[QOOOOOOOOQ]

Just a simple print-to-chat when someone actually joins the game, instead of when someone starts loading the map, and these never pass true therefore never print-to-chat that the player has either joined/left, why is that? My suspection is that im not using functions in the exact way their supposed to be used... which i wouldnt know when to/when not to use them at certain times since im so new, advice?

PHP Code:

public OnClientConnected(client){
    if(Client_IsValid(client) && !IsFakeClient(client)){
        PrintToChatAll("[NEWS] Player %N has joined the game.", client);
    }
}

//and the OnClientDisconnect...

public OnClientDisconnect(client){
    if(Client_IsValid(client) && !IsFakeClient(client)){
        PrintToChatAll("[NEWS] Player %N has joined the game.", client);
    }
} 


Client_IsValid(client) just says: (using smlib v0.11 by berni btw)

PHP Code:

stock bool:Client_IsValid(client, bool:checkConnected=true) //set checkConnected to false to skip the IsClientConnected check
{
    if (client > 4096) {
        client = EntRefToEntIndex(client);
    }

    if (client < 1 || client > MaxClients) {
        return false;
    }

    if (checkConnected && !IsClientConnected(client)) {
        return false;
    }
    
    return true;
} 


[Dravu]

Have you tried doing "Client_IsValid(client, false)" instead?

[TheGodKing]

I would personally use OnClientPutInServer and then make an if statement checking if they are connected, ingame and not a fake client.

public OnClientPutInServer(client)
{
    if (IsClientConnected(client) && IsClientInGame(client) && !IsFakeClient(client)){
        PrintToChatAll("[NEWS] Player %N has joined the game.", client);
    }
}

[11530]

Originally Posted by TheGodKing I would personally use OnClientPutInServer and then make an if statement checking if they are connected, ingame and not a fake client. public OnClientPutInServer(client) { if (IsClientConnected(client) && IsClientInGame(client) && !IsFakeClient(client)){ PrintToChatAll("[NEWS] Player %N has joined the game.", client); } }

IsClientConnected is used within IsClientInGame so the former is not required.

[TheGodKing]

Originally Posted by 11530 IsClientConnected is used within IsClientInGame so the former is not required.

Thanks, I was never really sure about those two checks being together, I always had them both to be safe.

[psychonic]

Originally Posted by QOOOOOOOOQ PHP Code:     if (client > 4096) {         client = EntRefToEntIndex(client);     }

This part is useless as well. Entity references aren't supported for clients.

[QOOOOOOOOQ]

May i ask what the difference between OnclientPutInServer and OnClientConnected is? Because it seems to me that accordinf to the docs, they do EXACTLY the same thing?

[Skyy]

stock bool:IsClientActual(client)
{
	if (client < 1 || client > MaxClients || !IsClientInGame(client)) return false;
	return true;
}

stock bool:IsClientHuman(client)
{
	if (IsClientActual(client) && !IsFakeClient(client)) return true;
	return false;
}



public OnClientConnected(client)
{ 
    if(IsClientHuman(client)) PrintToChatAll("[NEWS] Player %N has joined the game.", client);
}

[bl4nk]

Originally Posted by QOOOOOOOOQ May i ask what the difference between OnclientPutInServer and OnClientConnected is? Because it seems to me that accordinf to the docs, they do EXACTLY the same thing?

OnClientConnect/ed are fired once the client connects to the server. OnClientPutInServer fires once they've been placed into the game (normally when the loading screen is finished and the MOTD comes up).