Run function on damage from zombie

Garry's Mod coding
#1

Hey, facepunch. I have nearly zero experience in LUA coding, so I would like some assistance.


function GM:EntityTakeDamage( ent, inflictor, attacker, amount )
 print("checking for player")
    if ( ent:IsPlayer() ) then

       print("checking for zombie")
    if(attacker:GetModel() == "models/Zombies/Classic") then
           print("Zombie detected")
    MyFunction(ent)
    end
    end
end

Wouldn’t this run the function “MyFunction” with ent, when a player is damaged by a zombie?

I can’t get it to work, and none of the prints are happening. The lua is located in lua/autorun/server/

Thank you.

#2

[lua]
hook.Add(“PlayerHurt”,“WhateverYouWantToCallThisHook”, function(p,zombie)
if(zombie:GetClass()==“npc_zombie”) then
–Dostuff
end
end)
[/lua]

#3

Defining the GM: functions should only occur in gamemode scripts. Since you’re making an autorun script, add a hook to EntityTakeDamage:

[lua]
local function CheckZombie(ent, inflictor, attacker, amount)
print(“checking for player”)
if ( ent:IsPlayer() ) then
print(“checking for zombie”)
if(attacker:GetModel() == “models/Zombies/Classic”) then
print(“Zombie detected”)
function (ent)
end
end
end
hook.Add(“EntityTakeDamage”, “CheckZombieDamage”, CheckZombie)
[/lua]

You also can’t have a function called function. Function is a reserved word in the language.
And I’d check for the zombie classname rather than the model of the NPC.

[lua]
local function CheckZombie(ent, inflictor, attacker, amount)
print(“checking for player”)
if ( ent:IsPlayer() ) then
print(“checking for zombie”)
if(attacker:GetClass() == “npc_zombie”) then
print(“Zombie detected”)
–other code
end
end
end
hook.Add(“EntityTakeDamage”, “CheckZombieDamage”, CheckZombie)
[/lua]

#4

Thank you very much.

#5

Ide rather use PlayerHurt, Since its a less demanding hook.

#6

Incase you didn’t notice - Ronon did use PlayerHurt.