Just a question.

[naruto5422]

Hello all! this is naruto and i wanted to ask a few questions and see if you agree to it.

Well since we have star wars characters on DR why not add Lightsabers you know or some lazerpistols lolz.
you choose your model as "Vader or Yoda" and as soon as you do that you get a lightsaber, but the lightsaber will be replaced with your crowbar.

idk if this made any sense, I didnt have enough time to think about it, just wanted to throw it out there before i forget :S lawlz.

anyways idk if ant or nick wants to try this but just asking.

[shadowslayer]

actually that would be a cool thing, ive seen it done by even just a scriptor before. but to get the server to do it would require some good modding/plugins.

[naruto5422]

actually that would be a cool thing, ive seen it done by even just a scriptor before. but to get the server to do it would require some good modding/plugins.

IKR! but really the idea came to me when i saw vader as rebel and yoda as combine fighting over a rocketlauncher.
I just want to see an epic battle of yoda and vader with lightsabers!! ahaha XD

[jimmythecanadian]

I don't think it's possible to change a gun model on the server side so that the client sees themselves holding a lightsaber. The client can only do that on their end.

[Bob1337]

I don't think it's possible to change a gun model on the server side so that the client sees themselves holding a lightsaber. The client can only do that on their end.

I think you got that backwards... Lol.

[jimmythecanadian]

Ok I actually did some research instead of just guessing based on what makes sense, and you can change what is called a texture for your gun, not the model.

You could only change the surface of what the gun looks like then, not the actually shape.

And the client does have to do it on their end, the server cannot make the client see themselves holding a different gun texture.

So pretty much what I said except what you're saying isn't possible anyway, unless you make a mod.

[ant_8490]

unless you have clients download a model with the exact same name. Example: weapons/physcannon.mdl, if everyone was to download a custom grav gun (maybe not even a grav gun) then it would change ur model since your hl2mp/models folders gets priority over the .gcf base files.

[jimmythecanadian]

Hmm I can test if that works tomorrow.

But let's say we got it to work and now when people connect to the DR server they see themselves holding a lightsaber. When they disconnect, they will still have the modified mdl file in their hl2dm folder correct? Since as you said it will take priority over the .gcf base files (which I'm assuming contains the default gun skin) won't they see themselves holding that lightsaber model on every server they connect to? Or does the server have to "ask" the client to show the modified model? Isn't it kind of an insecure system to allow a server to change a client's gun skin/model? Sorry I'm asking a lot of questions lol.

I haven't really done anything with valve servers before I'm not sure, but experimenting is the best way. I can just find out tomorrow.

[ant_8490]

Yes, which is why I wouldn't force ppl to download models like that.

[shadowslayer]

you could insert the model/texture into the map with pakrat

[naruto5422]

How come you cant just make a weapon? lol
well i dont know anything of what you guys are talking about.
but like i said it was just a thought if you cant do thats great.
And if you can do, awesome. I hope you can get it to work. :3