[eyal282]

stock CreateDefuseBalloons(client, Float:time=5.0)
{
	new particle = CreateEntityByName("info_particle_system");

	if (IsValidEdict(particle))
	{
		SDKHook(particle, SDKHook_SetTransmit, Hook_ShouldSeeBalloons);
		new Float:position[3];
		GetEntPropVector(client, Prop_Send, "m_vecOrigin", position);
		TeleportEntity(particle, position, NULL_VECTOR, NULL_VECTOR);
		DispatchKeyValue(particle, "targetname", "uc_bomb_defused_balloons");
		DispatchKeyValue(particle, "effect_name", "weapon_confetti_balloons"); // This is the particle name that spawns confetti and balloons.
		DispatchSpawn(particle);
		//SetVariantString(name);
		ActivateEntity(particle);
		AcceptEntityInput(particle, "start");
		CreateTimer(time, DeleteDefuseBalloons, particle);
	}
}

public Action:Hook_ShouldSeeBalloons(balloons, viewer)
{
	return Plugin_Handled;
}

public Action:DeleteDefuseBalloons(Handle:timer, any:particle)
{
    if (IsValidEntity(particle))
    {
        new String:classN[64];
        GetEdictClassname(particle, classN, sizeof(classN));
        if (StrEqual(classN, "info_particle_system", false))
        {
            RemoveEdict(particle);
        }
    }
}

Why am I able to see the balloons?

[vinci6k]

Particles have the FL_EDICT_ALWAYS flag on them, which makes them transmit to all clients no matter what. You need to strip it before attempting to hide them in the SetTransmit hook.
Code for stripping the flag can be found in this post by sidezz.

[Lux]

Because particles have the edict flag "FL_EDICT_ALWAYS"
you may want to change the flag so it will called with SetTransmit

SetEdictFlags(particle, FL_EDICT_FULLCHECK);?
dunno try it

[eyal282]

Originally Posted by Lux Because particles have the edict flag "FL_EDICT_ALWAYS" you may want to change the flag so it will called with SetTransmit SetEdictFlags(particle, FL_EDICT_FULLCHECK);? dunno try it

stock CreateDefuseBalloons(client, Float:time=5.0)
{
	new particle = CreateEntityByName("info_particle_system");

	if (IsValidEdict(particle))
	{
		new Float:position[3];
		GetEntPropVector(client, Prop_Send, "m_vecOrigin", position);
		TeleportEntity(particle, position, NULL_VECTOR, NULL_VECTOR);
		DispatchKeyValue(particle, "targetname", "uc_bomb_defused_balloons");
		DispatchKeyValue(particle, "effect_name", "weapon_confetti_balloons"); // This is the particle name that spawns confetti and balloons.
		DispatchSpawn(particle);
		//SetVariantString(name);
		ActivateEntity(particle);
		AcceptEntityInput(particle, "start");
		CreateTimer(time, DeleteDefuseBalloons, particle);
		
		if(GetEdictFlags(particle) & FL_EDICT_ALWAYS)
			SetEdictFlags(particle, GetEdictFlags(particle) ^ FL_EDICT_ALWAYS);
			
		SDKHook(particle, SDKHook_SetTransmit, Hook_ShouldSeeBalloons);
	}
}

public Action:Hook_ShouldSeeBalloons(balloons, viewer)
{
	return Plugin_Handled;
}

public Action:DeleteDefuseBalloons(Handle:timer, any:particle)
{
    if (IsValidEntity(particle))
    {
        new String:classN[64];
        GetEdictClassname(particle, classN, sizeof(classN));
        if (StrEqual(classN, "info_particle_system", false))
        {
            RemoveEdict(particle);
        }
    }
}

Doesn't work.

Edit: if I set a 1.5 timer to remove the always tag, settransmit is fired once and the balloons double themselves

Another edit: I need to make it individual so making it never transmit to all is not an option.

Last edit maybe: Settings the flags to FL_EDICT_FULLCHECK and nothing else also doesn't work.

[eyal282]

https://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?t=311043

Solved, this plugin has the function to properly hide. The issue is weird, you gotta set the flags inside the settransmit hook, and I think during entity creation as well, as it gets overriden after one transmit.