ION Cannon

NEDM_Insane · 11-13-2008

Ok well I've been coding for all of 3 days.... well LUA any way. I am in the process of making an ION Cannon stool for wire mod. The Tool will make an ION Cannon and have inputs of what color the ion will be and when it activates you know all kinds of cool stuff.

But I'm getting an error when i goto click on the STool in Gmod. It says it cant write to the Table, so i looked through my code to the point at code line 93 (where it said my error was) and i have an table.insert function there.

Heres the code for the STool:

Code:

TOOL.Category		= "Wire - Physics"
TOOL.Name			= "IONCannon"
TOOL.Command		= nil
TOOL.ConfigName		= ""

TOOL.ClientConVar[ "delay" ] 		= "1" 	--If automatic
TOOL.ClientConVar[ "sound" ] 		= "0"
TOOL.ClientConVar[ "damage" ] 		= "500"
TOOL.ClientConVar[ "automatic" ]	= "0"

cleanup.Register( "wire_IONCannons" )

--Sounds
Sound( "ambient.electrical_zap_3" )

if ( CLIENT ) then
	language.Add( "Tool_wire_IONCannon_name", "ION Cannon" )
	language.Add( "Tool_wire_IONCannon_desc", "Makes things go BOOM!!!!!" )
	language.Add( "Tool_wire_IONCannon_0", "Click somewhere to spawn a ION Cannon. Click on an existing ION Cannon to change it." )
	
	
	language.Add( "Tool_wire_IONCannon_sound", "Shoot Sound" )
	
	language.Add( "Undone_wire_IONCannon", "Undone ION Cannon" )
	
	language.Add( "Cleanup_wire_IONCannon", "ION Cannon" )
	language.Add( "Cleaned_wire_IONCannon", "Cleaned up all ION Cannons" )
	language.Add( "SBoxLimit_wire_IONCannon", "You've reached the ION Cannon limit!" )
end

if (SERVER) then
    CreateConVar('sbox_maxwire_IONCannons', 2)
end 

function TOOL:LeftClick( trace, worldweld )
	if ( trace.Entity && trace.Entity:IsPlayer() ) then return false end
	if (CLIENT) then return true end
	
	worldweld = worldweld or false
	
	local ply = self:GetOwner()
    local delay 		= self:GetClientNumber( "delay" ) 
	local sound 		= self:GetClientInfo( "sound" )
	local damage	 	= self:GetClientNumber( "damage" )
	
-- Shoot Existing,
	if ( trace.Entity:IsValid() && trace.Entity:GetClass() == "gmod_wire_IONCannon" && trace.Entity.pl == ply ) then

		trace.Entity:SetDamage( damage )
		trace.Entity:SetDelay( delay )
		trace.Entity:SetSound( sound )
		return true
		
	end
	
	if ( !self:GetSWEP():CheckLimit( "wire_IONCannon" ) ) then return false 
	
	end

	if ( trace.Entity != NULL && (!trace.Entity:IsWorld() || worldweld) ) then
		trace.HitPos = trace.HitPos + trace.HitNormal * 2
	else
		trace.HitPos = trace.HitPos + trace.HitNormal * 2
	end
	
	local IONCannon = MakeWireIONCannon( ply, trace.HitPos, nil, delay, damage, sound)
	
	IONCannon:SetAngles( trace.HitNormal:Angle() )
	
	local weld = WireLib.Weld(IONCannon, trace.Entity, trace.PhysicsBone, true, false, worldweld)
	
	undo.Create("WireIONCannon")
		undo.AddEntity( IONCannon )
		undo.AddEntity( weld )
		undo.SetPlayer( ply )
	undo.Finish()
	
	return true
end 

function TOOL.BuildCPanel( CPanel )
CPanel:AddControl( "Header", {TEXT = "ION Cannon", Description =  "#Tool_wire_IONCannon_desc"} )

	local params = { Label = "#Presets", MenuButton = 1, Folder = "wire_IONCannon", Options = {}, CVars = {} }

		params.Options.default = {
			wire_IONCannon_delay	=	1,
			wire_IONCannon_damage	=	500,
			wire_IONCannon_sound	=	"Zap",
			wire_IONCannon_ions		=	1,
		}
		
->>> HERE is problem		table.insert{ params.CVars, "wire_IONCannon_delay"	}
		table.insert{ params.CVars, "wire_IONCannon_damage"	}
		table.insert{ params.CVars, "wire_IONCannon_sound"	}
		
