A Garry's Mod library allowing you to use networked variables local to a player
Because when you're setting a NWVar on a player, the value is broadcasted to every player connected in the server.
A lot of beginners are using it anyway because it's easier. That is a bad behavior.
Anyway, this is not an issue anymore since LocalNWVars is out and you can use it exactly like NWVar but they are synchronized only with the player specified.
Just drag the file localnwvars.lua into your gamemode/addon and include it by yourself (it's a shared file).
Once it's done, you can use it. Not that hard, heh?
Use it exactly as NWVars but replace it by LocalNWVar.
You DON'T need to register a variable in order to use it (it's done automatically).
Player:SetLocalNWVar(uniqueVarName, anyValue)uniqueVarName (string) is used to identify the variable clientside
anyValue (string, number, boolean or table) is the value that will be defined
Player:GetLocalNWVar(uniqueVarName, fallbackValue)uniqueVarName (string) is used to identify the variable that has been set serverside.
fallbackValue (optional) (any) is the value that will be returned in the case the variable has not been defined yet.
Serverside lua file
hook.Add("PlayerLoadout", "LocalNWVarExample", function(pPlayer)
pPlayer:SetLocalNWVar("Hunger", math.random(1, 100)) -- set a random value between 1 and 100
end)Clientside lua file
hook.Add("HUDPaint", "LocalNWVarExample", function()
local iHunger = LocalPlayer():GetLocalNWVar("Hunger", 100)
surface.SetDrawColor(color_white)
surface.DrawRect(50, 50, iHunger, 40)
end)