[Wanderer]

So again something little made with scripts...

Script - Death Flash in FSwiki... And this time also a simple screenie showing what it does...

GVC Mekhet dying with GVC Mentu on the background

[Herra Tohtori]

Looks ace.

How does it affect the frame rate? Non-significantly, tolerably or severely (or un-playably)?

[Wanderer]

With my cpu... none or minimal effect on frame rate.

[Goober5000]

Have the WCSaga guys seen this?

[gevatter Lars]

Mh looks realy nice and with a little different effect could be very usefull for the WC mod.

[Edit]
Yes just this very second I am posting this ^_^

[Scooby_Doo]

is that the $Flags "Flash"? It's been around for a few weeks now. I actually started added that to my ships, although I don't think i've seen any difference, although i'm probably not looking or missing something.

[Backslash]

Course, when I try to download the Btest effect, Filefront's user server seems to be down...  anywhere else to get it?

But yeah, the screenshot looks great.  Looks like some great potential there.

[Wanderer]

Hmm.. works for me... but sure, here is a Link to the file.

[Backslash]

Thank you.  ...and VERY nice!   

heh, that's a hard effect to screenshot.  I'm impressed you got such a good one.

Scooby, don't think this has to do with that flag... since this flash uses a particle, not just a HUD flash.  Then again maybe I should look at that code...

I feel the flash should come a bit later for big ships, but I don't know how to do that with scripting... yet.  Curses, yet more cool stuff to learn    BRAIN APPROACHING FULL

[Wanderer]

Thank you.  ...and VERY nice!   

heh, that's a hard effect to screenshot.  I'm impressed you got such a good one.

Thanks... Lets just say it needs lots of skill... that or then i just tampered (cheated ) with the effect for a bit to get that screenshot after dozens of attempts to get a good screenie from it.

Scooby, don't think this has to do with that flag... since this flash uses a particle, not just a HUD flash.  Then again maybe I should look at that code...

Indeed.. This one uses small particle effect (an .eff ani) but it could also flash the whole screen as well (via scripts)

I feel the flash should come a bit later for big ships, but I don't know how to do that with scripting... yet.  Curses, yet more cool stuff to learn    BRAIN APPROACHING FULL

Well i sort of cheated with the effect... if you look at the eff frames you ought to see how it was delayed but in short i used minimum (16x16) sized (thanks to DaBrain again) pure black 24-bit dds files to delay the effect. Alternate would have been to create arrays of ship deathtime, velocity and position and use those to generate the flash - problem being that all ship stats are lost on the instant it gets destroyed so those would have to be stored somewhere for the effect to be drawn to the proper location.

[Nuke]

cool

[Reprobator]

that look great!

However i ve copy paste the code in a file called  flashdeath-sct.tbm in my mod/data directory and extracted the btest.rar in the /mod/effect directory and got some error messages.

i use a fs2_open-20081109.exe build

Where am i wrong?

[Goober5000]

In order to answer that question, we would need to know what error messages you are getting...

[Reprobator]

ohh you are right, here it is  :

Could not find index 'getNumShips' in type 'Mission'

------------------------------------------------------------------
ADE Debug:
------------------------------------------------------------------
Name:      (null)
Name of:   (null)
Function type:   (null)
Defined on:   0
Upvalues:   0

Source:      (null)
Short source:   
Current line:   0
------------------------------------------------------------------


------------------------------------------------------------------
LUA Stack:
------------------------------------------------------------------

1: Userdata [Mission]
2: String [getNumShips]
------------------------------------------------------------------

[MetalDestroyer]

Same problem here. I copy/past the script into a file call "flash_explo-sct.tbm" and put it into the tables folder. And put the dds files into effects folder. When I launch a mission, I got this message. Should we use a proper build to use this new effect ?

I'm using this build "fs2_open_3_6_10r-20081217_r5008-Wanderer.exe".

[Wanderer]

Hmmm... the script was written for the older scripting version... well.. what follows is improved script but the effect it uses is slightly different..

In textureDetonation = gr.loadTexture("EXP_flash", true) the "EXP_flash" defines the filename of the effect (and can be changed)... example effect. As i said i am not good with effects so that is just something i came up with...

