Ok I am confused again. if I do this:
Code:

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player = ent_createlocal (str_model, vecto, setup_character);

player_ghost = ent_create (str_model, player.x, null);

player_ghost.invisible = on;
 

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then later when I send_skill (player_ghost.x, send_vec);

it goes to the server. Now once the server gets the event, that triggers the on_server = function; correct?


this is my question. when that function is ran ( the on_server = function;)

I always frst start with ifdef server; just to be safe and everything. But I then want to check to see if the skill that was sent was a specific skill or not. ( making sure we are exicuting the correct code for the right skill that was sent) How do I do this?

what is actually sent to the server? player_ghost? or the vector of player ghost. when I am on the server end what do I use? a pointer? or my? or you? I am lost in this area. If anyone could point me in the right direction and also help me to understand what goes on, I would greatly appreciate it.

What I am trying to do btw is this:

when a new player connects to the server ( creating the player localy and also using the player_ghost pointer thing that Michael talked about in a different thread) and is actually now in the world. I want to += 1 to a variable that keeps track of the number of people.

so after I create the entity localy, and create the global entity, I want the Server to update the new number of players in the actual world ( not just connected to the server). But I am not sure what to use on the server side...my? you? what is it once you create the global entity..to the server what is it?

I know I talked about sending a skill, and at the end am talking about sending a variable...which uses send_var, but if I used a send_skill to send a skill, how does the server see the entity that just sent it's skill...the global entity....I don't "get it" yet...but am trying to understand it...thank you if you can help



also about the send_var. On the server how would I check to see if the variable that was sent was a specific variable? if (variable_recieved == this variable)?

I am not 100% sure if you can send player_ghost.x as a skill. PLEASE BY NO MEANS TAKE THIS AS A FACT, I AM A NOOB TO MULTIPLAYER AS WELL. See if you can copy player_ghost.x to a skill like player_ghost_x = player_ghost.x; of course you would need to do that for y and z. I was trying to do something like that before, until I was told what I was doing was a waste of time lol. But uhh, like I said I don't know much about multiplayer, but want to help you out in any way i can.. hopefully I don't make things worse lol

in the main write this:

Code:

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	if(connection == 3)
	{
		iPlayerConnected += 1;
	}

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this is not necesarry though, only if you run your game as server+client

create your character. and in the on_server function call this:

Code:

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function server_called(strPlayerName)
{
	ifdef server;
		if(event_type == event_join)
		{
			iPlayerConnected += 1;
			send_var(iPlayerConnected);
		}
		if(event_type == event_leave)
		{
			iPlayerConnected -= 1;
			send_var(iPlayerConnected);
		}
	endif;
	wait(1);
}

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this should work, i use ti like this in my game and it works perfect.

ok, I know how to incriment the players and what not, that is not what i was attempting to ask . Will try to explain it better.

if I create an entity with with ent_createlocal then create a pointer entity that is created on the server itsel with ent_create. How does the server view the entity that was created on the server?

Would I have to use you? would I have to use my? if I wrote code to have the ghost entity ( the global entity ... the one on the server that is sent to all clients) do something would I have to use my or you? that is what has me confused...how does the server see that ghost entity?