hmm, dont think this will be solved like this...
I had some problems too and the string is visible even when the player its not visible, when it is behind other models, not in the view.

Is there a way to solve this without using trace or scan routines?
The code below is in a multiplayer environment

Code:

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function paint_DRAW_STRING()
{	
	while(1)
	{
		vec_set (temp_vec, vector(my.x,my.y,my.z + 50);
	  	if (null != vec_to_screen(temp_vec, camera))
		{
			if (my._PLAYER_NUMBER == 1)
			{
				str_cpy (PDrawText, str_player1Name);
			}
			if (my._PLAYER_NUMBER == 2)
			{
				str_cpy (PDrawText, str_player2Name);
			}
			if (my._PLAYER_NUMBER == 3)
			{
				str_cpy (PDrawText, str_player3Name);
			}
			if (my._PLAYER_NUMBER == 4)
			{
				str_cpy (PDrawText, str_player4Name);
			}
			
			//--- doesnt appear on itself
			if (my.clipped != on)
			{			
				draw_text(PDrawText,temp_vec.x-20,temp_vec.y,vector(0,0,255));
			}			
		}
	wait(1);	
	}	
}

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