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#Conditional Hooks

$State: GS_STATE_GAME_PLAY

$On Frame:

[

floatMissionTime = mn.getMissionTime()

if floatMissionTime ~= nil then

   floatFrameTime = ba.getFrametime(true)

   -- INIT --
   if arrayShipW == nil then
      math.randomseed( os.time() )
      floatCounter = {}
      arrayFlashShipList = {}
      arrayFlashShips = {}
      arrayFlashShipClass = {}
      arrayFlashShipPosition = {}
      arrayFlashedShips = {}
      vectorNull = ba.createVector(0,0,0)
      textureDetonation = gr.loadTexture("EXP_flash", true)

      --create arrays

      arrayShipW = {}
      arrayShipH = {}
      arrayShipL = {}
      arrayShipDetRadius = {}
      arrayShipFlashRadius = {}

      --stuff arrays

      arrayShipW["GTD Orion"] = 500
      arrayShipW["GTD Hades"] = 700
      arrayShipW["GTD Hecate"] = 700
      arrayShipW["GVD Typhon"] = 700
      arrayShipW["GVD Hatshepsut"] = 700
      arrayShipW["NTF Iceni"] = 400
      arrayShipW["GTCv Deimos"] = 350
      arrayShipW["GVCv Sobek"] = 275
      arrayShipW["GTC Fenris"] = 150
      arrayShipW["GTC Leviathan"] = 150
      arrayShipW["GVC Aten"] = 150
      arrayShipW["GTC Aeolus"] = 80
      arrayShipW["GVC Mentu"] = 180
      arrayShipW["GTFR Poseidon"] = 35 --45
      arrayShipW["GVFr Satis"] = 45
      arrayShipW["PVFR Ma'at"] = 20
      arrayShipW["GTFR Triton"] = 110
      arrayShipW["GVFr Bes"] = 25
      arrayShipW["GTT Elysium-class"] = 35
      arrayShipW["GTT Argo"] = 95
      arrayShipW["GTI Arcadia"] = 1000
      arrayShipW["GTA Charybdis"] = 60
      arrayShipW["GTA Setekh"] = 100
      arrayShipW["GTM Hippocrates"] = 80
      arrayShipW["GTG Zephyrus"] = 80
      arrayShipW["GVG Anuket"] = 85
      arrayShipW["GTSC Faustus"] = 95 --150
      arrayShipW["GTSG Mjolnir"] = 100

      arrayShipH["GTD Orion"] = 500
      arrayShipH["GTD Hades"] = 500
      arrayShipH["GTD Hecate"] =500
      arrayShipH["GVD Typhon"] =300
      arrayShipH["GVD Hatshepsut"] =600
      arrayShipH["NTF Iceni"] =450
      arrayShipH["GTCv Deimos"] =400
      arrayShipH["GVCv Sobek"] =275
      arrayShipH["GTC Fenris"] =200
      arrayShipH["GTC Leviathan"] =200
      arrayShipH["GVC Aten"] =50
      arrayShipH["GTC Aeolus"] =90
      arrayShipH["GVC Mentu"] =140
      arrayShipH["GTFR Poseidon"] = 30 --55
      arrayShipH["GVFr Satis"] =50
      arrayShipH["PVFR Ma'at"] =20
      arrayShipH["GTFR Triton"] =130
      arrayShipH["GVFr Bes"] = 15
      arrayShipH["GTT Elysium-class"] =45
      arrayShipH["GTT Argo"] = 70 --80
      arrayShipH["GTI Arcadia"] =1200
      arrayShipH["GTA Charybdis"] =90
      arrayShipH["GTA Setekh"] =100
      arrayShipH["GTM Hippocrates"] = 275 --450
      arrayShipH["GTG Zephyrus"] =70
      arrayShipH["GVG Anuket"] =80
      arrayShipH["GTSC Faustus"] = 85 --140
      arrayShipH["GTSG Mjolnir"] =110

