Accessing and controlling tool functionality from other gamemodes

[papi-legacy (papi)]

Dear People,
I am seeking help to achieve tool functionality based on gamemode variables. As an example, I would like to make thrusters usable only when they are connected to a thruster controlling entity via rope, and if the thruster controlling entity has a set network variable.
As in, after player sets thruster properties and puts down a thruster, if the player presses any controlling buttons, the thruster will not react until the above conditions are met. Is it possible to do so with the base gmod_thruster, or am I going to need to make a specific thruster stool?

thank you very much in advance!
Regards,
Papi

[papi-legacy (papi)]

@papi

Dear People,
I am seeking help to achieve tool functionality based on gamemode variables. As an example, I would like to make thrusters usable only when they are connected to a thruster controlling entity via rope, and if the thruster controlling entity has a set network variable.
As in, after player sets thruster properties and puts down a thruster, if the player presses any controlling buttons, the thruster will not react until the above conditions are met. Is it possible to do so with the base gmod_thruster, or am I going to need to make a specific thruster stool?

thank you very much in advance!
Regards,
Papi

Dear All,
I think I have found the solution. I can access them with metatables using FindMetaTable, and overwrite some of the functions. Thanks for reading this thread.

Regards,
Papi