DarkRP Staff VIP

[DexterHighLife]

My ULib/ULX versions (run "ulx version" in console):
ULib v2.63w
ULX v3.73w

Game mode(s) I am having this problem on: DarkRP

So, I need help with setting up targeting and inherits from on staff VIP ranks. I have 4 staff ranks on my server (trialmod, moderator, jradmin and admin) and i have two vip ranks (vip and vip+).
One of the guys who have bought VIP+ is allso a staff member, so i need help setting up the ranks.
I tried searching the forums but it is seriously complicated or i am just stupid. I can pay a small fee on paypal if the work gets complete the way i want it to.

[DexterHighLife]

I could really need some help here! I know what i need to do but i do not know how. I basicly need to add branches to the ulx groups.

[BlueNova]

Way I would do it that's simple could be something like this.

Code: Lua

1. local meta = FindMetaTable("Player")
2.  
3. local vip = {
4. "steamid here"
5. }
6.  
7. function meta:IsVIP()
8.         return table.HasValue(vip, self:SteamID())
9. end

Basically just set a function that checks not really for a group but that they exist in some table or something maybe a database idk. Not too familiar with databases but they would be really good in something like this.

[iViscosity]

I basicly need to add branches to the ulx groups.

This is tough. ULX does not (seamlessly) support branching, so if you wanted to something like this it would require a bit more work. I've been thinking of writing a module for ULX to help more easily support branching, but not sure when I'll do that.

To help answer your question, though, ULX supports different forms of targeting. In a linear tree, like ULX supports easily, you can easily put your inheritance to "!%(group_above_this)" which basically means "not the group above this and everything that inherits from it". With branching, this can get complicated. In other words, you'll have to set up the can_target for each individual group. This can be done using the "#" tag. Since I haven't ever done this myself, I think you can just do #(group1),#(group2) (without the parentheses, of course) and so on until you have all the groups that they can target. If you want to setup permissions for the groups they CAN'T target, use !#(group1),!#(group2)... (again, without parentheses).