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Thread: Disable commander abilities within a specific territory?21 Mar 2018, 16:57 PM Jump back to quoted post20 Mar 2018, 01:01 AMDominicAWB It's going to take me quite a while to understand all this, but if I'm reading this correctly, I would need to tag each individual ability to be unuseable in that area? What about abilities added with an overhaul mod lie Spearhead? Yup that's exactly right. It is quite cumbersome. It is what I've been doing for the mod I have been working on. I've had to break up the blueprints into my own categories in code to make it more manageable. As for adding units/abilities from another mod, I think if you have the mod ID you should be able to use the format "modId:blueprint" inside the blueprint function. Ex: If mod ID is "1a2b3c4d192837465" `CUSTOM_AIRSTRIKE_MP = BP_GetAbilityBlueprint("1a2b3c4d192837465:custom_airstrike_mp")` The mod ID is located on the bottom-right hand side of the editor tools... this is how I import custom unit blueprints created in the attribute editor. However, I'm not sure how you would obtain the mod ID for a 3rd-party mod. Maybe you could extract the SGA file and take a look inside its contents, but I'm not entirely sure. That's something eliw00d or other may be able to answer on. If you need any help understanding the code just send me a message and I'd be glad to help. In: Mapping Discussion
Thread: Disable commander abilities within a specific territory?19 Mar 2018, 13:53 PM Hey Domonic, A heads up, if I say something that is wrong I apologize, as my map making experience at this time is pretty much zero. I have however been working quite a bit with scar lately so maybe I can provide some help. Not sure what you have tried yet. I was looking through the ScarDoc and there is a player method that allows you to specify a ScarMarker location and prevents the use of targeted abilities at that location. This is what I would try, but note that I haven't personally used this method so I'm not sure how well it works for your needs. You will need to do a bit of legwork. First off, I would go into the attribute editor, and in the options in the upper left corner you want to export the "lua const export" (something along those lines), this should give you a scar file with lua tables containing every blueprint grouped by faction. If you want a sample of what this looks like, you can look here in my github. I'm actually pretty sure you could even copy the abilities from that one if you want, as it is an unedited export. I would then create a new lua table containing all of the abilities you wish to restrict in your bunker. To help with this, I would have the attribute editor open at the same time and look inside the "commander" category. You should be able to better identify them that way. You will then need to create a ScarMarker in your bunker area in order to tell the scar function where you want to disable those abilities. Your scar file could look something like this: -- This allows us to use Relic's Scar functions import('ScarUtil.scar') function disableAbilitiesInBunker() -- Your comma separated list of abilities to restrict local disabledAbilities = { AIRDROPPED_MINES_MP = BP_GetAbilityBlueprint("airdropped_mines_mp"), ARTILLERY_155MM = BP_GetAbilityBlueprint("artillery_155mm"), ARTILLERY_SMOKE_BARRAGE = BP_GetAbilityBlueprint("artillery_smoke_barrage"), } -- Get your ScarMarker you placed inside the bunker local bunkerMarker = Marker_FromName("Your ScarMarker's name") -- For each player, disable each ability in the above list at the marker location for i=1,World_GetPlayerCount() do local player = World_GetPlayerAt(i) for k,ability in pairs(disabledAbilities) do Player_AddAbilityLockoutZone(player, ability, bunkerMarker) end end end Feel free to use that code and look around that github project for examples. Just a forewarning that it's a work in progress. I'm not expert but I've put in about 100 hours so far into my mod and learned quite a bit. I'm at work and can't test this right now, but later on tonight I'll see if this will work. In: Mapping Discussion
Thread: Are squad groups dynamic, or merely a table of squads?16 Mar 2018, 13:50 PM Jump back to quoted post16 Mar 2018, 03:17 AMLugie I think you should stick with this idea. Wave scenarios, while easier to make and hard to break, are somewhat overdone. Some new ideas would always be welcome. Thanks for the encouragement Will do! In: Modding and Tools
Thread: Are squad groups dynamic, or merely a table of squads?15 Mar 2018, 21:49 PM Jump back to quoted post15 Mar 2018, 20:00 PMLugie You can think of a squad group as a table that does not do anything by itself. If you want to update that table with newly spawned squads, you would have to call the function again, or add them manually. The main squad-spawning function has a nice little thing built-in that automatically adds the squad(s) to the specified group(s). If you are making a defense mode (im going to assume its wave-based), then you probably dont need to use the function (Player_GetSquads) at all. As for the modifiers, im pretty sure it depends on what math you use, but most of the time it is a set/exclusive modifier. Feel free to msg me for some more advice/details. Good to know about the squad spawning mechanic, that will be useful as I introduce other features down the line. Alas, it is not wave based... although that is a fantastic idea! I may have to switch project directions (again). The idea was to "hold the line" (name of the mode) against an endless onslaught of infantry. As the remaining tickets diminish, the AI gets more and more buffs. Approaching 0 tickets they should be virtually immune to suppression. I may take you up on that offer as I inevitably run into more bumps. I have been experiencing many head scratching "gotcha" moments. Jump back to quoted post15 Mar 2018, 21:02 PMeliw00d Most of the modifier functions just wrap Modifier_Create, which has a boolean for exclusive. So if you want to set it to true just use that directly (or make your own wrapper). I keep forgetting to check the data archive! Thanks for that, much appreciated. In: Modding and Tools
