The WIP Thread

[Nash]

Taking a raw inventory list and sorting it alphabetically and collapsing stack-enabled items together if their stats are close to each other (in this case I just check the item's condition value).

[kodi]

SimLaundry 3000

[Dark-Assassin]

Nah, 2000

[leileilol]

have a popular cartoon character from an old television show for children

aaishah.jpg

[Gez]

I do not recognize it, but based on the ears that look like they should provide enough lift to achieve take off if she starts running that she's an elf. Something from Lodoss?

[Amuscaria]

have a popular cartoon character from an old television show for children

aaishah.jpg

Aisha Klan Klan!

[Nash]

I want to write a long rant about how working on making custom UI is one of the most UNartistic, most anger-inducing things you can do but let's just say... this stupid, non-artsy, programmer-like UI was a PAIN to code. There's the difficulty... making UI with code. It's not a visual process at all. It's hard to get creative when the majority of time spent making stuff you want to draw on the screen involves a text editor, not a WYSIWYG editor.

EDIT: forum bonus, here, have a look at the entirety code for this thing (excluding methods from exterior classes):

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class LADCharacterMenu : GenericMenu
{
    const RES_WIDTH = 320;
    const RES_HEIGHT = 200;

    bool bIsEnabled;
    PlayerInfo mPlayer;
    KeyBindings mBindings;

    int menuKeyDelay;
    int menuKeyCode;

    int currentSelection;

    int    filterButtonsX;
    int    filterButtonsY;

    int    paperdollX;
    int    paperdollY;

    int itemBGWidth;
    int itemBGHeight;
    int itemBGPadding;

    int    itemListX;
    int    itemListY;
    int itemListPaddingX;

    int itemDetailsX;
    int itemDetailsY;
    int itemDetailsWidth;
    int itemDetailsHeight;

    int bottomBarLines;
    int bottomBarPadding;

    override void Init(Menu parent)
    {
        PlayerInfo p = players[consoleplayer];
        if (p) let mo = p.mo;

        if (playeringame[consoleplayer] && mo && gamestate == GS_LEVEL)
        {
            bIsEnabled = true;
            mPlayer = p;

            // setup coordinates
            itemBGPadding = 8;
            itemListPaddingX = 64;

            // top stuff
            filterButtonsX = itemListPaddingX / CleanXfac;
            filterButtonsY = 32 / CleanYfac;

            // item list
            itemListX = itemListPaddingX / CleanXfac;
            itemListY = 128 / CleanYfac;
            itemBGWidth = 150;
            itemBGHeight = Screen.GetHeight();

            // paperdoll
            TextureID bodyTex = TexMan.CheckForTexture("graphics/ui/charactermenu/paperdoll/caucasian_male_body.png", TexMan.Type_MiscPatch);
            int bodyTexWidth, bodyTexHeight;
            if (bodyTex.IsValid()) [bodyTexWidth, bodyTexHeight] = TexMan.GetSize(bodyTex);
            // find how much space is left after the item stuff
            int px = itemBGWidth + itemBGPadding;
            paperDollX = (px + (Screen.GetWidth() / CleanXfac)) / 2;
            paperDollX -= (bodyTexWidth / 2);
            paperDollY = 32 / CleanYfac;

            itemDetailsWidth = 224;
            itemDetailsHeight = 64;
            itemDetailsX = (px + (Screen.GetWidth() / CleanXfac)) / 2;;
            itemDetailsX -= (itemDetailsWidth / 2);
            itemDetailsY = Screen.GetHeight() / CleanYfac;
            itemDetailsY -= itemDetailsHeight + 24;

            // bottom bar
            bottomBarLines = 2;
            bottomBarPadding = 2;

            Super.Init(parent);
        }

        // add a delay before being able to press the "open menu" key again
        menuKeyDelay = 1;
    }

    override bool OnInputEvent(InputEvent ev)
    {
        // record the bounded key that was used to open the menu
        if (menuKeyCode == 0)
        {
            menuKeyCode = ev.KeyChar;
        }

        return Super.OnInputEvent(ev);
    }

    override bool OnUIEvent(UIEvent ev)
    {
        // the "open menu" key was pressed
        if (ev.Type == UIEvent.Type_KeyDown && ev.KeyChar == menuKeyCode && menuKeyDelay == 0)
        {
            GoBack();
        }

        if (ev.Type == ev.Type_MouseMove)
        {
            int mx = ev.MouseX;
            int my = ev.MouseY;

