[Kowalsky]

Hey. So I have come across a problem that I don't know how to solve.

In order to set hud displaying some player's status I am using something like this :

        register_event( "StatusValue"   , "on_ShowStatus"    , "be"    , "1=2"  ,"2!0"               );
        register_event( "StatusValue"   , "on_HideStatus"    , "be"    , "1=1"  ,"2=0"               );

public on_ShowStatus( )
         // show hudmessage with information here

public on_HideStatus( )
         set_hudmessage( 0, 0, 0, 0.0, 0.0, 0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, iChannel );
         show_hudmessage( id, "" );

So as long as I am aiming at a player, the hud message will show up. When I move away my cursor, the hudmessage is instantly hidden because I catched the event on_HideStatus() and cleared my hud there.

How can I do the same thing with entities (using traceline?). I mean I can catch the moment when I am aiming at some entity and show the hudmessage, however this hudmessage will dissapear only after some time after I move my aim from the entity. Could you please help me with the algorytm or maybe provide some example code? An idea on how to catch the moment, when I stopped aiming at that particular entity would be nice!

E: I could also send the "clear hud" function to a client every time I see the conditions for my entity are not met, but that would be too inefficient (sending every 0.000...1s or so a message to clear HUD)

[Chihuahuax]

Use sync hud
Theres a function to remove sync hud easily

[Kowalsky]

Originally Posted by Chihuahuax Use sync hud Theres a function to remove sync hud easily

I am not asking remove sync hud, I know how to do it. I am asking WHEN to do this in this forward. Since I don't have any particular event, when I am not aiming at entity

[Bugsy]

Look at this plugin: https://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?t=277524

[Kowalsky]

Okay, thank you for your answers. I have decided I will do it in the following way :

new bool:bTrigger[ 33 ]

FW_Traceline( ..., id ) {
      //before it hits my entity
      bTrigger[ id ] = false;

      // It has hit my ent
      bTrigger[ id ] = true;
      if( !task_exists( SOME_TASK_ID+id ) )
             set_task( params... ) // repeat this task every 0.1-0.4 secs, dunno which is the optimal value
}

public some_task( id ) {
   if( !bTrigger[ id ] )
      remove_task
//otherwise show hud message
}