Getting enties to move when spawned?

Mikesword221-legacy · May 18, 2010, 11:55am

Hey does any one know how to get a entity to move when spawned? I asked this question a while back but I forgot how. :frown:

MakeR-legacy · May 18, 2010, 11:58am

That is a bit of a vague question.

**[Entity.SetPos

http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico](http://wiki.garrysmod.com/?title=Entity.SetPos)**
**[Entity.SetVelocity

http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico](http://wiki.garrysmod.com/?title=Entity.SetVelocity)**
**[Entity.GetPhysicsObject

http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico](http://wiki.garrysmod.com/?title=Entity.GetPhysicsObject)**
**[PhysObj.ApplyForceCenter

http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico](http://wiki.garrysmod.com/?title=PhysObj.ApplyForceCenter)**
**[PhysObj.SetVelocity

http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico](http://wiki.garrysmod.com/?title=PhysObj.SetVelocity)**

Busymonkey-legacy · May 18, 2010, 11:58am

The barrel never stops rolling. Take a look at the code

[editline]01:59PM[/editline]

:ninja:

Mikesword221-legacy · May 18, 2010, 1:10pm

So should this work?


AddCSLuaFile( "cl_init.lua" )
AddCSLuaFile( "shared.lua" )
include('shared.lua')

function ENT:Initialize()
    self:SetModel("models/1-UP.mdl")
	self:PhysicsInit(SOLID_VPHYSICS)
	self:SetMoveType(MOVETYPE_VPHYSICS)
	self:SetSolid(SOLID_VPHYSICS)
	local phys = self:GetPhysicsObject()
	if phys:IsValid() then phys:Wake() end
end


function ENT:SpawnFunction(ply, tr)
    if ( !tr.Hit ) then return end
    local ent = ents.Create("ent_1up")
	ent:EmitSound(table.Random(spawnsounds), 100, 100)
    ent:SetPos(tr.HitPos + tr.HitNormal * 16)
    ent:Spawn()
    ent:Activate()

    trace.Entity:SetVelocity(=ENT:GetForward() * 500 + Vector(0,1000,0))
    ent:SetVelocity(self:GetForward() * 500 + Vector(0, 1000, 0))

    return ent
end

ents.Create("prop_physics")
--phys:SetVelocity(Vector(0,10,0))

spawnsounds={
	"1upsounds/powerup.wav"
}

usesounds={
        "1upsounds/1-up.wav"
}

function ENT:Use( activator, caller )

	self.Entity:Remove()

	if ( activator:IsPlayer() ) then

		local health = activator:Health()
		activator:SetHealth( 100 )
		self:EmitSound(table.Random(usesounds), 100, 100)

	end

end

Sorry for all the unnecessary parts of code. Using someone elses code. So I’m not going to release it unless I have there permission.

Busymonkey-legacy · May 18, 2010, 2:33pm

I dont know, lol. I’m not that good at Lua yet.

ralle105-legacy · May 18, 2010, 2:54pm

Remove this


trace.Entity:SetVelocity(=ENT:GetForward() * 500 + Vector(0,1000,0))

And this


ents.Create("prop_physics")

Mikesword221-legacy · May 18, 2010, 3:10pm

Ok 1 more problem and it should work. When I try to spawn it I get this.

Attempted to create unknown entity type ent_1up!
entities/1up/init.lua:18: Tried to use a NULL entity!

Any help?

Busymonkey-legacy · May 18, 2010, 3:23pm

Current code?

HeavyMtl123-legacy · May 18, 2010, 3:30pm

Yes… all of it… we need it for… purposes :smug:

Nah, just post the code you have so far that has any thing to do with the entity you are trying to spawn.

Mikesword221-legacy · May 18, 2010, 3:47pm

So here is cl_init.


include("shared.lua")

function ENT:Initialize()
end

function ENT:Draw()
	self.Entity:DrawModel()
end

And here is init.


AddCSLuaFile( "cl_init.lua" )
AddCSLuaFile( "shared.lua" )
include('shared.lua')

function ENT:Initialize()
    self:SetModel("models/1-UP.mdl")
	self:PhysicsInit(SOLID_VPHYSICS)
	self:SetMoveType(MOVETYPE_VPHYSICS)
	self:SetSolid(SOLID_VPHYSICS)
	local phys = self:GetPhysicsObject()
	if phys:IsValid() then phys:Wake() end
end


function ENT:SpawnFunction(ply, tr)
    if ( !tr.Hit ) then return end
    local ent = ents.Create("ent_1up")
	ent:EmitSound(table.Random(spawnsounds), 100, 100)
    ent:SetPos(tr.HitPos + tr.HitNormal * 16)
    ent:Spawn()
    ent:Activate()

    
    ent:SetVelocity(self:GetForward() * 500 + Vector(0, 1000, 0))

    return ent
end


--phys:SetVelocity(Vector(0,10,0))

spawnsounds={
	"1upsounds/powerup.wav"
}

usesounds={
        "1upsounds/1-up.wav"
}

function ENT:Use( activator, caller )

	self.Entity:Remove()

	if ( activator:IsPlayer() ) then

		local health = activator:Health()
		activator:SetHealth( 100 )
		self:EmitSound(table.Random(usesounds), 100, 100)

	end

end

Whoops. Forgot shared.


