37 replies to this topic

[MoscowModder]

It's packaged with ZC. Just uncomment that line and you're good to go!

[kurt91]

Okay, I feel rather stupid now. Thanks!

[anikom15]

I think it comes with ghost.zh

[Alucard648]

I would want to contribute a pair of functions that allow easier remapping of controls for interacting with scripts:

const int BUTTON_UP = 0;
const int BUTTON_DOWN = 1;
const int BUTTON_LEFT = 2;
const int BUTTON_RIGHT = 3;
const int BUTTON_B = 4;
const int BUTTON_A = 5;
const int BUTTON_L = 6;
const int BUTTON_R = 7;
const int BUTTON_MAP = 8;
const int BUTTON_START = 9;
const int BUTTON_EX1 = 10;
const int BUTTON_EX2 = 11;
const int BUTTON_EX3 = 12;
const int BUTTON_EX4 = 13;


//Returns TRUE if the player is holding down given button
bool RemappableButtonInput( int button){
	if (button == BUTTON_UP) return Link->InputUp;
	if (button == BUTTON_DOWN) return Link->InputDown;
	if (button == BUTTON_LEFT) return Link->InputLeft;
	if (button == BUTTON_RIGHT) return Link->InputRight;
	if (button == BUTTON_B) return Link->InputB;
	if (button == BUTTON_A) return Link->InputA;
	if (button == BUTTON_L) return Link->InputL;
	if (button == BUTTON_R) return Link->InputR;
	if (button == BUTTON_MAP) return Link->InputMap;
	if (button == BUTTON_START) return Link->InputStart;
	if (button == BUTTON_EX1) return Link->InputEx1;
	if (button == BUTTON_EX2) return Link->InputEx2;
	if (button == BUTTON_EX3) return Link->InputEx3;
	if (button == BUTTON_EX4) return Link->InputEx4;
	return false;
}

//Returns TRUE if the player has pressed the given button in the current frame.
bool RemappableButtonPress( int button){
	if (button == BUTTON_UP) return Link->PressUp;
	if (button == BUTTON_DOWN) return Link->PressDown;
	if (button == BUTTON_LEFT) return Link->PressLeft;
	if (button == BUTTON_RIGHT) return Link->PressRight;
	if (button == BUTTON_B) return Link->PressB;
	if (button == BUTTON_A) return Link->PressA;
	if (button == BUTTON_L) return Link->PressL;
	if (button == BUTTON_R) return Link->PressR;
	if (button == BUTTON_MAP) return Link->PressMap;
	if (button == BUTTON_START) return Link->PressStart;
	if (button == BUTTON_EX1) return Link->PressEx1;
	if (button == BUTTON_EX2) return Link->PressEx2;
	if (button == BUTTON_EX3) return Link->PressEx3;
	if (button == BUTTON_EX4) return Link->PressEx4;
}

Constructive criticism as well as bug reports are welcome.

Edited by Alucard648, 06 June 2014 - 02:55 PM.

[Timelord]

I would want to contribute a pair of functions that allow easier remapping of controls for interacting with scripts:

const int BUTTON_UP = 0;
const int BUTTON_DOWN = 1;
const int BUTTON_LEFT = 2;
const int BUTTON_RIGHT = 3;
const int BUTTON_B = 4;
const int BUTTON_A = 5;
const int BUTTON_L = 6;
const int BUTTON_R = 7;
const int BUTTON_MAP = 8;
const int BUTTON_START = 9;
const int BUTTON_EX1 = 10;
const int BUTTON_EX2 = 11;
const int BUTTON_EX3 = 12;
const int BUTTON_EX4 = 13;


//Returns TRUE if the player is holding down given button
bool RemappableButtonInput( int button){
	if (button == BUTTON_UP) return Link->InputUp;
	if (button == BUTTON_DOWN) return Link->InputDown;
	if (button == BUTTON_LEFT) return Link->InputLeft;
	if (button == BUTTON_RIGHT) return Link->InputRight;
	if (button == BUTTON_B) return Link->InputB;
	if (button == BUTTON_A) return Link->InputA;
	if (button == BUTTON_L) return Link->InputL;
	if (button == BUTTON_R) return Link->InputR;
	if (button == BUTTON_MAP) return Link->InputMap;
	if (button == BUTTON_START) return Link->InputStart;
	if (button == BUTTON_EX1) return Link->InputEx1;
	if (button == BUTTON_EX2) return Link->InputEx2;
	if (button == BUTTON_EX3) return Link->InputEx3;
	if (button == BUTTON_EX4) return Link->InputEx4;
	return false;
}

