ents.CreateClientProp returns a NULL entity

Garry's Mod coding
#1

Here’s the code that is run when a packet is received (with the net library):


local ent = ents.CreateClientProp("models/REDACTED.mdl");
ent:Spawn();
GAMEMODE.associatedModels[net.ReadString() --[[ the steam id --]]] = ent;

When I later print the table, it says that the client entity is a NULL one.

#2

GAMEMODE.associatedModels might be shared or serverside. Are you sure you’re not reading the entity or printing it severside?

#3

Nope, I initialize it in cl_init.lua.

#4

Is this file included?

#5

Could you post the code where you print the table? Sorry, just making sure.

#6

Actually nvm, GM is global my bad, but if you include it you can use just a table? Oh and GAMEMODE.associatedModel looks like this correct? …


GM.associatedModel = { STEAM_0:1:80425272 = "models/player/something.mdl" }

Now if I am correct, tell me what happens after you use = ent; as that means from now on a model is the entity now? unless your using the steamid as a reference?

#7 


{ STEAM_0:1:80425272 = "models/player/something.mdl" }

That steam ID won’t work unless it’s a string



{ "STEAM_0:1:80425272" = "models/player/something.mdl" }

[editline]17th August 2017[/editline]

Sorry, I’m stupid, that probably isn’t at all what you meant

#8

It’s roughly this:


function GM:PostPlayerDraw(ply)
    -- do some things with the model
    PrintTable(self.associatedModels);
end

Yes, the Steam ID is the identifier for the model.

#9

This really isn’t enough “CODE” to help me understand, all I can see is you create the table on post player draw? But why use PostPlayerDraw? Why don’t you just use a think function and grab the model?

#10

I plan on doing shit with the model like moving it around constantly which should be done on PostPlayerDraw.

#11

Can you show us the full thing where the table is being defined?

[editline]17th August 2017[/editline]

All I see is your code saying: steamid = ent not steamid = model, and why dont you just try using a sompe globaled table?

[editline]17th August 2017[/editline]

All I see is your code saying: steamid = ent not steamid = model, and why dont you just try using a sompe globaled table?

#12

The main post above shows me making the entity.
I initialize the table outside of any function definition:


include("shared.lua")

local font = surface.CreateFont("PlayerNameFont", {
	font = "Trebuchet MS",
	extended = true,
	size = 30,
	weight = 500,
	blursize = 0,
	scanlines = 0,
	antialias = true,
	underline = false,
	italic = false,
	strikeout = false,
	symbol = false,
	rotery = false,
	shadow = false,
	additive = false,
	outline = false
});

GM.associatedModels = {};

-- functions here
#13

Take away the GM. and self. stuff and just call it associatedModels

#14

That is not the issue, since GAMEMODE.associatedModels is not nil, but rather a value in it.

EDIT not even that. The value is not nil, but a NULL entity

#15

I precached the model and replaced the call with a call to ClientsideModel, and now it works.