STool: Prop Stacker

December 2006
389 Posts

OLStacker
by Greg "OverloadUT" Laabs
v2.2
Download: OLStacker_2.2.zip
This STool is included in my STool Pack.

Overview

This is a STool that makes stacking props very easy. Simply fire at the prop you want to stack and there will be a perfectly aligned duplicate prop on top of it. You can choose to stack in any direction, and if you want it stacked relative to the world or the prop. It also has special support for PropDefender so that your duplicated props will be owned by you.

Installation

Extract this archive to your garrysmod/garrysmod directory. The files will be placed in the appropriate folders.

Configuration and usage

Once you install this, the "Stacker" tool will show up in the list of tools, in the "Construction" category.

Changelist

v2.2
= Updated to work with the latest patch. NOTE: Due to a Garry's Mod bug, the stacker will no longer prevent objects from spawning outside of the world. This will hopefully be fixed soon.

v2.1
= Fixed it so it works in singleplayer.

v2.0
+ Added a checkbox to adjust rotation of the stacked props on each spawn. This allows you to things like arcs and spirals.
+ Added a ghost preview of the first item in a stack. You can even adjust the values and watch the ghost update instantly.
= Changed the X,Y,Z offsets to be relative to the prop being stacked. This has a big effect on how these offset values change the stack, but it's a good change that gives you a lot more power.

v1.5.1
= Fixed it so cleaning up all props will include props created with the stacker

v1.5
+ Added a button to reset all of the advanced options back to 0
+ Added a button to auto-weld the stacked props together
+ Added a button to make each prop in the stack nocollide with the prop below
= Changed the way I detect if the desired position is outside the map.

v1.0
+ First Release

If the stacker stool is not working, check the following folders for a "ol_stacker.lua" file:
garrysmod\garrysmod\gamemodes\sandbox\entities\wea pons\gmod_tool\stools
garrysmod\garrysmod\lua\weapons\gmod_tool\stools

If there is a "ol_stacker.lua" file there, delete it. This is caused by some people redistributing my stools incorrectly.

The Pope Man

November 2005
1,714 Posts

man that is cool,can you say easy fort building?

sHiBaN

April 2006
910 Posts

Holy shit. This is so awesome. I can now stack props easily without worrying about ECS and the hassle. THANK YOU!

catfishtango

June 2006
627 Posts

I never thought I would would bother downloading additional tools for gmod10, but THIS one is definitely worth getting.

sHiBaN

April 2006
910 Posts

OverloadUT, you're my LUA god. Don't stop posting Stools please.

Technicha

November 2005
1,555 Posts

This is brilliant!
Downloading

Skorpy

Gold Member

July 2005
5,236 Posts

Awesome.

Safefire

January 2005
97 Posts

I actually prefer stacking via console commands, but this is very useful too. Lua king for you my friend :)

JackHoper

March 2006
222 Posts

Great Work! This truly enhances my gmod experience.

totster15

December 2006
488 Posts

Awesome job and as i keeo saying on all of your releases "Great Job And Keep Up The Good Work" This is really good anyway lua king'd

goncalo

November 2006
7 Posts

I must say that this stool is better than the ECS thing, :D Nicely done.
Got to lua king you :)

mike

Gold Member

October 2005
14,440 Posts

I warrant this makes barrel spam easier.

Gigantic towers of doom are fun.

kobilica

Gold Member

March 2006
3,235 Posts

Whoa OverLoad...your Stools will really overcrash forums :).
Don't stop releasing,and Lua king for you :).

lord hobo

June 2006
1,707 Posts

dude that is so helpful keep posting the stools

thed3f

August 2006
285 Posts

This is infinitely helpful, and easy. Kinged.

makatut

January 2006
789 Posts

I love you Ol keep up the good work
(i'm not gay)

MadMax417

July 2006
20 Posts

Nice i love it thank you!

Fijgum

Gold Member

September 2005
3,408 Posts

Whoa, I think we devinetely need a new rating thingy.

It would be called "OverloardUT-Like" and would count as a hundred gold stars.

You're awesome and your stools too O.O

SuperV

March 2005
662 Posts

Best STOOL ever!!!!!

Please add these ideas in next version:

Checkbox( Stack welded to world )
Button( Reset values ) this will be useful for reset xyz and rotations

Please! Lua king'd.

haooken

December 2006
11 Posts

A+ #1! Definitely makes forts and stairs easier. Oh, and mike, be carefull where you toss explosives, hehe.

waldwicht

February 2005
73 Posts

Hey,
great stool you made there.

But I get these weird small white pixel boxes every time I stack a prop.

Can you tell me why?

Edit: Just reinstalled Gmod10 and installed only this stool. Still the white boxes :-(.

