Making the engine test more playable

remi

<!--quoteo(post=1767181:date=Apr 15 2010, 01:55 PM:name=Insane)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Insane @ Apr 15 2010, 01:55 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1767181"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Wow, great work guys.

This definitely feels like it should be in the modding section, so I'm going to punt it over.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Are you crazy? We're not modding. We're feature-enhancing.

WhiteZero

<!--quoteo(post=1767181:date=Apr 15 2010, 04:55 PM:name=Insane)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Insane @ Apr 15 2010, 04:55 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1767181"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Wow, great work guys.

This definitely feels like it should be in the modding section, so I'm going to punt it over.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I nominate this thread for a sticky till Alpha is released.

botelhorui

is there anyserver up now?

i dont see any server :(

Jibrail

<!--quoteo(post=1767200:date=Apr 16 2010, 12:19 AM:name=botelhorui)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (botelhorui @ Apr 16 2010, 12:19 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1767200"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->is there anyserver up now?

i dont see any server :(<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
same here.

BJHBnade_spammer

i am putting it back up as i see that have sortive fixes the crash issues

Sid

How.. do I join a server? D:

WhiteZero

<!--quoteo(post=1767221:date=Apr 15 2010, 07:56 PM:name=Sid)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Sid @ Apr 15 2010, 07:56 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1767221"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->How.. do I join a server? D:<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Open console, type connect and then the server IP

rutix

<!--quoteo(post=1767231:date=Apr 16 2010, 03:00 AM:name=WhiteZero)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (WhiteZero @ Apr 16 2010, 03:00 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1767231"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Open console, type connect and then the server IP<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
or use server browser :)

Obraxis

I wonder who will finish NS2 first. Max, or the NS2 community ;-)

kflow47

<!--quoteo(post=1767193:date=Apr 15 2010, 11:46 PM:name=WhiteZero)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (WhiteZero @ Apr 15 2010, 11:46 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1767193"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I nominate this thread for a sticky till Alpha is released.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
And I vote for it :)

rsd

:O

flashlight!

Where can I find the relevant lua code? I'm really interested in how you guys got this one working!

Edit: Nevermind, found it in Marine.lua. Obvious really ;)

Keep up the great work guys, really cool stuff coming through.

Phase

You should add how to activate mods and whatnot on the first post so people don't have to overwrite files. I forget how they said how to do it. Something like after the ns2.exe -mod "mod/extension/etc"

ctoon6

<!--quoteo(post=1767296:date=Apr 16 2010, 03:40 PM:name=Phase)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Phase @ Apr 16 2010, 03:40 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1767296"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->You should add how to activate mods and whatnot on the first post so people don't have to overwrite files. I forget how they said how to do it. Something like after the ns2.exe -mod "mod/extension/etc"<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

it just makes things more complicated and plus, its easy to get back to the default, you just extract the original .exe file and paste em back in there.

also i herd that it sometimes don't work like that.

finally if it does become a problem and #2 is not an issue, we can use a batch script to launch each individual mod(or the script could switch out the files if needed or grab the most recent version)

<!--c1--><div class='codetop'>CODE</div><div class='codemain'><!--ec1-->1. mod1
2. mod2
3. mod3

pick to continue:<!--c2--></div><!--ec2-->

something to that effect

remi

<!--quoteo(post=1767006:date=Apr 14 2010, 04:40 PM:name=Maxunit)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Maxunit @ Apr 14 2010, 04:40 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1767006"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->1) If you change your class to skulk and enter third person mode, you have 2 skulk models, one static and one dynamic
1.1) The Skulk model is missing the thirdperson bite/attack animation.
2) The muzzle flash from the machine gun is missing.
3) Sprinting both as skulk and marine is "laggy".<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

These have all been fixed as well as the low grav bug!

Phase

I found it :)

<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->"C:\Games\Natural Selection 2\NS2.exe" /game "C:\Games\Natural Selection 2\mod"<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

This is an example, of course you replace that with your actual directory.

Mendasp

<!--quoteo(post=1767330:date=Apr 16 2010, 07:41 PM:name=Phase)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Phase @ Apr 16 2010, 07:41 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1767330"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I found it :)



This is an example, of course you replace that with your actual directory.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
In your example it'd work with just "/game mod", since it's inside the exe folder.

Phase

Correct, but that is safest, especially if people don't have it in their NS2 folder.

USNavyFish

Go to <a href="http://github.com/Nayruden/ns2lua" target="_blank">http://github.com/Nayruden/ns2lua</a>, click Download source. Everything is in a single zip file.

If you want to make the updating process easier, get a GIT client, like <a href="http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/" target="_blank">http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/</a> to pull updates from the Git server (it updates only changed files, instead of downloading everything).


EDIT: Whoops! Was replying to something on page 5, lol...

Pipi

Is there a way (in the Lua files) to extend the maximum distance at which the player can be from a light for it to still cast shadows?

BJHBnade_spammer

<!--quoteo(post=1767577:date=Apr 17 2010, 01:53 PM:name=Pipi)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pipi @ Apr 17 2010, 01:53 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1767577"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Is there a way (in the Lua files) to extend the maximum distance at which the player can be from a light for it to still cast shadows?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
this is done in the map only if you want farther shadows you need to make the radius of the light farther

Lemming Jesus

Why was sprinting added? It's stupidly broken. The skulk can reach the other side of the map in a matter of seconds.

remi

<!--quoteo(post=1767577:date=Apr 17 2010, 09:53 AM:name=Pipi)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pipi @ Apr 17 2010, 09:53 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1767577"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Is there a way (in the Lua files) to extend the maximum distance at which the player can be from a light for it to still cast shadows?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
No. This is an in-engine optimization. This is actually a known "issue" that they will be fixing in a future release.

Razor

Is there a command I could put in a shortcut to run ns2 using this mod or something similar?

remi

<!--quoteo(post=1767656:date=Apr 17 2010, 08:09 PM:name=Razor)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Razor @ Apr 17 2010, 08:09 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1767656"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Is there a command I could put in a shortcut to run ns2 using this mod or something similar?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
/game <modfolder>

Zek

<!--quoteo(post=1767640:date=Apr 17 2010, 08:51 PM:name=Lemming Jesus)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Lemming Jesus @ Apr 17 2010, 08:51 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1767640"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Why was sprinting added? It's stupidly broken. The skulk can reach the other side of the map in a matter of seconds.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
The gameplay changes are basically just for screwing around at this point, since the game really isn't in a fun playable state yet.

But yeah, sprinting should be marine only, make them put their gun away and be forward only with no strafing.

Firewater

Its an engine test, the game is not anywhere near a playable state at this time.

So anything balance or feature related can be tossed out the window.

Optikal

Exactly, I'm not sure why some people feel the need to call out broken features as if they should have been implemented correctly for the engine test.

Pipi

<!--quoteo(post=1767649:date=Apr 17 2010, 09:51 PM:name=Psyke)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Psyke @ Apr 17 2010, 09:51 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1767649"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->No. This is an in-engine optimization. This is actually a known "issue" that they will be fixing in a future release.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Yeah, well I thought so.. Could have been nice to have, even if the shadow system isn't optimized yet.

Dictator93

Are there any non-full hamachi networks where people are playing around with this? It would be awesome to see the game all networked...

Matt_BLah

how goes the modding?