Starting point for a Mod - unit scripting help...

[aGorm]

I know I have probably asked this ages ago, but I can't find my post... is there a good mod to use as a starting point?

I don't want any TA stuff hanging around in it and I guess I just need somthing thats the bear minimum (bear... heheh).

Looking in other mod's with loads of units is.... well, just plain confussing as I can't tell whats what.

Also, am I right in thinking if I'm going to start from scratch I should probably go LAU def's, anims, ect.. instead of fbi, bos, ect...? If so, where the hell is it documented, cause I can't find it in the wiki! (Or infact anything, the wiki is terribly organised and wholy confussing.)

aGorm

[Argh]

FLOZi posted a minimal mod, IIRC.

[Regret]

I know I have probably asked this ages ago, but I can't find my post... is there a good mod to use as a starting point?

I don't want any TA stuff hanging around in it and I guess I just need somthing thats the bear minimum (bear... heheh).

Looking in other mod's with loads of units is.... well, just plain confussing as I can't tell whats what.

Also, am I right in thinking if I'm going to start from scratch I should probably go LAU def's, anims, ect.. instead of fbi, bos, ect...? If so, where the hell is it documented, cause I can't find it in the wiki! (Or infact anything, the wiki is terribly organised and wholy confussing.)

aGorm

It's lua, and yea you should go with lua when going from scratch.

You might wanna try modifying some existing games first to get the feel for it.

[FLOZi]

FLOZi posted a minimal mod, IIRC.

I do, but the one that's around is outdated. I have a new one which is using 100% lua.

I'll stick it up later.

[aGorm]

Sounds awesom FLOZi... thanks!

[FLOZi]

Here you go. Note that it is a RARed .sdd. Also note that it's basically just the bare minimum to run, I (still) plan to do B & C mods with documentation and full examples.

[Warlord Zsinj]

That file should probably be accessible in some sort of sticky.

[aGorm]

So anyother question... I have something in game!! But now I need some example lua scripts for say a simple tank... everything seems to be in cob/bos in all the other mod's as far as I can see, but I know there are ment to be some examples around. So... if anyone has any, please let me know! I have a roungh Idea of how it worked in cob/bos, so if it's not to dissimlare I should be able to work out atleast the basics.

aGorm

[knorke]

lol i am searching for that since ages. and everybody is like OHAI have a look at teh lua stumpy!! and then i ask where to dl it and its like ololz it was there a second ago and now its gone

[FLOZi]

Stumpy lua:
http://pastebin.com/f8e259f1

N.B. This requires some includes, they should be available here:

http://spring1944.svn.sourceforge.net/v ... d/scripts/

Along with more example lua unit scripts.

[aGorm]

Cool, thanks FLOZi, this looks like exactly waht I need to get going.

One thing I noticed (I'm at work so I can't really check what this does yet) but at the top you havn't declaired barrel as a peice, but later you have used it... is it not nessacery for some reason?

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local base, flare, turret = piece ("base", "flare", "turret")

Other than that it looks simple enough!

aGorm

[FLOZi]

Just a mistake on my part

[aGorm]

Woot, I corrected somthing! Maybe I'll make a coder yet!