	CPanel:AddControl{ "ComboBox", params }
	
	--ION Cannon Sound
	
	local IONSounds = { Label = "#Tool_wire_IONCannon_sound", MenuButton = 0, Options{}, CVars{}}
		IONSounds["options"]["#No Sound"]	=	{ wire_IONCannon_sound = "" }
		IONSounds["options"]["#Zap1"]		=	{ wire_IONCannon_sound = "ambient.electrical_zap_3"}
		IONSounds["Options"]["#Zap2"]		=	{ wire_IONCannon_sound = "ambient.electrical_zap_2"}
		IONSounds["Options"]["#Zap3"]		=	{ wire_IONCannon_sound = "ambient.electrical_zap_1"}
		
	CPanel:Addcontrol{"ComboBox", IONSounds}

	if ( SinglePlayer ()) then
		CPanel:AddControl{ "Slider", { Label = "#Number of IONs",
										Type	= "Integer",
										Min		= 1,
										Max		= 3,
										Command = "wire_IONCannon_ions" } }
	end
	
	
	--Delay Between The IONs
	if ( SinglePlayer()) then
		CPanel:AddControl{ "Slider", { Label = "#Delay",
										Type 	= "Float",
										Min		= 1,
										Max		= 20,
										Command	= "wire_IONCannon_delay" } }
	
	
		--Damage Of Each ION
		CPanel:AddControl{ "Slider", { Label = "#Damage",
										Type 	= "Integer",
										Min		= 500,
										Max		= 100000,
										Command	= "wire_IONCannon_delay" } }
	else
		CPanel:AddControl{ "Slider", { Label = "#Delay",
										Type 	= "Float",
										Min		= 1,
										Max		= 25,
										Command	= "wire_IONCannon_delay" } }
	
	
		--Damage Of Each ION
		CPanel:AddControl{ "Slider", { Label = "#Damage",
										Type 	= "Integer",
										Min		= 500,
										Max		= 10000,
										Command	= "wire_IONCannon_delay" } }
	end 
end

So what did i do wrong?

AzraelUK · 11-14-2008

Have you tried just doing:

Code:

params.CVars = { "wire_IONCannon_delay", "wire_IONCannon_damage", "wire_IONCannon_sound" }

CAANz · 11-14-2008

You could make better sounds...

Believe me the zap sounds are bad.

NEDM_Insane · 11-14-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by AzraelUK

Have you tried just doing:

Code:

params.CVars = { "wire_IONCannon_delay", "wire_IONCannon_damage", "wire_IONCannon_sound" }

No, ill try it.

Quote:

You could make better sounds...

Believe me the zap sounds are bad.

Yeah i know i will be getting better sounds once i get this down.

NEDM_Insane · 11-14-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by AzraelUK

Have you tried just doing:

Code:

params.CVars = { "wire_IONCannon_delay", "wire_IONCannon_damage", "wire_IONCannon_sound" }

Ok so, i put that insdead of the tables like this... id this right?

Code:

function TOOL.BuildCPanel( CPanel )
CPanel:AddControl( "Header", {TEXT = "ION Cannon", Description =  "#Tool_wire_IONCannon_desc"} )

	local params = { Label = "#Presets", MenuButton = 1, Folder = "wire_IONCannon", Options = {}, CVars = {} }

		params.CVars = { "wire_IONCannon_delay""wire_IONCannon_damage","wire_IONCannon_sound", "wire_IONCannon_ions"}
		
		
	CPanel:AddControl{ "ComboBox", params }
	
	--ION Cannon Sound
	
	local IONSounds = { Label = "#Tool_wire_IONCannon_sound", MenuButton = 0, Options{}, CVars{}}
		IONSounds["options"]["#No Sound"]	=	{ wire_IONCannon_sound = "" }
		IONSounds["options"]["#Zap1"]		=	{ wire_IONCannon_sound = "ambient.electrical_zap_3"}
		IONSounds["Options"]["#Zap2"]		=	{ wire_IONCannon_sound = "ambient.electrical_zap_2"}
		IONSounds["Options"]["#Zap3"]		=	{ wire_IONCannon_sound = "ambient.electrical_zap_1"}
		
	CPanel:Addcontrol{"ComboBox", IONSounds}

Theres more but it's just what i have above. Now the Stool Doesn't Show up at all.

EDIT: Wait..... after posting it i see the problem 1 sec let me see if it will work if i correct it.

EDIT2: Man i must suck at LUA or something. I got another error where it's looking for a table. UGGGG.

