Deathwatch

[RavenX]

How many gizmo entities do I need to set up for the modifications? How do I know how many gizmos I will actually need?

[Mathias]

You'll have to answer that - the answer will be based on what properties you need the gizmo to have in each case.

If all weapons need the same properties on their gizmos, then you can just use the same gizmo in all weapons.

Shadowrun uses the same gizmo for most gear, but certain categories of gear, like weapons and commlinks, each get their own special gizmo, since they need to have different properties than the gizmos on normal gear do.

I'd start with just one for all gear, and then separate it out later if you find you need different properties for certain categories of gear.

[RavenX]

Mathias,

When I am working on the form for the modifications, is the form basically the "tab" that pops up when I hit customize on the weapon? Is the form where I will be defining my template and portals for displaying all the mods?

[Mathias]

Correct. Pressing the edit button opens a form where you add all the modifications to the weapon.

[RavenX]

Ok cool, I'll give it a try and see if I can figure it all out. I think I understand what I have to do with it then.

[RavenX]

Mathias,

I finally got to look at a timing report in chrome, they don't come up on my safari browser for some reason, and I am trying to figure out what this would be used for and how it can help me with my work. How do I use the timing report to find timing errors?

[Mathias]

It's a list of every script in the game, sorted by phase & priority.

If there are errors, like you said that script A must come before script B, but they don't, those are listed near the top.

[RavenX]

You mean this segment of the report?

<errors>
<depends name="Thing trInit: Eval Script #1" phase="Traits" priority="6000">
<before name="Component Derived: Derived trtFinal" phase="Traits" priority="6000"/>
</depends>
</errors>

Is this what its complaining about it when says there are timing problems?

[Mathias]

Yep - you said that script must come before Derived trtFinal, but they're both at the same phase & priority, so it's warning you about that error.

[RavenX]

Well, this does make it easier to pinpoint the error and fix it.
glad I figured out it was safari failing to show the report.