6th Unit Slot Discussion / BattleBelk's Glass Shell Builder

Phobos · September 28, 2011, 09:48:37 PM

was this ever saved http://files.filefront.com/glass+shell+inprogress7z/;12196378;/fileinfo.html
or is it just a re-textured red shell builder?
you can see the same glass shell here http://www.xfire.com/profile/battlebelk/screenshots/?view#79904445
something was also changed in the shell to enable a 6th unit slot. doesn't look like he set up the LUA though.

SleepKiller · September 29, 2011, 02:19:02 AM

It is a hard coded value in the EXE for 5 slots what he did was he made a Sixth button appear through poking around common.lvl scripts(Compiled LUA). both him and pysch0fred have been seen to do the same thing.

jdee-barc · September 29, 2011, 06:10:00 AM

and thats not even a unit slot. its seems to be an unfinished list of "profiles"

Bamdur · September 29, 2011, 09:19:11 AM

im pretty sure the "unit slot" is from shell.lvl which controls interface.. the .exe is basically just the c++ engine which has lua on top that controls basically most of the game
itself.

jdee-barc · September 29, 2011, 10:24:23 AM

but, in common.lvl there's a script. called ifs_pc_spawnselect or something similar and an ifs_charselect script. which makes me think that these are the scripts

In BF2, the unit count (max is 10. or 9 +1 hero) is hardcoded in a programming script called pcspawndisplay.h or something like that (i looked at the bf2 scripts which are available)

Bamdur · September 29, 2011, 01:34:42 PM

my thought on all of this, since i know a little bit of c++. in the swbf engine the hardcoded propertys are refrences to lua files which make it
100x easier to change then in the c++ code itself since lua is robust and dynamic, on top of that i dont think there is a hardcoded value but its
in the shell.lvl or common.lvl as youve said that there are scripts youve seen they might control what happens when the mouse entity clicks on the specific
button(spawn thing and selection on the side) if there were scripts you could add a new button on the side i guess and modify what happens when its clicked
but thatsjust my thoughts on this.

Phobos · September 29, 2011, 03:16:12 PM

Quote from: Bamdur on September 29, 2011, 01:34:42 PM
my thought on all of this, since i know a little bit of c++. in the swbf engine the hardcoded propertys are refrences to lua files which make it
100x easier to change then in the c++ code itself since lua is robust and dynamic, on top of that i dont think there is a hardcoded value but its
in the shell.lvl or common.lvl as youve said that there are scripts youve seen they might control what happens when the mouse entity clicks on the specific
button(spawn thing and selection on the side) if there were scripts you could add a new button on the side i guess and modify what happens when its clicked
but thatsjust my thoughts on this.

I also strongly believe that there is very little which is "hard coded" in the exe. I think people like to assume things they have not figured out yet how to change are hard coded, but usually this is not the case. Ggctuk posted a decompiled list of every LUA command the executable calls upon, I will post it here.

