Using ACS scripts in GZDoom 3

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Castrol
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Using ACS scripts in GZDoom 3

Post by Castrol »

Hello,
I'm here cos I have a big problem which made me to lose a huge amount of time so far.

I am trying to modify a mod, in particular I am referring to the UDV visor mod.

I installed Slade and ACC compiler and I tried to simply change a number in one of the ACS source file contained inside the .pk3 mod file.

I compiled it and I actually saw that my actions modified the byte-size of the object file associated to the source file I was editing.

I saved all in a new .pk3 file and loaded it with GZDoom but I noticed that my modification didn't show up during gameplay. Actually even big modifications that simply HAVE to do something don't create any effect in game.

I'm sure the problem isn't in my understanding of the language since I am pretty used to C++. The problem lays on how I re-pack everything in the .pk3 file or something like that.

No tutorial are avaiable that explain how to create a .pk3 archive which uses ACS script so I can't do the task alone, I need your help, please :)
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Enjay
 
 
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Re: Using ACS scripts in GZDoom 3

Post by Enjay »

If the ACS is map specific, the compiled script should be inside the WAD for that map as the BEHAVIOR lump.

If it's a library that is not specific to any map, but loaded using the LOADACS lump, the compiled script should be inside a folder called ACS.

I'm not fully familiar with the UDV mod but it sounds like case 2 is more likely to be relevant to you. This might help: [wiki]LOADACS[/wiki] and maybe [wiki]Libraries[/wiki] and also [wiki]Namespace[/wiki].
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Castrol
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Re: Using ACS scripts in GZDoom 3

Post by Castrol »

I will try again to create a new .pk3 archive with a single 'print' function in it just to test if I can make these scripts run during the game.
That said, the problem that I have is strange because when I tried to modify the mod I didn't changed the structure of the original archive, I just modified with slade one .acs source file and then recompiled it.
As expected the compiled .o file appears inside the acs directory where all the other .o files are and even loadacs.txt is present (just under the ACS marker) so, as far as what you said there shouldn't be trubles here....but none of the changes I apply produce effect in the game. :cry:
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