How do I dupe a weapon?

[Captain Maim]

I would like to know how to create an advanced duplication of a weapon, in this case the physics gun.

Also how would this apply to NPCs or other things of that nature?

[Wodden]

Type ent_create weapon_physgun, then avanced dupe the physgun.

To apply to a NPC type: npc_create_equipment weapon_smg1 (for example), then npc_create npc_combine_s.

[Captain Maim]

I tried that several times, nothing happened. Are you sure that's the correct command?




So does it take two commands or one to spawn in a combine with a gun?

Speaking of duping NPC's what's the best way to create a maze with monsters duped into it? How do I get them into the dup? My thought was to use fixed spawn plates but saving the monsters themselves would make it more like most games.

[Squeakyneb]

So you want to spawn a dupe and have a building pre-filled with NPCs?
Try nocolliding all the npcs, nocollide one with part of the building (that it will nevr touch) then dupe.
works in theory

[Captain Maim]

So you want to spawn a dupe and have a building pre-filled with NPCs?
Try nocolliding all the npcs, nocollide one with part of the building (that it will nevr touch) then dupe.
works in theory

oh... that's an interesting idea.


Actually the original reason was so I could get my guns back if they were taken away like on Avalanche_test2. Since typing impulse 101 won't get me the tool or physics gun, I wanted a way to recover those since without them building is nigh impossible. I've got the tool gun but I can't find the physics gun.

I'm going to build something that'll dispense weapons, I'm thinking of making all the dups of the weapons into prop spawners and then just pressing a button and having it dump the guns for me to collect.

What happens if a chip uses concommand or concmd to spawn items? Do they appear where the chip is and fall? That'd be a lot nicer way to store all the weapons and ammo.

[Captain Maim]

okay that command worked I just needed to turn on cheats I suspected I might have had to.

[Pyro-Fire]

isn't it ent_create?

example; ent_create weapon_physgun

[Captain Maim]

isn't it ent_create?

example; ent_create weapon_physgun

Yeah but you forgot


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ent_create weapon_physgun

That works. Just the ent_create alone does not. And I got my gun and added it to a stash of dupped weapons that I can spawn in to rearm myself if I lose it all. (It can also be roped to a teleporter I can summon to me) so it's great for getting into those places I shouldn't be allowed things like my tool gun or physics gun.