QuoteI have yet to make certain but the executeable seems to contain all known LUA function names. Okay, here's everything I turned up out of the executeable with regards to the LUA coding in BF1. Please be aware these are mostly untested, and I think some are not even LUA, but because of the ordering of the exe they have been included between LUA codes.
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SetDefeatMovie SetVictoryMovie ScriptCB_SetHistoricalRulesOn ScriptCB_AreHistoricalRulesOn ScriptCB_SetAIDifficulty ScriptCB_SetCanSwitchSides ScriptCB_SetMetagameRulesOn ScriptCB_AreMetagameRulesOn ScriptCB_MetagameSetBonus ScriptCB_DeleteSavedMetagameState ScriptCB_SetLastBattleVictoryValid ScriptCB_GetLastBattleVictory ScriptCB_DoesMetagameExistOnCardSplitScreen ScriptCB_GetSavedMetagameListSplitScreen ScriptCB_DoesMetagameExistOnCard ScriptCB_StartNewMetagame ScriptCB_GetSavedMetagameList ScriptCB_SetMetagameTeams ScriptCB_SetSPProgress ScriptCB_GetSPProgress ScriptCB_SaveSPState ScriptCB_IsSPStateSaved ScriptCB_IsMetagameStateSaved ScriptCB_LoadMetagameState ScriptCB_SaveMetagameState ScriptCB_UnlockUnlockable ScriptCB_UnlockableState GetMultisamplingModeDescription GetNumMultisamplingQualityModes GetMaxMultisamplingModeForScreenSize GetMaxScreenSizeForMultisamplingMode IsMultisamplingModeSupported IsMultisamplingModeForcedFromDriver IsVideoModeSupported ScriptCB_SetProfileJoinIP ScriptCB_GetProfileJoinIP ScriptCB_IsPCVideoFixedFunction ScriptCB_SetPCBrightnessContrast ScriptCB_SetPCVideoOptions ScriptCB_GetAutodetectPCVideoOptions ScriptCB_GetPCVideoOptions ScriptCB_GetIdealResolution ScriptCB_SetResolution ScriptCB_FillMultisampleTable ScriptCB_FillResolutionTable ScriptCB_SetJoystickEnabled ScriptCB_IsJoystickEnabled ScriptCB_SetMouseSensitivity ScriptCB_GetJoySensitivity ScriptCB_GetMouseSensitivity ScriptCB_SetMetaAllMapsOn ScriptCB_IsMetaAllMapsOn ScriptCB_GetControlMode ScriptCB_SetControlMode ScriptCB_ResetToolTips ScriptCB_PrevToolTipState ScriptCB_NextToolTipState ScriptCB_IsToolTipAuto ScriptCB_IsToolTipOn ScriptCB_SetHeroesOn ScriptCB_AreHeroesOn ScriptCB_SetFriendlyFire ScriptCB_GetFriendlyFire ScriptCB_SetAutoAimOn ScriptCB_IsAutoAimOn ScriptCB_SetRumbleOn ScriptCB_IsRumbleOn ScriptCB_SetHorizontalSplitScreen ScriptCB_IsHorizontalSplitScreen ScriptCB_SetFirstPersonView ScriptCB_IsFirstPersonView ScriptCB_ResetSoundToDefault ScriptCB_ResetGameOptionsToDefault ScriptCB_ResetControlsToDefault ScriptCB_SetControlScale ScriptCB_GetControlScale ScriptCB_SetYAxisFlip ScriptCB_GetYAxisFlip ScriptCB_SetFunctionIdForAnalogId ScriptCB_GetFunctionIdForAnalogId ScriptCB_SetFunctionIdForButtonId