[fysiks]

I didn't say anything about needing to modify the plugin that creates the entities. Let me put it another way in hopes that it might make more sense. If you know when it's created, you can simply find the entity (by class the same way it's done above) and then you can store that value and simply use that value later when you need it. You'll still need to check if it's valid but you don't need to search the entire entity list every time you need it.

[MrPickles]

Originally Posted by fysiks I didn't say anything about needing to modify the plugin that creates the entities. Let me put it another way in hopes that it might make more sense. If you know when it's created, you can simply find the entity (by class the same way it's done above) and then you can store that value and simply use that value later when you need it. You'll still need to check if it's valid but you don't need to search the entire entity list every time you need it.

If you know when it's created...

That is the problem, where they are created is in plugin number 1, and where you are going to place them invisible in plugin number 2, the only way to get an index between both plugins is by creating a library for them to communicate or save them in a iuser /vuser, what you could do is save the index with the first find ent by class, if you are going to repeat the effect later, you use the saved index with the find ent by class, checking if it is valid of course, but you will have to do several checks if the index changes, just use find ent by class to hide it then you won't have any problem

[fysiks]

Right, it depends on how the plugin works. I don't know how this random, unnamed plugin works so I had to add that qualifier.

[Tote]

Originally Posted by MrPickles The code that I gave you must have worked perfectly, you don't need to use add to full pack for that, with that,you are searching each frame for the entity with that classname, with which I gave you only activate/deactivate invisibility once. You could also try sending the error it gave you, you sent the error of your code only.

I've already sent the error.
Spams message "[FAKEMETA] Invalid entity." And it lags out the server maybe because it's used in FMAddtoPlayerPack? I guess it spams it too much time which can cause lag ?
EDIT: What about something like this:
new bool:check;

public ForwardAddToFullPack( es_handle, e, ent, host, hostflags, player, pset )
{
new entu = engfunc( EngFunc_FindEntityByString, -1, "classname", "ent_hat" );
if(ent == entu || entu == ent)
{
if(check == true)
{
return PLUGIN_HANDLED:
}
else
{
set_es( es_handle, ES_RenderMode, kRenderTransAlpha );
set_es( es_handle, ES_RenderAmt, 0 );
check = true
}
}
}
}

[fysiks]

1. Trying to find the entity by classname is not a quick function to call which is why it was suggested to only find the entity when you need to set the visibility.
2. Why don't you just modify the plugin that creates this entity to hide or not create the entity in the first place? Or remove the plugin if you don't want the entities at all.

[MrPickles]

Just use the code that I sent you, it doesn't have any errors and it's better than using add to full pack, that's all.