[TeeUniverse] Devlog (Page 2 of 12)

I've added the mod package download. For now, it contains nothing, but the file is transfered to the client. It use the same system than for map, so the client need to download it only one time. The .mod file is generated when the server start, so no editors are needed.

const char* CServer::m_aModName = "mymod";

bool CServer::CreateMod(const char* pModName)
{
    char aBuf[512];
    str_format(aBuf, sizeof(aBuf), "mods/%s.mod", pModName);
    
    CModAPI_ModCreator ModCreator;
    
    //ModCreator.AddImage(...);
    //ModCreator.AddWeapon(...);

    ModCreator.Save(Storage(), aBuf);
    
    return true;
}

To create a mod, you just need to change "mymod" by the name of your mod, and then add some lines like ModCreator.AddImage(...) or ModCreator.AddWeapon(..).

Note : This thread is a kind of devlog. I did so to allow you to critic the interface of ModAPI.

In fact, this will be useful very soon The Mod Package will contains sprites and skins. Perfect for your wheel menu in NetGUI, for example

Sorry I am late to the party.  For right now I think I like the way this thread is going.  In my opinion forking a project is an extreme last resort. Like Devs have completely abandoned ship and if you don't fork it Teeworlds would die and go away.  Right now the devs seem to be semi active, not as active as some would like but active enough.  The problem is that the devs are a bit hostile to modders which I see as a major problem. 

I think that the thing to do right now is continue working on what might seem like a fork and keep compatibility with 0.6 and 0.7 like this thread seems to intend to do.  But I really thing that this group of modders should reach out the the devs.  I know that you guys just want to get back to making your awesome mods, and the devs want to continue making vanilla great.  In my opinion vanilla should be a great standalone game without mods, and it should be a the best starting off point for a mod to make the game even better, wacky, silly or what ever.  It sounds like what Teeworlds really needs is a mod compatibility layer.

Now the devs do not want to work on anything mod related. So if you want this you are going to have to be the ones to make this.  I think what you need to do is one make this apiMod a good base for other moders to build on, but also come up with some ways to turn TeeWorlds into a mod frindly game but still remain Vanilla TeeWorlds.  possibly work with the devs there is no reason that the two groups can not work together to make TeeWorlds a better game.  The devs don't necessarily have to work on anything mod related but the two groups do need to work together.

Does this seem even remotely possible?

heinrich may be missing there, I think he's the only one who is very active in both vanilla development and mods (like ddnet)

tee please
https://github.com/heinrich5991

This excites me a lot. Progress in the form of screenshots is always great ^-^. What happened to the Linux (x64 i think) download link? edit: nevermind, there wasnt one. i was thinking of netgui 0.7.

So if I am playing a apimod client/on a server the shield would be replaced with the target? But if I am playing vanilla I would see a shield?

Or would this be like a new game type were you would hit the targets and if you are playing vanilla the goal would be to shoot the shields?

Yes, it's a new gametype, so there is a new entity called Target. But it's just an example. You can create doors, boss, vehicles with it

In this example, if you shoot the target, the target explode and a new one appears randomly in the map. For vanilla client, the only difference is that the "image" for the target is replaced by the "image" of a shield. But in term of game-play, it's still a target.

That's the plan The server-example branch on GitHub will be a new mod where you have to destroy as mush as possible targets in a limited time. Multiple players can play at the same time, but you can't deal damage to others and you can't hook them. This mod is a good demonstration of what ModAPI should be able to do.

Sometime, you have to shoot the target with laser that bounce on wall, so the reflected laser should has a different color, and new weapons must be added.
Sometime, you must hit the target, but not the bomb near it, or you will freeze for 3 seconds, so I have to implement freeze effect and skin change. Particles effect should also added to make good explosion of targets or of stunt bombs.
When you hit a target, "+1" must be display on top of the player, so I have to implement TextCharacter NetObject.
Sometime, the target is moving, so I must add an embded new TeeSkin to make NPC looks like a running target with eyes.

Since the rules of each round are randomly chosen, I can add many examples of what ModAPI can do.

The target doesn't explode Also, I'd like to have my score counted ^^ (Mmh I need to watch out that I do not get addicted to this mod if the target explodes xD)

Posted this some time ago.  You were talking about adding different hooks for different game types eg. some infected zombie classes could have long tongue.  A moder could create a hook that uses this sprite layout.  It is devided in this way to resemble how the tees skins are now put together.

Im not sure what is wrong with this preview image but here is a tongue for someone to use in their infection game.