| Category | Scripting |
| Created | 05.05.2020 13:50 |
| Bert Bkp (Bkp666) | 05.05.2020 13:50 |
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| Hi, I am trying to convert a mod from FS17, I'm not very experienced when it comes to scripting but I am slowly figuring things out. If I leave the lua as it was in FS17 I am not getting any errors in the game log but it's not working either so I added prints after every function. For example: if g_currentMission.player then print("======== Mission.player ============"); end and I would get it in the log, I did this for g_currentMission.player.currentTool aswell and I wouldn't get anything so I replaced it with g_currentMission.player.hasHandtoolEquipped (is it the right replacement though?) and I got the print in the log. Now I'm trying to print the player.usesChainsaw but I can't seem to find the correct replacement, I tried player.isCutting, player.isUsingChainsaw, player.isUsingChainsawHorizontal but nothing seems to work. Am I doing something wrong or I didn't look deep enough? |
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| Bilbo Beutlin (BBeutlin) | 05.05.2020 16:37 |
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| The LUA code of 'player' as well as 'handtool' has changed massively vs. FS17, see Documentation/LUADOC. |
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| Bert Bkp (Bkp666) | 05.05.2020 17:20 |
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| That's where I'm looking but can't really find a replacement for "usesChainsaw" The closest thing I found is "isCutting" that says "true if player is cutting", exactly what I need but I'm not getting a print like I'm getting for "hasHandtoolEquipped" https://gdn.giants-software.com/documentation_scripting_fs19.php?version=script&category=102&class=10366#setCuttingAnim164220 |
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| Bilbo Beutlin (BBeutlin) | 05.05.2020 21:06 |
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| You should improve your reseach skills, so not other people must research for you. *g* Search in Player LUA for "handtool". You'll get a bunch of valuable infos. To test for handtool use "player:hasHandtoolEquipped()" or directly "player.baseInformation.currentHandtool". For further infos you must probably examine the used/active handtool. In certain cases you must also check whether the code runs as client or as server. |
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| Bert Bkp (Bkp666) | 05.05.2020 22:25 |
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| Believe me, I read pretty much everything in the LUADOC, but it is of no use if I don't understand what goes where because what seems very obvious it's apparently not so As I said in my first post, I am already using "player.hasHandtoolEquipped" as a replacement for "player.currentTool" I don't know if it is the right replacement but for now it is doing what I need.(checking if player has a handtool equipped, no?) What I can't find is a replacement for "player.usesChainsaw",(as in player is cutting with the chainsaw, not just having it equipped) reading trough the LUADOC I found different options but none seem to work for me.(maybe because they don't go together with the "g_currentMission.player"?) For example I found "function Chainsaw:isBeingUsed() return self.isCutting" Someone like me would think this is what they need(and logically it should be that way, but it's not) so I did: if g_currentMission.player.isCutting then print("======== player.isCutting ============"); end It's probably wrong because I didn't get anything, no print no error I also tried: if g_currentMission.player.currentHandtool.isCutting then print("========player.currentHandtool.isCutting ============"); end And I am getting "Error: Running LUA method 'update'. attempt to index field 'currentHandtool' (a nil value)" And what is the difference between "player:hasHandtoolEquipped()" and "player.baseInformation.currentHandtool" ? And how do I know if the code runs as client or as server? I doesn't have the "isServer" or "isClient" and it doesn't uses readStream and writeStream, or those are not for that |
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| Bilbo Beutlin (BBeutlin) | 05.05.2020 23:43 |
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| *sigh* Honestly: before you begin fiddling around with LUA, you must at least have basic knowledges about LUA. "player.hasHandtoolEquipped" is NOT a variable, but a function. So you must use "isEquipped = player:hasHandtoolEquipped()" what gives true|false. The difference between "player:hasHandtoolEquipped()" and "player.baseInformation.currentHandtool": 1st gives true|false 2nd gives the handtool table (or nil case nothing equipped). Each handtool has the function "HandTool:isBeingUsed()". For chainsaw you must at first test whether the handtool is of type chainsaw. Example: local hTool = g_currentMission.player.baseInformation.currentHandtool if hTool ~= nil then local htInUse = hTool:isBeingUsed() local htType = tostring(hTool) ... Anyway, better put the project on hold for now and learn LUA at first. |
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| Bert Bkp (Bkp666) | 07.05.2020 21:13 |
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| I was hoping I don't have to learn a whole programming language to just convert a mod(not create a new one) from FS17 to FS19 |
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| Bilbo Beutlin (BBeutlin) | 08.05.2020 01:06 |
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| Converting a script mod is even more difficult than creating a mod from scratch. You need to understand the code thoroughly before you change anything. |
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| Bert Bkp (Bkp666) | 12.05.2020 14:56 |
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| I think I did it, local hTool = g_currentMission.player.baseInformation.currentHandtool if hTool ~= nil then if hTool.isCutting then print("hTool.isCutting"); end end and I changed a few other things and now the mod is working Thanks for pointing me in the general area :P |
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