"attempt to index field 'Light' (a nil value)"

[kyupita]

I'm trying to add a glow to an object and I'm using code from the lightbulbs. However, the game crashes at the part where it's setting up the light, giving me the message "attempt to index field 'Light' (a nil value)."

 

local function OnDropped(inst)
    inst.Light:Enable(true)
end

local function OnPutInInventory(inst)
    inst.Light:Enable(false)
end

local function fn()
    local inst = CreateEntity()

    inst.entity:AddTransform()
    inst.entity:AddAnimState()
    inst.entity:AddSoundEmitter()
    inst.entity:AddNetwork()

    MakeInventoryPhysics(inst)

    inst.AnimState:SetBank("dnadata")
    inst.AnimState:SetBuild("dnadata")
    inst.AnimState:PlayAnimation("idle")
	inst.AnimState:SetBloomEffectHandle("shaders/anim.ksh")

	inst.Light:SetIntensity(.8) -- Games crashes here
	inst.Light:SetRadius(0)
	inst.Light:SetFalloff(.5)
	inst.Light:SetColour(169 / 255, 231 / 255, 245 / 255)
	inst.Light:Enable(true)

    inst.entity:SetPristine()

    if not TheWorld.ismastersim then
        return inst
    end

 

[Meepenator]

    inst.entity:AddLight()

Isn't there so it's pulling up nil

[kyupita]

1 hour ago, Meepenator said:

    inst.entity:AddLight()

Isn't there so it's pulling up nil

I completely missed that....... 😭 Thank you very much!

I have another issue though with something else though, I'm trying to rework how my character's light works and wanted to make it so that when his hunger gets low, the light he gives off gets weaker.

This was how it initially worked before i decided to rework it:

-- Located above master postinit
local function anglerLight(inst)
	inst.Light:SetIntensity(.7)
	inst.Light:SetRadius(4)
	inst.Light:SetFalloff(.75)
	inst.Light:SetColour(235 / 255, 165 / 255, 12 / 255)
	inst.Light:Enable(true)
end

However, this code is making my game crash right now:

-- Inside master postinit
function anglerLightFull(inst) -- Error message here
	inst.Light:SetIntensity(.7)
	inst.Light:SetRadius(4)
	inst.Light:SetFalloff(.75)
	inst.Light:SetColour(235 / 255, 165 / 255, 12 / 255)
	inst.Light:Enable(true)
end

function anglerLightMed(inst)
	inst.Light:SetIntensity(.5)
	inst.Light:SetRadius(3)
	inst.Light:SetFalloff(.75)
	inst.Light:SetColour(235 / 255, 165 / 255, 12 / 255)
	inst.Light:Enable(true)
end

function anglerLightLow(inst)
	inst.Light:SetIntensity(.3)
	inst.Light:SetRadius(2)
	inst.Light:SetFalloff(.75)
	inst.Light:SetColour(235 / 255, 165 / 255, 12 / 255)
	inst.Light:Enable(true)
end

function anglerLightOff(inst)
	inst.Light:Enable(false)
end
	
	local HungerPercent = inst.components.hunger:GetPercent()
	
	if HungerPercent >= .75 then
		anglerLightFull()
		elseif HungerPercent >= .5 and HungerPercent < .75 then
		anglerLightMed()
		elseif HungerPercent >= .25 and HungerPercent < .5 then
		anglerLightLow()
		elseif HungerPercent < .25 then
		anglerLightOff()
	end
	
	-- Listen for when player respawns
	inst:ListenForEvent("ms_respawnedfromghost", anglerLightFull)

I'm currently getting the error "assign to undeclared variable 'anglerLightFull'"

Before it kept crashing due to "inst" not being declared

[Meepenator]

crocodile.lua

local function LocalHunger (inst, data)
local currenthunger = inst.components.hunger.current
        if inst.components.hunger.current > 0 then
    inst.Light:Enable(true)
    inst.Light:SetRadius(math.min(math.max(0,3 * ((currenthunger ) / 75) ),3))
    inst.Light:SetFalloff(1)
    inst.Light:SetIntensity(0.5)
    inst.Light:SetColour(240/232,232/104,104/255)    
                    
        else 
    inst.Light:Enable(false)        
        end
    end    

 

    inst:ListenForEvent("hungerdelta", LocalHunger)    

 

 

Get rid of all that and use this code I made for another character like 7 years ago. It basically gradually turns down your light as your hunger goes and disappears when you hit 0.

[kyupita]

omg THANK YOU!!!!!!! You've helped me greatly, I really appreciate it!! ^^