Making a fixable broken weapon item

Hey guys, I would like to request a tutorial on how I can make an Item require another to turn into something. Like Crafting.

If it's too much to ask then tell me so I don't check back every five Seconds

With MPF Beatings
Doctor M.D.

 

There are a few ways to do this. You can use something like a timer or the Think hook.

http://maurits.tv/data/garrysmod/wiki/wiki.garrysmod.com/index19ab.html

What you would do is (in the timer or think hook for an item) check every prop on the map by using

Code:

for k, v in pairs(ents.GetAll())

then checking if it's a certain model

Code:

if(v:Model() == "blah") then

then getting another table of all the props

Code:

for k2, v2 in pairs(ents.GetAll())

checking if the distance between them is less than or equal to a certain one

Code:

if(v:GetPos():Distance(v2:GetPos() <= 50) then

then you can remove the two items

Code:

v:Remove()
v2:Remove()

and you can give the player an item.

Code:

player:GiveItem("ITEM NAME HERE", true)

Or you can just use

Code:

if (player:HasItemByID("ITEM NAME HERE) and player:HasItemByID("ITEM NUMBER TWO HERE)) then

And then get the function that removes a player's item and yeah. This code isn't perfect, I didn't intend it to be. Got lazy, but I hope this helped you.

 

What SomeSortOfDuck says is an okay way, I believe this is how perp worked. A better idea would be to use Clockworks new dynamic item system though, I havent had a good look at it yet, but will soon and document it for people to use.(with good examples and maybe a plugin)

 

ents.FindInSphere seems better imo.

 

Wow I have never heard of that. That would probably be better.

 

Okay thanks guys. I was hoping to make a scavenging system for my Coast so people have to constantly search for parts