Couple of questions about a GUI spawn script

[oversteerer]

Hi, I am not a scripter but my friend made a GUI spawn selection script for our server and there are a couple of issues we cannot figure out. Im hoping you folk can point us in the right direction

1. There is a bug when someone attempts to join a VIP clan who is not logged in or not in that group.. Everyone in the server has the spawn window pop up on their screen forcing them to respawn (we do not have a close window button yet).

2. We want to set a short delay after a player dies before the spawn window appears. Currently the spawn window pops up instantly upon death, we would like 5 seconds before the player can respawn to reflect upon their death, vent rage etc

Ive never posted up code on the forum so hopefully I do it right with the part with the bug. I dont want to post the whole script as I didnt write it and i read a lot about people stealing scripts

This is from the end of the client.lua (where the VIP clans are: Development Manager and Monster Clan), i can post up other bits if required, just ask.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

addEventHandler("onClientGUIClick", leone, joinLeone, false) 
  
function joinForelli() 
    triggerServerEvent("setTeamForelli", localPlayer) 
    guiSetVisible(spawnew, false) 
    showCursor(false) 
end 
addEventHandler("onClientGUIClick", forelli, joinForelli, false) 
  
----------------Developer Manager Clan------------------- 
  
addEvent("onTeamTrueDm", true) 
addEventHandler("onTeamTrueDm", getRootElement(), spawn) 
function joinDm() 
    triggerServerEvent("setTeamDm", localPlayer) 
    guiSetVisible(spawnew, false) 
    showCursor(false) 
end 
addEventHandler("onClientGUIClick", dm, joinDm, false) 
function flupp (thePlayer) 
    guiSetVisible(spawnew,true) 
    showCursor(true) 
end 
addEvent("onTeamDm", true) 
addEventHandler("onTeamDm", getRootElement(), flupp) 
  
------------Monster Clan--------------- 
  
addEvent("onTeamTrueMonster", true) 
addEventHandler("onTeamTrueMonster", getRootElement(), spawn) 
function joinMonster() 
    triggerServerEvent("setTeamMonster", localPlayer) 
    guiSetVisible(spawnew, false) 
    showCursor(false) 
end 
addEventHandler("onClientGUIClick", monster, joinMonster, false) 
function flupp () 
    guiSetVisible(spawnew,true) 
    showCursor(true) 
end 
addEvent("onTeamMonster", true) 
addEventHandler("onTeamMonster", getRootElement(), flupp) 
  
  
    if not guiGetVisible(spawnew) then 
    guiSetVisible(spawnew, true) else 
    showCursor(true) 
end 
end 
addEventHandler("onClientResourceStart",resourceRoot,spawn) 
addEventHandler("onClientPlayerJoin",getLocalPlayer(),spawn) 
addEventHandler("onClientPlayerWasted",getLocalPlayer(),spawn) 

[manve1]

this is client version, you got server side too? or the createTeam function? we need more of a script, then we can figure stuff why it has bugs

[oversteerer]

Hi manve1, here is the end part of the the server spawn.lua. This includes the part with the VIP clans, only if the player cannot join do the other players see the spawn window.

function joinForelli() 
    setPlayerTeam(source,teamForelli) 
    spawnPlayer ( source, -2211.9836425781, 1056.4545898438, 80.0078125, 180.99975585938 ) 
    setElementModel(source,100) 
    setElementHealth(source,100) 
    giveWeapon( source, 23, 99 ) 
    giveWeapon( source, 31, 333 ) 
    setCameraTarget(source,player) 
end 
addEvent("setTeamForelli", true) 
addEventHandler("setTeamForelli",getRootElement(),joinForelli) 
  
