Problems That Don't Need Their Own Thread v5

[c👌de_g🎷]

[QUOTE=rtm516;52390048]Any idea how i could find the closest entity of a certain type?[/QUOTE]

Loop through all entities of that type and test each's distance until you find the least.

[rtm516]

[QUOTE=code_gs;52390236]Loop through all entities of that type and test each's distance until you find the least.[/QUOTE]

Oh ok, thaught there might be a better way of doing it. Thanks anyway.

[Mrkostet]

Player:SetModel() isn't work. Well, its changes model, but only for some time. If I do it for npc - previous model returning so fast, if I do it for player - new model is holds, but movement lagging (like with low fps), and after jump/fire changes back. I'm also tryed to kill player and respawn in one moment, but I got new problem - Player:Kil()l and Player:KillSilently() just doesnt work!
[QUOTE]attempt to call method 'Kill' (a nil value)
[/QUOTE]
So its little strange, how can I fix this poblem?

[c👌de_g🎷]

Can you post the code?

[dannyf127]

[QUOTE=code_gs;52389104]The original weapon switcher is in C++. You can modify this skeleton here to check if the context menu is open in the PlayerPressBind hook before displaying the menu: [url]https://github.com/Kefta/Weapon-Switcher-Skeleton[/url][/QUOTE]

Additionally for the weapon selection is there any general way to ensure there isn't a menu visible beside explicitly making a check for each unique menu?

[editline]23rd June 2017[/editline]

[QUOTE=dannyf127;52391556]Additionally for the weapon selection is there any general way to ensure there isn't a menu visible beside explicitly making a check for each unique menu?[/QUOTE]

Nevermind just checked if the cursor was enabled.

[8bitMafia]

For some reason the camera won't leave my body, wont look at the target, doesn't effect the angles and whatnot. This only occurs when I put the lerp on but I feel it can be encouraged by other factors like the position possibly having faults? You name it this code won't do it.

[lua]
net.Receive("OnUseInterface", function()
local entity = net.ReadEntity();

hook.Add("CalcView", "CalcInterfaceView", function(player, origin, angles, fov)
if (entity:IsValid()) then
local pos = entity:GetLocalPos() + entity:GetRight() * 9.77 + entity:GetUp() * 48 + entity:GetForward() * -2.2;
local ang = entity:GetLocalAngles();
ang:RotateAroundAxis(ang:Right(), -42);
ang:RotateAroundAxis(ang:Up(), 90);

local view = {
origin = LerpVector(FrameTime() * 4, origin, pos),
angles = LerpAngle(FrameTime() * 4, angles, ang),
};

return view;
end;
end);

timer.Simple(3, function()
hook.Remove("CalcView", "CalcInterfaceView");
end);
end);
[/lua]

[video]https://youtu.be/2a84Tavfa_c[/video]
When I alt tab

[PigeonTroll]

If I use SetNWInt on a player, can a different player see it through GetNWInt?

[JasonMan]

How expensive is GetNWInt?
If I'm gonna be drawing a variable in a HUD, would it be better to store it as a player var and update it every time it changes on the server?

[c👌de_g🎷]

[QUOTE=JasonMan34;52392410]How expensive is GetNWInt?
If I'm gonna be drawing a variable in a HUD, would it be better to store it as a player var and update it every time it changes on the server?[/QUOTE]

It's not. It just acts as a lookup in the nettable -- don't make things unnecessarily more complex.

[YoutoYokodera]

I have a small problem with logic
I'm running a code inside the think hook to increase a variable until it reach 50 then print a msg
But because of think hook it run continuously and spamming my console with the msg, is there a way to make something run 1 time in think hook? or even a better way to do that

[MysteryPancake]

[QUOTE=YoutoYokodera;52392563]I have a small problem with logic
I'm running a code inside the think hook to increase a variable until it reach 50 then print a msg
But because of think hook it run continuously and spamming my console with the msg, is there a way to make something run 1 time in think hook? or even a better way to do that[/QUOTE]

Set a variable and check that it's true.

local something = true

hook.Add( "Think", "blah", function()
    if something then
        number = number + 1
        if number >= 50 then
            -- print stuff
            something = false
        end
    end
end )

What are you doing this for anyway?

[YoutoYokodera]

[QUOTE=MPan1;52392575]Set a variable and check that it's true.

local something = true

hook.Add( "Think", "blah", function()
    if something then
        number = number + 1
        if number >= 50 then
            -- print stuff
            something = false
        end
    end
end )

What are you doing this for anyway?[/QUOTE]

A flag entity for capturing xd

[editline]23rd June 2017[/editline]

Ok so i solved it, and is there a way to make ply:PrintMessage display longer?