            // set the boundaries for the item selection window
            int winx, winw, winy, winh;
            winx = itemListX * CleanXfac;
            winw = winx + ((itemBGWidth - itemBGPadding - itemBGPadding) * CleanXfac);
            if (mx > winx && mx < winw)
            {
                // subtract the item Y position with the mouse coordinates
                my = clamp(my, 0, Screen.GetHeight() - (((SmallFont.GetHeight() * (bottomBarLines + 1)) + (bottomBarPadding * 2)) * CleanYfac));
                int selectY = (my - (itemListY * CleanYfac)) / ((SmallFont.GetHeight() + 1) * CleanYfac);

                let pmo = LADPlayer(mPlayer.mo);

                // be sure selection is always within bounds
                let sia = LADItem.GetSortedItemArray(pmo);
                if (sia && selectY > sia.items.Size() - 1) selectY = sia.Items.Size() - 1;

                if (selectY < 0) selectY = 0;

                currentSelection = selectY;
            }
        }

        return Super.OnUIEvent(ev);
    }

    override bool MouseEvent(int type, int x, int y)
    {
        /*
        // convert x/y from screen to virtual coordinates, according to CleanX/Yfac use in DrawTexture
        x = ((x - (Screen.GetWidth() / 2)) / CleanXfac) + 160;
        y = ((y - (Screen.GetHeight() / 2)) / CleanYfac) + 100;
        return true;
        */
        if (type == MOUSE_Release)
        {
            // check boundaries before allowing click
            int mx = x, my = y;
            int winx, winw, winy, winh;
            winx = itemListX * CleanXfac;
            winw = winx + ((itemBGWidth - itemBGPadding - itemBGPadding) * CleanXfac);
            if (mx > winx && mx < winw)
            {
                if (MenuEvent(MKEY_Enter, true))
                {
                    return true;
                }
            }
        }
        return Super.MouseEvent(type, x, y);
    }

    override bool MenuEvent (int mkey, bool fromcontroller)
    {
        let pmo = LADPlayer(mPlayer.mo);
        if (pmo) LADCharacter character = LADCharacter(pmo.FindInventory("LADCharacter"));
        if (!character) return false;

        let sia = LADItem.GetSortedItemArray(pmo);
        if (!sia) return false;
        if (sia.items.Size() == 0) return false;

        switch (mkey)
        {
        case MKEY_Up:
            currentSelection--;
            if (currentSelection < 0) currentSelection = sia.items.Size() - 1;
            return true;
        case MKEY_Down:
            currentSelection++;
            if (currentSelection > sia.items.Size() - 1) currentSelection = 0;
            return true;
        case MKEY_Enter:
            // find which slot this item is in
            let itemPtr = sia.items[currentSelection];
            // find slot THE FUCKING MANUAL WAY because Find() is blocked
            int slot;
            for (int i = 0; i < character.myItems.Size(); i++)
            {
                if (character.myItems[i] == itemPtr)
                {
                    slot = i;
                    continue;
                }
            }
            if (!LADItem.bIsItemEquippedAtSlot(pmo, slot))
            {
                EventHandler.SendNetworkEvent("EV_EquipItem", slot);
            }
            else
            {
                EventHandler.SendNetworkEvent("EV_UnequipItem", slot);
            }
            return true;
        case MKEY_Back:
            GoBack();
            return true;
        default:
            return false;
        }
    }

    override void Drawer(void)
    {
        if (!bIsEnabled) return;
        if (!mPlayer || mPlayer != players[consoleplayer]) return;

        let pmo = LADPlayer(mPlayer.mo);
        if (!pmo) return;

        // paperdoll
        TextureID bodyTex= TexMan.CheckForTexture("graphics/ui/charactermenu/paperdoll/caucasian_male_body.png", TexMan.Type_MiscPatch);
        if (bodyTex.IsValid())
        {
            Screen.DrawTexture (bodyTex, false,
                paperdollX * CleanXfac,
                paperdollY * CleanYfac,
                DTA_CleanNoMove, true);
        }

        // items

        // background
        Screen.Dim(Color(0, 0, 0), 0.4,
            (itemListX - itemBGPadding) * CleanXfac,
            0 * CleanYfac,
            itemBGWidth * CleanXfac,
            itemBGHeight);

        // top stuff
        Screen.DrawText(SmallFont, Font.CR_WHITE,
            filterButtonsX * CleanXfac,
            filterButtonsY * CleanYfac,
            "< My Inventory >\n"
            "Sort by: Name", DTA_CleanNoMove, true);