      arrayShipL["GTD Orion"] = 1900
      arrayShipL["GTD Hades"] = 3200
      arrayShipL["GTD Hecate"] = 1900
      arrayShipL["GVD Typhon"] = 2200
      arrayShipL["GVD Hatshepsut"] = 2200
      arrayShipL["NTF Iceni"] = 1000
      arrayShipL["GTCv Deimos"] = 750
      arrayShipL["GVCv Sobek"] = 620
      arrayShipL["GTC Fenris"] = 250
      arrayShipL["GTC Leviathan"] = 250
      arrayShipL["GVC Aten"] = 240
      arrayShipL["GTC Aeolus"] = 275
      arrayShipL["GVC Mentu"] = 325
      arrayShipL["GTFR Poseidon"] = 60 --70
      arrayShipL["GVFr Satis"] = 110
      arrayShipL["PVFR Ma'at"] = 55
      arrayShipL["GTFR Triton"] = 250
      arrayShipL["GVFr Bes"] = 60
      arrayShipL["GTT Elysium-class"] = 35
      arrayShipL["GTT Argo"] = 160 --175
      arrayShipL["GTI Arcadia"] = 800
      arrayShipL["GTA Charybdis"] = 110
      arrayShipL["GTA Setekh"] = 200
      arrayShipL["GTM Hippocrates"] = 375
      arrayShipL["GTG Zephyrus"] = 255
      arrayShipL["GVG Anuket"] = 350
      arrayShipL["GTSC Faustus"] = 160
      arrayShipL["GTSG Mjolnir"] = 90

      arrayShipDetRadius["GTD Orion"] = 500
      arrayShipDetRadius["GTD Hades"] = 800
      arrayShipDetRadius["GTD Hecate"] = 500
      arrayShipDetRadius["GVD Typhon"] = 500
      arrayShipDetRadius["GVD Hatshepsut"] = 500
      arrayShipDetRadius["NTF Iceni"] = 300
      arrayShipDetRadius["GTCv Deimos"] = 200
      arrayShipDetRadius["GVCv Sobek"] = 200
      arrayShipDetRadius["GTC Fenris"] = 100
      arrayShipDetRadius["GTC Leviathan"] = 100
      arrayShipDetRadius["GVC Aten"] = 100
      arrayShipDetRadius["GTC Aeolus"] = 100
      arrayShipDetRadius["GVC Mentu"] = 100
      arrayShipDetRadius["GTFR Poseidon"] = 25
      arrayShipDetRadius["GVFr Satis"] = 50
      arrayShipDetRadius["PVFR Ma'at"] = 25
      arrayShipDetRadius["GTFR Triton"] = 100
      arrayShipDetRadius["GVFr Bes"] = 25
      arrayShipDetRadius["GTT Elysium-class"] = 25
      arrayShipDetRadius["GTT Argo"] = 75
      arrayShipDetRadius["GTI Arcadia"] = 1000
      arrayShipDetRadius["GTA Charybdis"] = 75
      arrayShipDetRadius["GTA Setekh"] = 75
      arrayShipDetRadius["GTM Hippocrates"] = 200
      arrayShipDetRadius["GTG Zephyrus"] = 80
      arrayShipDetRadius["GVG Anuket"] = 100
      arrayShipDetRadius["GTSC Faustus"] = 50
      arrayShipDetRadius["GTSG Mjolnir"] = 40

      arrayShipFlashRadius["GTD Orion"] = 2500
      arrayShipFlashRadius["GTD Hades"] = 4000
      arrayShipFlashRadius["GTD Hecate"] = 2500
      arrayShipFlashRadius["GVD Typhon"] = 2500
      arrayShipFlashRadius["GVD Hatshepsut"] = 2500
      arrayShipFlashRadius["NTF Iceni"] = 1500
      arrayShipFlashRadius["GTCv Deimos"] = 1500
      arrayShipFlashRadius["GVCv Sobek"] = 1500
      arrayShipFlashRadius["GTC Fenris"] = 1000 --350
      arrayShipFlashRadius["GTC Leviathan"] = 1000 --350
      arrayShipFlashRadius["GVC Aten"] = 1000 --350
      arrayShipFlashRadius["GTC Aeolus"] = 1000 --350
      arrayShipFlashRadius["GVC Mentu"] = 800 --400
      arrayShipFlashRadius["GTFR Poseidon"] = 700 --100
      arrayShipFlashRadius["GVFr Satis"] = 800 --200
      arrayShipFlashRadius["PVFR Ma'at"] = 600 --100
      arrayShipFlashRadius["GTFR Triton"] = 750 --500
      arrayShipFlashRadius["GVFr Bes"] = 600 --100
      arrayShipFlashRadius["GTT Elysium-class"] = 500 --100
      arrayShipFlashRadius["GTT Argo"] = 600 --300
      arrayShipFlashRadius["GTI Arcadia"] = 5000
      arrayShipFlashRadius["GTA Charybdis"] = 600 --300
      arrayShipFlashRadius["GTA Setekh"] = 600 --300
      arrayShipFlashRadius["GTM Hippocrates"] = 1700 --800
      arrayShipFlashRadius["GTG Zephyrus"] = 800 --350
      arrayShipFlashRadius["GVG Anuket"] = 900 --500
      arrayShipFlashRadius["GTSC Faustus"] = 800 --250
      arrayShipFlashRadius["GTSG Mjolnir"] = 500 --150

