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Modification Help / Re: 2 problems: saving bricks serverside and scheduling.

« on: July 12, 2014, 01:13:59 PM »

To save bricks server-sided, you'll have to write code that saves every brick as there's no default functionality for that.

If you're planning to write an autosaver (that's what your post sounds like), I've made the RTB auto saver a standalone add-on some time ago, maybe you should look at it:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/143512782/bl/Server_RTBAutoSaver.zip

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Modification Help / Re: script.cs + packaging for playertype?

« on: July 12, 2014, 11:00:36 AM »

Quote from: boodals 2 on July 12, 2014, 10:48:30 AM

Yes, but there are some cases where putting ./ on its own doesn't work, for example in AddDamageType when setting a bitmap. You have to define the entire directory (or use expandFileName of course), and if the .zip's name is changed then the add-on will create errors and potentially not work. With a nameCheck.txt, it wouldn't load at all.

From Weapon_gun/server.cs for reference.
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AddDamageType("Gun",   '<bitmap:add-ons/Weapon_Gun/CI_gun> %1',    '%2 <bitmap:add-ons/Weapon_Gun/CI_gun> %1',0.2,1);

That's because you aren't directly setting a file name, but rather embedding one in a string. The engine can't know that there's a file name to be expanded in the middle of the string.

That's why you use "<bitmap:" @ expandFileName("./CI_gun") @ ">", it will tell the engine that you want to expand the relative file name in the middle.

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Modification Help / Re: script.cs + packaging for playertype?

« on: July 12, 2014, 10:17:59 AM »

Quote from: boodals 2 on July 12, 2014, 10:13:42 AM

Actually, nameCheck.txt is there so that if you designate any files/folders inside the add-on without using ./ or expandFileName("./ ..."), the add-on wont load at all instead of it loading with errors.

No it isn't, ./ in file names is recognized by the engine when executing the file and makes the file path start in the same folder the script is located.

It has nothing to do with namecheck.txt.

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Suggestions & Requests / Re: Duplicating Tool, New Bricks, and More [Suggestions]

« on: July 12, 2014, 09:40:53 AM »

Use search. Almost everything you want already exists. Also you can just use addhealth with a negative value.

There's also a buildable vehicles add-on, but it sucks. Proper buildable vehicles (like being able to place ramps and custom bricks and whatnot on it) aren't possible.

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General Discussion / Re: Freecam when in 1st person

« on: July 12, 2014, 08:49:57 AM »

Quote from: Mr. Noobalot on July 12, 2014, 08:47:23 AM

I was trying to figure out how you can do 1st-person freelook with no mods.

You don't.

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Modification Help / Re: Taboo's Weaponpack (I Can't Believe It's Not Vehicles!)

« on: July 12, 2014, 08:48:18 AM »

Just set altImage variables in the image datablock to the image you want to switch to right right click, put disableDrop = 1 for images you dont want to drop then do a single package in server.cs like this (you might want to indent that code better)

package tbooguns { function Armor::onTrigger(%this, %player, %slot, %val) { if(%val && %slot == 4 && isObject(%image = %player.getMountedImage(0))) if(isObject(%image.altImage)) %player.mountImage(%image.altImage, 0); Parent::onTrigger(%this, %player, %slot, %val); } function servercmdDropTool(%client,%slot) { if(isObject(%player = %client.player) && isObject(%image = %player.getMountedImage(0))) if(%image.disableDrop) %player.unmountImage(0); return Parent::servercmdDropTool(%client,%slot); } }; ActivatePackage(tbooguns);

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Modification Help / Re: Taboo's Weaponpack (I Can't Believe It's Not Vehicles!)

« on: July 12, 2014, 08:29:09 AM »

Don't make a new package that contains almost identical code for every weapon, that's why the b3 pack massicely slowed down glass' server awhile ago. Make a single package.

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