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[LarkinVB]

Why is it in strategy.lua

local id = cpu_manager.stats:GetSquadID( build_type.name )
self.AddPlan( self, BuildUnitPlan( id ) ) <--- Single dot, two parameters

and not

 
local id = cpu_manager.stats:GetSquadID( build_type.name )
self:AddPlan( BuildUnitPlan( id ) ) <--- Colon, one parameter

Sorry, but I'm a LUA newb.

[Corsix]

Yes, I have wondered what this means before.

Basicly "fred:bob(" = "fred.bob(fred,"
Thus "self:AddPlan(" = "self.AddPlan(self,"

There is a complicated reason behind this but I'm shure you don't want to know.

[Corsix]

? (I read it in the LUA docs)

[Corsix]

Although in most high level languages . is what you use to call methods and it will automatically but the object bit in.
(PS. LUA has no compiler - it is an interpreted language)

[thudo]

Welcome aboard.. Quiet_man.. You didn't need to register in order to post? Hmmmm.. Should have to...

I take it yer a scripter/coder yourself? Otherwise.. welcome to the DoW AI project site!

[quiet_man]

Welcome aboard.. Quiet_man.. You didn't need to register in order to post? Hmmmm.. Should have to...

I take it yer a scripter/coder yourself? Otherwise.. welcome to the DoW AI project site!

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

give a program to a programer and he breaks it
someone should look after the unregistered thing, no more the time where you could hang a server to the internet without firewall

actualy I was a coder, but I was too good and they moved me to project management
and now I have barely time to post at interesting forums

but I remember the times trying to get the CC and Total Annihilation AI to do something usefull the last thing I worked on was a little Operation Flash Point scripting

when I first saw DoW I instantly remembered TA and when I saw the AI scripting I felt in love just those stupid time constrains

what are you using to edit the ai files?
I have not tryed it, but it looks like C++/C, so the C plugin for eclipse might like it?

Reagards,
quiet_man

[Corsix]

Tis far from C/C++, no classes, no hard typing, etc.
Is more like VB to me (begin ... end)

[quiet_man]

@Corsix

uuh yes, you are right
so far for my "too good" as coder

have not done C coding the last years, but I should remember "{" "}"
It is just that most of the proprietary languages the early years were based on C parsers
maybe they have "moved" to VB?

Regards,
quiet_man

[Corsix]

Alot of languages nowadays are interpreted (VB,LUA,PHP,C#,Java,...) However C/C++ is still used alot (DoW for example), mainly for speed.

[thudo]

Welcome Quiet Man! Are you interested in joining the team (the DoW AI LUA scripting system is, as Corsix mentioned, an interpreted language, so its not too hard to pick up - its best to own DoW so one can playtest changes made)? If you had a copy of just the AI I'm sure it wouldn't take long to pick it up. Nevertheless, thanks for stopping by!

Edited by thudo, 02 February 2005 - 10:54 PM.

[quiet_man]

@thudo

yes I would like to help

currently I'm very bussy with real life but I can do some singleplayer playtesting and code checking, searching errors and maybe small work.

I could not PM you?
How to conntact you to exchange e-mail?

quiet_man

[thudo]

Yea I know thats odd. Let me talk to the BIG BOSS DUDE and see whats shaken regarding inability to send PMs. Just curious.. you filled out your profile right on the forums here? Maybe the board needs something. Anyway.. let me ask the Head Honcho.

Email: edwin.carter@gmail.com