[CodeMonkey]

Ok so to understand my problem here, what I need to do in order for SetTransmit to be called is to make my sprite parent to a networked entity. then the sprite will call the SetTransmit method and all is good.

Is there a reason as to why, whenever I parent a sprite to anything it just doesn't display?

[Luke Penny]

I believe env_sprite can not be parented (or rather should not) - it simply will not display if you parent it to anything. Use env_sprite_oriented instead, and it should properly move with the parent object and display fine (if you're using env_sprite currently).

Edit: This thread may also be of interest, may need to send an entity input to turn them on? You might also want to try using the entity input SetParent after the sprite is spawned.

[CodeMonkey]

I am using env_sprite_oriented, just check my code a few pages back.

[Luke Penny]

Hmm...The Admin ESP plugin for CS:S accomplished roughly this, however i'm not sure if the differences between the two games prevent using the same method - however it seems to have SetTransmit working with parented sprites using a similar method.

[CodeMonkey]

Just tried the code from that, and it would appear as if I have the same problem. As soon as I parent the sprite to anything it disappears whether I use env_sprite or env_sprite_oriented

[Luke Penny]

When you say anything, do you also mean non-player entities that have no parent? If so then I'd think the problem is the sprite entity itself.

Otherwise, in TF2 anything parented to a player (and also all of it's children) are invisible, and I believe this applies to all entities (not just models). This concept of using a "middle man" entity as mentioned earlier wont work because of this.

You'd have to use OnGameFrame such as the donator plugin used, or use attachables somehow, parenting the sprite to attached model, and then SetTransmit on the sprite.

[CodeMonkey]

Yes I have been using ongameframe to reposition the sprite.

I can get the sprite to display and follow people using the ongameframe method, however I am still having issues with the SetTransmit.

[Luke Penny]

What issues exactly?

PHP Code:

//This after creating the sprite
SDKHook(ent, SDKHook_SetTransmit, SetTransmit);

//Return Plugin_Handled for clients who shouldn't see it
public Action:SetTransmit(entity, client) 
{
    if (client == somepeople)
        return Plugin_Handled; 
        
    return Plugin_Continue;
    
} 


[CodeMonkey]

SetTransmit is not being called.

[CodeMonkey]

Thanks to some much welcomed help from Luke via steam chat I finally figured it out.

I needed to create a prop_dynamic and place it then parent the sprite to it then in my ongameframe move the prop_dynamic up to the player. Then it all works great. Heres my code I use a tf2 model with no polys and then one of my friends from my gaming community showed me some parameters I could set to lighten server strain

PHP Code:

stock CreateSprite(iClient, String:sprite[], Float:offset)
{
    //new String:strClient[64]; 
    //Format(strClient, sizeof(strClient), "client%i", iClient);
    //DispatchKeyValue(iClient, "targetname", strClient);
    
    
    new String:strParent[64];
    Format(strParent, sizeof(strParent), "prop%i", iClient);
    new parent = CreateEntityByName("prop_dynamic");
    DispatchKeyValue(parent, "targetname", strParent);
    //DispatchKeyValue(parent, "parentname", strClient);
    
    //Special values given by couch do reduce strain on server
    
    DispatchKeyValue(parent,"renderfx","0");
    DispatchKeyValue(parent,"damagetoenablemotion","0");
    DispatchKeyValue(parent,"forcetoenablemotion","0");
    DispatchKeyValue(parent,"Damagetype","0");
    DispatchKeyValue(parent,"disablereceiveshadows","1");
    DispatchKeyValue(parent,"massScale","0");
    DispatchKeyValue(parent,"nodamageforces","0");
    DispatchKeyValue(parent,"shadowcastdist","0");
    DispatchKeyValue(parent,"disableshadows","1");
    DispatchKeyValue(parent,"spawnflags","1670");
    DispatchKeyValue(parent,"model","models/player/medic_animations.mdl");
    DispatchKeyValue(parent,"PerformanceMode","1");
    DispatchKeyValue(parent,"rendermode","10");
    DispatchKeyValue(parent,"physdamagescale","0");
    DispatchKeyValue(parent,"physicsmode","2");
    
    
    DispatchSpawn(parent);
    
    //SetVariantString(strClient);
    //AcceptEntityInput(parent, "SetParent",parent, parent, 0);

    
    g_EntParentList[iClient] = parent;
    




    new Float:vOrigin[3];
    GetClientAbsOrigin(iClient, vOrigin);
    vOrigin[2] += offset;
    new ent = CreateEntityByName("env_sprite");
    
    if (ent)
    {
        new String:StrEntityName[64]; Format(StrEntityName, sizeof(StrEntityName), "ent_sprite_oriented_%i", ent);
        DispatchKeyValue(ent, "model", sprite);
        
        DispatchKeyValue(ent, "classname", "env_sprite");
        DispatchKeyValue(ent, "spawnflags", "1");
        DispatchKeyValue(ent, "scale", "0.1");
        DispatchKeyValue(ent, "rendermode", "1");
        DispatchKeyValue(ent, "rendercolor", "255 255 255");        
        DispatchKeyValue(ent, "targetname", StrEntityName);        
        DispatchKeyValue(ent, "parentname", strParent);
        
        
        DispatchSpawn(ent);
        
        
        //TeleportEntity(ent, vOrigin, NULL_VECTOR, NULL_VECTOR);
        g_EntList[iClient] = ent;
        
        
        SetVariantString(strParent);
        AcceptEntityInput(ent, "SetParent");

        SDKHook(ent, SDKHook_SetTransmit, SetTransmit);
    }
} 


Heres my OnGameFrame

PHP Code:

public OnGameFrame()
{
    new ent, Float:vOrigin[3], Float:vVelocity[3];
    
    for(new i = 1; i <= MaxClients; i++)
    {
        if (!IsClientInGame(i)) continue;
        if ((ent = g_EntParentList[i]) > 0)
        {
            if (!IsValidEntity(ent))
                g_EntParentList[i] = 0;
            else
                if ((ent = EntRefToEntIndex(ent)) > 0)
                {
                    GetClientEyePosition(i, vOrigin);
                    vOrigin[2] += 25.0;
                    GetEntDataVector(i, gVelocityOffset, vVelocity);
                    TeleportEntity(ent, vOrigin, NULL_VECTOR, vVelocity);
                }
        }
    }
} 


Thank you all so much for your help this will be an awesome addition to my drinking game plugin.