Total Newbie Question

#1 Hi,

[simplified answer]

In the case of the V12, the minimum files to run a game would be the .exe and a main.cs script in the same folder (along with your textures, objects, etc.).
The .exe basically is a bunch of C++ game functions that the script calls to do what you want it to do.

You could rename the .exe to whatever you want, but some additional tweaking to the .exe should be completed prior to releasing a game with it.

Most anything you want to do can be done in scripting, however, that may not always result in the fastest speed depending on what you are trying to achieve (the scripts are parsed/interpreted). In which case you would have to add a few additional functions to the engine itself.

You could get away with one script file, but in a "full" game, that file would end up being huge. Hence the V12 demo uses various folders to divide the scripts into functional areas.
I'm using a similar folder layout, but tailored for my specific game.

David

#2 Thanks alot for the reply

Now i actually have 2 new questions :)

1. What is the function used to reload the engine, for example i want to modify a pref in an own made option screen but i would like the game to reload without having to quit and restart. What to do?

2. Also i've sent a demo of my game to a friend to test it out and it crashed at his place, could it be that it is because of the $pref::Video::defaultsRenderer = "RIVA TNT2/AGP/SSE"; wich equals to my videocard but he hasnt got the same? or is this variable automatically updated at startup and should i look for the cause elsewhere?

Thank Alot in advance

#3 There is no way to restart the engine as a whole, but you can re-exec individual script files from the console:

exec("mod/file.cs");

The video pref is auto-detected. You can tell your friend to run with the -autoVideo command line option to make sure, but it's probably something else.

#4 Thank you for these precisions, but now my problem is, i'm creating a controll pannel and i've allready made the remap keys functions and all, but i'm stuck at the resolution and fullscreen options, what scripts do i have to rerun to reinitialise the graphics and permit me to change from fullscreen to windowed mode ingame?

#5 There have been several forum discussion on screen resolution, including fullscreen, might want to check this one out, or the others.

#6 Thanks Alot for helping me out