The issue lies in C_BaseHLPlayer::PerformClientSideObstacleAvoidance( float flFrameTime, CUserCmd *pCmd ). For some reason, the code that sets nodraw on npcs doesn't work to remove nodraw from them as well. I just commented out all of the blocks that set nodraw on stuff, and it works fine.
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:53:26 +0100 > Subject: [hlcoders] Client-side penetration issue, NPCs disappear > > Hey all, I've run into a rather strange issue with NPCs and TF2-style > "friendly clipping" in an OB HL2MP mod. Similar to TF2, friendly players can > pass through each other, and I've extended this to include NPCs - players > can pass through friendly NPCs, and they can also pass through each other. > > This works fine for players, and partially for NPCs, however when you pass > through the center of an NPC (not just through the edge), it becomes > completely invisible on your client (although the HUD ID panel still shows > info on it), and remains totally invisible to you until you leave the area > and then return. Its hard to say whether its down to NPCs passing through > the player/camera, or the player/camera passing through the NPC, but this is > much easier to reproduce with human-sized NPCs such as zombies and > vortigaunts than it is with small ones such as headcrabs. > > This issue has cropped up throughout my various attempts to implement > friendly penetration/clipping; at one stage I used different CONTENTS flags > (as a previous hlcoders message indicated that was the method used by TF2), > however my variable player relationships basically require a different team > for each player, so I've ended up adding a seperate parameter to the > CBaseEntity ShouldCollide method. I'm completely sure this issue is not down > to any of my code, and I'm asking if anyone has any insight they could offer > as to what may be causing this. > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > _________________________________________________________________ See how Windows connects the people, information, and fun that are part of your life. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093175mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
