[ DEV ] InfinityScript Suggestions

[~Seraphim]

So lately, I've been wondering "just how much can we tweak IW5?". Turns out, ALOT.
InfinityScript basically has mapped most, if not all GSC functions which we can make use of.
It really shouldn't be that hard to make MW3 something akin to MW2 in terms of development.

Just take a look at all the available functions:

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            AddFieldMapping("code_classname", 0);
            AddFieldMapping("classname", 1);
            AddFieldMapping("origin", 2);
            AddFieldMapping("model", 3);
            AddFieldMapping("spawnflags", 4);
            AddFieldMapping("target", 5);
            AddFieldMapping("targetname", 6);
            AddFieldMapping("count", 7);
            AddFieldMapping("health", 8);
            AddFieldMapping("dmg", 9);
            AddFieldMapping("angles", 10);
            AddFieldMapping("birthtime", 11);
            AddFieldMapping("script_linkname", 12);
            AddFieldMapping("slidevelocity", 13);
            AddFieldMapping("name", 24576);
            AddFieldMapping("sessionteam", 24577);
            AddFieldMapping("sessionstate", 24578);
            AddFieldMapping("maxhealth", 24579);
            AddFieldMapping("score", 24580);
            AddFieldMapping("deaths", 24581);
            AddFieldMapping("statusicon", 24582);
            AddFieldMapping("headicon", 24583);
            AddFieldMapping("headiconteam", 24584);
            AddFieldMapping("kills", 24585);
            AddFieldMapping("assists", 24586);
            AddFieldMapping("hasradar", 24587);
            AddFieldMapping("isradarblocked", 24588);
            AddFieldMapping("radarstrength", 24589);
            AddFieldMapping("radarshowenemydirection", 24590);
            AddFieldMapping("radarmode", 24591);
            AddFieldMapping("forcespectatorclient", 24592);
            AddFieldMapping("killcamentity", 24593);
            AddFieldMapping("killcamentitylookat", 24594);
            AddFieldMapping("archivetime", 24595);
            AddFieldMapping("psoffsettime", 24596);
            AddFieldMapping("pers", 24597);
            AddFieldMapping("veh_speed", 32768);
            AddFieldMapping("veh_pathspeed", 32769);
            AddFieldMapping("veh_transmission", 32770);
            AddFieldMapping("veh_pathdir", 32771);
            AddFieldMapping("veh_pathtype", 32772);
            AddFieldMapping("veh_topspeed", 32773);
            AddFieldMapping("veh_brake", 32774);
            AddFieldMapping("veh_throttle", 32775);
            AddFieldMapping("x", 0);
            AddFieldMapping("y", 1);
            AddFieldMapping("z", 2);
            AddFieldMapping("fontscale", 3);
            AddFieldMapping("font", 4);
            AddFieldMapping("alignx", 5);
            AddFieldMapping("aligny", 6);
            AddFieldMapping("horzalign", 7);
            AddFieldMapping("vertalign", 8);
            AddFieldMapping("color", 9);
            AddFieldMapping("alpha", 10);
            AddFieldMapping("label", 11);
            AddFieldMapping("sort", 12);
            AddFieldMapping("foreground", 13);
            AddFieldMapping("lowresbackground", 14);
            AddFieldMapping("hidewhendead", 15);
            AddFieldMapping("hidewheninmenu", 16);
            AddFieldMapping("glowcolor", 17);
            AddFieldMapping("glowalpha", 18);
            AddFieldMapping("archived", 19);
            AddFieldMapping("hidein3rdperson", 20);
            //AddFieldMapping("targetname", 0);
            //AddFieldMapping("target", 1);
            AddFieldMapping("script_linkname", 2);
            AddFieldMapping("script_noteworthy", 3);
            //AddFieldMapping("origin", 4);
            //AddFieldMapping("angles", 5);
            AddFieldMapping("speed", 6);
            AddFieldMapping("lookahead", 7);


Those are just for ENTITIES.
There's three times that amount for general GSC functions.

