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[moggie100]

you can have a 4d vector input/output on an E2 without problems.
xyzw are 1234 on that, at the Lua level.

How do you define in input/output though? Something:vector doesn't allow anything other than 3d vectors through it.

[Lyinginbedmon]

Have you tried Something:vector4?

[TomyLobo]

How do you define in input/output though? Something:vector doesn't allow anything other than 3d vectors through it.

vector4 of course

[moggie100]

D'oh >.<

And here I was trying "vec4" thinking that the variable type would match its creation declaration - bah.

Also - I didn't see anything about how to use vector4 I/O on the wiki, only how to use them internally on an E2 - update parchance?

[TomyLobo]

the extension tutorial has a description of all the types
all except (3d) vector are like that on the wire as well.

http://wiki.garrysmod.com/?title=Wir...Tutorial#Types

[moggie100]

My god! Its full of vars!

[TomyLobo]

that line is the most interesting for you:
Type name: vector4 (this is what you use behind the colon, upper-case version of this is what you use as your input type.)
Type ID: XV4 (something E2-internal)
Description: A numeric Lua table representing a 4D vector. (How to make and interpret them)
Example: { 1, 2, 3, 4 } ( { x, y, z, w } )

(my remarks in parens)

[moggie100]

that line is the most interesting for you:
Type name: vector4 (this is what you use behind the colon, upper-case version of this is what you use as your input type.)
Type ID: XV4 (something E2-internal)
Description: A numeric Lua table representing a 4D vector. (How to make and interpret them)
Example: { 1, 2, 3, 4 } ( { x, y, z, w } )

(my remarks in parens)

Thanks!

I've been using my modified debugger to look up what -exactly- E2's set their types to, but any help is very appreciated.

[TomyLobo]

that table lists every single type in E2 and except for VECTOR and ANGLE, everything applies to the rest of wiremod as well.
VECTOR is just a gmod Vector(...)
ANGLE is a gmod Angle(...)

[moggie100]

Video!

Oh god, I hate the way my voice sounds when recorded >.<

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4FNkLb6OK8"]YouTube - Adv. HUD Indicator 2[/ame]