[safetymoose]

How can i retrieve the origin of a map's "light" entity?

"m_vecOrigin" doesn't work here.

[Rohanlogs]

Hi, you sure it doesn't work? Can you show the code?

[safetymoose]

Code:

PHP Code:

public OnEntityCreated(entity, const char[] classname)
{
    if (StrContains(classname, "light", false) != -1)
    {
        //SDKHook(entity, SDKHook_SpawnPost, OnLightSpawnPost) // Spawn doesnt work for lights, they get removed...
        
        float origin[3]
        GetEntPropVector(entity, Prop_Send, "m_vecOrigin", origin)
        
        LogMessage("DEBUG: Entity created: %s | Origin: %.2f, %.2f, %.2f", classname, origin[0], origin[1], origin[2])
    }
} 


Output:

PHP Code:

L 07/12/2020 - 04:38:09: [lighttest.smx] DEBUG: Entity created: light | Origin: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
L 07/12/2020 - 04:38:09: [lighttest.smx] DEBUG: Entity created: light_spot | Origin: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
L 07/12/2020 - 04:38:09: [lighttest.smx] DEBUG: Entity created: light_spot | Origin: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
L 07/12/2020 - 04:38:09: [lighttest.smx] DEBUG: Entity created: light | Origin: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
L 07/12/2020 - 04:38:09: [lighttest.smx] DEBUG: Entity created: light_spot | Origin: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
L 07/12/2020 - 04:38:09: [lighttest.smx] DEBUG: Entity created: light_spot | Origin: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
L 07/12/2020 - 04:38:09: [lighttest.smx] DEBUG: Entity created: light_environment | Origin: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
L 07/12/2020 - 04:38:09: [lighttest.smx] DEBUG: Entity created: light | Origin: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
L 07/12/2020 - 04:38:09: [lighttest.smx] DEBUG: Entity created: light | Origin: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
L 07/12/2020 - 04:38:09: [lighttest.smx] DEBUG: Entity created: light | Origin: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
L 07/12/2020 - 04:38:09: [lighttest.smx] DEBUG: Entity created: light | Origin: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
L 07/12/2020 - 04:38:09: [lighttest.smx] DEBUG: Entity created: light | Origin: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 


[safetymoose]

What i'd like to know is, is there a way to directly retrieve the origin from the light entity itself?

If not, i think i should be looking into the entity lump from OnLevelInit. It has the necessary data, but i have no idea how to properly parse this. I just need the proper "origin" fields for each "light" or similar entity.

Any suggestions?

[BHaType]

Originally Posted by safetymoose What i'd like to know is, is there a way to directly retrieve the origin from the light entity itself? If not, i think i should be looking into the entity lump from OnLevelInit. It has the necessary data, but i have no idea how to properly parse this. I just need the proper "origin" fields for each "light" or similar entity. Any suggestions?

As i know OnEntityCreated calls too early and you need to wait before you can get entity origin

UPD:

Works perfect

[test.smx] DEBUG: Entity created: beam_spotlight | Origin: 82.96, 29.19, 28.33
[test.smx] DEBUG: Entity created: light_dynamic | Origin: -16.55, -0.60, 55.96
[test.smx] DEBUG: Entity created: light | Origin: 1132.53, 5624.00, 2521.00

Spoiler

PHP Code:

#pragma semicolon 1
#pragma newdecls required

#include <sourcemod>
#include <sdktools>

public void OnEntityCreated(int entity, const char[] classname)
{
    if (StrContains(classname, "light", false) != -1)
    {
        CreateTimer(0.1, tTimer, EntIndexToEntRef(entity));
    }
}

public Action tTimer (Handle timer, int iReference)
{
    if (!IsValidEdict(iReference))
        return;

    float vOrigin[3];
    GetEntPropVector(iReference, Prop_Send, "m_vecOrigin", vOrigin);
    
    char szName[36];
    GetEdictClassname(iReference, szName, sizeof szName);
    
    LogMessage("DEBUG: Entity created: %s | Origin: %.2f, %.2f, %.2f", szName, vOrigin[0], vOrigin[1], vOrigin[2]);
} 


[Silvers]

Don't need a timer, use SDKHook_SpawnPost and if it's still not valid then RequestFrame from here.