Many of you older members would remember back when TeknoMW3 was purely dependant on the MW3 server addon by zxz0O0 and Nukem.
I went over the source of that and turns out it's quite do-able and able to be implemented easily into InfinityScript.

One recommendation would be to:

- Add a Menu class ( Ability to create and edit Client-Sided menus on-the-fly using a combination of ActionKeys and HudElements )
- Implement w/ proper documentation, the total available MW3 GSC functions mapped via AddFieldMapping/AddFunctionMapping.

That way, we'd easily be able to develop proper mods.

[~Lambder]

I'd be interested in working on a better InfinityScript overall.

Though the current state of teknomw3 makes me wonder if i's worth it.

[Slvr99]

I actually had the idea at one point to pre-write all the GSC functions into actual IS functions so that people wouldn't have to use "Call()" and so they'd know the arguments of the function (Ex. would be instead of using Call("aFunction", arg1); it'd just be aFunction(arg1);). If someone does start creating a modified IS, I could do that at least. I'm sure it'd help out newcomers to scripting!

As a side note, those field mappings are Entity fields, not really functions. Those are used with "SetField" and are the pre-defined fields that IS can Get/Set normally. Oddly, fields that are defined in GSC can't be gotten by IS and some can't even be set... =P

[~Seraphim]

Currently working on it as we speak.
Added several fields to Entity

- IsVisible - Checks if targetEntity is visible
- Suicide - Kills the player/entity
- IsRagdoll - Players that die become ragdolls but may still be part of events. Use this to determine if they are actually valid.
- IsValid - Determines if the entity is valid
- IsOnLadder - Self explaining
- IsMantling - Whether the player is currently moving over an object.
- GetClassNumber - Get's the entity's class index ( default_1 to default_5 and custom_class1 to custom_class15 )
- RadarJammed - Whether the player has a jammed radar
- Rank - Player's rank ( Get/Set )
- Prestige ( Get/Set )

- Player Stats ( Kills, Deaths etc. ) - All as a retrievable get{} method
- SetPersistentDvar - Sets a dvar the client saves even after leaving the server and restarting their game

[Slvr99]

Interesting that the "pers" field returns as null by IS...

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Exception during RunAll call: System.InvalidCastException: Null object can not be converted to a value type.

I should've guessed anyway since it returns an array that isn't manageable by C# =P

[~Seraphim]

Interesting that the "pers" field returns as null by IS...

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Exception during RunAll call: System.InvalidCastException: Null object can not be converted to a value type.

I should've guessed anyway since it returns an array that isn't manageable by C# =P

What does "pers" field supposed to do or is supposed to contain?

[Slvr99]

Interesting that the "pers" field returns as null by IS...

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Exception during RunAll call: System.InvalidCastException: Null object can not be converted to a value type.

I should've guessed anyway since it returns an array that isn't manageable by C# =P

What does "pers" field supposed to do or is supposed to contain?

"pers" contains persistant data for each match like killstreak data, some loadout data, and general match data. It uses a GSC Array, meaning we can't use it in C#.

[~Lambder]

- SetPersistentDvar - Sets a dvar the client saves even after leaving the server and restarting their game

Well that caught my eye. Is it a built-in function?

And about the modified IS you are coding, you might want to wait for the tg4.0 update. There are some new things in there.

P.S. Glad you aren't a .NET-sucks-scrub.

[Slvr99]

- SetPersistentDvar - Sets a dvar the client saves even after leaving the server and restarting their game

Well that caught my eye. Is it a built-in function?

I'm pretty sure Client DVARs save after leaving a server/restarting =P
Not much use with them though since you can't access client DVARs anyway.

[~Seraphim]

- SetPersistentDvar - Sets a dvar the client saves even after leaving the server and restarting their game

Well that caught my eye. Is it a built-in function?

And about the modified IS you are coding, you might want to wait for the tg4.0 update. There are some new things in there.

P.S. Glad you aren't a .NET-sucks-scrub.

Yep, it is.

Edit, you can access client dvars tho