trace filters inverted behavior?

[bluemetaknight]

Just updated starfall today and noticed that the behavior on all my trace functions has been inverted.

Once where i used local function filter(ent) return ent:getOwner() != owner() end

I now have to use local function filter(ent) return ent:getOwner() == owner() end

I would like to know if this behavior is intentional or not before I go update all the instances of this in my scripts.

To clarify, the behavior I would like is to not hit entities owned by me.

[thegrb93]

The trace filter behavior hasn't been touched. Do you have a better code example?

[bluemetaknight]

This is the actual trace that is using the above filter.

            local tr = trace.line(Gun:getPos(),Gun:getPos()+(Gun:getForward()*RangerDist),filter)
            local AimPos = tr.HitPos:toScreen()

This code worked before I updated earlier today.

[thegrb93]

I tested with this and it seems to work fine.

--@server

local owner = owner()
hook.add("think","",function()
    local start = owner:getShootPos()
    local tr = trace.line(start, start+owner:getAimVector()*10000,
        function(e) return e~=owner end)
    print(tr.Entity)
end)

[bluemetaknight]

I did neglect to mention that my code is running client side. Just tested it with your above code and it seems like getOwner() doesnt function clientside anymore. It returns nothing, even when just checking the trace hit ent.

[ax255]

Seem like a CPPI issue, check what cppi addon you use. It's possible that the one you use doesn't specify ownership of props client side or you call :getOwner() before client know the owner.

[thegrb93]

It does sound like a prop protection issue. I don't the SF has changed anything regarding prop protection in a long time.

[thegrb93]

I'll give it a try using my prop protection sometime later.

[bluemetaknight]

Im using Nadmod Prop Protection, which itself hasant been updated in awhile.

[Advers]

I just had a problem similar to this, although it's more like "filters not working in specific cases." It seems filtering players has stopped working? Specifically, filtering for a player entity does not work, but filtering for a table with a player or players in it does.

[thegrb93]

I just had a problem similar to this, although it's more like "filters not working in specific cases." It seems filtering players has stopped working? Specifically, filtering for a player entity does not work, but filtering for a table with a player or players in it does.

This should fix the entity table issue #1832

[thegrb93]

I just tested this and didn't have any problem

--@client

local owner = owner()
local chip = chip()
hook.add("think","",function()
    local start = owner:getShootPos()
    local tr = trace.line(start, start+owner:getAimVector()*10000, function(e)
        return e~=owner and e:getOwner()~=owner
    end)
    print(tr.Entity)
end)

[bluemetaknight]

The whole point of my original code was to AVOID tracing objects owned by myself. The above code fails to do that because getOwner() no longer seems to work client side.

--@client

local owner = chip():getOwner()
print(owner)

This code should return owner, however it returns nil, at least on my machine.

[friztailo]

The whole point of my original code was to AVOID tracing objects owned by myself. The above code fails to do that because getOwner() no longer seems to work client side.

--@client



local owner = chip():getOwner()

print(owner)

This code should return owner, however it returns nil, at least on my machine.

https://github.com/thegrb93/StarfallEx/blob/master/lua/starfall/libs_sh/entities.lua#L102

Maybe you have disabled the permission?

[thegrb93]

It works for me with and without nadmod pp.

Maybe you have disabled the permission?

That wouldn't affect anything. I'm not even sure why that if check is there.

[thegrb93]

Try updating your version of nadmodpp, it works fine for me.