[Ynet]

as the title says my question is if there is a way to detect if a player is aiming on a wall

i thought about using get_user_aiming or get_user_origin 3 but i am not so sure about those

[JocAnis]

probably traceline of player's aiming and check if its brush or something similar...but why you need it? if im not mistaken then it should be handled by prethink which is not good for the server

[thEsp]

This could possibly help you, execute it on touch or client pre/post-think.

PHP Code:

bool:isSolid(iEnt)
{
    return (iEnt ? ((pev(iEnt, pev_solid) > SOLID_TRIGGER) ? true : false ) : true )
} 


[Ynet]

Originally Posted by thEsp This could possibly help you, execute it on touch or client pre/post-think. PHP Code: bool:isSolid(iEnt) {     return (iEnt ? ((pev(iEnt, pev_solid) > SOLID_TRIGGER) ? true : false ) : true ) }

seems to ignore walls and only pays attention to ladders



here is what i have tried:

PHP Code:

    new ent, body;
    get_user_aiming( id, ent, body, 9999 ); // 9999 for testing
            
    if( is_valid_ent( ent ) )
    {
                    
    if( isSolid(ent) )
    {
    client_print(0,print_chat,"Looking At A Wall");
    return
    }


    client_print(0,print_chat,"Not Looking At A Wall");
    } 


[EFFx]

Maybe this can help - https://forums.alliedmods.net/showth...18409?p=418409

[<VeCo>]

Brushes from the map have an index of 0, you should add a check for that too as they aren't valid entities.
Ladders usually use func_wall for the alpha transparency of the texture so that's why only they get detected in your case.

[Ynet]

Originally Posted by <VeCo> Brushes from the map have an index of 0, you should add a check for that too as they aren't valid entities. Ladders usually use func_wall for the alpha transparency of the texture so that's why only they get detected in your case.

i actually removed the check for the valid ent after posting the code and it still ignored most of the walls

[thEsp]

So it detected SOME huh? If yes, this may occur due to not every "wall" being "wall". I mean there are some entities like func_illusionary, info_target etc. used for obvious reasons.

[Ynet]

Originally Posted by thEsp So it detected SOME huh? If yes, this may occur due to not every "wall" being "wall". I mean there are some entities like func_illusionary, info_target etc. used for obvious reasons.

Gates which i am assuming are considered func_rotating were detected as walls

normal walls just got ignored

[<VeCo>]

what exactly do you mean by "wall" ?

Brushes have index of 0, other solid entities will have other indexes (func_wall could be a wall, but breakables and rotating objects could also be walls too, or no depending on their use?). get_user_aiming doesn't detect triggers or point entities.
Anything you look at would be a wall, no? LOL