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Hello all!
I'm back again with more coding troubles
This time, it's code from the VDC I can't work, however.

The code randomises models on spawn.

Here is the provided code:

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static const char* modelnames[] = {
"Model1", //0
"Model2", //1
"Model3", //2};

Here is the code edited to fit my needs:

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static const char* modelnames[] = {
"models/hacks/watermelon.mdl", //0
"models/manhack.mdl", //1
};

I also add

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PrecacheModel("models/manhack.mdl");
PrecacheModel("models/hacks/watermelon.mdl");

And replace

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SetModel("models/manhack.mdl);

With

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SetModel (modelnames[ random->RandomInt( 0, ARRAYSIZE(modelnames) - 1 ) ]);

Then compile.

I get this error, however:

npc_manhack.cpp(2377) : error C2065: 'modelnames' : undeclared identifier

Any ideas?
Help would be appreciated!

I can't spot the error. Specially because the error is "You didn't declare this", but you clearly did. Try an' remove the

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SetModel (modelnames[ random->RandomInt( 0, ARRAYSIZE(modelnames) - 1 ) ]);

And just use

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SetModel("models/manhack.mdl);

Because the error is wonky. Try that and if it's still doing it, then you dun goofed somewhere else. Which is what I suspect.

I also rarely offer this kind of support, but try an' post your entire npc_manhack.cpp code on a pastebin and give us the link. Will be easier to spot an error that way.

Shooting in the dark here, but from a purely beginner syntactical glance, aren't you commenting out the closing bracket here?

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static const char* modelnames[] = {
"Model1", //0
"Model2", //1
"Model3", //2};

Black_Stormy wrote:Shooting in the dark here, but from a purely beginner syntactical glance, aren't you commenting out the closing bracket here?

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static const char* modelnames[] = {
"Model1", //0
"Model2", //1
"Model3", //2};

Good eyes Stormy.
He is indeed commenting out the ' }; '. Try fixing that!

I didn't notice that, but it seems fine for me.

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static const char* modelnames[] = {
"models/hacks/watermelon.mdl", //0
"models/manhack.mdl", //1
};

Apparently the problem is line 2377, which is this code:

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SetModel (modelnames[ random->RandomInt( 0, ARRAYSIZE(modelnames) - 1 ) ]);

Should I try

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SetModel ("modelnames[ random->RandomInt( 0, ARRAYSIZE(modelnames) - 1 ) ]");

Instead?

EDIT:
Whoa! That removed every single error!
After that though, it crashed HL2 with an error saying

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modelnames[ random->RandomInt( 0, ARRAYSIZE(modelnames) - 1 ) ]

Wasn't precached, so I added:

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PrecacheModel ("modelnames[ random->RandomInt( 0, ARRAYSIZE(modelnames) - 1 ) ]");

And now HL2.exe seems to crash when a Manhack is spawned.

Woo! Progress!

TechieUK wrote:

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modelnames[ random->RandomInt( 0, ARRAYSIZE(modelnames) - 1 ) ]

Wasn't precached, so I added:

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PrecacheModel ("modelnames[ random->RandomInt( 0, ARRAYSIZE(modelnames) - 1 ) ]");

And now HL2.exe seems to crash when a Manhack is spawned.

Don't use the randomizer to precache. Precache ALL the models manually!!
(Worst case scenario, it doesn't precache the right model because new random)

When I precached them all randomly I got an error saying the randomizer wasn't precached.
If I do get this working, I'll probably edit the code on VDC so other people won't have the problem.

TechieUK wrote:When I precached them all randomly I got an error saying the randomizer wasn't precached.
If I do get this working, I'll probably edit the code on VDC so other people won't have the problem.

Could we have the code in a pastebin and a link to this VDC article we keep hearing aboot?

http://pastebin.com/GAdkviU5
https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/HL2_snippets
The code is at the bottom listed as 'random models'.

This

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PrecacheModel ("modelnames[ random->RandomInt( 0, ARRAYSIZE(modelnames) - 1 ) ]");

Doesn't work.

"modelnames[ random->RandomInt( 0, ARRAYSIZE(modelnames) - 1 ) ]"
That's a string ^. You'll note the ""'s

As I said, just precache all the models MANUALLY.
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PrecacheModel("models/manhack/model0.mdl");
PrecacheModel("models/manhack/model1.mdl");
etc..


And place this piece of code:

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static const char* modelnames[] = {
        "models/hacks/watermelon.mdl", //0
        "models/manhack.mdl", //1
        };


in this function:

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void CNPC_Manhack::Spawn(void)

Again. This piece of code gives the function SetModel the wrong string.

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SetModel ("modelnames[ random->RandomInt( 0, ARRAYSIZE(modelnames) - 1 ) ]");

What you want to give it is:

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"models/hacks/watermelon.mdl"
OR
"models/manhack.mdl"

But what you're really giving it is this:

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"modelnames[ random->RandomInt( 0, ARRAYSIZE(modelnames) - 1 ) ]"

It still doesn't want to work. Am I missing something? It still closes when you spawn one. I have "npc_create npc_manhack" bound to 'p'.
http://pastebin.com/2nhcPkRa

Try changing

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SetModel ("models/hacks/watermelon.mdl");

to

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SetModel("models/manhack.mdl");

If it still doesn't work, then you know that it's the model handling(Which is nothing you've messed with) that is wrong.

That does seem to have fixed something. They can spawn without a crash. However, then only assume the form of the regular manhack model. I'm assuming the crash could even have been a problem with the watermelon.mdl

TechieUK wrote:That does seem to have fixed something. They can spawn without a crash. However, then only assume the form of the regular manhack model. I'm assuming the crash could even have been a problem with the watermelon.mdl

Run from the debugger and see where it crashes?