inc and dec console commands or math operations

[SuaveSteve]

So I realise that Doom 3's console cannot understand math operations. This is a massive bummer, cause I cannot do this:

 

bind = set r_gamma (r_gamma + 0.05)

 

...in order to implement Thief's ability to change gamma on the fly.

 

I suppose ZDoom's console has spoiled me.

 

If implementing basic arithmetic is going to be a tall order, could we at least get inc and dec commands? They would simply inc/dec a cvar by a given parameter.

 

Eg: bind = inc r_gamma 0.05

[duzenko]

So I realise that Doom 3's console cannot understand math operations. This is a massive bummer, cause I cannot do this:

 

bind = set r_gamma (r_gamma + 0.05)

 

...in order to implement Thief's ability to change gamma on the fly.

 

I suppose ZDoom's console has spoiled me.

 

If implementing basic arithmetic is going to be a tall order, could we at least get inc and dec commands? They would simply inc/dec a cvar by a given parameter.

 

Eg: bind = inc r_gamma 0.05

@all

can we bind a key to execute a script?

[stumpy]

how does gamma work in the option guis for gamma, you should be able to add something like that and change it on the fly, as in game or not in game its would be the same.

 

eg stick gui +/- buttons somewhere on main game screen and use them to change gamma. would have to be optional like the other optional things.

Edited October 14, 2018 by stumpy

[HMart]

@all

can we bind a key to execute a script?

 

afaik you can bind a key to run a script function https://modwiki.xnet.fi/Script_%28console_command%29

 

bind F11 script "function name"

 

I never tried it so don't take my word for it.

Edited October 14, 2018 by HMart

[Skaruts]

What language should scripts be in?

[HMart]

What language should scripts be in?

 

scripts use a very simple custom OOP (object oriented programing), c/c++ like, language made by idsoftware called, id script, even tho is a very simple language, is also very powerful, anyone with basic knowledge of OOP and programing can do immense stuff in TDM with it.

 

https://modwiki.xnet.fi/Scripting

Edited October 17, 2018 by HMart

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scripts use a very simple custom OOP (object oriented programing), c/c++ like, language made by idsoftware called, id script, even tho is a very simple language, is also very powerful, anyone with basic knowledge of OOP and programing can do immense stuff in TDM with it.

 

https://modwiki.xnet.fi/Scripting

Technically scripting is powerful enough to rebuild Doom inside TDM!

[HMart]

Technically scripting is powerful enough to rebuild Doom inside TDM!

 

Is technically possible but IMO very very hard, id script language lacks some important things that C/C++ have, arrays is a big one, and those are pretty much required to make any game, technically the vector class (idVec3 in c++) could be thought as a array with three indexes, but you can't do much with it in id script but save 3 float values on it, you can't for example make a vector of 3 objects/entities, pointers is another thing that id script lacks, the $entityname is technically a "pointer to a entity" but its single use is to get entities already spawned in the game nothing else.

[stgatilov]

I think you don't have access to cvars inside scripting system.

 

It should not be hard to implement basic arithmetics in console.

For instance, add a command "set" which parses its arguments as arithmetic expression with cvars in it.

[VanishedOne]

I think you don't have access to cvars inside scripting system.

You do: idThread has getcvar() and setcvar() script events.