permanent props

Garry's Mod coding
#1

I would like to ask if there is a addon for permanent props. Such as starting up a server and the props are already there. Kind of like singleplayer, but in multiplayer.

If there is no such thing, is there at least a way to save a multiplayer game to load later in multiplayer?

#2

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#3

I’m sorry but I suck at scripting. I was hoping for a addon that would do it for me.

#4

Then you are looking for the request section

#5

I had one of these addons… Lemme see if I can find it…

Edit:

http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=735138

Here you go.

#6

Thanks so much!

#7

I was actually working on a similar thing earlier, here’s the code:

permaprops.lua (in your lua/autorun directory)

[lua]require(“glon”)

PERMA = {}
PERMA.Pos = {}
PERMA.File = “permaprops.txt”

if SERVER then
function PERMA:Initialize()
self:LoadFromFile()

	for _,v in pairs( ents.GetAll() ) do
		if v:GetNWBool("isperma") then v:Remove() end
	end
	
	for _,v in pairs( self.Pos ) do
		if game.GetMap() == v.map then
			local e = ents.Create( v.class )
			e:SetNWBool( "isperma", true )
			e:SetPos( v.pos )
			e:SetAngles( v.ang )
			e:SetColor( v.color.r, v.color.g, v.color.b, v.color.a )
			e:SetModel( v.model )
			e:SetMaterial( v.material )
			e:SetSkin( v.skin )
			e:SetSolid( v.solid )
			e:SetName( v.name )
			e:Spawn()
			e:Activate()
			
			local phys = e:GetPhysicsObject()
			if IsValid( phys ) then phys:Sleep() end
		end
	end
	
	concommand.Add("perma_save",function(pl)
		if not pl:IsAdmin() then return end
		
		local e = pl:GetEyeTrace().Entity
		if not ValidEntity( e ) then pl:ChatPrint("That is not a valid entity!") return end
		if e:GetNWBool("isperma") then pl:ChatPrint("That entity is already permanent!") return end
		
		self:SaveEnt( e )
		pl:ChatPrint("You saved " .. e:GetClass() .. " with model ".. e:GetModel() .. " to the database.")
	end)
	
	concommand.Add("perma_printfile",function()
		PrintTable( glon.decode(file.Read(self.File)))
	end)
	
	concommand.Add("perma_printcurrent",function()
		PrintTable( self.Pos )
	end)
	
	concommand.Add("perma_erase",function( pl )
		if not pl:IsSuperAdmin() then return end
		
		for _,v in pairs( ents.GetAll() ) do
			if v:GetNWBool("isperma") then v:SetName("") end
		end
		
		file.Write(self.File,glon.encode({}))
		self.Pos = {}
		
		pl:ChatPrint("Database successfully erased!")
	end)
	
	concommand.Add("perma_remove",function( pl )
		if not pl:IsAdmin() then return end
		
		local e = pl:GetEyeTrace().Entity
		if not ValidEntity( e ) then pl:ChatPrint("That is not a valid entity!") return end
		if not e:GetNWBool("isperma") then pl:ChatPrint("That is not a PermaProp!") return end
		
		self:RemoveEnt( e )
		e:SetNWBool("isperma",false)
		pl:ChatPrint("You erased " .. e:GetClass() .. " with a model of " .. e:GetModel() .. " from the database.")
		
	end)
	
	concommand.Add("perma_isperma",function(pl)
		local e = pl:GetEyeTrace().Entity
		if not ValidEntity( e ) then pl:ChatPrint("That is not a valid entity!") return end

		pl:ChatPrint( "That entity is" .. ( not e:GetNWBool("isperma") && " not " || " " ) .. "a PermaProp.")
	end)
	
end

function PERMA:SaveEnt( ent )
	local col = { ent:GetColor() }
	local info = {
		name = "perma"..table.Count(self.Pos),
		class = ent:GetClass(),
		pos = ent:GetPos(),
		ang = ent:GetAngles(),
		color = Color(col[1],col[2],col[3],col[4]),
		model = ent:GetModel(),
		material = ent:GetMaterial(),
		skin = ent:GetSkin(),
		solid = ent:GetSolid(),
		map = game.GetMap(),
		}
	ent:SetName( info.name )
	ent:SetNWBool("isperma", true )
	self.Pos[info.name] = info
	self:SaveToFile()
end

function PERMA:RemoveEnt( ent )
	local name = ent:GetName()
	if not self.Pos[name] then return end
	self.Pos[name] = nil
	self:SaveToFile()
end

function PERMA:LoadFromFile()
	if not file.Exists(self.File) then file.Write(self.File,glon.encode({}))
	else self.Pos = glon.decode(file.Read(self.File)) end
end

function PERMA:SaveToFile()
	file.Write(self.File,glon.encode(self.Pos))
end

hook.Add("InitPostEntity","InitializePermaProps",function() PERMA:Initialize() end)

end[/lua]

And there’s also a tool you can use if you want:

[lua]if SERVER then
AddCSLuaFile(“weapons/gmod_stool/stools/permaprops.lua”)
end

TOOL.Name = “#PermaProps”
TOOL.Category = “Construction”
TOOL.Command = nil
TOOL.ConfigName = “”

if CLIENT then
language.Add( “Tool_permaprops_name”, “PermaProps” )
language.Add( “Tool_permaprops_desc”, “Save a prop for server restarts” )
language.Add( “Tool_permaprops_0”, “Left click to make a a prop permanent. Right click to make a prop temporary.” )
//language.Add( “Tool_unbreakable_etendre”, “Extend to constrained objects” )
end

function TOOL:LeftClick( tr )
RunConsoleCommand(“perma_save”)
return true
end

function TOOL:RightClick( tr )
RunConsoleCommand(“perma_remove”)
return true
end

function TOOL:Reload( tr )
RunConsoleCommand(“perma_isperma”)
return true
end

function TOOL.BuildCPanel( panel)

panel:AddControl( "Header"  , { Text = "#Tool_permaprops_name", Description	= "#Tool_permaprops_desc" }  )

end[/lua]

This is different in that you can spawn the prop, and then put it some where and then save its position. Also, it saves more information about it since it uses glon and not SQL.

#8

Thanks, This is much better than the other one. The other one only would save props and that is it, yours seems to save the color set and some other stuff as well.

#9

I thought you wanned to save props :confused:

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