If you do LINK_ENTITY_TO_CLASS on the client just like the server, it will report the exact same names.
I use this hand in hand with some predicted entities, so that I can read them directly. -------------- -- omega Heroes of Excelsior http://www.heroesofexcelsior.com Blackened Interactive http://www.blackened-interactive.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew Lewis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: July 5, 2006 1:32 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [hlcoders] jerky platforms > > > > > > >-- > >[ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > >The client shouldn't even know the entity's name anyways... it should > only > >know the nearest defined network class relative to the networked entity's > >class. What function do you use to retrieve the entity's name on the > >client? > > > >-- > >ts2do > >-- > > > > Msg("cl: %s\n", pEnt->GetClassname() ); > > > Actually, that's kinda unexpected about the client not knowing the > entities classname. Doesn't it have a copy of the BSP and spawn it's own > copy of the entities? I would have thought that when the client spawns > its own version of an entity that the correct classname would get set. > In fact, I have code on the client that looks for specific entity types. > It's a bit scary now that it's been revealed that the client is loose > with the entity names. > > On the other hand, the network class might explain what's happening with > the classname since func_platrot doesn't have any network vars defined, > but the baseclass (func_plat) does. > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > __________ NOD32 1.1454 (20060321) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
