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chronoboy
Into the past with a splash
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 Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 6:39 am Post subject: [SOLVED] get debug keys disable |
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I noticed that there is a "set debug keys disable" plotscript command, I also checked in the HSD file to see if a "get" was defined but not in the dictionary. There is not.
However, "set debug keys disable" does does nifty "set general", would someone be-able to post how I would make a "get debug keys disable" command using "get general".
I will be using such a feature to for example, "bypass" the intro cut scene and other cut scenes if the debug keys are enabled, to make debugging a game easier. It will also enable other features in the game meant for debugging, of which do not need to be there during distribution.
Thanks.
P.S. In the next version of OHR could you kindly have this plotscript command added to the PLOTSCR.HSD file as "set debug keys disable" is already there.
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chronoboy
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| Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 9:14 am Post subject: |
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This is all I could come up with:
| Code: | script, get debug keys disable, begin
if (read general(101)==6402) (return (1)) else (return (0))
end |
I know there is a neater way of doing it using or and and perhaps. This will conflict with other gen() configurations... I'll see if I can make a better version and edit this reply.
UPDATE: For some reason, return (read general(101),and,32511) is always returning 6146 regardless if the bit is set or not. An issue with my code, or does return not parse and code?
UPDATE 2:
| Code: | script, get debug keys disable, begin
if (read general(101),and,32511) then (return (1)) else (return (0))
end |
Always returns 1, I maybe getting closing... Hopefully.
UPDATE 3: Well, I tried swapping the 32511 with 32767, and 32766 in the code above and it still returned 1. Then I swapped it with 32768 and it returned 0. At this point, I thought I got it, but alas, when I updated the bitset in CUSTOM.EXE and reran the game, it still returned 0. Is it even possible to obtain the bitsets from plotscript, or does plotscript lack binary math? Currently my only workaround is to use my first iteration of the code and modify it for each specific game depending on their bitsets. Since it will only check the bitset once(when new game and load game scripts run), this work fine.
UPDATE 4:
| Code: | script, get debug keys disable, begin
if (read general(101),and,2^256) then (return (1)) else (return (0))
end |
Even this fails to work meaningfully. I have been looking at the menu item bitset code in the HSD file to see if I can shed some light on this voodoo bitset magic. imao. At least I'm trying right?[/b]
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chronoboy
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| Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 10:21 am Post subject: SOLVED! |
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Final working code:
| Code: | script, get debug keys disable, begin
if ((read general(101),or,32511)==32767) then (return (1)) else (return (0))
end |
Example usage: | Code: | variable (oldbit)
oldbit := get debug keys disable
set debug keys disable (0)
... Do something that needs debug keys enabled ...
set debug keys disable (oldbit) |
Preferably, I am using this script to enable an in-game debug menu and such to assist in debugging many aspects of an RPG Game. In the new-game and load-game routines, one can set or unset a tag to show a new menu item in the main menu. 
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TMC
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| Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 2:48 am Post subject: |
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Well, that works, but it's not the most straight-forward way to check the bit:
| Code: | script,get debug keys disable,begin
return ((read general(101),and,256) <> 0)
end |
Now that I look at those scripts in plotscr.hsd I notice that they are all technically wrong! All those 'set' scripts clear the 16th bit in gen(101)! Luckily the 16th bit is "Default passability disabled by default," which has absolutely no effect in-game. A lucky save.
and, or, xor are bitwise operators (inherited from QuickBASIC), &&, || are the logical 'and' and 'or' operators.
| Quote: | | I will be using such a feature to for example, "bypass" the intro cut scene and other cut scenes if the debug keys are enabled, to make debugging a game easier. |
That sounds like a good enough reason to add it.
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