how to make a client spectate another client

[PurpleMetro]

I wish to use serverDirectSaveFileLoad() to load maps, then delete them later. I don't really want to name all the bricks just so I can easily delete them later, I'd rather have it as a seperate person's ID so I can delete all of their bricks without interfering with mine.

How do I change the ID of every brick that's loaded using this function to a custom ID?

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[Blocki]

I don't think you can set an ID for it to use, but you can do this:
serverDirectSaveFileLoad(%fileName, 3, "", 2) to load the save as public bricks, putting it in brickgroup_999999 (or was it 888888?)

[Greek2me]

I believe that you can change $LoadingBricks::BrickGroup to something else.

edit:
These are the available $LoadingBricks variables:

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$LoadingBricks_BrickGroup = "27739";
$LoadingBricks_Client = "";
$LoadingBricks_ColorMethod = "";
$LoadingBricks_DirName = "0";
$LoadingBricks_FileName = "saves/[CTF] BattleHall.bls";
$LoadingBricks_HandShakeSchedule = 0;
$LoadingBricks_Ownership = "1";
$LoadingBricks_PositionOffset = "0 0 0";
$LoadingBricks_Silent = 0;
$LoadingBricks_StartTime = "1445689";
I got this list by running export("$LoadingBricks*","base/loadingbricks.txt"); after loading a build.

You might also want to look at the serverLoadSaveFile_Tick() function.

[PurpleMetro]

the console prints that right after i load the bricks with my function, and the bricks still remain within the ownership i saved it in originally, my BL_ID

EDIT: For now, i'm going to go with Blocki's solution. It's BL_ID 888888 by the way. Nobody will get to build anyways, so there shouldn't be any harm about worrying who messes around with the public bricks

[Blocki]

You need to put the brickgroup object, not your bl_id

[PurpleMetro]

You need to put the brickgroup object, not your bl_id

Still won't work what the hell?

Even when I change $LoadingBricks_BrickGroup to "BrickGroup_888888", and try to load something manually by the Load GUI, it still loads it as my bricks.

Why is it doing this?

[Treynolds416]

You could just package onLoadPlant and add them to a SimGroup to delete later

[$trinick]

Still won't work what the hell?

Even when I change $LoadingBricks_BrickGroup to "BrickGroup_888888", and try to load something manually by the Load GUI, it still loads it as my bricks.

Why is it doing this?

Because using the Load GUI resets all the $LoadBricks_* variables.

[jes00]

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$LoadingBricks_PositionOffset = "0 0 0";


It's odd that this one exists, as there is already a $LoadOffset variable that probably does the same thing.

[Greek2me]

It's odd that this one exists, as there is already a $LoadOffset variable that probably does the same thing.

The $LoadOffset variable is used to set the $LoadingBricks_PositionOffset variable.

[PurpleMetro]

I have another question now, how do I clear all the bricks on the server. serverCmdClearAllBricks() requires a client , so I was thinking I could get the Console to clear all bricks (if it's even a client?). Basically I just want to know how to /clearallbricks on the server with conditions like me not being on the server, or something.

If this isn't possible then is there a manual way to do it- without annoying lag..

[Greek2me]

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%groupCount = mainBrickGroup.getCount();
for(%i = 0; %i < %groupCount; %i ++)
mainBrickGroup.getObject(%i).chainDeleteAll();

[PurpleMetro]

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%groupCount = mainBrickGroup.getCount();
for(%i = 0; %i < %groupCount; %i ++)
mainBrickGroup.getObject(%i).chainDeleteAll();

Thanks.. Again.

I have another question, how do you make a client/player spectate another player, i'm going to put this in the onArmorDisabled function so they can spectate the player, until the game is over.

[Port]

%client.camera.setMode("Orbit", %player);
%client.camera.setControlObject(%client.camera);

%client.setControlObject(%client.camera);