ENT.Type 			= "anim"
ENT.Base 			= "base_gmodentity"
ENT.PrintName		= "1-UP"
ENT.Author			= "Mat"
ENT.Contact			= "Imakejets@hotmail.com"
ENT.Information		= "A 1-UP mushroom!"
ENT.Category 		= "Mario"

ENT.Spawnable			= true
ENT.AdminSpawnable		= false

Busymonkey-legacy · May 18, 2010, 3:51pm

you dont have a shared.lua?

Mikesword221-legacy · May 18, 2010, 3:55pm

I forgot about it. :buddy:

Disseminate-legacy · May 18, 2010, 4:18pm

Try making it emit a sound after you spawn it (or in the ENT:Initialize() hook)

MakeR-legacy · May 18, 2010, 4:19pm

[lua]ents.Create(“1up”)[/lua]

Mikesword221-legacy · May 18, 2010, 4:28pm

I put that in cl_init right? Also Disseminate, it already makes a noise when it spawns.

MakeR-legacy · May 18, 2010, 4:30pm

You need to replace this
[lua]local ent = ents.Create(“ent_1up”)[/lua]
with this
[lua]local ent = ents.Create(“1up”)[/lua]
because ‘1up’ is the folder that your entity is in.

Mikesword221-legacy · May 18, 2010, 4:47pm

Alright last error (hopefully).
**
entities/1up/init.lua:24: attempt to call method ‘GetForward’ (a nil value)
**
When I spawn it I get the error model.
The only code that has changed is init.


AddCSLuaFile( "cl_init.lua" )
AddCSLuaFile( "shared.lua" )
include('shared.lua')

function ENT:Initialize()
    self:SetModel("models/1-UP.mdl")
	self:PhysicsInit(SOLID_VPHYSICS)
	self:SetMoveType(MOVETYPE_VPHYSICS)
	self:SetSolid(SOLID_VPHYSICS)
	local phys = self:GetPhysicsObject()
	if phys:IsValid() then phys:Wake() end
end


function ENT:SpawnFunction(ply, tr)
    if ( !tr.Hit ) then return end
    local ent = ents.Create("1up")
	ent:EmitSound(table.Random(spawnsounds), 100, 100)
    ent:SetPos(tr.HitPos + tr.HitNormal * 16)
    ent:Spawn()
    ent:Activate()

    
    ent:SetVelocity(self:GetForward() * 500 + Vector(0, 1000, 0))

    return ent
end


--phys:SetVelocity(Vector(0,10,0))

spawnsounds={
	"1upsounds/powerup.wav"
}

usesounds={
        "1upsounds/1-up.wav"
}

function ENT:Use( activator, caller )

	self.Entity:Remove()

	if ( activator:IsPlayer() ) then

		local health = activator:Health()
		activator:SetHealth( 100 )
		self:EmitSound(table.Random(usesounds), 100, 100)

	end

end

MakeR-legacy · May 18, 2010, 4:49pm

self:GetForward() should be ent:GetForward()

[editline]05:51PM[/editline]

I think.

Mikesword221-legacy · May 18, 2010, 5:02pm

One last error.
**
CMaterial::DrawElements: No bound shader
**
New init code.


AddCSLuaFile( "cl_init.lua" )
AddCSLuaFile( "shared.lua" )
include('shared.lua')

function ENT:Initialize()
    self:SetModel("models/1-UP.mdl")
	self:PhysicsInit(SOLID_VPHYSICS)
	self:SetMoveType(MOVETYPE_VPHYSICS)
	self:SetSolid(SOLID_VPHYSICS)
	local phys = self:GetPhysicsObject()
	if phys:IsValid() then phys:Wake() end
end


function ENT:SpawnFunction(ply, tr)
    if ( !tr.Hit ) then return end
    local ent = ents.Create("1up")
	ent:EmitSound(table.Random(spawnsounds), 100, 100)
    ent:SetPos(tr.HitPos + tr.HitNormal * 16)
    ent:Spawn()
    ent:Activate()

    
    ent:SetVelocity(ent:GetForward() * 500 + Vector(0, 1000, 0))

    return ent
end


--phys:SetVelocity(Vector(0,10,0))

spawnsounds={
	"1upsounds/powerup.wav"
}

usesounds={
        "1upsounds/1-up.wav"
}

function ENT:Use( activator, caller )

	self.Entity:Remove()

	if ( activator:IsPlayer() ) then

		local health = activator:Health()
		activator:SetHealth( 100 )
		self:EmitSound(table.Random(usesounds), 100, 100)

	end

end

Mikesword221-legacy · May 19, 2010, 2:26pm

Any one? Thought that would auto merge…