ScriptCB_GetFunctionIdForButtonId ScriptCB_UpdateScreen ScriptCB_GetBuildStr ScriptCB_GetTeamName ScriptCB_PersonalStatsSetTitles ScriptCB_TeamStatsSetTitles ScriptCB_TeamStatsGetTeamColor ScriptCB_TeamStatsGetTeam1 ScriptCB_TeamStatsValidatePos ScriptCB_GetAwardStats ScriptCB_GetPersonalStats ScriptCB_SetTeamStatsSortMode ScriptCB_GetTeamstats ScriptCB_ClientGotStats ScriptCB_Freecamera ScriptCB_GetMissionTime ScriptCB_CheckPlayerListDone ScriptCB_ResetSkipToPlayerList ScriptCB_SkipToPlayerList ScriptCB_Unpause ScriptCB_QuitFromStats ScriptCB_QuitToWindows ScriptCB_QuitToShell ScriptCB_Reboot ScriptCB_GetPausingViewport ScriptCB_RestartMission ScriptCB_LaunchDemo ScriptCB_EnterMission ScriptCB_CheckMouseMark ScriptCB_ResetMouseMark ScriptCB_SetMouseMark ScriptCB_HideDownloadableContent ScriptCB_SetDCMap ScriptCB_GetDifficulty ScriptCB_SetDifficulty ScriptCB_SetPlayerSide ScriptCB_IsUniqueLoginName ScriptCB_GetUniqueLoginName ScriptCB_TrimLoginName ScriptCB_Logout ScriptCB_GetProfileName ScriptCB_GetCurrentProfileName ScriptCB_GetCurrentProfileNetName ScriptCB_IsPlayerLoggedIn ScriptCB_SwapActiveProfileSlots ScriptCB_AddProfile ScriptCB_GetLoginList ScriptCB_CheckIfOkToExitMemoryMode ScriptCB_SetMemoryProfileMode ScriptCB_InMemoryProfileMode ScriptCB_DoesProfileExistOnCard ScriptCB_StartDeleteMetagameSplitScreen ScriptCB_StartSaveMetagameSplitScreen ScriptCB_StartLoadMetagameSplitScreen ScriptCB_CheckMemoryCardMark ScriptCB_MarkMemoryCard ScriptCB_StartDeleteMetagame ScriptCB_IsCurrentMetagame ScriptCB_StartSaveMetagame ScriptCB_StartLoadMetagame ScriptCB_StartSaveProfile ScriptCB_StartDeleteProfile ScriptCB_ReloadMarkedProfile ScriptCB_MarkCurrentProfile ScriptCB_StartLoadProfile ScriptCB_StartPreOp ScriptCB_StartInitialMemcardCheck ScriptCB_DoInitialMemcardCheck ScriptCB_ShowMultipageText ScriptCB_IndexMultipageText ScriptCB_DoneCheckPatch ScriptCB_ShouldCheckPatch ScriptCB_SetHasSeenDNASEULA ScriptCB_HasSeenDNASEULA ScriptCB_DoneCheckDNAS ScriptCB_ShouldCheckDNAS ScriptCB_LoadSavePopupResult ScriptCB_SetProfileNotDirty ScriptCB_IsProfileDirty ScriptCB_IsCurProfileDirty ScriptCB_ShouldShowDemoPostscreen ScriptCB_ShouldShowLegal ScriptCB_GetQuitPlayer ScriptCB_SetQuitPlayer ScriptCB_WasSplitscreen ScriptCB_IsSplitscreen ScriptCB_SetSplitscreen ScriptCB_GetAutoNetScript ScriptCB_SetupAutoNetIsLan ScriptCB_SetupAutoNetMissions ScriptCB_GetAutoGetPlayerCount ScriptCB_GetAutoNetGameName ScriptCB_GetAutoNetIsDedicated ScriptCB_ReadLeftstick ScriptCB_GetNumControllers ScriptCB_SetIgnoreControllerRemoval ScriptCB_UnbindController ScriptCB_ReadAllControllers ScriptCB_SetAutoAcquireControllers ScriptCB_GetShellActive