10-29-2011, 04:43 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-29-2011, 04:53 PM by MirceaKitsune.)
More changes done today. Database storage and copying / pasting now works with attachments. You can attach objects to other objects on any bone, and the storage + clipboard will re-create the whole set. Attachments are persisted in the same text line as the main object, and separated by a ; symbol. Please note that you cannot do chain attachments (attaching to other attachments), as they would be incompatible with the sandbox for many reasons.
I also added a neat new feature. The object clipboard is no longer stored in a server string, but set to / from a client cvar (cl_sandbox_clipboard by default). This allows some great possibilities... such as having multiple clipboards, client-defined object presets (spawning a given object with a shortcut anytime anywhere), being able to export your objects and post them online as a simple line of text (like forums or twitter), and best of all you can copy and paste between servers.
Say you find an object you like on a sandbox enabled server, and have the right to copy it. You want to put it on your own server, or bind it to a key and spawn it anytime. With the new cvar clipboard, you simply walk to it and copy it like before, press F11 to disconnect, go to your server (or any server you wish), and hit the paste button. Your object and its attachments will be pasted there, exactly like you copied them
Further more, real men can use the paste command to create objects from the console. If you don't specify a cvar, you can write each object property by hand. For that however, you need some insane skills and patience. Still, the challenge can be taken
Here's an example. The line below is an erebus holding a pink-glowing rocket launcher. Simply set cl_sandbox_clipboard to this line (careful with the quotation marks, they can be tricky) and click the Paste button in the sandbox menu. If all goes well, he should appear there. Let me know if this worked for you if you give it a try, since I'd like to hear
I also added a neat new feature. The object clipboard is no longer stored in a server string, but set to / from a client cvar (cl_sandbox_clipboard by default). This allows some great possibilities... such as having multiple clipboards, client-defined object presets (spawning a given object with a shortcut anytime anywhere), being able to export your objects and post them online as a simple line of text (like forums or twitter), and best of all you can copy and paste between servers.
Say you find an object you like on a sandbox enabled server, and have the right to copy it. You want to put it on your own server, or bind it to a key and spawn it anytime. With the new cvar clipboard, you simply walk to it and copy it like before, press F11 to disconnect, go to your server (or any server you wish), and hit the paste button. Your object and its attachments will be pasted there, exactly like you copied them
Further more, real men can use the paste command to create objects from the console. If you don't specify a cvar, you can write each object property by hand. For that however, you need some insane skills and patience. Still, the challenge can be taken
Here's an example. The line below is an erebus holding a pink-glowing rocket launcher. Simply set cl_sandbox_clipboard to this line (careful with the quotation marks, they can be tricky) and click the Paste button in the sandbox menu. If all goes well, he should appear there. Let me know if this worked for you if you give it a try, since I'd like to hear
Code:
\"models/player/erebus.iqm\" 0 0 \"0 0 0\" \"0 0 0\" 7 0 6 1 \"metal\" ; \"bip01 r hand\" \"models/weapons/v_rl.md3\" 0 0 \"0 0 0\" \"0.995895028 0.135713995 1\" 0 0 6 1 - ;