[Mod Help] ThePlayer is always nil

[Sustenance]

Im trying to draw a circle around only the user of the mod. I can draw the circle fine but using AddPlayerPostInit put the circle on every player. I believe "if ThePlayer == inst then" should apply it to only the mod user but ThePlayer is always nil even using "DoTaskInTime(1,func()"

The mod is client_only. This happens on both my client hosted worlds and dedicated servers.

Full code (ThePlayer is used at the bottom)

Spoiler

local G = GLOBAL

 

local function MakeCircle(inst,n,c_size,r,g,b)

    local circle = G.CreateEntity()

 

    circle.entity:SetCanSleep(false)

    circle.persists = false

 

    circle.entity:AddTransform()

    circle.entity:AddAnimState()

 

    circle:AddTag("CLASSIFIED")

    circle:AddTag("NOCLICK")

    circle:AddTag("placer")

 

    circle.Transform:SetRotation(n)

   

    circle.Transform:SetScale(c_size,c_size,c_size)

 

    circle.AnimState:SetBank("firefighter_placement")

    circle.AnimState:SetBuild("firefighter_placement")

    circle.AnimState:PlayAnimation("idle")

    circle.AnimState:SetLightOverride(1)

    circle.AnimState:SetOrientation(G.ANIM_ORIENTATION.OnGround)

    circle.AnimState:SetLayer(G.LAYER_BACKGROUND)

    circle.AnimState:SetSortOrder(3.1)

    circle.AnimState:SetAddColour(r, g, b, 0)

 

    circle.entity:SetParent(inst.entity)

    return circle

end

 

local show_wortox = GetModConfigData("SHOW_WORTOX")

local show_wigfrid = GetModConfigData("SHOW_WIGFRID")

local show_wormwood = GetModConfigData("SHOW_WORMWOOD")

local show_woby = GetModConfigData("SHOW_WOBY")

local show_cookpot = GetModConfigData("SHOW_COOKPOT")

local show_abigail = GetModConfigData("SHOW_ABIGAIL")

local show_bernie = GetModConfigData("SHOW_BERNIE")

local show_ability_range = GetModConfigData("SHOW_ABILITY_RANGE")

 

local wortox_color = GetModConfigData("WORTOX_COLOR")

local wigfrid_color = GetModConfigData("WIGFRID_COLOR")

local wormwood_color = GetModConfigData("WORMWOOD_COLOR")

local woby_color = GetModConfigData("WOBY_COLOR")

local cookpot_color = GetModConfigData("WORTOX_COLOR")

local abigail_color = GetModConfigData("WORTOX_COLOR")

local bernie_color = GetModConfigData("WORTOX_COLOR")

local wortox_color = GetModConfigData("WORTOX_COLOR")

local ability_range_color = GetModConfigData("ABILITY_RANGE_COLOR")

 

--[[

    to add:

    customize when ranges are shown (only your character, all players)

    fissure range of boarior

    only show ability range when holding a weapon with an ability

 ]]

 

local show_config = { --could put all configs in a list ie) ["wortox"] = {show_wortox, wortox_color, 1.288}

    ["wortox"] = show_wortox, --heal

    ["wathgrithr"] = show_wigfrid, --battlecey

    ["wormwood"] = show_wormwood, --spores

    ["forge_bernie"] = show_woby, --buff

    ["forge_woby"] = show_cookpot, --burger throw

    ["forge_abigail"] = show_abigail, --attack

    ["forge_cookpot"] = show_bernie, --agro take

}

 

local color_config = {

    ["wortox"] = wortox_color,

    ["wathgrithr"] = wigfrid_color,

    ["wormwood"] = wormwood_color,

    ["forge_bernie"] = woby_color,

    ["forge_woby"] = cookpot_color,

    ["forge_abigail"] = abigail_color,

    ["forge_cookpot"] = bernie_color,

}

 

local circle_size = {

    ["wortox"] = 1.288,

    ["wathgrithr"] = 1.15,

    ["wormwood"] = 0.7,

    ["forge_bernie"] = 1.5, --TODO Testing

    ["forge_woby"] = 1.55,

    ["forge_abigail"] = 0,

    ["forge_cookpot"] = 1.288,

}

 

local size = 0

local color = {0.12, 0.12, 0.12}

 

for entity,allowed in pairs(show_config) do

    if allowed then

        AddPrefabPostInit(entity,function(inst)

            size = circle_size[entity]

            color = color_config[entity]

            MakeCircle(inst,0,size,color[1],color[2],color[3])

            MakeCircle(inst,2,size,color[1],color[2],color[3])

        end)

    end

end

 

if show_ability_range then

    AddPlayerPostInit(function(inst)

        if true then --TODO check if player is the mod user

            size = 1.13

            color = ability_range_color

            MakeCircle(inst,0,size,0,0,0)

            MakeCircle(inst,2,size,0,0,0)

        end

    end)

end

 

AddPlayerPostInit(function(inst)

    print("Player: " .. tostring(inst))

    print(ThePlayer)

    if ThePlayer == inst then

        print("- ThePlayer")

    end

    if inst.HUD then

        print("- HUD")

    end

    inst:DoTaskInTime(1, function()

        print(ThePlayer)

        if ThePlayer == inst then

            print("- ThePlayer f")

        end

        if inst.HUD then

            print("- HUD f")

        end

    end)

end)

 

Output (on both my client hosted worlds and dedicated servers) is:

Player: 103212 - wilson

nil

 

nil

- HUD f

Edited July 19, 2023 by Sustenance

[_zwb]

You would need GLOBAL.ThePlayer instead of ThePlayer in modmain.lua

[Sustenance]

2 hours ago, _zwb said:

You would need GLOBAL.ThePlayer instead of ThePlayer in modmain.lua

TYVM! I think when I did that before I must have not used DoTaskInTime