ScriptCB_GetDateStr ScriptCB_random ScriptCB_srand ScriptCB_ustrupper ScriptCB_usprintf ScriptCB_getlocalizestr ScriptCB_UnicodeStrCat ScriptCB_ununicode ScriptCB_tounicode ScriptCB_GetMaxMissionQueue ScriptCB_SetMissionNames ScriptCB_SetTeamNames ScriptCB_IsLegalGamespyString ScriptCB_GetVKeyboardCharacter ScriptCB_FormatTimeString ScriptCB_GetLanguage ScriptCB_GetPlatform ScriptCB_DoFile Team2 Team1 Side Map Attract mode fs_opt_pcvideo_reslistbox_contents ifs_opt_pcvideo_fsaalistbox_contents memslot showstr ifs_saveop_InitialMemcardCheckDone ifs_saveop_PreOpDone ifs_saveop_LoadProfileDone ifs_saveop_DeleteProfileDone ifs_saveop_SaveProfileDone ifs_saveop_LoadMetagameDone ifs_saveop_SaveMetagameDone ifs_saveop_DeleteMetagameDone isCurrent datestr filename namestr contentsstr labelustr contentsustr ColorB ColorG ColorR val3str val2str val1str fix MP stats teamstats_listbox_contentsR teamstats_listbox_contentsL com_icon_CIS com_icon_imperial com_icon_alliance com_icon_republic ifs_teamstats.RightModel ifs_teamstats.LeftModel ifs_teamstats.RightList.Title ifs_teamstats.LeftList.Title ifs_personalstats.IconModel stats_listbox_contents ifs_awardstats_seticonstartside ifs_awardstats.IconModels.%d.model ScriptCB_EnableCursor ScriptCB_ResetControl ScriptCB_SetBinding ScriptCB_GetKeyBoardCmds ScriptCB_DoConsoleCmd ScriptCB_GetConsoleCmds ScriptCB_IFModel_SetLighting ScriptCB_SetSunlight ScriptCB_ResetLeaderBoardPlayerData ScriptCB_CancelLeaderBoardPlayerData ScriptCB_DownloadLeaderBoardData ScriptCB_LeaderBoardDownloadDone ScriptCB_GetLeaderBoardPlayerData ScriptCB_GetSafeScreenInfo ScriptCB_GetScreenInfo ScriptCB_GetErrorLevel ScriptCB_CloseErrorBox ScriptCB_OpenErrorBox ScriptCB_IsPropertyPlayingNow ScriptCB_SetMovieAudioBus ScriptCB_StopMovie ScriptCB_AreMoviePropertiesPlaying ScriptCB_IsMoviePlaying ScriptCB_PlayMovie ScriptCB_CloseMovie ScriptCB_OpenMovie ScriptCB_SetIgnoreInputs ScriptCB_IsPopupOpen ScriptCB_IsErrorBoxOpen ScriptCB_ClosePopup ScriptCB_OpenPopup ScriptCB_PopScreen ScriptCB_PushScreen ScriptCB_SetIFScreen ScriptCB_IFObj_SetUseSafezone ScriptCB_IFObj_SetScreenPosition ScriptCB_IFModel_SetOmegaY ScriptCB_IFModel_GetDepth ScriptCB_IFModel_SetDepth ScriptCB_IFModel_GetTranslation ScriptCB_IFModel_SetTranslation ScriptCB_IFModel_GetRotation ScriptCB_IFModel_SetRotation ScriptCB_IFModel_GetScale ScriptCB_IFModel_SetScale ScriptCB_IFModel_SetAnimation ScriptCB_IFModel_SetModel ScriptCB_IFMaskImage_GetMaskTexCoords ScriptCB_IFMaskImage_SetMaskTexCoords ScriptCB_IFMaskImage_SetMaskTexture ScriptCB_IFImage_SetTexCoords ScriptCB_IFImage_GetTexCoords ScriptCB_IFImage_SetRect ScriptCB_IFImage_GetRect