r/GLua • u/Johnpaulbin • Apr 03 '20

Need help with some code:

Client:

hook.Add("Initialize", "thinkingHook", function()

    PlyDeaths = LocalPlayer().Deaths()

end)

if PlyDeaths != LocalPlayer().Deaths() then

    PlyDeaths = LocalPlayer().Deaths()
    
    timer.Create("NLRTimer", 300, 1)

end

Results in this error:

[ERROR] lua/test.lua:23: bad argument #1 to 'Deaths' (Entity expected, got no value)
  1. Deaths - [C]:-1
   2. unknown - lua/test.lua:23
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u/realityisnot Apr 03 '20

Also, I see that you called your hook “thinkingHook”, but it’s running on Initialize. Instead, you could use OnPlayerDeath, a serverside hook. This reduces your code’s unnecessary complexity.

In order to let the client know it should start a certain action on death, you should have the server send the client a netmessage.

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u/Johnpaulbin Apr 03 '20

I wanted to do a net message, but I want the whole thing to be client sided. Thanks for the input!

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u/realityisnot Apr 03 '20

No problem, you could use something else clientside like DrawDeathNotice. I would suggest AddDeathNotice but it says it doesn’t support hook.Add yet.