[JasonMan]

[QUOTE=YoutoYokodera;52392598]A flag entity for capturing xd

[editline]23rd June 2017[/editline]

Ok so i solved it, and is there a way to make ply:PrintMessage display longer?[/QUOTE]

Always include your solution if you solved it yourself. It can help people that might encounter the same problem. [URL="https://xkcd.com/979/"]Don't be DenverCoder9[/URL]

As for the PrintMessage - Don't think so

[QUOTE=code_gs;52392427]It's not. It just acts as a lookup in the nettable -- don't make things unnecessarily more complex.[/QUOTE]

Damm, learning from reading the TTT code is a big mistake :/

[MysteryPancake]

[QUOTE=YoutoYokodera;52392598]A flag entity for capturing xd[/QUOTE]
CurTime() is a far, far better alternative to adding 1 to a number. This will run at different speeds on different computers, but CurTime() is always the same speed.

local time
local captured = false

hook.Add( "Think", "CaptureFlag", function()
    if !time then time = CurTime() + 3 end -- set the capture time to 3 seconds
    if CurTime() > time and !captured then
        -- do captured stuff
        captured = true
    end
end )

[Mrkostet]

[QUOTE=Mrkostet;52391168]Player:SetModel() isn't work. Well, its changes model, but only for some time. If I do it for npc - previous model returning so fast, if I do it for player - new model is holds, but movement lagging (like with low fps), and after jump/fire changes back. I'm also tryed to kill player and respawn in one moment, but I got new problem - Player:Kil()l and Player:KillSilently() just doesnt work!

So its little strange, how can I fix this poblem?[/QUOTE]

if key == IN_USE then
	LocalPlayer():Kill()
	LocalPlayer():SetModel('models/player/alyx.mdl')
end

(Player(1):Kill() used too)

Also tryed to use KillSilent() but got same result.(I need exactly KillSilent() or change skin without killing by the way.)

[JasonMan]

[QUOTE=Mrkostet;52392757]

if key == IN_USE then
	LocalPlayer():Kill()
	LocalPlayer():SetModel('models/player/alyx.mdl')
end

(Player(1):Kill() used too)

Also tryed to use KillSilent() but got same result.(I need exactly KillSilent() or change skin without killing by the way.)[/QUOTE]

SetModel will only work properly on the server, but LocalPlayer() is a client-side function.
Also, Kill is not a function on the client

[YoutoYokodera]

[QUOTE=MPan1;52392720]CurTime() is a far, far better alternative to adding 1 to a number. This will run at different speeds on different computers, but CurTime() is always the same speed.

local time
local captured = false

hook.Add( "Think", "CaptureFlag", function()
    if !time then time = CurTime() + 3 end -- set the capture time to 3 seconds
    if CurTime() > time and !captured then
        -- do captured stuff
        captured = true
    end
end )

[/QUOTE]

But i have to do it for 2 teams

[JasonMan]

[QUOTE=YoutoYokodera;52392986]But i have to do it for 2 teams[/QUOTE]

Not an issue.
Are we talking domination-like capture?
Have a capture state variable set to 1 2 or 0 (Team1/Team2/Uncaptured) and run capture logic based on that. (For someone on Team1 - 0 = 3 seconds to capture. 2 = 6 seconds to capture)

[YoutoYokodera]

[QUOTE=JasonMan34;52393011]Not an issue.
Are we talking domination-like capture?
Have a capture state variable set to 1 2 or 0 (Team1/Team2/Uncaptured) and run capture logic based on that. (For someone on Team1 - 0 = 3 seconds to capture. 2 = 6 seconds to capture)[/QUOTE]

How do i handle the reverse capture then? Like when u cap 50% i must pull it down to 0 first then it starts counting on my team

[JasonMan]

[QUOTE=YoutoYokodera;52393069]How do i handle the reverse capture then? Like when u cap 50% i must pull it down to 0 first then it starts counting on my team[/QUOTE]

There are many ways to make a king-of-the-hill system, but the how of it is for you to realize...
You could use a number for the capture state that is not 0/1/2 but rather something else.
If Team1 is standing on the point the number increases by 1 per second.
If Team2 is standing on the point the number decreases by 1 per second.
Clamp the number between -5 and 5 to limit the capture time.
Once the number gets to -5 or 5, set the new team that has captured the point

This allows you to do all kinds of stuff with capture time (e.g. for every extra player of a team, increase/decrease 75% faster) and keep a smooth feeling.