ScriptCB_IFImage_SetTexture ScriptCB_IFFlashyText_StartFlashiness ScriptCB_IFFlashyText_SetBackgroundRightJustify ScriptCB_IFFlashyText_SetBackgroundSize ScriptCB_IFFlashyText_SetBackground ScriptCB_IFFlashyText_SetTextColor ScriptCB_IFFlashyText_Setup ScriptCB_IFText_GetLeading ScriptCB_IFText_SetLeading ScriptCB_IFText_SetTextStyle ScriptCB_IFText_GetDisplayRect ScriptCB_IFText_GetTextExtent ScriptCB_IFText_GetTextScaleY ScriptCB_IFText_GetTextScaleX ScriptCB_IFText_SetTextScale ScriptCB_IFText_SetTextBreak ScriptCB_IFText_SetJustify ScriptCB_IFText_GetTextBox ScriptCB_IFText_SetTextBox ScriptCB_IFText_GetIntercharacterSpacing ScriptCB_IFText_SetIntercharacterSpacing ScriptCB_IFText_SetFont ScriptCB_IFText_SetTextPosition ScriptCB_IFText_SetUString ScriptCB_IFText_SetString ScriptCB_GetFontHeight ScriptCB_IFObj_RemoveHotSpot ScriptCB_IFObj_CreateHotSpot ScriptCB_IFObj_TestHotSpot ScriptCB_IFObj_MouseOver ScriptCB_IFObj_IsGroup ScriptCB_IFObj_IsEnabled ScriptCB_IFObj_Enable ScriptCB_IFObj_SendToBack ScriptCB_IFObj_BringToFront ScriptCB_IFObj_GetPosition ScriptCB_IFObj_GetWidthHeight ScriptCB_IFObj_GetVis ScriptCB_IFObj_GetZOrder ScriptCB_IFObj_GetColor ScriptCB_IFObj_GetAlpha ScriptCB_IFObj_GetPos ScriptCB_IFObj_SetRotation ScriptCB_IFObj_SetRelativeRotation ScriptCB_IFObj_SetBasicRotation ScriptCB_IFObj_SetPosition ScriptCB_IFObj_SetWidthHeight ScriptCB_IFObj_SetVis ScriptCB_IFObj_SetZOrder ScriptCB_IFObj_SetColor ScriptCB_IFObj_SetAlpha ScriptCB_IFObj_SetPos ScriptCB_IFObj_GetCPointer ScriptCB_IsFileExist ScriptCB_IsPAL ScriptCB_EndIFScreen ScriptCB_SetIFScreenViewport ScriptCB_AddIFScreen ScriptCB_EndIFObj ScriptCB_AddIFContainer ScriptCB_AddIFModel ScriptCB_AddIFMaskImage ScriptCB_AddIFImage ScriptCB_AddIFFlashyText ScriptCB_AddIFText ScriptCB_PlayerSuicide AddMissionObjective SetAIVehicleNotifyRadius SetAIFormationRadius AddWalkerType ClearWalkers AddDeathRegion SetFishType SetNumFishTypes SetBirdFlockMinHeight SetBirdType SetNumBirdTypes SetMemoryPoolSize SetLevelModelMem SetEnemyTeamDifficultyHard SetEnemyTeamDifficultyMedium SetEnemyTeamDifficultyEasy SetEnemyTeamDifficulty SetPlayerTeamDifficultyHard SetPlayerTeamDifficultyMedium SetPlayerTeamDifficultyEasy SetPlayerTeamDifficulty SetStayInTurrets SetDefenderSnipeRange SetAttackerSnipeRange SetDenseEnvironment SetUrbanEnvironment SetSpawnDelay SetCarrierClass AddBleedThreshold ActivateBonus SetHeroClass AddUnitClass SetReinforcementCount SetUnitCount SetTeamAsFriend SetTeamAsNeutral SetTeamAsEnemy SetTeamIcon SetStationaryWaitTime SetAllowBlindJetJumps SetMaxPlayerFlyHeight SetMinPlayerFlyHeight SetMaxFlyHeight SetMinFlyHeight SetTeamAggressiveness SetTeamName