Different skins for same weapon [Possible bug?]

[Lawliet]

So I've been trying to make the same weapon (AK-47) have two different skins, depending on what weapon the player has (assigned via setElementData). Here's the code (clientside only):

function onClientPlayerSkinChange() 
    if getElementData(localPlayer,"currentweapon_1") == "FN FAL" then 
        weapontxd = engineLoadTXD ("mods/fnfal.txd"); 
        engineImportTXD (weapontxd, 355); 
        weapondff = engineLoadDFF ("mods/fnfal.dff", 355); 
        engineReplaceModel (weapondff, 355); 
    elseif getElementData(localPlayer,"currentweapon_1") == "G36C" then 
        weapontxd = engineLoadTXD ("mods/g36c.txd"); 
        engineImportTXD (weapontxd, 355); 
        weapondff = engineLoadDFF ("mods/g36c.dff", 355); 
        engineReplaceModel (weapondff, 355); 
    elseif getElementData(localPlayer,"currentweapon_1") == "AK-47" then 
        engineRestoreModel(355) 
    else return 
    end 
end 
addEventHandler("onClientPlayerWeaponSwitch",localPlayer,onClientPlayerSkinChange) 

I can't really tell if the code works...because the game starts to massively lag when switching between weapons, and even though the player has the weapon equipped (checked with getPedWeapon), he doesn't hold it in his hand. Could it be a bug with "onClientPlayerWeaponSwitch"?

Another attempt I made was to do it via a timer...but the character is "spazing" out and you can't properly aim (obviously, because the skin gets changed every X seconds), so that's a failure. I tried to use killTimer, but the skin didn't change at all...though it can be assumed that I did it wrong, somehow.

My question now is: Does anyone have any idea how to let the same weapon have different skins? It doesn't matter if other players perceive the weapon as something entirely different, I just want to know if there is a way.

Also, while we are at it: I assume it is not possible to let skins change "locally" and "globally"? Locally would mean only the client would see the changed skin, while other players would just see a normal/standard weapons, and globally means the skin changes for every player who has the weapon equipped.

Edited April 12, 2014 by Guest

[Castillo]

Try loading the models/textures when the resource starts, then inside the function executed by "onClientPlayerWeaponSwitch", import them.

[Lawliet]

Try loading the models/textures when the resource starts, then inside the function executed by "onClientPlayerWeaponSwitch", import them.

Tried that. Now the immense lag is gone - what remains is that the character is still not holding the corresponding weapon.

New code (slightly edited):

function loadModels() 
    weapontxd1 = engineLoadTXD ("mods/fnfal.txd"); 
    weapondff1 = engineLoadDFF ("mods/fnfal.dff", 0); 
    weapontxd2 = engineLoadTXD ("mods/g36c.txd"); 
    weapondff2 = engineLoadDFF ("mods/g36c.dff", 0); 
end 
addEventHandler("onClientResourceStart",root,loadModels) 
  
  
function onClientPlayerSkinChange() 
    if getElementData(localPlayer,"currentweapon_1") == "FN FAL" then 
        engineImportTXD (weapontxd1, 355); 
        engineReplaceModel (weapondff1, 355); 
    elseif getElementData(localPlayer,"currentweapon_1") == "G36C" then 
        engineImportTXD (weapontxd2, 355); 
        engineReplaceModel (weapondff2, 355); 
    elseif getElementData(localPlayer,"currentweapon_1") == "AK-47" then 
        engineRestoreModel(355) 
    else 
        engineRestoreModel(355) 
    end 
end 
addEventHandler("onClientPlayerWeaponSwitch",localPlayer,onClientPlayerSkinChange) 

I can switch the weapon one time, but then, it simply stops. I am only able to use my fists then. Debugscript 3 doesn't output anything either.

[Castillo]

Maybe "currentweapon_1" data is wrong? try checking what it outputs, like this:

outputChatBox ( getElementData ( localPlayer, "currentweapon_1" ) ) 

[-Blaze-]

hey ,

this is a beautiful idea of yours, and i think i found the problem in your code .

this should work -

function loadModels() 
    weapontxd1 = engineLoadTXD ("models/weap/ak47.txd"); 
    weapondff1 = engineLoadDFF ("models/weap/ak47.dff"); 
end 
addEventHandler("onClientResourceStart",root,loadModels) 
  
  
function onClientPlayerSkinChange() 
    if getElementData(localPlayer,"currentweapon_1") == "FNFAL" then 
     if getElementData(localPlayer,"done") == true then return end 
        engineImportTXD (weapontxd1, 355); 
        engineReplaceModel (weapondff1, 355); 
        setElementData( localPlayer, "done", true) 
         
    elseif getElementData(localPlayer,"currentweapon_1") == "AK-47" then 
        engineRestoreModel(355) 
        setElementData( localPlayer, "done", false) 
    else 
        engineRestoreModel(355) 
        setElementData( localPlayer, "done", false) 
    end 
end 
addEventHandler("onClientPlayerWeaponSwitch",localPlayer,onClientPlayerSkinChange) 

you must use an element data so that models don't replace again and again when you switch , and in " weapondff1 = engineLoadDFF ("models/weap/ak47.dff");", the invisibility was 0. That's the reason the models didn't appear.

[DropDead41]

hey ,

this is a beautiful idea of yours, and i think i found the problem in your code .

this should work -

function loadModels() 
    weapontxd1 = engineLoadTXD ("models/weap/ak47.txd"); 
    weapondff1 = engineLoadDFF ("models/weap/ak47.dff"); 
end 
addEventHandler("onClientResourceStart",root,loadModels) 
  
  
function onClientPlayerSkinChange() 
    if getElementData(localPlayer,"currentweapon_1") == "FNFAL" then 
     if getElementData(localPlayer,"done") == true then return end 
        engineImportTXD (weapontxd1, 355); 
        engineReplaceModel (weapondff1, 355); 
        setElementData( localPlayer, "done", true) 
         
    elseif getElementData(localPlayer,"currentweapon_1") == "AK-47" then 
        engineRestoreModel(355) 
        setElementData( localPlayer, "done", false) 
    else 
        engineRestoreModel(355) 
        setElementData( localPlayer, "done", false) 
    end 
end 
addEventHandler("onClientPlayerWeaponSwitch",localPlayer,onClientPlayerSkinChange) 

you must use an element data so that models don't replace again and again when you switch , and in " weapondff1 = engineLoadDFF ("models/weap/ak47.dff");", the invisibility was 0. That's the reason the models didn't appear.

does not work, you do not see the error seems to be all right.