//Returns TRUE if the player has pressed the given button in the current frame.
bool RemappableButtonPress( int button){
	if (button == BUTTON_UP) return Link->PressUp;
	if (button == BUTTON_DOWN) return Link->PressDown;
	if (button == BUTTON_LEFT) return Link->PressLeft;
	if (button == BUTTON_RIGHT) return Link->PressRight;
	if (button == BUTTON_B) return Link->PressB;
	if (button == BUTTON_A) return Link->PressA;
	if (button == BUTTON_L) return Link->PressL;
	if (button == BUTTON_R) return Link->PressR;
	if (button == BUTTON_MAP) return Link->PressMap;
	if (button == BUTTON_START) return Link->PressStart;
	if (button == BUTTON_EX1) return Link->PressEx1;
	if (button == BUTTON_EX2) return Link->PressEx2;
	if (button == BUTTON_EX3) return Link->PressEx3;
	if (button == BUTTON_EX4) return Link->PressEx4;
}

Constructive criticism as well as bug reports are welcome.

I wasn't aware that the buttons had a numeric equivalent that was so straightforward. That would be an ideal way to allow players to reconfigure buttons within a game, or to force re-map them during a sequence.

[MoscowModder]

The buttons don't have a numeric equivalent, normally - this script 'defines' them for you. If you could also make a pair of functions that press the buttons for you, that could be really helpful!

 

Example:

SetButtonPress(BUTTON_A, GetButtonPress(BUTTON_B));

[Timelord]

Right, so at least I didn't miss something completely obvious. That makes a good change.

 

I wholeheartedly agree, that something that creates a button press, would be very useful. (I believe I requested something like that, a good while back.)

 

You'd  probably want something like pressButton(int button) to replicate the Link->PRESS, and inputButton(int button, bool pressed) to replicate the pressed state of Link->Input, and the unpressed state of Link->Input.

 

A clearing function unpressButton(int button) may also be good. That would essentially be this:

void unpressButton(int button)
        if (button == BUTTON_UP) return Link->InputUp = false;
        if (button == BUTTON_DOWN) return Link->InputDown = false;
        if (button == BUTTON_LEFT) return Link->InputLeft = false;
        if (button == BUTTON_RIGHT) return Link->InputRight = false;
        if (button == BUTTON_B) return Link->InputB = false;
        if (button == BUTTON_A) return Link->InputA = false;
        if (button == BUTTON_L) return Link->InputL = false;
        if (button == BUTTON_R) return Link->InputR = false;
        if (button == BUTTON_MAP) return Link->InputMap = false;
        if (button == BUTTON_START) return Link->InputStart = false;
        if (button == BUTTON_EX1) return Link->InputEx1 = false;
        if (button == BUTTON_EX2) return Link->InputEx2 = false;
        if (button == BUTTON_EX3) return Link->InputEx3 = false;
        if (button == BUTTON_EX4) return Link->InputEx4 = false;
}

Edited by ZoriaRPG, 09 June 2014 - 07:42 AM.

[Alucard648]

Another function. This time the one that is used mostly for debugging:

//Prints customized error message into allegro.log
//Also prints any debug info you provided.
//int message[] - String for error message. Max 512 characters.
//int debuginfo[] - Array of integers for debug info to be printed alongside the error message.
void ErrorLog (int message, int debuginfo){
	int index[] = "Error: ";
	TraceNL();
	TraceS(index);
	TraceS(message);
	TraceNL();
	int text[] = "Debug information:";
	TraceS(text);
	TraceNL();
	for (int i=0; i < SizeOfArray(debuginfo); i++){
		int debug = debuginfo[i];
		Trace(debug);
		TraceNL();
	}
}