[Newbie DarkRadiant Questions]

$atdm_key_simple_iron_dark_1.addItemToInv($player1);

[Computer Science:]

https://colobot.info

 

Colobot (Colonize with Bots) is an educational game aiming to teach programming through entertainment.

You are playing as an astronaut on a journey with robot helpers to find a planet for colonization.

It features 3D real-time graphics and a C++ and Java-like, object-oriented language, CBOT,

which can be used to program the robots available in the game.

 

[Linux: which? And how!]

I always recommend Xubuntu, its lightweight and up-to-date,

and runs good on old/slow computers too.

https://xubuntu.org/

Download via torrent or choose a mirror site in a country near you.

https://xubuntu.org/download

It is recommended to use the latest LTS version, named as follows:

xubuntu-16.04.3-desktop-i386.iso <--- 32-bit

xubuntu-16.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso <--- 64-bit

Burn a dvd or make Live USB drive. USB is faster than optical media.

How to Create Ubuntu Live USB in Windows

https://itsfoss.com/create-live-usb-of-ubuntu-in-windows/

https://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/

Tips after installing Xubuntu

Install Ubuntu Software Center.

Open a terminal[ctrl+alt+t] and type:

sudo apt-get install software-center

Some more tips I've found useful:

https://sites.google.com/site/easylinuxtipsproject/first-xubuntu

[Used_action_script not working]

void test_usedby()

{

if (RunScript == 0); // <-- semicolon terminates the if

    {

    sys.println("RunScript = "+RunScript);

    RunScript = 1;

    }

}

The 'if' statement is a no-op because it is terminated with a semicolon,

and the following block is no longer a part of the if statement.

I've been bit by that bug many times.

That syntax is used for one line statements:

if (condition) DoStuff();

You could write 'if' statements with only brackets:

if (condition) { /*do stuff*/ }


if (condition) {

    /*do stuff*/

    /*do stuff*/

}


if (condition) //<-- no semicolon here

{

    /*do stuff*/

    /*do stuff*/

}

[Wierd Issue in TDM 2.03/2.04]

I didn't think to mention that dmap and map work if your WIP is installed as the current mission.

I just type: dmap mymap

I don't have to move anything around, just zip the contents of fms\mymap when i'm done.

This way I can also run the mission with 'New Mission' -> 'Start This Mission'.

[Wierd Issue in TDM 2.03/2.04]

I once had this problem with broken readables, this is how I fixed it.

Restart DR after changing these settings:

Edit -> Preferences
             |
             Game ----> Engine Path   :  <path to darkmod folder> eg. c:/games/darkmod/
             |   \
             |    \---> Mod (fs_game) :  fms/mymap  <-- change mymap to your fm_folder_name
             |     \--> Mod Base(...) :  .          <-- a single dot
             |
             Settings
                 |
                 Readable Editor ---> XData Storage Folder :   [Mod/xdata]

This lets DR find/create mymap.xd in fms\mymap\xdata folder.

You can also put mymap.xd in darkmod\xdata folder(create it if it doesn't exist).

DR can find it there with XData Storage Folder : [Mod Base/xdata]

So I have this:

darkmod <--- location of TheDarkMod.exe
      |
      fms
        |
        mymap
            |
            maps
            |   \ mymap.map
            |
            xdata
                 \ mymap.xd

 

 

 

[Inventory Grid]

I really like how this works, it's very smooth and feels quite natural.

 

* The scroll wheel cycles pages.

* Clicking outside the grid, closes it.

* The player can still move with WASD.

 

Here is the test map I made for this. (my first TDM map:)

It is very small with 38 items for the inventory,

and two scripted events which add items to your inventory.

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/x032oxeh2miydvi/inv_test.pk4?dl=1

[Compiling DarkRadiant in Linux]

Yep that did it for me, the program runs fine, even on my pitiable machine.

[Compiling DarkRadiant in Linux]

I can compile DR 2.0.2 and it works well.

 

Compiling the most recent source code gave this error:

 

 

  CXX      selection/darkradiant-TransformationVisitors.o
selection/TransformationVisitors.cpp: In constructor ‘RotateSelected::RotateSelected(const Quaternion&, const Vector3&)’:
selection/TransformationVisitors.cpp:62:25: error: ‘registry’ has not been declared
     _freeObjectRotation(registry::getValue<bool>(selection::algorithm::RKEY_FREE_OBJECT_ROTATION))
                         ^
selection/TransformationVisitors.cpp:62:44: error: expected primary-expression before ‘bool’
     _freeObjectRotation(registry::getValue<bool>(selection::algorithm::RKEY_FREE_OBJECT_ROTATION))
                                            ^
make[3]: *** [selection/darkradiant-TransformationVisitors.o] Error 1 

 

 

What should I do?