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Hendricks266: /* Credits and Contributors */

2012-03-21T16:42:05Z

Credits and Contributors

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	Provided most of the new and updated information for version 4.2.		Provided most of the new and updated information for version 4.2.

	- TerminX ~~(terminx@theoffspring.net)~~		- [[TerminX]]

	For providing the updated information on the "endofgame" primitive		For providing the updated information on the "endofgame" primitive

DeeperThought at 03:32, 20 September 2009

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	<strong>NOTE: All of the information on this page is from around 1999. Some of it is outdated, some of it is just plain incorrect -- this page exists merely to get you started with the very basics of CONs and does not cover any of the additional features introduced in EDuke and EDuke32.</strong>		<strong>NOTE: All of the information on this page is from around 1999. Some of it is outdated, some of it is just plain incorrect -- this page exists merely to get you started with the very basics of CONs and does not cover any of the additional features introduced in EDuke and EDuke32. In the original DOS Duke 3D, the CON scripting language was relatively limited, and was mainly used to code simple AI routines for monsters and manipulate the player's inventory amounts. Most aspects of the game, such as weapon firing rates, camera positioning, and physics, could not be altered. By contrast, in EDuke32 virtually all aspects of the game can be accessed and manipulated via events, structures and variables, none of which are covered in this document. Nevertheless, this document still serves as a useful introduction to CON coding.</strong>

	<div class="floatleft">__TOC__</div>		<div class="floatleft">__TOC__</div>

Fox: /* Special Notes */

2006-11-22T16:08:43Z

Special Notes

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	* EXPLOSION2 - When this actor is called for the first time, it will create light, which can be used to create some minor lighting effects. '''NOTE: You can do the same thing in EDuke32 with the [[flash]] parameter.'''		* EXPLOSION2 - When this actor is called for the first time, it will create light, which can be used to create some minor lighting effects. '''NOTE: You can do the same thing in EDuke32 with the [[flash]] parameter.'''

	* FRAMEEFFECT1 - When this actor is spawned, a blurring effect is caused on the affected actor. This is used to make the blurring effect when monsters in the game are shrunk with the shrink ray ~~weapon or growing with the expander~~ weapon. If you are using steroids, then your view of yourself (and other players in multiplayer) will be blurred.		* FRAMEEFFECT1 - When this actor is spawned, a blurring effect is caused on the affected actor. This is used to make the blurring effect when monsters in the game are shrunk with the shrink ray weapon. If you are using steroids, then your view of yourself (and other players in multiplayer) will be blurred.

	* Note #2: It appears that the "ifhitweapon" primitive must be executed if a weapon is to damage an actor. If it is not, the actor cannot be destroyed.		* Note #2: It appears that the "ifhitweapon" primitive must be executed if a weapon is to damage an actor. If it is not, the actor cannot be destroyed.

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2006-09-13T19:14:01Z

Reverted edits by Hendricks 266 (Talk); changed back to last version by TX

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	* Note #4: The BLIMP actor uses the "debris" primitive, but it spawns ammunition, inventory items, and weapons instead.		* Note #4: The BLIMP actor uses the "debris" primitive, but it spawns ammunition, inventory items, and weapons instead.

	* Note #5: The ATOMICHEALTH actor is the only actor capable of raising the player's health value above MAXPLAYERHEALTH ~~with conventional means (i~~.~~e. [[addphealth]] and [[strength]]). Any actor can do this with the following code, changing <value> to the amount of health you want added:~~		* Note #5: The ATOMICHEALTH actor is the only actor capable of raising the player's health value above MAXPLAYERHEALTH.