SetHistorical SetState SetCameraPosition SetCameraRotation AddCameraShot SetModelMemory ReadDataFileInGame ReadDataFile false true EntityLight EntityDroideka WalkerBlendUnit WalkerBlend WalkerLegPair EntityWalker ScriptCB_CanClientLeaveStats ScriptCB_SetVoiceLocalEchoEnable ScriptCB_GetLobbyPlayerCount ScriptCB_ResetSkipToNTGUI ScriptCB_GetSkipToNTGUIProfileName ScriptCB_SkipToNTGUI ScriptCB_GetFriendListIcon ScriptCB_DoFriendAction ScriptCB_GetFriendActions ScriptCB_GetFriendStateStr ScriptCB_UpdateFriends ScriptCB_CancelFriends ScriptCB_BeginFriends ScriptCB_CheckForPatch ScriptCB_AllowSkipDNAS ScriptCB_GetIPAddr ScriptCB_SetNoticeNoCable ScriptCB_IsNetCableIn ScriptCB_IsNetHWPresent ScriptCB_IsLeaveDone ScriptCB_CancelLeave ScriptCB_LaunchLeave ScriptCB_UpdateLeave ScriptCB_BeginLeave ScriptCB_IsJoinDone ScriptCB_CancelJoin ScriptCB_LaunchJoin ScriptCB_UpdateJoin ScriptCB_BeginJoin ScriptCB_CanSupportMaxPlayers ScriptCB_IsBadNetworkConnection ScriptCB_IsQuickmatchDone ScriptCB_CancelQuickmatch ScriptCB_LaunchQuickmatch ScriptCB_UpdateQuickmatch ScriptCB_BeginJoinSpecial ScriptCB_BeginJoinIP ScriptCB_BeginQuickmatch ScriptCB_GetCmdlineLogin ScriptCB_IsCmdlineJoinPending ScriptCB_IsSpecialJoinPending ScriptCB_GetDSSessionList ScriptCB_CancelDSSessionList ScriptCB_LaunchDSSessionList ScriptCB_UpdateDSSessionList ScriptCB_BeginDSSessionList ScriptCB_PreviousHost ScriptCB_NextHost ScriptCB_SetSortOrder ScriptCB_GetSortOrder ScriptCB_SetSessionSortMode ScriptCB_GetSessionSortMode ScriptCB_ApplyFilters ScriptCB_GetExtraSessionInfo ScriptCB_GetSessionListPercent ScriptCB_IsSessionReady ScriptCB_GetSessionList ScriptCB_PauseSessionList ScriptCB_CancelSessionList ScriptCB_LaunchSessionList ScriptCB_UpdateSessionList ScriptCB_BeginSessionList ScriptCB_ClearPrevSessionId ScriptCB_VoteOrNominate ScriptCB_VoteKick ScriptCB_LobbyAction ScriptCB_CancelLobby ScriptCB_LaunchLobby ScriptCB_HasServerLaunched ScriptCB_UpdateLobby ScriptCB_BeginLobby ScriptCB_TrackLoginErrors ScriptCB_CancelLogin ScriptCB_StartLoginDedicatedServer ScriptCB_StartLogin ScriptCB_IsLoginDone ScriptCB_SetGSProfileInfo ScriptCB_GetGSProfileInfo ScriptCB_UpdateMPMetagame ScriptCB_BeginMPMetagame ScriptCB_ClearError ScriptCB_GetError ScriptCB_GetLatestError ScriptCB_DownloadJournals ScriptCB_EnablePlayback ScriptCB_UploadJournals ScriptCB_EnableJournal ScriptCB_GetConnectType ScriptCB_SetConnectType ScriptCB_GetOnlineOpts ScriptCB_SetOnlineOpts ScriptCB_GetAutoAssignTeams ScriptCB_SetNetGameDefaults ScriptCB_GetNetGameDefaults ScriptCB_IsBootInvitePending ScriptCB_CloseNetShell ScriptCB_IsNetworkOn ScriptCB_OpenNetShell ScriptCB_GetAutoNetMode