Since I have begun the process of working with lua by making some gundam missions I now have some questions. I already have a basic one(puts down a base sets units on patrol and orders units around) but I want to do something more then a preset base and enemy to kill, something a bit more interesting.
When will missions be playable online?
What do I have to do for this?
Can I have the mission prompt the user for a faction or grab the user's already chosen faction?
Can I only print messages in the little chatbox?
Can I play sounds?
How do I rotate buildings in lua?
How do I que build orders in lua?
How do I que paths from factories in lua?
Thanks in advance!
Mission script questions.
Moderator: Moderators
I think you're lumping all the Lua stuff together.
As far as I know, there are three separate things that use Lua:
-Mission scripts,
-LuaUI,
-LuaSim.
The latter affects the synced part of Spring and comprises LuaCob, LuaRules and LuaGaia.
All the things you're asking should be possible, but they will require a LuaUI widget and a LuaRules gadget.
For examples on how to play sounds, look at the chatterbox widget.
For messages and selection boxes, look at the Comm ends warning widget, or use a GUI framework like AlphaSub's or Meltrax's.
For faction selection you can look at trepan's morph gadget.
To queue orders, check out the circle formation formation widget.
Hang out in #lua, it will be easier for us to help you from there.
As far as I know, there are three separate things that use Lua:
-Mission scripts,
-LuaUI,
-LuaSim.
The latter affects the synced part of Spring and comprises LuaCob, LuaRules and LuaGaia.
All the things you're asking should be possible, but they will require a LuaUI widget and a LuaRules gadget.
For examples on how to play sounds, look at the chatterbox widget.
For messages and selection boxes, look at the Comm ends warning widget, or use a GUI framework like AlphaSub's or Meltrax's.
For faction selection you can look at trepan's morph gadget.
To queue orders, check out the circle formation formation widget.
Hang out in #lua, it will be easier for us to help you from there.
-
1v0ry_k1ng
- Posts: 4656
- Joined: 10 Mar 2006, 10:24
quantum, I am at my parents house helping them with a few things. These posts are on my dad's compy so I cannot sit in the spring lobby like normal.
I am asking if I can do all of that because I am trying to see where the limit of lua missions is. Even though I will have to use lua gaia to do online missions, I wanted to see what the lua mission is capable of.
Ivory, Ntai requires a current version of NTAI and my learning that. Which compaired to lua is a waste of time as I will need to familiarize myself with lua for my gundam goals. I want to make missions that are AI independant so people need only download a map, gundam and spring.
I am asking if I can do all of that because I am trying to see where the limit of lua missions is. Even though I will have to use lua gaia to do online missions, I wanted to see what the lua mission is capable of.
Ivory, Ntai requires a current version of NTAI and my learning that. Which compaired to lua is a waste of time as I will need to familiarize myself with lua for my gundam goals. I want to make missions that are AI independant so people need only download a map, gundam and spring.
