[DISCUSSION+REGISTRATION] - MSCI Reference

[mark_a_condren]

You little rippa ...

Thanks to Saetan we now have a 'MSCI Reference Formatter' to help with the job of adding color tags.

*wonders off wistling quite happily*

MarCon

[h2o.Ava]

I would like to reiterate my interest in assisting in the creation of articles describing how the Script Editor functions.

You're already a team member since almost two weeks. So, you should be able to access the forum via the link in the OP.

!! I had no idea.

[MegaJohnny]

This sounds like a very useful thing for me, I'm pretty clueless about some of these commands. I can't help - but it'll be good to see when it goes public.

[corbinbird]

There is a real need for this.

I would like to contribute as well. How do I get involved

corbinbird

[mark_a_condren]

MSCI Reference Forum now open for bussiness.

MSCI Reference Forum:

The MSCI Reference forum has been opened to the public on a read only basis.

All discussion in relation to it should be carried out in this thread.

Please feel free to ask questions or contribute.

Please note that this is still very much a "work in progress". More commands will be added over time.

The MSCI Reference Team hopes you enjoy what we have started to create.


MSCI Reference Team.

[mark_a_condren]

@ corbinbird

Do you still wish to be added to the MSCI Reference Team?
Please reply here or send me a PM.

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Are we still looking for contributing members?

We are still taking members who wish to contribute to this forum. But, as you can now see, it is something we are taking quite seriously and are making an effort to see it finished. This however does mean it takes some of your time and effort.

If you wish to sign up, as before, just post here and say you would like to sign up.

MarCon

[corbinbird]

Yes, I want to sign up.

Just tried to post documentation on a command.

May I have write access please?

Thanks

[Ketraar]

Yes you may, in fact you have.

MFG

Ketraar

[Litcube]

I have a recommendation for a category: Things that can make your game crash.

There are certain things you can do within a script that with crash the game. I'm not talking about lockups (no waits in a loop), I'm talking about actual crashes.


String conversion is one, and running certain types of scripts as a START command on an invalid object is another. It would be great to see other scripter's experiences too.

Edit: And by the way, I just checked it out. It looks fantastic. Great work, folks.

[ThalonMook]

Hi,

plz sing me up.

I found a mistake in General - Arrays:

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<RetVar> = get index of <Value> in array <Var/Array> offset=<Var/Number> + 1 

Gives not 'null' when the Value is not found it brings '-1'

CU Thalon

[s9ilent]

Out of curiosity, what happened to the discussion thread, in the MSCI forum it self?


Also I thought it might be useful to append to the inc/dec commands

Running the command on an enum type, result in converting the enum an integer, and then incrementing that.
e.g. $var = FLRET_DESTROYED, is the equivalent to 1, so incrementing this will result in $var = 2
Running the command on a non integer, or non integer related type, result in returning 0.

[Ketraar]

erm you mean this one stickied on the top of the MSCI forum?

MFG

Ketraar

[s9ilent]

Hmmm I guess that's it.. I just thought it had hundreds of posts in it before thou... I guess it's been reset (again again?)

[Ketraar]

Yes some clean-up was made prior to make the forum public.

MFG

Ketraar

[mr.bear]

I've written an IDE for X scripting and one of the features is displaying the description and usage of each command through tooltips. Since the forum is public I assume it's ok for me to steal all your existing command descriptions but I'd like to include a link in every tooltip to the relevant MSCI page, where those pages exist - I'm not sure who to ask, but may i use your articles please?

tia,
mr.bear

[Ketraar]

Given its public info and there to help users I'd say its ok if you use it, but feel free to reference those who did a huge job so far.

MFG

Ketraar

[mr.bear]

thanks.

and i didn't think of that .
who are the major contributors?

mark_a_condren
X2-Illuminatus
Saetan
you (Ketraar) ?

anyone else? (I don't mean to insult anybody i've left out, i've just listed people with lots of posts)

mr. bear

[Malakie]

Hi,

Is there or will there be an offline version for those of us who do not have internet access? Due to my situation I can only get online once every few months now. I play X3 constant but have to do everything offline and the same between my limited ability to get online. This reference would be great but I need an offline version obviously..

Malakie

[X2-Illuminatus]

Is there or will there be an offline version for those of us who do not have internet access?

No, there isn't.
Creating an offline version would take some time, time which I don't have and based on the rather small activity in the MSCI forum in the last months I guess no other team member, as well. But feel free to create an offline version on your own.

IIRC mark_a_condren already posted a pdf- or word-document somewhere with some pieces of information about several script commands. Maybe that can be used as basis.

[Malakie]

ok thanks...