Pure

November 2006
921 Posts

I don't know why you would get those. They look like they are in the skybox though...

Nice stool king'd.

BODYPRINT

December 2006
153 Posts

OL, thanks for taking STOOLS and using your imagination on them. I love the way you go, "What would I like in my STOOL"!!

Awesome work man.

Could you add an autoweld/nocollide function to it for the next release?

PsiSoldier

April 2006
752 Posts

I would Lua-King you right now, but not while this bug is in there. After changing the rotation to a number other than 0 it seems you can't set it back to 0, only -1 or 1.

Muscar

Gold Member

July 2006
4,013 Posts

This fucking ownz!

Cheeslick!

Property of T-Minus

November 2005
4,823 Posts

waldwicht posted:

But I get these weird small white pixel boxes every time I stack a prop.

Can you tell me why?

Looks like a graphics card issue, overheating perhaps, or maybe just a poor fillrate. Turn down your graphics options and see if it still happens.

BIGBITCH!

September 2006
1,042 Posts

F'ing thanks dewed.!!

waldwicht

February 2005
73 Posts

Cheeslick! posted:

Looks like a graphics card issue, overheating perhaps, or maybe just a poor fillrate. Turn down your graphics options and see if it still happens.

This problem only happens on gm_construct. Don't ask me why :-(.

Termy58

Gold Member

September 2006
7,852 Posts

waldwicht posted:

Hey,
great stool you made there.

But I get these weird small white pixel boxes every time I stack a prop.

Can you tell me why?

Edit: Just reinstalled Gmod10 and installed only this stool. Still the white boxes :-(.

That isn't that stool's fault there is no evil white sky box command in his script or virii I checked it over.

OverloadUT

December 2006
389 Posts

PsiSoldier posted:

I would Lua-King you right now, but not while this bug is in there. After changing the rotation to a number other than 0 it seems you can't set it back to 0, only -1 or 1.

Just type in 0 manually. It's not a bug. I never use sliders because you can't make them exact. However, I will add a "Reset" button that will reset all of the offsets to 0 in the next version.

As for the white box thing - the only thing I can think of is that I am spawning some info_targets on each spawn to make sure it's inside the level, but that shouldn't make anything draw on your screen.

The next version will have an option to auto no-collide and auto-weld. I meant to put them in this version, but I forgot. :D

Edit:

Version 1.5 Released
See first post for download link

Changelist:

v1.5
+ Added a button to reset all of the advanced options back to 0
+ Added a button to auto-weld the stacked props together
+ Added a button to make each prop in the stack nocollide with the prop below
= Changed the way I detect if the desired position is outside the map.

Blaat

December 2006
1,182 Posts

This is fantastic, exactly what I have been looking for for a substitute for ECS.

SuperV

March 2005
662 Posts

Can you add a checkbox to spawn props welded to WORLD?

Also, when you stack props with no collide option, you cannot undo stacks.

And, last bug i found, totally messed up my weld stool.

sHiBaN

April 2006
910 Posts

One thing though, can you add this little fix to the next update? Can you make it so that the props you duplicate count toward your prop count? So, when I press the "cleanup" button, the props go as normal ones. Because what if someone spams them in a server, and the admin can't delete them, only by using the remover, clicking one by one....

OverloadUT

December 2006
389 Posts

If you are getting errors in the console I need you to post them. Props you spawn do count towards your prop limit, so if that's not working, a script error must be occurring.

And how does it mess up your weld stool SuperV? Please be more descriptive.

Edit: Okay, I did a bit of testing. Undo always works for me, no matter what settings I have. However, cleaning up all props does not work, and I know why. I will fix this for the next release.

sHiBaN

April 2006
910 Posts

Wait, yes, they do count towards my prop count. No errors on the console. But the props are not included in the "cleanup" function. It would also help if the stacker supported PropDefender.

:)

FreeWilly

November 2006
17 Posts

When you stack are the copies always frozen or can you turn that off?

dev127

September 2006
162 Posts

Wow, that's awesome. And so easy to use.
For some reason though I crash alot when making forts (not even too big ones).

mike

Gold Member

October 2005
14,440 Posts

Heeheee barrel tower.

I love this STOOL.

haooken

December 2006
11 Posts

mike posted:

Heeheee barrel tower.

I love this STOOL.

Nice! Now, for anyone interested,

To Crash Computer:
1) Shoot mike's barrel tower
2) ...well, that's it.

OverloadUT

December 2006
389 Posts

sHiBaN posted:

It would also help if the stacker supported PropDefender.

Are you saying that because you think it would be a good idea, or are you saying that because you checked and it does not currently?

Because it does. ;) But if it's not working, then I need to know!