ScriptCB_EndAutoNet ScriptCB_IsAutoNet ScriptCB_IsInShell ScriptCB_IsDedicated ScriptCB_SetDedicated ScriptCB_NetWasClient ScriptCB_NetWasDedicatedQuit ScriptCB_NetWasDedicated ScriptCB_NetWasHost ScriptCB_InNetSession ScriptCB_InMultiplayer ScriptCB_SetInNetGame ScriptCB_InNetGame ScriptCB_GetLobbyPlayerFlags ScriptCB_GetLobbyPlayerlist ScriptCB_GetGameName ScriptCB_SetNumBots ScriptCB_SetGameName ScriptCB_SetHostLimit ScriptCB_GetAmHost ScriptCB_SetAmHost ScriptCB_SetNetLoginName ScriptCB_GetOnlineService ScriptCB_AutoNetJoin friends_listbox_contents ClearListbox mp_joinds_listbox_contents indexstr –Cgsfriends_listbox_layout StateIcon VoiceIcon launchflag fnFindReady ListManager_fnMoveCursor(ifs_mp_sessionlist.listbox,mpsessionlist_listbox_layout) FirstShownIdx ifs_mp_joinds ScriptCB_GetVoiceEnable ScriptCB_VoiceEnable ScriptCB_SoundDisable ScriptCB_SoundEnable ScriptCB_ShellPlayDelayedStream ScriptCB_IsShellMusicPlaying ScriptCB_SetShellMusicInterval ScriptCB_SetShellMusic ScriptCB_PlayAuditionEffect ScriptCB_GetBassManagement ScriptCB_SetBassManagement ScriptCB_GetMixConfigChanged ScriptCB_GetEAXVersion ScriptCB_NextMixConfig ScriptCB_PreviousMixConfig ScriptCB_GetMixConfig ScriptCB_NextOutputMode ScriptCB_PreviousOutputMode ScriptCB_GetOutputMode ScriptCB_HWSupport ScriptCB_ToggleEffects ScriptCB_EffectsEnabled ScriptCB_SetVolumes ScriptCB_GetVolumes ScaleSoundParameter SetOutOfBoundsVoiceOver SetDefeatMusic SetVictoryMusic SetAttackingTeam SetAmbientMusic SetSoundEffect SetLowReinforcementsVoiceOver ScriptCB_SetBleedingRepeatTime SetBleedingVoiceOver SetReservesVO SetPlanetaryBonusVoiceOver AudioStreamAppendSegments AudioStreamComplete CloseAudioStream OpenAudioStream StopAudioStream PlayAudioStreamUsingProperties PlayAudioStream ScriptCB_SndPlaySound ScriptCB_SndBusFadeAAdvancedTraining Regeneration Reinforcements SensorJam SneakAttack Hero Sabotage endor hoth kamino geonosis naboo kashyyyk rhenvar yavin tatooine bespin bSetsBlockade aicontrol lastattack char icon shortname teamname2 teamname Bonus2Votes Bonus1Votes SecretBaseVotes AttackVotes bBlockaded activatedthisturn destroyed pickorder charge owner2 owner1 mJoystickTeams mIsSplitscreen metagame_state_local mWonMaps3 mWonMaps2 mWonMaps1 mWonMaps0 teamsAreBackwards team2_charged team1_charged applyingbonus charge_meter_team2 charge_meter_team1 TimePerTurn bSneakAttack pickplanet pickteam era MaxTime MaxTurn CurTime ShowedTurn1Intro ShowedTurn0Intro planets team2 team1 metagame_state gBonus2 gBonus1 gBonusPlanet gAttackPlanet metagame_host_state gBonus2Vote gBonus1Vote gBonusPlanetVote gAttackPlanetVote metagame_vote_state mEra classic new cw ifs_meta_opts

