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Lifekatana · **Joined:** 24 Jun, 2007 **Posts:** 1354 **Location:** Map

How do you find definitions for functions? And were they are used, and where they can be changed?

I'm trying to find this:
def.SubInventoryType

DeadMG

Some of them are defined in C. If a function is defined in another place, there's no way to know which.

Try this:
for k, v in _G.moho do
LOG(repr(v))
end

That will list the C functions exposed to the lua state. For example, the Unit class is based off moho.entity_methods.

sorian

In ability and buff handling functions def is usually a variable to hold the information and functions defined in a buff or ability. So, you should be looking for the blueprint for the buff or ability you are working with and you will find the SubInventoryType defined there.

Example:

Code:

ItemBlueprint {
    DisplayName = '<LOC ITEM_Idol_0000>Minotaur Berserker Idol',
    Description = '<LOC ITEM_Idol_0024>Use: Summons [GetSummonCount] Minotaur Berserkers. Can have a maximum of [GetSummonMax] Minotaur Berserkers.',
    GetSummonCount = function(self) return Ability['Item_Minotaur_Captain_010'].SummonCount end,
    GetSummonMax = function(self) return Ability['Item_Minotaur_Captain_010'].MaxUnits end,
    GetEnergyCost = function(self) return Ability['Item_Minotaur_Captain_010'].EnergyCost end,
    GetCastTime = function(self) return Ability['Item_Minotaur_Captain_010'].CastingTime end,
    GetCooldown = function(self) return Ability['Item_Minotaur_Captain_010'].Cooldown end,
   Icon = 'NewIcons/Boots/Boot1',
    InventoryType = 'Generals',
    SubInventoryType = 'Soldiers',  <-----------------
    Mesh = '/meshes/items/chest/chest_mesh',
    Animation = '/meshes/items/chest/Animations/chest_Idle_anim.gr2',
    MeshScale = 0.10,
    Name = 'Item_Minotaur_Captain_010',

SubInventoryType just tells the game that the icon for that item goes in the button defined for Soldiers, Archers, or Priests.

Lifekatana · **Joined:** 24 Jun, 2007 **Posts:** 1354 **Location:** Map

Code:

    if slot == 1 then
        tooltipid =  'button_minions_soldiers'
        img =  '/abilities/icons/NewIcons/SuperGruntIcons/MinotaurCaptain_dis.dds'
    elseif slot == 2 then
        tooltipid =  'button_minions_archers'
        img =  '/abilities/icons/NewIcons/SuperGruntIcons/SiegeArcher_dis.dds'
    elseif slot == 3 then
        tooltipid =  'button_minions_priests'
        img =  '/abilities/icons/NewIcons/SuperGruntIcons/HighPriest_dis.dds'
    end

Ok so this tells the game where to put buttons for the specific minions, I would want to remove this, but its only a UI change and I want to change the gameplay too.

Code:

            if def.SubInventoryType == 'Soldiers' then
                slot = 1
            elseif def.SubInventoryType == 'Archers' then
                slot = 2
            elseif def.SubInventoryType == 'Priests' then
                slot = 3
            end

Huh? This comes from the same Module_inventory.
If the buttons are defined by the idols, then what stop me from getting three minotaur idols?

I'm trying to give players the freedom to get two or three of the same idols, instead of getting idols for predefined slots.

Lifekatana · **Joined:** 24 Jun, 2007 **Posts:** 1354 **Location:** Map

So, has anyone found a way to do this?

BulletMagnet

DeadMG gave you the way to list the functions. that's all well and good but it doesn't give you the arguments to them. to get those, you need any half-arsed text editor (Crimson Editor does the job, but if you're a student you can get a big gun called Visual Studio 2008 for free via dreamspark.com) that has a search-in-files option.

it's a simple matter of seatching for your desired function.

DeadMG

Just pass in 'lol', 'lol'. The game will reject your args and tell you what the args should be along with their names as given in the prototype.

BulletMagnet

oh, that's brilliant.

well, to automate that a step further;

Code:

for id, m in _G.moho do 
   LOG(repr(m)) 
   
   for ik, fn in m do
      fn('ROFL', 'LMAO')
   end
end 

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