   end

-- INIT END --

   floatRandom = math.random()
   integerShips = #mn.Ships

   for h = 1, integerShips do
      objectShip = mn.Ships[h]
      stringShipClass = objectShip.Class.Name

      --ONLY SHIPS WITH EFFECTS--

      if arrayShipFlashRadius[stringShipClass] ~= nil then
         stringShipName = objectShip.Name
         floatHP = objectShip.HitpointsLeft

         if floatHP <= 0 then

            vectorShipPosition = objectShip.Position

            if arrayFlashShipList[stringShipName] == nil then
               arrayFlashShipList[stringShipName] = 1
               arrayFlashShipClass[stringShipName] = stringShipClass
               table.insert(arrayFlashShips,stringShipName)

            end

            arrayFlashShipPosition[stringShipName] = vectorShipPosition

            if floatCounter[stringShipName] == nil then
               floatCounter[stringShipName] = 0

            end

            floatRandom = math.random()

            while floatCounter[stringShipName] > floatRandom do
               floatCounter[stringShipName] = floatCounter[stringShipName] - floatRandom
               orientationShip = objectShip.Orientation
               local floatRand_1 = (math.random() - 0.5) * arrayShipW[stringShipClass]
               local floatRand_2 = (math.random() - 0.5) * arrayShipH[stringShipClass]
               local floatRand_3 = (math.random() - 0.5) * arrayShipL[stringShipClass]
               local vectorRand = ba.createVector(floatRand_1,floatRand_2,floatRand_3)
               local floatDetoSize = (math.random() + 0.5) * arrayShipDetRadius[stringShipClass]
               local vectorOrientedRand = orientationShip:unrotateVector(vectorRand)
               local vectorDetoPosition = vectorShipPosition + vectorOrientedRand
               ts.createParticle(vectorDetoPosition,vectorNull,floatFrameTime,floatDetoSize,PARTICLE_BITMAP,-1,false,textureDetonation)

               if floatCounter[stringShipName] <= 0 then
                  floatCounter[stringShipName] = 0
               else
                  floatRandom = math.random()

               end

            end

            floatCounter[stringShipName] = floatCounter[stringShipName] + floatFrameTime

         end

      end

      floatFlashShips = #arrayFlashShips

      for x=1,floatFlashShips do
      stringFlashShipName = arrayFlashShips[x]

         if arrayFlashShipList[stringFlashShipName] == 1 then

            if mn.Ships[stringFlashShipName]:isValid() then
            else
               arrayFlashShipList[stringFlashShipName] = nil
               local vectorFlashPosition = arrayFlashShipPosition[stringFlashShipName]
               arrayFlashShipPosition[stringFlashShipName] = nil
               local stringFlashClass = arrayFlashShipClass[stringFlashShipName]
               arrayFlashShipClass[stringFlashShipName] = nil
               local floatFlashRadius = (math.random() + 0.5) * arrayShipFlashRadius[stringFlashClass]
               ts.createParticle(vectorFlashPosition,vectorNull,floatFrameTime,floatFlashRadius,PARTICLE_BITMAP,-1,false,textureDetonation)
               table.insert(arrayFlashedShips,x)

            end

         end

      end

      integerFlashedShips = #arrayFlashedShips
      if integerFlashedShips > 0 then

         for o=integerFlashedShips,1,-1 do
            table.remove(arrayFlashShips,arrayFlashedShips[o])

         end

         arrayFlashedShips = nil
         arrayFlashedShips = {}

      end

   end

end

]

#End
Haven't actually tried for a short while though

[Reprobator]

ok that work perfectly now!

thanks you!

[MetalDestroyer]

Great ! It work. Well, I must really learn LUA ! Damn, iI want some vacations !!