showing GUI for all players

[Cherrykao]

according to my understanding, GUI's are clientside. i've been scratching my head for a while on how I could show a specific GUI for all players no matter where they are on the server.

In a specific level, a staff player chats "/commands" to bring up a GUI which has buttons with commands. On one of the buttons, he can click on it and it should show a GUI at the upper right hand corner of the screen for everyone on the server. This new GUI which appears has a button that allows players to click on it to warp into the room. This is like an event warper.

I have the actual code in a CLASS and the CLASS is attached to an NPC in a level using the "join" function: join staffcommand;

The script is around 500-700 lines of codes, so I don't think i'll post the code here. I'm just curious on how to get the GUI to show for everyone on the server if this is possible.

[DustyPorViva]

What you would do, is triggerserver in the weapon(this is for the person starting the warp thing), and then triggerclient all the players to display the GUI.

[Cherrykao]

can you show an example? i tried it before, but couldn't get it to work:

PHP Code:

function onActionServerside() {
  player.triggerclient("Clientside",this.name,NULL);
}


//#CLIENTSIDE
function onPlayerChats() {
  if (player.chat == "/commands") {
    triggerserver("Serverside", this.name,NULL);
  }
}

function onActionClientside() {
  new GuiDrawingPanel("dp_eventgui") {
    width = 320;
    height = 64;
    x = ((screenwidth - width) - 10);
    y = 10;
    clearall();
    drawimage(0,0,"imagegui.png");
    canMove = false;
    canResize = 0;
    visible = 1;
    canClose = 1;
    canMaximize = 0;
    canMinimize = 0;
    
    new GuiBitmapButtonCtrl("bmpbtn_joinevent") {
      width = 30;
      height = 30;
      x = 260;
      y = 21;
      normalbitmap = "button.png";
      mouseoverbitmap = "button1.png";
      pressedbitmap = "button.png";
    }
  } // gui end
} 


[DustyPorViva]

I don't know GS2 well enough, and I don't remember much about serverside.
But it'd be something like:

PHP Code:

for (i:playerscount) {
  with(player.i).triggerclient("Clientside",this.name,NULL); 
} 


Or something like that, I think I just butchered it, but I'm sure you get the idea. That, or wait for someone who knows to show up

[xXziroXx]

Nice try Dusty, but I recommend going with this instead:

PHP Code:

function onActionServerside() {
  for (pl: allplayers) pl.triggerClient("gui", name, "");
} 


EDIT: Make sure all players actually have the wNPC!

[Gambet]

Originally Posted by xXziroXx

Nice try Dusty, but I recommend going with this instead:

PHP Code:

function onActionServerside() {
  for (pl: allplayers) pl.triggerClient("gui", name, "");
} 


EDIT: Make sure all players actually have the wNPC!

You don't need the "gui" while using triggerclient, or at least I've never used it and don't know if it makes a difference or not.

I've always done:

PHP Code:

player.triggerclient(name,params[0],params[1],etc...); 


[Cherrykao]

the thing is that this isn't a weapon. it's an NPC script attached to an actual NPC in a level, so i still can't get this to work.

[Gambet]

Originally Posted by Cherrykao

the thing is that this isn't a weapon. it's an NPC script attached to an actual NPC in a level, so i still can't get this to work.

You can't triggerclient in level NPCs, you'd have to use attr[]'s to communicate from server to client.

[Cherrykao]

can you post a simple example for me to work on?

[Gambet]

Originally Posted by Cherrykao

can you post a simple example for me to work on?

Just assign attr[] variables on the server. In the brackets, you put a number. attr[1] is automatically pre-defined for the player's hat, so you won't be able to use that. I believe attr[]'s go up to 30 or so. You can just do something like

PHP Code:

attr[10] = "Test"; 


on the serverside, and you'll be able to read attr[10] on the clientside.

[Cherrykao]

just curious if it is it possible to attach a class to every single level in a server through a script or do i have to manually edit every single level and attach "join class"; to an NPC??

[DustyPorViva]

Why not just make it a WNPC in that case?

[bscharff]

//ActionServerSide Stuff
for (i=0;i<allplayerscount;i++) {
with (allplayers[i]){
//Insert The GUI Code Here
}}
//ClientSide Stuff

[killerogue]

Did anyone notice he used triggerserver wrong? O.o