogmat]

[QUOTE=RasmusG5;52300067]i got this error while merging 2 functions
:snip:[/QUOTE]

You didn't define `attacker` as an argument in your function, it's should be second argument.

[QUOTE=MrRalgoman;52300144]
Attacker isn't defined in the code you have supplied, is it defined somewhere above? Also, I suggest using [img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img] [url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/Player/SetPData]Player:SetPData[/url] and [img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img] [url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/Player/GetPData]Player:GetPData[/url] for something like player money and experience.[/QUOTE]

Neither of those network the value.

[MrRalgoman]

[QUOTE=bigdogmat;52300253]You didn't define `attacker` as an argument in your function, it's should be second argument.

Neither of those network the value.[/QUOTE]

Sure, but you could network the Player:GetPData. I just feel like it would be better practice to store that sort of data in a DB rather than just leaving it as a networked var.

Wouldn't it reset every time the server restarts anyway?

[bigdogmat]

[QUOTE=MrRalgoman;52300368]Sure, but you could network the Player:GetPData. I just feel like it would be better practice to store that sort of data in a DB rather than just leaving it as a networked var.

Wouldn't it reset every time the server restarts anyway?[/QUOTE]

Yes it'd reset, but I imagine it's probably saved when the player leaves or the server shuts down. Though it'd be probably be better to have a common method that updates the nwvar as well as the wherever it's stored, that way crashes don't affect it.

[c👌de_g🎷]

[QUOTE=RasmusG5;52300067]i got this error while merging 2 functions
[lua]
[ERROR] gamemodes/metro_online/gamemode/init.lua:274: attempt to index global 'attacker' (a nil value)
1. unknown - gamemodes/metro_online/gamemode/init.lua:274

[/lua]

[lua]local iChoices = #tClasses
local flSpawnHeight = 100

function GM:OnNPCKilled(pVictim)
local pDrop = ents.Create(tClasses[math.random(1, iChoices)])

if (pDrop:IsValid()) then
local vSpawnPos = pVictim:GetPos()
vSpawnPos[3] = vSpawnPos[3] + flSpawnHeight
pDrop:SetPos(vSpawnPos)
pDrop:Spawn()
attacker:SetNWInt("playerMoney", attacker:GetNWInt("playerMoney") + 50)

attacker:SetNWInt("playerExp",attacker:GetNWInt("playerExp") + 100)
attacker:SetNWInt("playerLvl",attacker:GetNWInt("playerLvl") + 1)
end
end
[/lua][/QUOTE]

Define attacker in the arguments and put the NWVar calls outside of the IsValid check