---------------------Developer Manager Clan---------------------- 
  
function joinDm() 
    if isObjectInACLGroup("user."..getAccountName(getPlayerAccount(source)), aclGetGroup("DM")) then 
    setPlayerTeam(source,teamDm)  
    spawnPlayer ( source, -2530.6340332031, -13.738405227661, 16.421875, 87.817443847656 ) 
    setElementModel(source,153) 
    setElementHealth(source,100) 
    setPedArmor ( source, 100 ) 
    setPlayerMoney ( source, 24500 ) 
    giveWeapon( source, 24, 99 ) 
    giveWeapon( source, 27, 99 ) 
    giveWeapon( source, 32, 333 ) 
    giveWeapon( source, 31, 333 ) 
    giveWeapon( source, 34, 99 ) 
    setCameraTarget(source,player) 
else 
    outputChatBox ( "You are not part of this group!", source, 255,0,0 ) 
    triggerClientEvent("onTeamDm", getRootElement(),source)  
end 
end 
addEvent("setTeamDm", true) 
addEventHandler("setTeamDm",getRootElement(),joinDm) 
  
------------------Monster Clan--------------------- 
  
function joinMonster() 
    if isObjectInACLGroup("user."..getAccountName(getPlayerAccount(source)), aclGetGroup("ME")) then 
    setPlayerTeam(source,teamMonster)  
    spawnPlayer ( source, -1984.7640380859, 648.16845703125, 46.568286895752, 267.86129760742 ) 
    setElementModel(source,123) 
    setElementHealth(source,100) 
    giveWeapon( source, 24, 99 ) 
    giveWeapon( source, 27, 99 ) 
    giveWeapon( source, 31, 333 ) 
    setCameraTarget(source,player) 
else 
    outputChatBox ( "You are not part of this group!", source, 255,0,0 ) 
    triggerClientEvent("onTeamMonster", getRootElement(),source)  
end 
end 
addEvent("setTeamMonster", true) 
addEventHandler("setTeamMonster",getRootElement(),joinMonster) 

The createteamfunction is at the beginning of the server spawn.lua :

function createTeamsOnStart () 
etc... 
etc... 
teamForelli = createTeam ( "Forelli", 126, 107, 78 ) 
teamDm = createTeam ( "DM", 185, 0, 0 ) 
teamMonster = createTeam ( "M.E", 0, 157, 0 ) 
end 
addEventHandler ( "onResourceStart", getResourceRootElement(getThisResource()), createTeamsOnStart ) 

I have included the team forelli which is a normal gang spawn, no log in required, no problem with that, not bugged.

I hope this helps, thanks for your reply

[oversteerer]

Does that help anyone find the bug? I would really appreciate any suggestions... Pleeeease

The spawn works great (almost) its just these two little things we would love to get fixed.

[Castillo]

triggerClientEvent("onTeamMonster", getRootElement(),source) 

This and every other trigger like this are wrong, you must do it the following way:

triggerClientEvent ( source, "onTeamMonster", source ) 

About the timer, use:

setTimer 

[oversteerer]

Solidsnake you are THE MAN!!!! That fixed the bug perfectly. Many thanks to you

We are still unsure where we should place the setTimer. Even after reading the wiki page. We have a slow motion animation and a 'wasted' message that runs when the player is killed so we want those visible, not blocked out by an instant spawn window.

I think it goes in the client.lua after the spawn window function? Sounds correct?

[Renkon]

Replace this

addEventHandler("onClientResourceStart",resourceRoot,spawn) 
addEventHandler("onClientPlayerJoin",getLocalPlayer(),spawn) 
addEventHandler("onClientPlayerWasted",getLocalPlayer(),spawn) 

Into this

addEventHandler("onClientResourceStart",resourceRoot,function() setTimer(spawn, 5000, 1) end) 
addEventHandler("onClientPlayerJoin",getLocalPlayer(),function() setTimer(spawn, 5000, 1) end) 
addEventHandler("onClientPlayerWasted",getLocalPlayer(),function() setTimer(spawn, 5000, 1) end) 

[Castillo]

addEventHandler("onClientPlayerJoin",getLocalPlayer(),function() setTimer(spawn, 5000, 1) end) 

That part is useless, since "onClientPlayerJoin" is triggered for remote players only, not the person who joined, and "onClientResourceStart" is already doing what this event would do.