Replace Start Button in FPS starter
by Samarie · in Torque Game Engine · 07/29/2009 (8:37 am) · 6 replies
I'm trying to apply what I learned in the Getting Started tutorial to the FPS Starter kit. For example,
I tried creating a new "start button" in the FPS Starter kit, but it doesn't take me to my mission file "demo.mis" when I click on it. It works fine when I try it in tutorial.base. I added the line loadMyMission(); in the command field of the Gui Editor like it said in the Getting Started tutorial but it doesn't work in the fps starter kit.
I noticed in the tutorial.base folder, the function loadMyMission(); is located in main.cs, but in the FPS Starter Kit it isn't set up like that. I tried copying and pasting that function from main.cs in tutorial.base to the FPS Starter kit and it doesn't work. So, where should I place the function loadMyMission() in the FPS Starter kit so when I click my new "Start Button" it takes me directly to my mission file or do I need to do something entirely different?
I just want to delete the "Start Mission" button in the FPS Starter kit and replace it with a simple one, where you just click and it takes you right into the game like the "Start Button" in the Getting Started Tutorial.
Thanks,
I tried creating a new "start button" in the FPS Starter kit, but it doesn't take me to my mission file "demo.mis" when I click on it. It works fine when I try it in tutorial.base. I added the line loadMyMission(); in the command field of the Gui Editor like it said in the Getting Started tutorial but it doesn't work in the fps starter kit.
I noticed in the tutorial.base folder, the function loadMyMission(); is located in main.cs, but in the FPS Starter Kit it isn't set up like that. I tried copying and pasting that function from main.cs in tutorial.base to the FPS Starter kit and it doesn't work. So, where should I place the function loadMyMission() in the FPS Starter kit so when I click my new "Start Button" it takes me directly to my mission file or do I need to do something entirely different?
I just want to delete the "Start Mission" button in the FPS Starter kit and replace it with a simple one, where you just click and it takes you right into the game like the "Start Button" in the Getting Started Tutorial.
Thanks,
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#2
Take a look at the default "Start" button in the mainMenuGui.gui file you will find this line:
Following on, if you look at startMissionGui.gui you will see that the "Start Mission!" button has this command
It is SM_StartMission() that you want your "new" button to point to if you don't wish to use the startMissionGui.gui. There is no need to add anything from tutorial.base into the starter.fps.
07/29/2009 (11:26 am)
The starter.fps does not use "startMyMission" from the tutorial.base project, nor do you really want to.Take a look at the default "Start" button in the mainMenuGui.gui file you will find this line:
command = "Canvas.setContent(startMissionGui);";That causes the startMissionGui to appear instead of jumping directly to a mission.
Following on, if you look at startMissionGui.gui you will see that the "Start Mission!" button has this command
command = "SM_StartMission();";This points to function function SM_StartMission() which kicks off the mission load.
It is SM_StartMission() that you want your "new" button to point to if you don't wish to use the startMissionGui.gui. There is no need to add anything from tutorial.base into the starter.fps.
#3
07/29/2009 (1:38 pm)
I created a start button and pointed it to SM_StartMission(); in the Gui Editor command. When you click it, it says waiting for server and nothing happens. 
#4
07/29/2009 (5:10 pm)
Do you have in some place the function Sm_StartMission(); some cases, when the server is waiting for, is for the reason we have some mistake in the script, in the console do you have some error?
#5
Take a look at the first couple of lines in SM_StartMission()
Since you are bypassing the startMissionGui then you must tell it what mission to start. Here's a simple little rewrite of SM_StartMission()
07/29/2009 (7:00 pm)
Did you give it a mission to open?Take a look at the first couple of lines in SM_StartMission()
%id = SM_missionList.getSelectedId(); %mission = getField(SM_missionList.getRowTextById(%id), 1);What the gui does is populate a list of missions for the gui to display. Default behavior is then to let the player select a mission and it goes from there.
Since you are bypassing the startMissionGui then you must tell it what mission to start. Here's a simple little rewrite of SM_StartMission()
function SM_StartMission()
{
//%id = SM_missionList.getSelectedId();
//%mission = getField(SM_missionList.getRowTextById(%id), 1);
if ($pref::HostMultiPlayer)
%serverType = "MultiPlayer";
else
%serverType = "SinglePlayer";
//createServer(%serverType, %mission);
createServer(%serverType, "game/data/missions/yourLevel.mis"):
%conn = new GameConnection(ServerConnection);
RootGroup.add(ServerConnection);
%conn.setConnectArgs($pref::Player::Name);
%conn.setJoinPassword($Client::Password);
%conn.connectLocal();
}Notice the lines that I commented out since you're bypassing the functionality of the startMissionGui. If you know already that your game is not going to be multiplayer then you can simply create a "SinglePlayer" server. Make sure that you change the path in the new createServer() line to reflect the path and filename of the level you wish to load. 
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