The Mega Script Thread

[keredor]

Is this what I need to do to get mine working? I've made a loader and I'm trying to use it as like a main menu, where I can just open it instead of loading it from a slot, but I've done 7 CD's and it hasn't worked yet

I've called it mod_library and I've made a load_mod_library (Just like 3) but it won't open, any ideas?

Edit: So this will allow to me to load my script straight up as I enter a game, right?

Yes. as long as you are in multiplayer(from the second you enter multiplayer) the 4 scripts will be loaded

[maps4890]

Hey guys,
I have today different styles of speedometers. I figure why not have a speedometer you can see from all the way back on the couch. lol They are about the size of mini map. Better Screenshots also included in Download.



Download SCO's/ Source


Credits to skorpo for his speedometer.
Heres the Source.

#include <natives.h>
#include <common.h>
#include <consts.h>
#include <types.h>
#include <strings.h>


void SkorproTextAndInt(float x1, float y1, int red1, int green1, int blue1, int 

num, float x2, float y2, int red2, int green2, int blue2)
{
// TEXT
SET_TEXT_FONT(1); // TEXTFONT_LED
SET_TEXT_BACKGROUND(0);
SET_TEXT_SCALE(0.88, 1.08);
SET_TEXT_COLOUR(red1, green1, blue1, 255);
SET_TEXT_EDGE(1, 0, 0, 0, 0);
SET_TEXT_RIGHT_JUSTIFY(0);
SET_TEXT_DROPSHADOW(0, 255, 255, 255, 255);
DISPLAY_TEXT_WITH_LITERAL_STRING(x1, y1, "STRING", "MPH");

// NUM
SET_TEXT_FONT(1); // TEXTFONT_LED
SET_TEXT_BACKGROUND(0);
SET_TEXT_SCALE(1.76, 2.16);
SET_TEXT_COLOUR(red2, green2, blue2, 255);
SET_TEXT_EDGE(1, 0, 0, 0, 0);
SET_TEXT_RIGHT_JUSTIFY(0);
SET_TEXT_DROPSHADOW(0, 255, 255, 255, 255);
DISPLAY_TEXT_WITH_NUMBER(x2, y2, "NUMBER", num);
}

void funnycar(void)
{
Car veh_speed;
float fSpeed;
int iSpeed;
bool rep_speed = 0;
if (IS_CHAR_IN_ANY_CAR(GetPlayerPed())) { rep_speed = 1; } 
 else { rep_speed = 0; }

 if (rep_speed == 1) // LOOP start
 {
  if (!IS_CHAR_IN_ANY_CAR(GetPlayerPed()))
  {
   rep_speed = 0; // LOOP end
  }
  GET_CAR_CHAR_IS_USING(GetPlayerPed(), &veh_speed);
  GET_CAR_SPEED(veh_speed, &fSpeed);
  fSpeed = fSpeed * 2.94; // Speed multiplier
  iSpeed = (int) fSpeed; // float to int
  SkorproTextAndInt(0.4, 0.865, 0, 255, 0, iSpeed, 0.17, 0.8, 255, 0, 0);
 }
}


void main(void){			
THIS_SCRIPT_IS_SAFE_FOR_NETWORK_GAME();
	while(true)
	{
funnycar();
WAIT(0);
}  
}

[Colt]

You sir, have just earned yourself a mod folder on my Desktop

But this is great, I'll add this to something soon.

[Raeralus]

I couldn't find anything really apart from the sound files themselves, I found two similar sounds to being in the heart.

I take it you can add sounds somehow?

[Colt]

I couldn't find anything really apart from the sound files themselves, I found two similar sounds to being in the heart.

I take it you can add sounds somehow?

I saw it in 3's Mod Manager source, I think it's PLAY_AMBIENT_EVENT or PLAY_AMBIENT_SOUND. One or the other I'm sure.

[Raeralus]

I saw it in 3's Mod Manager source, I think it's PLAY_AMBIENT_EVENT or PLAY_AMBIENT_SOUND. One or the other I'm sure.

I assume you cannot just do:

PLAY_AMBIENT_SOUND('sound.xxx');

Do the sounds have IDs?

I am going to have another look; see how the game loads this sound.

[Colt]

I assume you cannot just do:

PLAY_AMBIENT_SOUND('sound.xxx');

Do the sounds have IDs?

I am going to have another look; see how the game loads this sound.

I think that's literally how it is. It is in 3's files.

PLAY_AUDIO_EVENT("FRONTEND_MENU_ERROR");

[Raeralus]

I think that's literally how it is. It is in 3's files.

PLAY_AUDIO_EVENT("FRONTEND_MENU_ERROR");

For the car wash SCO, I found this (L349):

REQUEST_AMBIENT_AUDIO_BANK( "SCRIPT_AMBIENT/CAR_WASH" );

It seems there are two types if of audio. Audio or audio bank (A collection of sounds associated). So, this audio bank contains all the noises associated with the car wash unlike the normal audio file.

[Colt]

For the car wash SCO, I found this (L349):

REQUEST_AMBIENT_AUDIO_BANK( "SCRIPT_AMBIENT/CAR_WASH" );

It seems there are two types if of audio. Audio or audio bank (A collection of sounds associated). So, this audio bank contains all the noises associated with the car wash unlike the normal audio file.

So, with this you would do something like:

void soundtest(void){
	if(IS_BUTTON_JUST_PRESSED(0,X){
		REQUEST_AMBIENT_AUDIO_BANK("SCRIPT_AMBIENT/CAR_WASH");
		PLAY_AUDIO_EVENT("SCRIPT_AMBIENT/CAR_WASH");
		Print("Sound Test 1: Car Wash");
	}
}

Is that correct? Press X to play a sound?

