Debug LOS-less mode

[KDR_11k]

For modding it would be very useful if there was an option to see everything just like a spec, possibly even order all units, of course limited to when .cheat is used.

Best would be if you could have specfullview 2 and command everything from there.

Could use a third .give parameter for this to let us give units directly to a team without having to switch to it.

That way we could run "sandbox" battles without constant switching and we could always see what exactly is going on without having to spawn scouts.

[Felix the Cat]

This would be very useful for all modders for all stages of the modding process... everything from testing units for script errors and the like, to creating pretty screenies for load-screens, and everything in between.

[Argh]

+1000- there are some things you can't test with AIs, and when you're too busy or the game's rough, it's inconvenient to try and hustle up players, just to test game-balance stuff. I find this especially annoying when trying to test defensive stuff, because none of the AIs even come close to using them correctly, nor do they assault correctly, so they're fairly useless as evaluation tools.

[NOiZE]

+1

[Zoy64]

+1 (and then some)

[trepan]

Something like: .godmode ?

P.S. already written, just need to commit

[KDR_11k]

.sandbox? .fullcontrol? .godmode means .g<tab> for .give will no longer work, we'd have to input .gi<tab>.

[trepan]

It remains .godmode for now. I never added it to the word completion list, and
neither of your suggestions rings true with me (maybe .omnipotents?). Anyways,
I've written a little widget that does the .cheat, .spectator, and.godmode all with
one keypress:
http://trepan.bzflag.bz/spring/cmd_godmode.lua

I've also implemented:

.give [count] <unitname | "all"> [team]

So the following will work:
.give all
.give corkrog
.give 12 armpw
.give gdcom2 2
.give 64 armbrawl 1

[REVENGE]

It remains .godmode for now. I never added it to the word completion list, and
neither of your suggestions rings true with me (maybe .omnipotents?). Anyways,
I've written a little widget that does the .cheat, .spectator, and.godmode all with
one keypress:
http://trepan.bzflag.bz/spring/cmd_godmode.lua

I've also implemented:

.give [count] <unitname | "all"> [team]

So the following will work:
.give all
.give corkrog
.give 12 armpw
.give gdcom2 2
.give 64 armbrawl 1

Win.

As a sidenote, how hard would it be to make nocost toggleable?

[trepan]

I've already written a LuaRules version that does it
(try using .nc with the CA mod)

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<trepan> .luarules help
LuaRules commands:   echo  nc  run  sharectrl  sharelevels
LuaRules commands:   uecho  urun
<trepan> .luarules help nc
nc [0|1]:  reversible nocost  (requires cheating)
<trepan> .nc
LuaRules nocost is enabled

[Warlord Zsinj]

.nowisee ftw