You can see they are all references to compiled LUA scripts which are stored in the munged folders of common and shell LVL, and variously in other LVLs also. I think battlebelk found a way to modify these munged *.script files, thereby enabling 6th class, just like the person who uploaded the (modified?) "ifs_pausemenu.script" (which goes in munged/common) was able to enable fake console option in the main menu.

So there must be a way to modify the munged lua scripts in these files since battlebelk and someone else has done it. Decompilation might not be possible due to obfuscation, but I am not going to give up so easily by saying everything is hard-coded. BattleBelk left us many clues but unfortunately not everything he knew.

I'm sure ifs_pc_spawnselect.script has something to do with this. If we can edit ifs_pausemenu then why not ifs_pc_spawnselect?

SleepKiller · September 29, 2011, 04:03:40 PM

Okay heres how it works.

shell.lvl controls: The Pre-InGame interface nothing in shell.lvl is loaded once in a battle. Shell also handles campaigns and Galatic Conquests.

common.lvl handles everything In-battle i.e the spawn script. However LUA in SWBF1 is mainly used for inerface coding few things to do with gameplay can be changed by it.

Bottom line you can get a sixth button to appear but it will not be fuctional.

Phobos · September 29, 2011, 04:34:40 PM

Quote from: SleepKiller on September 29, 2011, 04:03:40 PM
Okay heres how it works.

shell.lvl controls: The Pre-InGame interface nothing in shell.lvl is loaded once in a battle. Shell also handles campaigns and Galatic Conquests.

common.lvl handles everything In-battle i.e the spawn script. However LUA in SWBF1 is mainly used for inerface coding few things to do with gameplay can be changed by it.

Bottom line you can get a sixth button to appear but it will not be fuctional.

Getting 6th button to appear is the first step towards making 6th units functional. Once the option to select is there, it can be changed to spawn units like the other 5 buttons.

jdee-barc · September 29, 2011, 05:10:58 PM

@SleepKiller, have you managed to get a sixth button? if you can, you should test to see if a sixth unit works with that sixth button... just in case it does (i mean, i have no idea of what to do with this)

SleepKiller · September 29, 2011, 06:31:49 PM

No I have not due to the fact most of my LUA expirments work from converting a SWBFII to a SWBFI LUA script. (Not as easy as you would think.) And SWBFII's Spawn Script crashes SWBFI no matter how you modify it. A work around could be to put a command at the start of a mission script telling it to read a new LUA file that rewrites the default interface for the spawn screen.( Don't know if that would work it is a possibility.)
But you see the LUA commands there are alot of them, but not one referances anything to altering the spawn screen.

Phobos · September 29, 2011, 08:12:43 PM

Quote from: SleepKiller on September 29, 2011, 06:31:49 PM
No I have not due to the fact most of my LUA expirments work from converting a SWBFII to a SWBFI LUA script. (Not as easy as you would think.) And SWBFII's Spawn Script crashes SWBFI no matter how you modify it. A work around could be to put a command at the start of a mission script telling it to read a new LUA file that rewrites the default interface for the spawn screen.( Don't know if that would work it is a possibility.)
But you see the LUA commands there are alot of them, but not one referances anything to altering the spawn screen.

If it works for your custom shell.lvl/addon.lvl builder it would probably work for customizing common.lvl also. Good to try any possibilities because one of them might be the solution. It's too bad BattleBelk is so inactive this is the first question I would ask him: What did you do to make 6th button appear?

jdee-barc · September 29, 2011, 08:31:33 PM

Quote from: SleepKiller on September 29, 2011, 06:31:49 PM
No I have not due to the fact most of my LUA expirments work from converting a SWBFII to a SWBFI LUA script. (Not as easy as you would think.) And SWBFII's Spawn Script crashes SWBFI no matter how you modify it. A work around could be to put a command at the start of a mission script telling it to read a new LUA file that rewrites the default interface for the spawn screen.( Don't know if that would work it is a possibility.)
But you see the LUA commands there are alot of them, but not one referances anything to altering the spawn screen.

You reference it at the very beginning of the script with a scriptcbdofile something or other. i do that for defining the playable sides in my mod. which makes loading faster

Phobos · September 29, 2011, 08:34:24 PM

Quote from: jdee-barc on September 29, 2011, 08:31:33 PM
You reference it at the very beginning of the script with a scriptcbdofile something or other. i do that for defining the playable sides in my mod. which makes loading faster

i wonder if battlebelk did something similar

SleepKiller · September 30, 2011, 12:41:05 AM

Yes this command ScriptCB_DoFile is used to load a script into SWBF1 memory and then execute it. So for instance if you had a whole binch of default values that did not varrie from map to map you could put them in a differant LUA file and just tell the game to load up that LUA file instead of putting the commands in the mission script.

6th Unit Slot Discussion / BattleBelk's Glass Shell Builder

Phobos

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SleepKiller

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