[Raeralus]

So, with this you would do something like:

void soundtest(void){
    if(IS_BUTTON_JUST_PRESSED(0,X){
        REQUEST_AMBIENT_AUDIO_BANK("SCRIPT_AMBIENT/CAR_WASH");
        PLAY_AUDIO_EVENT("SCRIPT_AMBIENT/CAR_WASH");
        Print("Sound Test 1: Car Wash");
    }
}

Is that correct? Press X to play a sound?

No, I think theres more to it.

I am looking at this car wash script, this is what I've discovered, and think how it works:

l_U267 = "CAR_WASH_BARRIER";
l_U268 = "CAR_WASH_SPRAY";
l_U269 = "CAR_WASH_BRUSH_MOTOR";
l_U270 = "CAR_WASH_BRUSHES";
l_U271 = "CAR_WASH_PAY";

REGISTER_SCRIPT_WITH_AUDIO( 0 ); // Register the script with audio.
GET_SOUND_ID(); // Returns an ID?
RELEASE_SOUND_ID(); // Releases an ID? Might be deallocation.
REQUEST_AMBIENT_AUDIO_BANK( Audio bank file ( ie "SCRIPT_AMBIENT/CAR_WASH") ); // Load a audio bank.
AMBIENT_AUDIO_BANK_NO_LONGER_NEEDED(); // Memory?
UNREGISTER_SCRIPT_WITH_AUDIO(); // Unregister the script with audio.
HAS_SOUND_FINISHED( Sound ID ); // Has sound finished playing?
STOP_SOUND( Sound ID ); // Stop sound.
PLAY_SOUND_FROM_POSITION( Sound ID, X, Y); // Play the sound?
PLAY_SOUND_FROM_POSITION( Sound ID, Sound Name, ?); // Play the sound? The final parameter might be a vector (Could be a struct with fields X, Y, and Z?)

It seems a sound ID is always greater than -1
Once a sound is released, the variable that contained it is always assigned to -1

I will try and make a script out of this in a second.

EDIT:

Possible way to produce sound:

uint soundId = -1; // Sound IDs are greater than -1. The initial assignment is used as a test condition later. I see a lot of variables initialised without a data type. It is more than likely a integer (uint, int, etc)

// The sounds that are inside this audio bank. Loaded later on in the script.
const char* carWashBarrierSound = "CAR_WASH_BARRIER";
const char* carWashSpraySound = "CAR_WASH_SPRAY";
const char* carWashBrushMotorSound = "CAR_WASH_BRUSH_MOTOR";
const char* carWashBrushesSound = "CAR_WASH_BRUSHES";
const char* carWashPaySound = "CAR_WASH_PAY";

REGISTER_SCRIPT_WITH_AUDIO(0); // Not sure what this could possibly do, but it seems essential. It might be related to memory.

// Load the audio bank into memory.
if (REQUEST_AMBIENT_AUDIO_BANK( "SCRIPT_AMBIENT/CAR_WASH" )) {

    AMBIENT_AUDIO_BANK_NO_LONGER_NEEDED(); // Memory related.

}

// Get sound ID. This doesn't seem related to anything, so maybe this is simply a randomly generated ID for sounds?
// If only one bank/audio file can be loaded at one time, then it could possibly be the ID of either that was loaded in memory (above).
soundId = GET_AUDIO_ID();

// Fire when X button is pressed.
if(IS_BUTTON_PRESSED(0, BUTTON_X)) {

    // If again my theory is right about only one audio item can be loaded into memory at one time, then this makes sense.
    // Pass in the ID of that audio item, then pass in the sound you want to play.
    PLAY_SOUND_FROM_POSITION(soundId, carWashBarrierSound, ?); // I don't know what this final parameter is. Cannot tell from the code. It might be a vector however.

}

// Once either sound has finished playing...
// This native could be used to stop sound by negation, and then simply calling STOP_SOUND(soundId);
if(HAS_SOUND_FINISHED(soundId)) {

    // Release the ID (Allocated above, and now deallocated).
    // Testing whether or not to release the ID could also be done by checking if the variable is greater than -1.
    RELEASE_SOUND_ID(soundId);

}

// Similar to the first native call. I think it's memory-related.
UNREGISTER_SCRIPT_WITH_AUDIO();

Still looking into this. Trying to work out the final parameter for PLAY_SOUND_FROM_POSITION(). I don't think its a vector, whatever it is it is heavily used for calculations. It might be the Z coordinate. Try leaving it as 0.

EDIT 2:

Looking at natives.h, it shows that the final parameter for PLAY_SOUND_FROM_POSITION is the X coordinate, the Y and Z coordinates can be passed as the other two final parameters.

Here is the list of native definitions for the natives associated to producing sound:

extern void REGISTER_SCRIPT_WITH_AUDIO(boolean reg); // Register script with audio.
extern void UNREGISTER_SCRIPT_WITH_AUDIO(void); // Un-register script with audio.

extern uint GET_SOUND_ID(void); // Generate a sound ID. Sound IDs are uints.
extern void RELEASE_SOUND_ID(uint sound); // Release the sound ID.
extern boolean HAS_SOUND_FINISHED(uint sound); // Checks whether or not sound from the audio asset has finished playing.
extern void STOP_SOUND(uint sound); // Stop the sound.
extern void PLAY_SOUND_FROM_POSITION(int sound_id, char *name, float x, float y, float z); // Play a sound from the loaded audio asset.

extern boolean REQUEST_AMBIENT_AUDIO_BANK(char *name); // Load an audio bank.
extern void AMBIENT_AUDIO_BANK_NO_LONGER_NEEDED(void); // Mark the audio bank as no longer needed.