cwObserverMode plugin

Implements hook GetStatusInfo

Called to collect a player's status text; adds the observer label to noclipping players.

Parameters

• player Player The player whose status is shown
• text List<String> Status lines to add to

Puts a player into observer mode.

Stores the player's move type, position, eye angles and color so they can be restored later, then enables noclip and makes NPCs ignore them. Hiding the player is done in the PlayerThink hook.

Parameters

• player Player The player entering observer mode

See also

• cwObserverMode:MakePlayerExitObserverMode

Takes a player out of observer mode.

Makes the player visible and solid again and restores their move type at once. Half a frame later it restores their color, and their position and eye angles from before entering when the observer_reset config is on, then clears the observer state.

Parameters

• player Player The player leaving observer mode

See also

• cwObserverMode:MakePlayerEnterObserverMode

Implements hook PlayerCanSeeAdminESP

Called to check whether the local player can see the admin ESP; only allows it while noclipping.

Returns

• Boolean False when the player is not noclipping, otherwise nil

Defined in

• gamemodes/catwork/plugins/observermode/plugin/sv_hooks.lua:11 server
• gamemodes/catwork/plugins/observermode/plugin/cl_hooks.lua:27 client

Implements hook PlayerThink

Called periodically for every player; keeps observers invisible and takes others out of observer mode.

A noclipping player who is alive, not in a vehicle, not ragdolled and not held is hidden and made non-solid. Players who are still flagged as observers but no longer qualify are taken out with cwObserverMode:MakePlayerExitObserverMode.

Parameters

• player Player The player being updated
• curTime Number The current time
• infoTable Map The player's info table for this think