Automatically set killstreak in order in a menu

[Ni3ls]

Hi all.

Im working on killstreak. You can pick 3 from a list. killstreak1 =1/0, killstreak2 = 1/0 etc. Now I made a small menu with 3 boxes and I want to show the image of the killstreak in each box. I can do this with endless "if statements" but i was wondering if there is a much faster way that it will check the values, assign them to the box and remove them from a list and check the next one. I have no idea how to do this and have no clue if this is even possible. Who can help me

[Tally]

Hi all.

Im working on killstreak. You can pick 3 from a list. killstreak1 =1/0, killstreak2 = 1/0 etc. Now I made a small menu with 3 boxes and I want to show the image of the killstreak in each box. I can do this with endless "if statements" but i was wondering if there is a much faster way that it will check the values, assign them to the box and remove them from a list and check the next one. I have no idea how to do this and have no clue if this is even possible. Who can help me

There is probably a thousand different ways you could do it, but they all involve setting a cvar on the client in order to show the right killstreak in the right box. So, as such, there is no "automatic" way to do it - you have to write code which makes a different case for each killstreak.

In order to eliminate lots of "if .. else" statements, use the switch function, with the case being the right amount for each killstreak. If you post the code you already have, I can convert it to a switch function for you.

[IzNoGoD]

There is probably a thousand different ways you could do it, but they all involve setting a cvar on the client in order to show the right killstreak in the right box. So, as such, there is no "automatic" way to do it - you have to write code which makes a different case for each killstreak.

In order to eliminate lots of "if .. else" statements, use the switch function, with the case being the right amount for each killstreak. If you post the code you already have, I can convert it to a switch function for you.

I'm not entirely clear on what the OP wants exactly, but

WINDOW_STYLE_DVAR_SHADER

seems like a good start (click here)

[Ni3ls]

I already got the menu with the right dvars.

					self setclientcvar("killstreak_1", "value");
					self setclientcvar("killstreak_2", "value");
					self setclientcvar("killstreak_3", "value");

killstreak_1 is for the first box and must have value 1 if killstreak 1 is chosen , value 2 if killstreak 2 is chosen. Killstreak_2 is for box 2 etc. Same for the other boxes.
the values of the killstreaks are killstreak1, killstreak2, etc

[Tally]

I already got the menu with the right dvars.

					self setclientcvar("killstreak_1", "value");
					self setclientcvar("killstreak_2", "value");
					self setclientcvar("killstreak_3", "value");

killstreak_1 is for the first box and must have value 1 if killstreak 1 is chosen , value 2 if killstreak 2 is chosen. Killstreak_2 is for box 2 etc. Same for the other boxes.
the values of the killstreaks are killstreak1, killstreak2, etc

Yeah, we get that bit, but like Izno says, it is unclear exactly what you want. You say the player selects the killstreaks, then you say they automatically set themselves when the player reaches the right value. So, you need to clarify what you are trying to do.

I did all this for a COD4 mod where I replicated Black Ops 1 killstreak selection. I had a ton of menu itemdef that represented the selections the player made. Then, when they were fighting and got the right amount of kills, the killstreak that was selected for that value became live and they could call it in. You need to clarify if this is what you are trying to achieve.

[IzNoGoD]

Show some paintskillz to clarify what you wanna achieve

[Ni3ls]

There is a killstreakmenu where you can select up to 3 killstreaks. They have the values killstreak1, killstreak2, killstreak3, killstreak4 and killstreak5. If its 1 its selected, if it has value, not selected.
Then there is a spawnmenu, where you see some kind of overview what you have selected with dvars. The 3 dvars are

					self setclientcvar("killstreak_1", "value");
					self setclientcvar("killstreak_2", "value");
					self setclientcvar("killstreak_3", "value");

If killstreak 1, 3 and 4 are selected, it should be

					self setclientcvar("killstreak_1", "1");
					self setclientcvar("killstreak_2", "3");
					self setclientcvar("killstreak_3", "4");

So the killstreaks are shown in the boxes and in the right order, so first killstreak1, then 3 and then 4 for example.

