Spawning entity on gamemode spawn

Garry's Mod coding
#1

So basicly, i have been trying to spawn a entity called “Jobotronic” (a entity i made myself) when the gamemode is spawned and stuff. So the entity will show up before any other player does.

I have been lurking on this for hours, giving no cake.
Wiki tells me to use the **[Gamemode.InitPostEntity

http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico](wiki.garrysmod.com/?title=Gamemode.InitPostEntity)** But that makes the players viewmodel and much else shit fuck up. I tried the GM:Initizialise, that makes garrysmod crash.

I dont know what else todo :frowning:

I might know a hacky way todo it:
I assign a global Boolean to a entity thats already on the map, a cubemap or something at the GM:initialize, ii set the boolean to true. Then at GM:PlayerInitSpawn i check if that boolean is true, if then, spawn the entity and when its spawned, set the bool to False, this way it wont make a new entity each time a player spawns.
Though, i just came up with that nothing is spawned at Initialize according to wiki.

Help!

#2

InitPostEntity is what you’re looking for. Post your code: it’s probably something in there that’s making “shit fuck up.”

#3

init.lua:
[lua]
function GM:InitPostEntity( )
Entity=ents.Create(“jobotronic”)
Entity:SetPos(Vector(0,0,0))
Entity:Spawn()
end
[/lua]
And i know its not the Entity thats not working, i tried exact same code with just a default entity and it gives same bug.

The bug is that, when i spawn, i cant see my Viewmodel, and i KNOW to fully that i should have the gravity gun and the camera because i get them if i comment out that part. The HUD is normal. Though, when i get killed by something, you should usualy see yourself on a red tinted window, i see the red tint, not my self though.

Edit: I cant use gm_spawnswep to give me any swep neither. Gives me the error:



] gm_spawnswep gmod_tool
sandbox\gamemode\commands.lua:638: attempt to call field 'GetStored' (a nil value)
#4

local ent = ents.Create(myent)

By calling it Entity, you deleted an important function used by sandbox to give you SWeps and other scripts too.

#5

You should try using N++ and the GLua plugin when you make Lua scripts. This helps you avoid errors like this, as it will highlight words that are used for functions or libraries or such.

#6

Nope, still same problem.

Edit:
That made me get some insane walking bugs instead, like i were held back by a spring or something.

Edit2:
That sandbox error when typing gm_giveswep is still showing up.

#7

And you changed the variable name?

#8

Yes.
Guess i shall show you guys the involved files.
gamemode/init.lua:
[lua]
function GM:PlayerLoadout(ply)
ply:Give(“weapon_physcannon”)
ply:Give(“gmod_camera”)
–ply:Give() wtb hands
end
function GM:PlayerInitialSpawn(ply)
ply:SetTeam(ply:GetNWInt(“job”))
ply:SetNWBool(“Jobotronic”,false)
gamemode.Call(“PlayerLoadout”, ply)
end
function GM:PlayerSpawn(ply)
end
function GM:ShowHelp(ply)
local Premoney = ply:GetNWInt(“money”)
ply:SetNWInt(“money”,Premoney+100)
end
function GM:InitPostEntity( )
local ent=ents.Create(“jobotronic”)
ent:SetPos(Vector(0,0,0))
ent:Spawn()
end
[/lua]

entities/entities/jobotronic/init.lua:
[lua]
AddCSLuaFile(“cl_init.lua”)
AddCSLuaFile(“shared.lua”)

include(“shared.lua”)

function ENT:Initialize()
self:SetModel(“models/props_wasteland/laundry_dryer002.mdl”)
self:PhysicsInit( SOLID_VPHYSICS ) – Make us work with physics,
self:SetMoveType( MOVETYPE_VPHYSICS ) --after all, gmod is a physics
self:SetSolid( SOLID_VPHYSICS )
end

function ENT:Use(activator,caller)
activator:SetNWBool(“Jobotronic”,true)
activator:ChatPrint(“Cake”)
end
[/lua]

gamemode/cl_jobotronic.lua: (The menu that should popup when you click E on the jobotronic), I have already comment this part and thers no diffrence. Though, i would like to know if there would be any better way to check if the player just clicked the jobotronic than having a global variable if he is in it or not.
[lua]
function Jobotronicmenu()
local pl=LocalPlayer()
if pl:GetNWBool(“Jobotronic”)==false then return end
pl:ChatPrint(“You come this far!”)
local Mainpanel = vgui.Create( “DFrame” )
Mainpanel:SetPos(ScrW()/2-256,ScrH()/2-256) --Formula for getting it in teh middle
Mainpanel:SetSize( 512, 512 )
Mainpanel:SetTitle( “Job-O-Tronic” )
Mainpanel:SetVisible( true )
Mainpanel:SetDraggable( false )
Mainpanel:ShowCloseButton( false )
Mainpanel:MakePopup()

local Closebutton = vgui.Create( "DButton",Mainpanel)
	Closebutton:SetPos(ScrW()/2+206,ScrH()/2+241)
	Closebutton:SetSize( 50, 15 )
	Closebutton:SetText("Close")
	Closebutton.DoClick = function( Closebutton )
		pl:SetNWBool("Jobotronic",false)
		Mainpanel.Close()			
	end

end
[/lua]

Dont think anymore should be needed to show.