This is a collection of utility functions I have wrote and or accumulated over the past year or so..
A great collection to get you started!
How to use:
** Place the LUA file into the Source directory of your project.
** At the top of your main.lua entry file add this line of code:
** require("UltraUtilities")
** Then, any where in your code or components code - you can call any of the functions.
** Example usage:
** Local Sun = GetSunEntity()
** Sun:SetColor(255,0,255,255)
Version 1.0 includes:
function GetSunEntity() -- Get the directional light ( sun ) from the map file
function GetTerrainEntity() -- get the terrain handle from the map file
function RandomFloat(lower, greater) -- pseudo random float
function CubicInterpolate(x0, x1, x2, x3, mu) -- cubic interpolation
function Mysplit(inputstr, sep) -- split a string into chunks based off a separator - returns a table with the chunks in it
function Note(str) -- easier Notify() command, takes numbers and strings and is shorter to type
function HasTag(ent, tag) -- checks if a tag is available for an actor
function HasPartialTag(ent, ptag) -- returns everything AFTER ':' part of the tag
function YnFileExists(filename) -- check if a file exists
function IsMouseOverPosition(x1, x2, y1, y2) -- mouse over a position -- good for gui's
function MyRandom(min, max, float) -- Generate a random number with options ( float of int)
function Secure_Seed() -- uses hardware ID's to generate a TRUELY random number in lua
function CopyToClipboard(text) -- copy a string to the clipboard
function LerpToZero(value, factor) -- slowly move a number to zero
function DampToZero(value, smoothing, delta) -- slowly move a number to zero based off millisecs()
Stary tuned more to come !
Console Pad is runtime module that allows you to send messages to the screen from anywhere within your code. I created this module for debugging variables while in runtime but over the years I have enhanced it to handle almost any text task you may need. NPC conversation, game system information and general text. You can even talk back to it! Enter commands and configure your own /commands.
Usage:
log("This is a message")
log("Variable cat = "..self.cat, red, green, blue)
log("Map loaded: "..mapname, r, g, b, a, addtime )
I include this module into every project I work on and have grown dependent upon it for long term game development.
You can find install and usage information on my support site.
https://alienheaddevelopment.zya.me/viewtopic.php?t=6
By Josh,
This uses the Quake light animation presets to add some interesting color modulation to any entity.
The following presets are available:
Normal
Flicker
Slow Strong Pulse
Candle 1
Fast Strobe
Gentle Pulse 1
Flicker 2
Candle 2
Candle 3
Slow Strobe
Flourescent Flicker
Slow Pulse
Todo:
The candle presents don't look right to me, but I'm not sure what they are supposed to look like. I remember them as being a gentle flicker.
There is no interpolation between the nearest two values, it just grabs one single value, so it's not very smooth. I guess this is appropriate for the strobe effects, but not for others.
Component to move an entity to WayPoints:
Move Speed - how much velocity entity will have while moving
doDeleteAfterMovement - auto remove entity when it's reach final waypoint. Can be used for door, that goes into walls or floor
Input "DoMove" - make entity move to next point
Output "EndMove" - happens when entity stops after reaching final way point or if this way poiont has enabled doStayOnPoint
Component-controller for top down camera
Apply this component to Camera entity
WASD and mouse near window border moves camera horizontally
QE - to rotate camera
Mouse scroll to lower/raise
Put it in Components\Player folder
Simple component which can be used to naviage bots or objects
nextPoint - null if it's a final onem otherwise add another entity with this component to make a chain
doStayOnPoint - can be checked by object that uses WayPoints to find out if it should stay after reaching this point and wait a command before moving to next one
Put in Components\Logic folder
SCP
Console Pad is runtime module that allows you to send messages to the screen from anywhere within your code. I created this module for debugging variables while in runtime but over the years I have enhanced it to handle almost any text task you may need. NPC conversation, game system information and general text. You can even talk back to it! Enter commands and configure your own /commands.
By Josh,
Component to move an entity to WayPoints:
Component-controller for top down camera Apply this component to Camera entity WASD and mouse near window border moves camera horizontally QE - to rotate camera Mouse scroll to lower/raise Put it in Components\Player folder
Simple component which can be used to naviage bots or objects
