Custom script repository again, Sorry!

[bodrin]

Whilst reviewing all the user created content, suggestions, requests and code examples; upon these hallowed forums; it occured to me that if all the completed working scripts with their function title were re posted and collected into a “working scripts" topic for each game system; then everyone would be able to find examples on pretty much everything so far achieved more easily!

If the working scripts were then collected into an official authoring kit documentation appendix available for download as a PDF, then the majority of scripting questions could be acquired without trawling through numerous posts.
Just raw scripts that work and can be adapted for custom characters, kept in one handy place, without ancillary posts!

Just a thought.
Bodrin

I know I've posted this topic in the pathfinder thread but I didn't spot the hero lab only discussion until after. Apologies for the double topic.

 

[chiefweasel]

I agree, but i would like to see ach source book as a seperate file, that way people can use what they want. or have a process to select out of material if it is all contained in one file.

With this in mind, LW cannot do this due to license issues. This would have to come from the user community. But when we start combining individual files from the user comminuty we start to get a lot of dup errors and things like that. That would need to be resolved somehow.

also if any error or infomration mistakes crops up, someone would need to to correct them and put the file out again.

That being said, i'm up for giving it a shot.

 

[ShadowChemosh]

I think bodrin is talking about something more basic actually. Just a search-able document that stores Script examples with informative headings.

In example here is a recent question I answered that would be helpful when doing many feats. The title of the script could be "How to script a class ability to only work when wearing medium or heavy armor only."

~Post-Attributes 10,000
~If hero is wearing Medium or Heavy Armor then apply DR 5/-
if (hero.tagis[Hero.MedArmor] + hero.tagis[Hero.HeavyArmor] <> 0) then
    ~Do your stuff here for when wearing Heavy/Medium armor
endif

I was in agreement before about this as I have dozens of Example Scripts I keep locally so I can just Copy and Paste code. I mean who wants to write stuff from scratch. Plus Mathias has to have hundreds of great scripts that would help people out.

If these where all on a search-able wiki site it would be really nice. Though their is the other side of this argument. The Forums can be searched already and I do it very often to find information, but many people just post a question instead of searching....

 

[chiefweasel]

Ah, sorry about that.

 

[bodrin]

I think bodrin is talking about something more basic actually. Just a search-able document that stores Script examples with informative headings.

In example here is a recent question I answered that would be helpful when doing many feats. The title of the script could be "How to script a class ability to only work when wearing medium or heavy armor only."

~Post-Attributes 10,000
~If hero is wearing Medium or Heavy Armor then apply DR 5/-
if (hero.tagis[Hero.MedArmor] + hero.tagis[Hero.HeavyArmor] <> 0) then
    ~Do your stuff here for when wearing Heavy/Medium armor
endif

I was in agreement before about this as I have dozens of Example Scripts I keep locally so I can just Copy and Paste code. I mean who wants to write stuff from scratch. Plus Mathias has to have hundreds of great scripts that would help people out.

If these where all on a search-able wiki site it would be really nice. Though their is the other side of this argument. The Forums can be searched already and I do it very often to find information, but many people just post a question instead of searching....

This is exactly what I was suggesting, One forum topic for each game system with completed code that works, like the code above with a Bold headline stating what it does, which can be used by the forum community using the search tools before posting a question.

Of course people will always ask the same questions without using the search tools but as the boards are well used by everyone that is helpful, then it would be perfectly easy to link to the solution on the Completed Scripts forum instead of copying and pasting a code box.

For example User "X" asks the question How can I make a class ability only function if wearing the correct Armour?

User "Y" replies here's the link to the Completed Script that ShadowChemosh has written just modify the code for your particular need User "X"

http://forums.wolflair.com/showthread.php?p=45154&posted=1#post45154

For further reference all custom created scripts are located in the topic "Completed Working Scripts"

 

[chiefweasel]

This is the sort of thing that happens in all forums. Many people need the same advice at different times and so miss the original posts.

But I agree with you, a large repository of example code would help a fair number of the questions and repeat questions.

Does the wiki have some of this though?