Thread: Are squad groups dynamic, or merely a table of squads?15 Mar 2018, 17:44 PM Hi modders, I'm curious how squad groups work. I'm creating defense game mode, with different difficulty configurations. It is coming along pretty well. One of the parameters I'm trying to play around with for the harder difficulties is the enemy units' received suppression. To do this, I planned on using something like: `Modify_ReceivedSuppression( Player_GetSquads(aiPlayer), suppression_scale )` Is a squad group just a table of squads? Does the squad group created by Player_GetSquads() create a "snap-shot" of that player's squads at the moment it is called, or does it dynamically update as new units are created by that player? If it is the former, I imagine I would need to create a rule function that continuously calls the the above code to ensure all new units created are applied the same modifier. This also leads to another question: are Modify_X functions by default exclusive? If I apply Modify_ReceivedSuppression across a table of a player's squads more than once, will it compound and multiply with the previous application (eventually trending towards 0), or does it "set" the scale with future function calls. Thanks for all the help. In: Modding and Tools
Thread: Changing Entity UI "Screen Name" w/ Scar?10 Mar 2018, 03:37 AM Jump back to quoted post9 Mar 2018, 23:11 PMLugie Well, you could try using random upgrades in the attrib editor to do that. Thats how I gave some units unique vet names. As far as I know, there's no function to rename a squad through Scar. You would have to apply a upgrade to do that. Also, I remember the "Assassinate" concept being used before in a custom Normandy mission for coh1. Maybe you could take some cues from that? Oh interesting, I have the game sitting in my Steam library... I'll take a look. Thanks for the hint! Also the upgrades are not a bad idea either. In: Modding and Tools
Thread: Changing Entity UI "Screen Name" w/ Scar?9 Mar 2018, 22:20 PM Hi Modding Community, I was wondering if their was a way to modify a unit's display name at the start of a round using Scar. I'm making an "assassinate" win condition where each team has a field commander, and I want the names to be random names of actual commanders. Right now it's looking like the only way I'll be able to accomplish this is to create identical blueprints using different UI data in the attribute editor and randomly select one of those blueprints. I was wondering if there was an easier way that would just allow me to do this on game start. Thanks for your time. In: Modding and Tools
Thread: How do map entry points work when scripting?8 Mar 2018, 01:42 AM Jump back to quoted post6 Mar 2018, 21:24 PMeliw00d The problem is that if a player does not have any starting territory from something like an HQ, then they do not actually "own" any map entry points. There are no SCAR functions for getting neutral map entry points. However, you might be able to get them using a combination of World_GetNumEntities and World_GetEntity and then comparing distance to their starting position (which a player always "owns"). Excellent idea. Didn't know their were neutral entry points.. but it makes sense. I'll give that a shot. In: Modding and Tools
Thread: How do map entry points work when scripting?6 Mar 2018, 16:02 PM Hi modding community, You were a great help last time I posted asking questions, and since then I have made great progress in my endeavors. I've been experimenting with more and more things, and one of those things is spawning units. I've created a custom UTC (Universal Troop Carrier) from the original M5 Half-Track for my infantry only game mode, and it's working great. There is however something I'm not quite understanding, and that is the default behavior when a player doesn't have a "map_entry_point" entity. I couldn't find a function in the ScarDoc for returning the ScarPos of a player's map entry point, so I did some regex searching through the Data archive and managed to find something in deploymentpoints.scar. The function they were using would look through a player's entities trying to find a blueprint matching "map_entry_point", returning its ScarPos if found, or false if not found. My custom Half-Track should spawn at the map entry point of each player, and begin driving toward the owning player's start position. This works perfectly fine, but only for those players that have a map_entry_point. I was under the assumption that every player would have a map entry point, as every player can successfully call in off-map unit support. So how does the game normally handle this situation regarding map entry points? What happens in the event a player doesn't have a map entry point entity, but calls in off-map units? I mean there is even a Player_HasMapEntryPosition function to test if a player has an entry position, but what does the game do if this returns false? It's not like player's units just don't show up. My work-around was to find a map_entry_point for one player on each team, and then use that as the respective entry point for every player on that team. This works fine, but I'm just wondering if there is a "better" way to do this. Perhaps something similar to Player_GetStartingPosition? Thanks for your time. In: Modding and Tools
Thread: Clone all attributes at once?2 Mar 2018, 02:07 AM Thanks a bunch, plus your YouTube tutorials are a great starter so thanks for those too! In: Modding and Tools