        // inventory list
        let sia = LADItem.GetSortedItemArray(pmo);
        if (sia && sia.items.Size() > 0)
        {
            // inventory selection highlight
            Screen.Dim(Color(255, 255, 255), 0.8,
                itemListX * CleanXfac,
                (itemListY + ((SmallFont.GetHeight() * currentSelection) + currentSelection)) * CleanYfac,
                (itemBGWidth - itemBGPadding - itemBGPadding) * CleanXfac,
                SmallFont.GetHeight() * CleanYfac);

            // inventory list
            Screen.DrawText(SmallFont, Font.CR_WHITE,
                itemListX * CleanXfac,
                itemListY * CleanYfac,
                LADItem.GetSortedItemsString(pmo), DTA_CleanNoMove, true);
        }

        // item details

        // background
        Screen.Dim(Color(0, 0, 0), 0.4,
            itemDetailsX * CleanXfac,
            itemDetailsY * CleanYfac,
            itemDetailsWidth * CleanXfac,
            itemDetailsHeight * CleanYfac);
        // details
        String details;
        details = "Item Detail Stuff";
        Screen.DrawText(SmallFont, Font.CR_WHITE,
            ((itemDetailsX + (itemDetailsWidth / 2)) - (SmallFont.StringWidth(details) / 2)) * CleanXfac,
            itemDetailsY * CleanYfac,
            details, DTA_CleanNoMove, true);

        // bottom bar stuff
        String ts = Bumi.GetTimeString(true, Bumi.DATE_SHORT);
        String ds = Bumi.GetDateString(Bumi.DATE_LONG);
        String bottomText = String.Format("%s\n%s", ts, ds);

        // draw background
        Screen.Dim(Color(0, 0, 0), 0.4,
            0 * CleanXfac,
            Screen.GetHeight() - ((SmallFont.GetHeight() * bottomBarLines) + (bottomBarPadding * 2)) * CleanYfac,
            Screen.GetWidth() * CleanXfac,
            ((SmallFont.GetHeight() * bottomBarLines) + (bottomBarPadding * 2)) * CleanYfac);

        // draw date and time
        Screen.DrawText(SmallFont, Font.CR_WHITE,
            bottomBarPadding * CleanXfac,
            Screen.GetHeight() - ((SmallFont.GetHeight() * bottomBarLines) + bottomBarPadding) * CleanYfac,
            bottomText, DTA_CleanNoMove, true);

        Super.Drawer();
    }

    override void Ticker(void)
    {
        if (!mPlayer || mPlayer != players[consoleplayer])
        {
            CloseCharacterMenu();
            return;
        }

        if (!bIsEnabled)
        {
            CloseCharacterMenu();
            return;
        }

        // menuKeyCode is 0, which means the menu was most probably opened via the console or some
        // other unconventional means.
        // Don't allow this because proper input functionality will be broken
        if (menuKeycode == 0)
        {
            //CloseCharacterMenu();
            return;
        }

        if (menuKeyDelay > 0) menuKeyDelay--;
    }

    void CloseCharacterMenu(void)
    {
        Close();
    }

    void GoBack(void)
    {
        CloseCharacterMenu();
    }
}

Yup, making UI involves me working with that huge pile of code that only continues to grow bigger and bigger...

[kodi]

Modeling a spider mastermind replacement: A quadruped mech. The upper part will be a separate actor, a turret/superstructure that'll rotate independently of the legs.

@nash
Hey, at least it's not ACS!
Thanks for sharing the code, it'll be really interesting to look through.

[Gutawer]

Totally not ripping off Unreal.

[Nash]

Totally not ripping off Unreal.

It would be more awesome if you added some simulated baked shadows, make the camera flip between different fly-by movements, and add some tracker music to it. ;)

[comet1337]

Totally not ripping off Unreal.

is it flat from below?
can you go under it?

[Gutawer]

is it flat from below?
can you go under it?

You can, and no, it's using a portal to have a sloped underside. I'll grab a pic of that when I'm back at my PC.

[Cardboard Marty]

have a popular cartoon character from an old television show for children

Hey, this is from my favorite show! Great work!

[abbuw]

The tree thing takes up like half the map. Tree sprites don't really fit in, gotta find a replacement for those.

[Captain J]

Way too foggy and dark, looks like trees are kinda fitting!