function Get nearest player?

[Kewun]

In lu there is GetClosestPlayer() but in vcmp no? i want to add a bind key to my server if player presses X, tries to arrest the nearest  wanted player

how? i need getclosestplayer function

[KAKAN]

Use a loop and check each player's distance.
for ex:-

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local cplr = 0;
for( local i =0; i< 50; i++ )
{
local plr = FindPlayer( i );
if( !plr ) continue;
local dis = DistanceFromPoint( player.Pos.x, player.Pos.y, plr.Pos.x, plr.Pos.y ); //Correct it, it might be wrong, or use player.Pos.Distance( plr.Pos ) if you want to add z.
if( dis < cplr ) cplr = dis;
}
player.Msg( cplr );
Correct it, it might be wrong. Just an example.

[Kewun]

hmhmhmmrhmhmhphm... okay ill test this thing out and mess with it.. ill mark this topic as solved if i will make it work..

[DizzasTeR]

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function GetClosestPlayer( source, max_distance = 100 ) {
    local int_MaxPlayers = GetMaxPlayers(), tbl_CloestPlayer = { Instance = null, Distance = max_distance };
        for( local i = 0; i < int_MaxPlayers; ++i ) {
            local player = FindPlayer( i );
            if( player ) {
                local distance = source.Pos.Distance( player.Pos );
                if( distance < tbl_CloestPlayer.Distance ) {
                    tbl_CloestPlayer.Instance = player;
                    tbl_CloestPlayer.Distance = distance;
                }
            }
        }
    return tbl_CloestPlayer.Instance;
}
// ----

local plr = GetClosestPlayer( player, 40 ); // return the closest player in range of 40m

Untested, if you want to get nearest player, specially inside cases that it calls the function everytime 'X' is pressed, then you should keep a max range, you don't want people in one corner of the map to arrest a guy in the opposite corner if that's the nearest to him.

[Kewun]

if i tested, GetClosestPlayer returns myself ;c even if there are plrs on serv. in your script doomkiller

[Murdock]

if i tested, GetClosestPlayer returns myself ;c even if there are plrs on serv. in your script doomkiller

That sure must be hard to fix yourself..

[Kewun]

not hard, im trying to fix it with my self

[DizzasTeR]

Did you test it with multiple people on the server? I won't be surprised to hear a negative answer.

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Did you test it with multiple people on the server? I won't be surprised to hear a negative answer.

It's actually what was supposed to happen because the source player is the closest to itself and there's no guard against that.

The following code:

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if( player ) {
Could be changed into:

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if( player != null && player != source ) {
Which can probably be collapsed into:

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if( player != source ) {
Assuming that `source` is not null.

[Kewun]

Did you test it with multiple people on the server? I won't be surprised to hear a negative answer.

tested with multiple players.


even if ( player != source ) { didnt work

ill try to fix..

[Kewun]

well after using if ( player != source ) { i could'nt arrest anyone

[KAKAN]

well after using if ( player != source ) { i could'nt arrest anyone

show us your updated code.
it should be:-

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function GetClosestPlayer( source, max_distance = 100 ) {
    local int_MaxPlayers = GetMaxPlayers(), tbl_CloestPlayer = { Instance = null, Distance = max_distance };
        for( local i = 0; i < int_MaxPlayers; ++i ) {
            local player = FindPlayer( i );
            if( player != null && player != source ) {
                local distance = source.Pos.Distance( player.Pos );
                if( distance < tbl_CloestPlayer.Distance ) {
                    tbl_CloestPlayer.Instance = player;
                    tbl_CloestPlayer.Distance = distance;
                }
            }
        }
    return tbl_CloestPlayer.Instance;
}
// ----

local plr = GetClosestPlayer( player, 40 ); // return the closest player in range of 40m

[Kewun]

i tried it. Shows myself.

[Kewun]

damn shit fixing it is hard for me a bit

[EK.IceFlake]

Use original code and compare their IDs. Comparing instances will not get you anywhere.