[randall]

I made a similar solution in the past. If you dont know how to start, I pasted my old code below, but dont forget: its only an example!!! Dont try to implement the script into your mod, because it is only a part of my complete mod. At first understand the code line by line, after you can try to write your own script. I captured 2 pictures what will help you to understand.


change_strike.menu

		#include "ui_mp/menudef.h"

#define ORIGIN_CHOICE1        40 52
#define ORIGIN_CHOICE2        40 84
#define ORIGIN_CHOICE3        40 116
#define ORIGIN_CHOICE4        40 148
#define ORIGIN_CHOICE5        40 180
#define ORIGIN_CHOICE6        40 212
#define ORIGIN_CHOICE7        40 244

#define button(_name, _orig, _text, _response, _dvartest, _showdvar, _dvartest2, _showdvar2, _points, _kills) \
itemDef \
{ \
    name            _name \
    style            WINDOW_STYLE_FILLED \
    rect            0 0 256 24 0 0 \
    origin            _orig \
    backcolor        0 0 0 0.9 \
    visible            1 \
    decoration \
} \
itemDef \
{ \
    name            _name \
    style            WINDOW_STYLE_FILLED \
    rect            0 0 256 24 0 0 \
    origin            _orig \
    backcolor        1 1 1 0.9 \
    dvartest        _dvartest2 \
    showDvar        { _showdvar2 } \
    visible            1 \
    decoration \
} \
itemDef \
{ \
    name            _name \
    style            WINDOW_STYLE_SHADER \
    rect            0 0 256 24 0 0 \
    origin            _orig \
    background        "rndl_menu_corner_24" \
    visible            1 \
    decoration \
} \
itemDef \
{ \
    name            _name \
    type            ITEM_TYPE_TEXT \
    visible            1 \
    rect            8 0 0 0 0 0 \
    origin            _orig \
    forecolor        1 0.5 0 1 \
    text            _text \
    textfont        UI_FONT_NORMAL \
    textscale        .30 \
    textalign        ITEM_ALIGN_LEFT \
    textaligny        20 \
    dvartest        _dvartest \
    showDvar        { _showdvar } \
    decoration \
} \
itemDef \
{ \
    name            _name \
    type            ITEM_TYPE_TEXT \
    visible            1 \
    rect            8 0 0 0 0 0 \
    origin            _orig \
    forecolor        GLOBAL_DISABLED_COLOR \
    text            _text \
    textfont        UI_FONT_NORMAL \
    textscale        .30 \
    textalign        ITEM_ALIGN_LEFT \
    textaligny        20 \
    dvartest        _dvartest \
    hideDvar        { _showdvar } \
    decoration \
} \
itemDef \
{ \
    name            _name \
    style            WINDOW_STYLE_SHADER \
    rect            184 6 12 12 0 0 \
    origin            _orig \
    background        "rndl_menu_strikepoints" \
    visible            1 \
    dvartest        _dvartest \
    showDvar        { _showdvar } \
    decoration \
} \
itemDef \
{ \
    name            _name \
    style            WINDOW_STYLE_SHADER \
    rect            224 6 12 12 0 0 \
    origin            _orig \
    background        "rndl_menu_strikekills" \
    visible            1 \
    dvartest        _dvartest \
    showDvar        { _showdvar } \
    decoration \
} \
itemDef \
{ \
    name            _name \
    type            ITEM_TYPE_TEXT \
    visible            1 \
    rect            208 0 0 0 0 0 \
    origin            _orig \
    forecolor        1 0.5 0 1 \
    text            _points \
    textfont        UI_FONT_NORMAL \
    textscale        .30 \
    textalign        ITEM_ALIGN_RIGHT \
    textaligny        20 \
    dvartest        _dvartest \
    showDvar        { _showdvar } \
    decoration \
} \
itemDef \
{ \
    name            _name \
    type            ITEM_TYPE_TEXT \
    visible            1 \
    rect            248 0 0 0 0 0 \
    origin            _orig \
    forecolor        1 0.5 0 1 \
    text            _kills \
    textfont        UI_FONT_NORMAL \
    textscale        .30 \
    textalign        ITEM_ALIGN_RIGHT \
    textaligny        20 \
    dvartest        _dvartest \
    showDvar        { _showdvar } \
    decoration \
} \
itemDef \
{ \
    name            _name \
    visible            1 \
    rect            0 0 256 24 0 0 \
    origin            _orig \
    forecolor        GLOBAL_UNFOCUSED_COLOR \
    type            ITEM_TYPE_BUTTON \
    dvartest        _dvartest \
    showDvar        { _showdvar } \
    action \
    { \
        play "mouse_click"; \
        setdvar _dvartest2 _showdvar2; \
        scriptMenuResponse _response; \
    } \
    onFocus \
    { \
        play "mouse_over"; \
    } \
}

{
    menuDef
    {
        name            "change_strike"
        rect            GLOBAL_MENU_SIZE
        focuscolor        GLOBAL_FOCUSED_COLOR
        style            WINDOW_STYLE_EMPTY
        onOpen
        {
            setdvar ui_background "background_futuremod";
            setdvar ui_sidebar "strike";

            open "sidebar";
            open "profil";
        }
        onClose
        {
            close "sidebar";
            close "profil";
        }
        onEsc
        {
            close "change_strike";
        }

        itemDef
        {
            name        background_image
            style        WINDOW_STYLE_DVAR_SHADER
            rect        GLOBAL_BACKGROUND_SIZE
            dvar        "ui_background"
            visible        1
            decoration
        }


        itemDef
        {
            rect        40 20 128 0
            type        ITEM_TYPE_TEXT
            forecolor    GLOBAL_UNFOCUSED_COLOR
            text        "@RNDL_STRIKE_POINTS"
            textfont    UI_FONT_NORMAL
            textscale    0.30
            textaligny    0
            visible        1
            decoration
        }
        itemDef
        {
            rect        168 30 0 0
            type        ITEM_TYPE_TEXT
            forecolor    GLOBAL_UNFOCUSED_COLOR
            dvar        "ui_strikepoints"
            textfont    UI_FONT_NORMAL
            textscale    0.55
            textaligny    0
            visible        1
            decoration
        }
        itemDef
        {
            rect        192 6 20 20 0 0
            style        WINDOW_STYLE_SHADER
            background    "rndl_menu_strikepoints"
            visible        1
            decoration
        }

        button("strike_commsat", ORIGIN_CHOICE1, "@RNDL_STRIKE_COMMSAT", "CommSat", "ui_allow_commsat", "1", selected_strike1, "1", 3, 3)
        button("strike_emp", ORIGIN_CHOICE2, "@RNDL_STRIKE_EMP", "EMP", "ui_allow_emp", "1", selected_strike2, "1", 3, 4)
        button("strike_airstrike", ORIGIN_CHOICE3, "@RNDL_STRIKE_AIRSTRIKE", "Airstrike", "ui_allow_airstrike", "1", selected_strike3, "1", 5, 6)
        button("strike_predator", ORIGIN_CHOICE4, "@RNDL_STRIKE_PREDATOR", "Predator", "ui_allow_predator", "1", selected_strike4, "1", 6, 7)
        button("strike_sentry", ORIGIN_CHOICE5, "@RNDL_STRIKE_SENTRY", "Sentry", "ui_allow_sentry", "1", selected_strike5, "1", 7, 9)
        button("strike_quadrotor", ORIGIN_CHOICE6, "@RNDL_STRIKE_QROTOR", "QuadRotor", "ui_allow_quadrotor", "1", selected_strike6, "1", 8, 11)
        button("strike_drone", ORIGIN_CHOICE7, "@RNDL_STRIKE_DRONE", "Drone", "ui_allow_drone", "1", selected_strike7, "1", 10, 15)

        #include "ui_mp/scriptmenus/activitynav.menu"
    }
} 
	

_strike.gsc

		#include scripts\_utils;
#include scripts\_getset;

init()
{
    Settings();
    initStrikes();

    level.functions["onConnect"][ level.functions["onConnect"].size ] = ::RunOnConnect;
    level.functions["onDisconnect"][ level.functions["onDisconnect"].size ] = ::RunOnDisconnect;
    level.functions["onSpawn_once"][ level.functions["onSpawn_once"].size ] = ::RunOnSpawn;
    level.functions["onPlayerKilled"][ level.functions["onPlayerKilled"].size ] = ::RunOnKilled;
}

Settings()
{
    level.strikepoints = 10;

    precache_String(&"RNDL_HUD_STRIKE_PRESS");
}

initStrikes()
{
    scripts\strike\_uav::init();
    scripts\strike\_emptower::init();
    scripts\strike\_airstrike::init();
    scripts\strike\_mortar::init();
    scripts\strike\_sentry::init();
    scripts\strike\_quadrotor::init();
    scripts\strike\_drone::init();
}

RunOnConnect()
{
    player = self;

    player endon("disconnect");

    player.tmp_strikes = []; // selected strikes
    player.pers["strike"] = []; // current strikes
    player.strikes = []; // reached strikes
    player.kills = 0;

    player thread RunOnLogin();
    player thread RunOnLogout();

    for (;;)
    {
        player waittill_any("joined_team", "joined_spectators", "killed_player");
        player notify("end_strike");
    }
}

RunOnDisconnect()
{
    player = self;

    player notify("end_strike");
}

RunOnLogin()
{
    player = self;

    player.strikepoints = level.strikepoints;

    for (;;)
    {
        player waittill_any("login", "update_bonus");
        wait 0.05;

        spent = 0;
        for (i = 0; i < player getStrikes().size; i++)
        {
            spent += getStrike(player getStrikes()[ i ]).point;
        }

        player.strikepoints = level.strikepoints + getBonus("strike") - spent;
        player updateStrikeUI();
    }
}

RunOnLogout()
{
    player = self;

    for (;;)
    {
        player waittill("logout");

        /*
        for (i = 0; i < player.pers["strike"].size; i++)
        {
            strike = getStrike( player.pers["strike"][ i ] );
            player setClientCvar(strike.slot, "0");
        }*/
        player.tmp_strikes = []; // selected strikes
        player.pers["strike"] = []; // current strikes
        player.strikes = []; // reached strikes
        player.strikepoints = 0;
    }
}

RunOnSpawn()
{
    player = self;

    player.pers["strike"] = player.tmp_strikes;
    player sortStrikes();

    for (i = 0; i < 3; i++)
    {
        if (isDefined(player.pers["strike"][ i ]) && isStrike(player.pers["strike"][ i ]))
        {
            icon = getStrike( player.pers["strike"][ i ] ).icon;

            if ( isDefined(icon) && icon != "" )
                player setClientCvar("hud_strikeslot" + i, icon);
        }
        else
        {
            player setClientCvar("hud_strikeslot" + i, "hud_ksicon_empty");
        }
    }

    player thread RunLastStrike();
    player createStrikeHUD();
    player updateStrikeHUD();
}

RunOnKilled(eInflictor, eAttacker, iDamage, sMeansOfDeath, sWeapon, vDir, sHitLoc, timeOffset, deathAnimDuration)
{
    player = self;
    player notify("end_strike");

    player.kills = 0;
    player deleteStrikeHUD();

    if (! isPlayer(eAttacker) || player == eAttacker || player.pers["team"] == eAttacker.pers["team"])
        return;

    if (! isDefined(eAttacker.pers["strike"]) || ! eAttacker.pers["strike"].size)
        return;

    oldKills = eAttacker.kills;
    eAttacker.kills++;

    for (i = 0; i < eAttacker.pers["strike"].size; i++)
    {
        strike = getStrike( eAttacker.pers["strike"][ i ] );

        if (strike.kill <= oldKills)
            continue;

        if (eAttacker.kills >= strike.kill )
        {
            eAttacker scripts\gametypes\_notification::Notification(strike.string, strike.hud, strike.sound);
            eAttacker.strikes = add_to_array(eAttacker.strikes, eAttacker.pers["strike"][ i ], false);
        }
    }

    eAttacker updateStrikeHUD();
}

RunLastStrike()
{
    player = self;
    player endon("killed_player");

    for (;;)
    {
        player waittill("menuresponse", menu, response);

        if (response == "useStrike" && player.sessionstate == "playing")
        {
            strikeName = player.strikes[ player.strikes.size - 1 ];
            if (isDefined(strikeName))
            {
                func = getStrike( strikeName ).func;

                if ( isDefined(func) )
                    player thread [[ func ]]();
            }
        }

        wait 0.5;
    }
}

addStrike(strikeName)
{
    player = self;

    strike = getStrike( strikeName );

    if ( ! is_in_array( player.tmp_strikes, strikeName ) && player.tmp_strikes.size < 3 && player.strikepoints >= strike.point )
    {
        player setClientCvar(strike.slot, "1");

        player.strikepoints -= strike.point;
        //player setStrike( strikeName );
        player.tmp_strikes = array_add(player.tmp_strikes, strikeName);
    }
    else if ( is_in_array( player.tmp_strikes, strikeName ) )
    {
        player setClientCvar(strike.slot, "0");

        player.strikepoints += strike.point;
        //player unSetStrike( strikeName );
        player.tmp_strikes = array_remove(player.tmp_strikes, strikeName);
    }
    else
    {
        player setClientCvar(strike.slot, "0");
    }

    player updateStrikeUI();
}

sortStrikes()
{
    player = self;

    if ( isDefined(player.pers["strike"]) )
    {
        temp = player.pers["strike"];

        for (i = 0; i < temp.size - 1; i++)
        {
            for (j = i + 1; j < temp.size; j++)
            {
                if (getStrike(temp[ i ]).kill > getStrike(temp[ j ]).kill)
                {
                    var = temp[ i ];
                    temp[ i ] = temp[ j ];
                    temp[ j ] = var;
                }
            }
        }

        player.pers["strike"] = temp;
    }
}

updateStrikeUI()
{
    player = self;

    player setClientCvar("ui_strikepoints", player.strikepoints);
}

updateStrikeHUD()
{
    player = self;

    remaining = 0;
    strikes = player getStrikes();
    for (i = 0; i < strikes.size; i++)
    {
        strike = getStrike(strikes[ i ]);
        if (strike.kill > player.kills)
        {
            remaining = strike.kill - player.kills;
            break;
        }
    }

    if (isDefined(player.strikecounterhud))
        player.strikecounterhud setValue(remaining);
}

createStrikeHUD()
{
    player = self;

    if (! isDefined(player.strikecounterhud))
    {
        player.strikecounterhud = newClientHudElem(player);
        player.strikecounterhud.x = -48;
        player.strikecounterhud.y = -150;
        player.strikecounterhud.alignX = "left";
        player.strikecounterhud.alignY = "top";
        player.strikecounterhud.horzAlign = "right";
        player.strikecounterhud.vertAlign = "bottom";
        player.strikecounterhud.foreground = 1;
        player.strikecounterhud.fontscale = 2.4;
        player.strikecounterhud.sort = 1;
        player.strikecounterhud.alpha = 1;
        player.strikecounterhud.color = (0/255, 125/255, 125/255);
    }

    if (! isDefined(player.strikepresshud))
    {
        player.strikepresshud = newClientHudElem(player);
        player.strikepresshud.x = 0;
        player.strikepresshud.y = -30;
        player.strikepresshud.alignX = "center";
        player.strikepresshud.alignY = "top";
        player.strikepresshud.horzAlign = "center";
        player.strikepresshud.vertAlign = "bottom";
        player.strikepresshud.foreground = 1;
        player.strikepresshud.fontscale = 0.8;
        player.strikepresshud.sort = 1;
        player.strikepresshud.alpha = 1;
        player.strikepresshud.color = (255/255, 255/255, 255/255);
        player.strikepresshud setText(&"RNDL_HUD_STRIKE_PRESS");
    }
}

deleteStrikeHUD()
{
    player = self;

    if (isDefined(player.strikecounterhud))
        player.strikecounterhud destroy();
    if (isDefined(player.strikepresshud))
        player.strikepresshud destroy();
} 
	

And read Izno's thread: http://killtube.org/showthread.php?9...ng-the-CoD4MoD

(how the hell can i resize the inserted images?)

[Ni3ls]

I tried to understand this script, but I think it's too hard for me. In my head it sounded like a really simple idea. But to work it out is impossible for me. Thanks for the script anyway