Does every client have a number?

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I'm trying to create a mod, and I need some way of the clients having their own numbers. When a client joins a server, if they're the 2nd one to connect, do they get their own "client number" set to 2 or something? Or if they're the 3rd one to connect, do they get a client number set to 3? Does this already exist? Or do I need to find some other way to do this?


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[Chrono]

Use BL_ID, because the only number they get is their object number and group number.
Object number does not save.
Group number will go lower if someone left who joined before them.

[ThinkInvisible]

Actually, i think there's something like a client number in the client-sided recieve chat message command. %a variable (%a,%b,%c,%fmsg, ETC.)
A friend said that %a is the client - but it always returns a number for some reason.

he also said %b and %c were empty.

[DYLANzzz]

Or you could give each object a spot in an array and their index is their number.

Or you could give them a variable attached to thier object when they connect

[Reinforcements]

Group number will go lower if someone left who joined before them.

Thats fine, I think thats the kinda of thing I'm looking for. So with this "group number" thing, every client has a number, the host would have 0, and the next person to join would have 1. Correct?

[DYLANzzz]

Yes. I believe Chrono is speaking of clientGroup?

You can get an obkect from the group using clientGroup.getObject(#);
You can get how many clients there are with clientGroup.getCount();
So if clientGroup.getCount() is 5 then you could get the client objects using clientGroup.getObject(0), clientGroup.getObject(1) ... clientGroup.getObject(4)
If you want to get all of them, then you can use a for loop

[Reinforcements]

Yes. I believe Chrono is speaking of clientGroup?

You can get an obkect from the group using clientGroup.getObject(#);
You can get how many clients there are with clientGroup.getCount();
So if clientGroup.getCount() is 5 then you could get the client objects using clientGroup.getObject(0), clientGroup.getObject(1) ... clientGroup.getObject(4)
If you want to get all of them, then you can use a for loop

How would I check which number a certain client is? Like %client.getClientGroupNumber(); or something?

[Syntax]

I've already made this mod, it's called a server id, just use %client.bl_id, since that will almost never change.

[DYLANzzz]

Im not sure. You would probably have to loop through it to get a certain BL_ID or something.

Code: [Select]

for(&i=0; &i<clientGroup.getCount(); %i++)
{
   if(clientGroup.getObject(%i),bl_id==100)
   {
       echo("Found him");
   }
}

I've already made this mod, it's called a server id, just use %client.bl_id, since that will almost never be changed...

And I think he wants to have a numerical value for everyone (like 0 1 2 3 and not 3605, 11240, 18043, etc etc)

[Syntax]

Im not sure. You would probably have to loop through it to get a certain BL_ID or something.

Code: [Select]

for(&i=0; &i<clientGroup.getCount(); %i++)
{
   if(clientGroup.getObject(%i),bl_id==100)
   {
       echo("Found him");
   }
}And I think he wants to have a numerical value for everyone (like 0 1 2 3 and not 3605, 11240, 18043, etc etc)

Well, I'm thinking he means, if your the 300th player to join his server, your ''server id'' would be 300, which is what i made.

It writes a players ''server id'' to a text file, and I use %client.getServerId(); to get the client's ''server id''.

If I'm wrong OP, tell me.

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And I think he wants to have a numerical value for everyone (like 0 1 2 3 and not 3605, 11240, 18043, etc etc)

yes, thats exactly what I want! :D

Well, I'm thinking he means, if your the 300th player to join his server, your ''server id'' would be 300, which is what i made.

It writes a players ''server id'' to a text file, and I use %client.getServerId(); to get the client's ''server id''.

If I'm wrong OP, tell me.

is that(in bold) a standard function, or did you make it yourself?

[Syntax]

yes, thats exactly what I want! :Dis that(in bold) a standard function, or did you make it yourself?

Made that myself.

[Reinforcements]

Made that myself.

Actualy, now that I think of it. That wont work... Let me explain exactly what I want.

I make a server, my "clientNumber" is 0(I'm the host). Someone else joins, they have a "client number" of 1. Yet another player joins, he has a "client number" of 2. Then the guy with the client number of 1 leaves the server. Now the guy with the client number of 2 gets "shifted down" to 1. This is what I was trying to do, but now that I think of it...I think theres a better way to accomplish what I'm trying to do.

If any of you have ever RP-ed, you may know that trying to pick out the message that the person that your RP-ing with could be easier...So I'm making a mod s everyone talks in one color. Now that I think of it, I think it would be better to assign a variable to the client when he joins my server. A variable that would be used to determine the color they talk in(a hex number). That way, if your used to "so-and-so" talking in blue and someone leaves and the numbers get shifted, the color wont change.(if the client has their own "color" variable). I appreciate you guys posting to help me by the way ^_^. Do you think this is a better way of doing it?

[Syntax]

Actualy, now that I think of it. That wont work... Let me explain exactly what I want.

I make a server, my "clientNumber" is 0(I'm the host). Someone else joins, they have a "client number" of 1. Yet another player joins, he has a "client number" of 2. Then the guy with the client number of 1 leaves the server. Now the guy with the client number of 2 gets "shifted down" to 1. This is what I was trying to do, but now that I think of it...I think theres a better way to accomplish what I'm trying to do.

If any of you have ever RP-ed, you may know that trying to pick out the message that the person that your RP-ing with could be easier...So I'm making a mod s everyone talks in one color. Now that I think of it, I think it would be better to assign a variable to the client when he joins my server. A variable that would be used to determine the color they talk in(a hex number). That way, if your used to "so-and-so" talking in blue and someone leaves and the numbers get shifted, the color wont change.(if the client has their own "color" variable). I appreciate you guys posting to help me by the way ^_^. Do you think this is a better way of doing it?

Oh, lol, you should probably use the color hex way.

[Reinforcements]

Oh, lol, you should probably use the color hex way.

How would you get a random hex number?