Giving a Weapon to a Player

FiveM Resource Development & Modding Discussion
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I tried making a weapon command that would give you a pistol but it didn’t work.

AddEventHandler("chatMessage", function(s, n, m)
	local message = string.lower(m) -- This prevents it from NOT recognizing /WEAPON as the command (just in case the user has caps lock on)
	if message == "/weapon" then
		CancelEvent() -- Hide the message from user chat
		GiveWeaponToPed(s, "WEAPON_PISTOL", 1000, false, false)
	end
end)

It just gives me this error and gives me no pistol

Error running system event handling function for resource script: citizen:/scripting/lua/scheduler.lua:39: Failed to execute thread: sv.lua:5: attempt to call a nil value (global 'GiveWeaponToPed')
stack traceback:
        sv.lua:5: in upvalue 'handler'
        citizen:/scripting/lua/scheduler.lua:124: in function <citizen:/scripting/lua/scheduler.lua:123>
stack traceback:
        [C]: in function 'error'
        citizen:/scripting/lua/scheduler.lua:39: in field 'CreateThreadNow'
        citizen:/scripting/lua/scheduler.lua:123: in function <citizen:/scripting/lua/scheduler.lua:92>

Can somebody help? It would be much appreciated!

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2

You need to define “s”

3

Would recommend using RegisterCommand instead of chatMessage Event.

4

This handler is on the server (assuming from the sv.lua filename). You will then need to trigger a client event to give the ped the weapon. The server can’t execute game natives. The server can only tell the client(s) (by events) what to do.

5

I believe this is how you use this on the client

RegisterCommand("weapon", function(args, string)
    local ped = GetPlayerPed(PlayerId())
    GiveWeaponToPed(ped, GetHashKey("WEAPON_PISTOL"), 1000, false, false)
end, false)
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Error running call reference function for resource script: sv.lua:2: attempt to call a nil value (global 'PlayerId')
stack traceback:
        sv.lua:2: in local 'ref'
        citizen:/scripting/lua/scheduler.lua:277: in function <citizen:/scripting/lua/scheduler.lua:268>

?

7

Put the code he gave you in the client script.

8

Let me explain further. Anything to do with natives has to be done on a client script. So you have 2 options for commands. You can create the command on the client and put the weapons natives like I did above or you can create a client event to do it for you and use the server command to trigger the client event.

Which one would you prefer?

9

I would like a client event to do that for me but I have forgotten how to do one.

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--[[ SERVER SCRIPT ]]--
RegisterCommand("weapon", function(source, args, string)
    TriggerClientEvent("GivePedWeapon", source)
end, false)

--[[ CLIENT SCRIPT ]]--
RegisterNetEvent("GivePedWeapon")
AddEventHandler("GivePedWeapon", function()
    local weapon = GetHashKey("WEAPON_PISTOL")
    local ped = GetPlayerPed(PlayerId())
    GiveWeaponToPed(ped, weapon, 1000, false, false)
end)
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11

Thanks so much for explaining. I didn’t know the difference but I somehow came far without errors. Anyway, it works now. Thanks for the help! :slight_smile:

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12

No problem. Thanks for your question.

13

You could make that even simpler, and just have the command part on the client too, and just put the weapon stuff inside the actual command

14

I asked if he wanted it all client or if he wanted server / client.

I like using server because I can add perms to it easier using my job ranks / staff ranks global tables.

I wasn’t sure what exactly he was trying to use it for. :smiley:

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16

Can someone help me?
I want like /weapon revolver and get the revolver im a noob in this and i cant do it :sweat_smile:

17

do you want it bound to a job and for multi different commands you would need jobs or some deciding factor so you didn’t pick up other weapons in the command

18

what about a give all weapons?

19

Question, how do you make it so it only gives you a specific weapon that you want for example: /weapon pistol

or /weapon carbinerifle

It would be great if you can help me with this thanks.

20

Sorry I am not really on FiveM much anymore so I could be rusty or uniformed of a propery way to handle things now (between client and server) but maybe something like this?

UNTESTED CODE

--[[ SERVER SCRIPT ]]--
local AllowedWeapons = {
    ["pistol"] = "WEAPON_PISTOL"
}

RegisterCommand("weapon", function(source, args, string)
    local ammo = 9999

    if not args[1] and type(args[1]) ~= "string" then return end
    if args[2] and type(tonumber(args[2])) ~= "number" then 
        return
    else
        ammo = tonumber(args[2])
    end

    local Weapon = AllowedWeapons[args[1]]

    if not Weapon then return end

    TriggerClientEvent("GivePedWeapon", source, Weapon, ammo)
end, false)

--[[ CLIENT SCRIPT ]]--
RegisterNetEvent("GivePedWeapon")
AddEventHandler("GivePedWeapon", function(weapon, ammo)
    local weaponHash = GetHashKey(weapon)

    if not IsWeaponValid(weaponHash) then
        return
    end

    local ped = GetPlayerPed(PlayerId())
    GiveWeaponToPed(ped, weaponHash, ammo, false, false)
end)
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I just noticed as well that I didn’t reply directly to your comment so you probably didn’t get notified that I responded :man_facepalming::joy: