Engine Capabilities

[fenixkane]

A couple of questions:
What kind of control over AI are modders able to have?
Also would there be any way of having a dialog window system (a tad far fetched I think)?

[Thomas]

AI: There are some basic types of enemies and then one can edit various properties for these.

Dialog window system: Afraid not.

[fenixkane]

Thank you for the speedy reply.
I wonder if there would be any way to implement a dialog system through a third party tool...
Does anyone know if such a thing exists (or if anything existing can be Gerry-rigged into doing it)?

[superluser]

Dialog window system: Afraid not.

What about using the computer interface as a makeshift dialog interface? It wouldn't be ideal, but it would work.

[spukrian]

Yes, the Computer Interface from Black Plague should be able to be modified into to a a dialog system. At least in theory.

[Sexbad]

Is there any possibility for motion blur or depth of field left over in the engine like in Penumbra?

[Naserve]

Kinda off topic but can we expect to see the developers tools out in a weeK? A month? Do we have a time frame? I want to get into making some maps and playing around with it.

[Radu IceMan]

How do your triggers work? Is it a brush based entity? I noticed the AI path finding system in one of the videos, which is quite similar to the one used by the Source engine.

Also, can you go a bit in detail about the scripting system? Will we have a input/output system with multiple options to choose? I like to compare engines to the Source engine, since I'm only experienced with that. If there are more similarities to it I might actually enjoy it.

[monkeyshots]

Hi !

The Question that i have in my head since i read about the level and other editors being released is:

will people only be able to make 'single'-maps or is it possible to actually make a series of maps and chain them together like in the main game ? so that people could make real and long stories/expansions and release them to other people ?

THanks.

[MulleDK19]

How do your triggers work? Is it a brush based entity? I noticed the AI path finding system in one of the videos, which is quite similar to the one used by the Source engine.

Also, can you go a bit in detail about the scripting system? Will we have a input/output system with multiple options to choose? I like to compare engines to the Source engine, since I'm only experienced with that. If there are more similarities to it I might actually enjoy it.

There's not really "triggers". Well... There is, but they're not called triggers.

To make a "trigger", you create an area in 3D space (x,y,z), and call it something. Then in your script, you can use the function:

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AddEntityCollideCallback(string &in asParentName, string &in asChildName, string &in asFunction, bool abDeleteOnCollide, int alStates)

Example:

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void OnStart()
{
    //Add a collision callback, so that when the player touches our area, the function called
    //FunctionToCallOnCollide will be called.
    AddEntityCollideCallback("Player", "AreaNameHere", "FunctionToCallOnCollide", true, 1);
}

void FunctionToCallOnCollide(string &in asParent, string &in asChild, int alState)
{
    //Player "triggered" the area. Do some weird shit to him.
    DoWeirdShitToPlayer();
}

void DoWeirdShitToPlayer()
{
    //Then you would do crap here, etc.
}

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Hi !

The Question that i have in my head since i read about the level and other editors being released is:

will people only be able to make 'single'-maps or is it possible to actually make a series of maps and chain them together like in the main game ? so that people could make real and long stories/expansions and release them to other people ?

THanks.

You'll be able to make exactly what you see in the real game.