James Bunting
Joined: 17 September 2003
Posts: 1308
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16 August 2004 15:59 (UK time)
I am just getting the scripting installed and can confirm a few facts.
1) The scripts will run as instances, you can runs loads at once and they don't stop the game.
2) They will be written in C with standard C stuff like variables and loops etc. A number of specially written C functions will be available in the scripts which will let you control stuff at just about any level.
3) There will be plenty of templates and stuff so it will be amazingly easy to write your own scripts.
4) There will be one script per map (mapfilename.sc), you can use triggers to call functions in your script or you can run a single available (not in your script) command directly from the trigger (i.e. SC_CompleteCurrentLevel(); )
5) Maps do not require scripts to work, scripts can be used if you want to do clever stuff. If you want to make basic maps then just edit M1 style (you will need an end level trigger and thats it).
6) You edit scripts in Notepad (or any other text editor).
Here is a sample script (the commands used may change), its not that simple but it demonstrates some basic commands.
#title "M2 example SeeR script"
#author "James Bunting"
// here we tell M2 that it can use the function main
export main;
// import external functions - declare M2 functions that will be available in this script
import void SC_ChangeSectorTexture( int SectorNumber, char *TextureName);
import int JG_MessageBo char *,...);
import int MSG_Message(char *,...);
import void AUD_PlayDirectionalSound( char *, int , int);
import int TestInt;
import int JG_StringInputBo char *, int, char *);
import void strcpy( char *, char *);
// This is the "main" function which is exported above, it can be called anything you like.
// simply put "run main();" in your script to run it.
int main()
{
int i;
char name[ 64];
// change a couple of sector textures by thier IDs
SC_ChangeSectorTexture( 0, "stone05.pcx" ;
SC_ChangeSectorTexture( 1, "lava03.pcx";
// a name input box, pointless but a good demo of "scripting power"!
if( JG_StringInputBo name, 63, "Enter your name")
{
JG_MessageBo"Your name is %s", name);
}
// play a sound from coords 100, 100
AUD_PlayDirectionalSound( "doors\\slide_o", 100, 100);
// show a hint message on the screen
MSG_GameMessage("test";
// show a message box
JG_MessageBo"Hello world!";
// run a C for loop and print some numbers to the M2 console
for( i=0; i<15; ++i)
MSG_Message("i = %d", i);
return 0;
}
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