Error:
sandbox\gamemode\spawnmenu\controlpanel.lua:99: ControlPanelBuildFunction Error: includes/extensions/table.lua:402: bad argument #1 to 'pairs' (table expected, got nil)

I'm looking through the code now.

EDIT3: So there arent any calls to a table in my whole thing, and i dont have 402 lines so im guessing some terribly wrong happened?

SERPENT711 · 11-14-2008

Shouldn't the bad lines be:

Code:

table.insert( params.CVars, "wire_IONCannon_delay"	)
table.insert( params.CVars, "wire_IONCannon_damage"	)
table.insert( params.CVars, "wire_IONCannon_sound"	)

I'm not that good at lua. But I thought table.insert took a table and value. Before you were just passing a table and the value was nil.

Your use of braces {} instead of parentheses () in the CPanel Method might also be your other problem.

NEDM_Insane · 11-15-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by SERPENT711

Shouldn't the bad lines be:

Code:

table.insert( params.CVars, "wire_IONCannon_delay"	)
table.insert( params.CVars, "wire_IONCannon_damage"	)
table.insert( params.CVars, "wire_IONCannon_sound"	)

I'm not that good at lua. But I thought table.insert took a table and value. Before you were just passing a table and the value was nil.

Your use of braces {} instead of parentheses () in the CPanel Method might also be your other problem.

Yeah i took those out and put in the different code. I did use the {}, im going to try it again see if it doesn't work.

NEDM_Insane · 11-15-2008

ok with the tables in the code i am getting this error:

Code:

sandbox\gamemode\spawnmenu\controlpanel.lua:99: ControlPanelBuildFunction Error: weapons\gmod_tool\stools/wire_IONCannon.lua:95: wrong number of arguments to 'insert'

I don't know what it means by arguments. Well, i know what arguments means, but i have the right number it goes

table:insert{ table,value }

So why is it not working?

SERPENT711 · 11-17-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by NEDM_Insane

table:insert{ table,value }

So why is it not working?

It isn't working because by using {table, value} you are making a table with "table" and "value" as its members and passing that 1 table to the insert method. Try using:

Code:

table:insert( table,value )

Which passes the arguments table and value as separate arguments instead of as 1 table.

itsbth · 11-18-2008

It's table.insert(tbl, value)

11-14-2008	#2 (permalink)
AzraelUK COMPLETE BLOODY BASTARD Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Camelot, it is a silly place. Posts: 581	Re: ION Cannon Have you tried just doing: Code: params.CVars = { "wire_IONCannon_delay", "wire_IONCannon_damage", "wire_IONCannon_sound" } __________________ “A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” —Antoine De Saint-Exupery

11-14-2008	#3 (permalink)
CAANz Advanced Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: On the planet Earth... Simple is that. Posts: 182	Re: ION Cannon You could make better sounds... Believe me the zap sounds are bad. __________________ Steps to take before asking about a broken wiremod or tools. Don't Read This! If you did you lose...

11-14-2008	#6 (permalink)
SERPENT711 Newbie Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2	Re: ION Cannon Shouldn't the bad lines be: Code: table.insert( params.CVars, "wire_IONCannon_delay" ) table.insert( params.CVars, "wire_IONCannon_damage" ) table.insert( params.CVars, "wire_IONCannon_sound" ) I'm not that good at lua. But I thought table.insert took a table and value. Before you were just passing a table and the value was nil. Your use of braces {} instead of parentheses () in the CPanel Method might also be your other problem. Last edited by SERPENT711; 11-14-2008 at 08:54 PM..

11-15-2008	#8 (permalink)
NEDM_Insane Newbie Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 9	Re: ION Cannon ok with the tables in the code i am getting this error: Code: sandbox\gamemode\spawnmenu\controlpanel.lua:99: ControlPanelBuildFunction Error: weapons\gmod_tool\stools/wire_IONCannon.lua:95: wrong number of arguments to 'insert' I don't know what it means by arguments. Well, i know what arguments means, but i have the right number it goes table:insert{ table,value } So why is it not working? Last edited by NEDM_Insane; 11-16-2008 at 09:11 AM..

11-18-2008	#10 (permalink)
itsbth Advanced Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Norway Posts: 280	Re: ION Cannon It's table.insert(tbl, value) __________________ Wire developer. Currently working at: Topaz (A scripting language written in Lua) <Fox682> itsbot: follow the white rabbit <ITSBOT> i don't want to follow that.

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Sponsored Links

Sponsored Links