Custom console scripts

[exe]

Hello,

lately I've been trying to create own scripts in BF1942 with the console commands and conditionals (if/while). It's pretty basic but I can see some very interesting and new possibilities. The main issue is that I can't seem to run these scripts in the game. If I add code to the vehicle (e. g. alternative fire) it only runs it at the start of a map and just ignores it after that. Is there any kind of event I could use? I know you can also map scripts to F1/F2/F3/F4 via

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console.bindKeyToConsoleScript int string

but this is not really practical when you play because these are also used for the radio commands. Is it possible to remap them maybe?

[Apache Thunder]

Yep. There are some lines of code in the Common.con file for the Controls folder in your profile. (found in Mods/BF1942/Settings/Profiles/[Name of your chosen profile]/Controls)

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ControlMap.addKeyToTriggerMapping c_GIScript1 IDFKeyboard IDKey_F1 c_CMNonRepetive
ControlMap.addKeyToTriggerMapping c_GIScript2 IDFKeyboard IDKey_F2 c_CMNonRepetive
ControlMap.addKeyToTriggerMapping c_GIScript3 IDFKeyboard IDKey_F3 c_CMNonRepetive
ControlMap.addKeyToTriggerMapping c_GIScript4 IDFKeyboard IDKey_F4 c_CMNonRepetive

(found under the defaultGameControlMap section)


Change those keys to something else if you want console scripts working on different keys then the default ones.

[exe]

Works, thanks a lot! I wonder why I didn't think of that.

[exe]

To get my idea working I need some help again: Is there a way (= console command) to find out my nick name in the game? I know there are a couple of name related commands but none of them gives me the result I want. The closest I found are these:

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player.active
player.name

but they always return the name of the player who joins last and not my name.

When I change my name via

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game.changeplayername string

I can see that the game edits the GeneralOptions.con and writes

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*old name* = *new name*

into the chat, so there has to be some kind of code to get that information.

[Waldek]

Can I use that method to bind console commands? For example "Hud 0" to NumPad1 key?

[exe]

Yes.

There are probably other methods but here's how I got it working:

1. Unpack game.rfa

2. Add these lines

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ControlMap.create defaultGameControlMap
ControlMap.addKeyToTriggerMapping c_GIScript1 IDFKeyboard IDKey_Numpad1 c_CMNonRepetive

console.bindKeyToConsoleScript 1 Bf1942/game/displayHud

to the mod's Init.con found in the game.rfa.


3. Create a displayHud.con in the game.rfa file (same place as Init.con) with this content

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Var v_Hud

game.useHud -> v_Hud

if v_Hud == 0
	game.useHud 1
elseIf v_Hud == 1
	game.useHud 0
endIf

4. Re-pack game.rfa.