[Tauphi]

hello,

is it possible to spawn a sentry gun to a specific location ?
if yes ... any tipps how to code it?

andreas

[KMFrog]

I would think they have written it so the SG must be attached to a player to credit them with the kills etc... For this reason it may not be possible to just spawn them and have fully functioning SGs.... but then again, ive never tired anything like it

[Tauphi]

i can attach it to a player by editing the owner variable (i changed the owner of my own sentry to 0, it worked, my sentry made frags for no real player) ... the team, upgrade level etc can be edited too ...

but i don't know if it's possible to spawn a sentry itself into a map ...does sourcemod support any functions for this?

[ferret]

Look for the Dispatch functions in sdktools_functions.inc. Start with CreateEntityByName, then use the dispatch fucntions to setup and spawn the entity.

[Tauphi]

ok i have tested a little bit and i have some problems ... to spawn a sentry gun i use the following code:

PHP Code:

new Float:or[3];
GetClientAbsOrigin(client,or);

new ent = CreateEntityByName("obj_sentrygun");
DispatchSpawn(ent);
TeleportEntity(ent, or, NULL_VECTOR, NULL_VECTOR);

SetEntData( ent , FindSendPropOffs("CObjectSentrygun","m_bPlacing") , 0 , 2 );
SetEntData( ent , FindSendPropOffs("CObjectSentrygun","m_bBuilding") , 0 , 2 );
SetEntData( ent , FindSendPropOffs("CObjectSentrygun","m_bDisabled") , 0 , 2 );
SetEntData( ent , FindSendPropOffs("CObjectSentrygun","m_iObjectType") , 3 );
SetEntData( ent , FindSendPropOffs("CObjectSentrygun","m_iState") , 1 );
SetEntData( ent , FindSendPropOffs("CObjectSentrygun","m_iTeamNum") , 2 );
SetEntData( ent , FindSendPropOffs("CObjectSentrygun","m_iUpgradeMetal") , 150 );
SetEntData( ent , FindSendPropOffs("CObjectSentrygun","m_bHasSapper") , 0 , 2 );
SetEntData( ent , FindSendPropOffs("CObjectSentrygun","m_hBuilder") , client , 1 );
SetEntData( ent , FindSendPropOffs("CObjectSentrygun","m_bServerOverridePlacement") , 1 , 1 );
SetEntDataFloat( ent , FindSendPropOffs("CObjectSentrygun","m_flPercentageConstructed") , 1.0 );
SetEntData( ent , FindSendPropOffs("CObjectSentrygun","m_iUpgradeLevel") , 1 , 4 ); //1-3
SetEntData( ent , FindSendPropOffs("CObjectSentrygun","m_nModelIndex") , 294 , 2 );
SetEntData( ent , FindSendPropOffs("CObjectSentrygun","m_iAmmoShells") , 100 , 4 );
SetEntData( ent , FindSendPropOffs("CObjectSentrygun","m_iMaxHealth") , 150 , 4 ); 


but i have the following problems with it:

1. the sentry is active (i hear the bibip), but it looks into the ground
2. it has no animations. no turning from right to the left
3. it does not shoot -> grrrrr

here is a screenshot: http://images.saigns.de/cp_dustbowl0074.jpg

any ideas how the fix it ?
thx in advance

andi

[WoZeR]

Maybe this will help out
http://www.3-pg.com/forums/index.php...indpost&p=2593

[Tauphi]

ok ... the most does work ... i have attached the complete source of the test-plugin ... just type "sentry" in the server-chat to spawn a sentry ...

but i have still two big problems:
1. Is use my angle of view to set the direction of the sentry ... it works, you can see it on the foots of it ... but when it begins to turn from right to left and from left to right ... it's always the same direction ...

2. add some bots ( server command is "bot" ) and use a spawned sentry to kill them ... it shoots from the ground ( take a look on the shoot sprites ) ... hit it one time to set it to level 2, then it's working ...

when my spawned sentry begins to shot ... it spams the following into my console ( use "developer 2" ):

GetTracerOrigin: Couldn't find attachment 0 on model models/buildables/sentry1.mdl

after it's upgrade the error is gone ...

i have absolutely no idea how to fix that things
any help would be great ...

[ferret]

Try this:
http://developer.valvesoftware.com/w...ies#dtwatchent

Use it on a level 1 sentry you have spawned, then upgrade that sentry to level 2. The above command should show you which props are changed with the upgrade. That might give you a clue as to whats wrong with your spawned level 1 sentrys, since the upgrade seems to fix or correct some necessary value.

Only good for network sendprops though. Datamap stuff won't be shown.

[Scuzzy]

Originally Posted by ferret Try this: http://developer.valvesoftware.com/w...ies#dtwatchent Use it on a level 1 sentry you have spawned, then upgrade that sentry to level 2. The above command should show you which props are changed with the upgrade. That might give you a clue as to whats wrong with your spawned level 1 sentrys, since the upgrade seems to fix or correct some necessary value. Only good for network sendprops though. Datamap stuff won't be shown.

I'd like to try this to watch my own client entity, but am fairly new to the source engine. I've looked around for determining the actual index of an entity, and tried the example "dtwatchent 1", but received no results both in console on a dedicated server, in my client on a dedicated server, and creating a "server" on my own home machine. I know it's hand holding, but could you walk me through how I could use this command to watch my own CTFPlayer entity? (determining what my own index is, when/where to run the command,etc)

Thanks,
Scuzzy

[Tauphi]

stupid question ... but is that normal, that metamod does no work when i start a listenserver ? it seems that i can't use the command on a remote server