In this method, you'll need to either use a timer or a [URL="http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/Delays_and_Cooldowns"]CurTime delay[/URL] to run the function X times per second, and increase the value by 1/X every time (So the value goes up by 1 every 1 second)

[Sestze]

Is there a way to silence NPCs? I'm using some reskinned combine for a gamemode, but I'd like to use different death sounds and callouts that I'd manually call via EmitSound.

edit: Shutting off chatter was just using entity:Fire("GagEnable") after the npc was spawned. They no longer yammer about things. However, death is still the combine scream.

edit: actually not true - i had to stop them being in the same squad to disable chatter. can't stop the combine scream :(

[fantastic]

[QUOTE=Sestze;52394064]Is there a way to silence NPCs? I'm using some reskinned combine for a gamemode, but I'd like to use different death sounds and callouts that I'd manually call via EmitSound.

edit: Shutting off chatter was just using entity:Fire("GagEnable") after the npc was spawned. They no longer yammer about things. However, death is still the combine scream.

edit: actually not true - i had to stop them being in the same squad to disable chatter. can't stop the combine scream :([/QUOTE]

Is there a way to delete the entity before it takes lethal damage to avoid it existing long enough to play the death sound maybe?

My question: Does anyone know what the simplest way is to have a score for two teams that can be read from the GUI? I'm so new to this and I always end up with a nil amount.

[JasonMan]

Trying to display a DImage and this happens for some reason

[lua]local frame = vgui.Create( "DFrame" )
frame:SetSize( ScrW()/2, ScrH()/2 )
frame:Center()
frame:MakePopup()
frame.Paint = function( _, w, h )
draw.RoundedBox(0, 0, 0, w, h, Color(0,0,0))
end

local icon = vgui.Create( "DImage", frame )
icon:SetImage( "materials/roman_numerals/roman_1.png" )
-- icon:SetImageColor(Color(255, 255, 255, 255))
icon:SetSize(56*6, 56*6)
icon:SetPos(200,30)[/lua]

[t]https://image.prntscr.com/image/XVMfhnkmQb_5N_mX2GXpmQ.png[/t]

[B]materials/roman_numerals/roman_1.png[/B]:
[t]https://i.imgur.com/eBAAYE7.png[/t]

Same thing happens when displaying it in original size ([B]icon:SetSize(306, 306)[/B]) and when changing the background color of the DFrame to white

[MysteryPancake]

Have you tried using an IMaterial?

local mat = Material( "roman_numerals/roman_1.png", "noclamp smooth" )
image:SetMaterial( mat )

Maybe one of the parameters will fix it

[JasonMan]

[QUOTE=MPan1;52394734]Have you tried using an IMaterial?

local mat = Material( "roman_numerals/roman_1.png", "noclamp smooth" )
image:SetMaterial( mat )

Maybe one of the parameters will fix it[/QUOTE]

Nothing worked :/

[MysteryPancake]

[QUOTE=JasonMan34;52394744]Nothing worked :/[/QUOTE]

alphatest?

[xDoomx]

Do entities' collision bounds change depending on their angles? If not how would I do this? (For example, to stop a client prop from going through the world or hovering 5 feet above it when its angles are changed. Basically, have the prop flush with whatever surface it comes into contact with.)

[Benn20002]

I've got some problems with cam.3D2D.
At some points of a map or in front of a prop the 3D2D bugs out like that: [url]https://gyazo.com/7b64d4274fd8ad4bb6b5f0642c100126[/url] or isn't visible at all.
Am I doing something wrong or missing something?

[Geferon]

[QUOTE=Benn20002;52396382]I've got some problems with cam.3D2D.
At some points of a map or in front of a prop the 3D2D bugs out like that: [url]https://gyazo.com/7b64d4274fd8ad4bb6b5f0642c100126[/url] or isn't visible at all.
Am I doing something wrong or missing something?[/QUOTE]

As you're drawing 3D2D i'd say you're using this hook, right? [img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img] [url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/GM/PostDrawTranslucentRenderables]GM:PostDrawTranslucentRenderables[/url]
You should try using this other hook as well [img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img] [url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/GM/PostDrawOpaqueRenderables]GM:PostDrawOpaqueRenderables[/url]

[Benn20002]

Do you mean I should use both hooks or just PostDrawOpaqueRenderables?
I am currently only using PostDrawOpaqueRenderables.