	~~[[gamevar]] hp 0 2 // This gamevar can and probably should be declared somewhere else.~~

	~~[[getplayer]]<nowiki>[</nowiki>[[THISACTOR]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>.[[extra]] hp~~
	~~[[addvar]] hp <value>~~
	~~[[setplayer]]<nowiki>[</nowiki>[[THISACTOR]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>.[[extra]] hp~~

	* Note #6: Removing an actor's image from the .art files prevents them from being spawned in the game. Tile number 0 (the ugly, brown, brick wall) will be spawned in their place.		* Note #6: Removing an actor's image from the .art files prevents them from being spawned in the game. Tile number 0 (the ugly, brown, brick wall) will be spawned in their place.
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	* geth: Actor travels in a horizontal direction.		* geth: Actor travels in a horizontal direction.
	* getv: Actor travels in a vertical direction.		* getv: Actor travels in a vertical direction.
	* randomangle: Actor~~'s angle~~ will change to a random ~~one~~.		* randomangle: Actor will change to a random angle when it touches a wall or when the actor is currently being shot at by the player. This direction value can be used with the move command to change the direction of any actor. To do this, use the following in your actor code: move 0 randomangle
	* faceplayerslow: Actor faces the player's current position but slower than the regular faceplayer command.		* faceplayerslow: Actor faces the player's current position but slower than the regular faceplayer command.
	* spin: The actor's angle changes in a clockwise fashion (i.e. - the actor spins clockwise).		* spin: The actor's angle changes in a clockwise fashion (i.e. - the actor spins clockwise).

Hendricks266: /* Legal Direction Values */

2006-09-13T19:11:31Z

Legal Direction Values

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	* geth: Actor travels in a horizontal direction.		* geth: Actor travels in a horizontal direction.
	* getv: Actor travels in a vertical direction.		* getv: Actor travels in a vertical direction.
	* randomangle: Actor will change to a random ~~angle when it touches a wall or when the actor is currently being shot at by the player. This direction value can be used with the move command to change the direction of any actor~~. ~~To do this, use the following in your actor code: move 0 randomangle~~		* randomangle: Actor's angle will change to a random one.
	* faceplayerslow: Actor faces the player's current position but slower than the regular faceplayer command.		* faceplayerslow: Actor faces the player's current position but slower than the regular faceplayer command.
	* spin: The actor's angle changes in a clockwise fashion (i.e. - the actor spins clockwise).		* spin: The actor's angle changes in a clockwise fashion (i.e. - the actor spins clockwise).

Hendricks266: /* Special Notes */

2006-09-13T19:07:16Z

Special Notes

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	* Note #4: The BLIMP actor uses the "debris" primitive, but it spawns ammunition, inventory items, and weapons instead.		* Note #4: The BLIMP actor uses the "debris" primitive, but it spawns ammunition, inventory items, and weapons instead.

	* Note #5: The ATOMICHEALTH actor is the only actor capable of raising the player's health value above MAXPLAYERHEALTH.		* Note #5: The ATOMICHEALTH actor is the only actor capable of raising the player's health value above MAXPLAYERHEALTH with conventional means (i.e. [[addphealth]] and [[strength]]). Any actor can do this with the following code, changing <value> to the amount of health you want added:

			[[gamevar]] hp 0 2 // This gamevar can and probably should be declared somewhere else.

			[[getplayer]]<nowiki>[</nowiki>[[THISACTOR]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>.[[extra]] hp
			[[addvar]] hp <value>
			[[setplayer]]<nowiki>[</nowiki>[[THISACTOR]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>.[[extra]] hp

	* Note #6: Removing an actor's image from the .art files prevents them from being spawned in the game. Tile number 0 (the ugly, brown, brick wall) will be spawned in their place.		* Note #6: Removing an actor's image from the .art files prevents them from being spawned in the game. Tile number 0 (the ugly, brown, brick wall) will be spawned in their place.

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2006-07-31T16:05:33Z

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	Tests if the player's health is less than <number>.		Tests if the player's health is less than <number>.

	~~[[ifphealthg]] <number>~~

	~~Tests if the player's health is greater than <number>.~~

	[[ifpinventory]] <item> <amount>		[[ifpinventory]] <item> <amount>
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	* Note #1: There are several special actors that can be used with the spawn primitive. These special actors are as follows:		* Note #1: There are several special actors that can be used with the spawn primitive. These special actors are as follows:

	* EXPLOSION2 - When this actor is called for the first time, it will create light, which can be used to create some minor lighting effects.		* EXPLOSION2 - When this actor is called for the first time, it will create light, which can be used to create some minor lighting effects. '''NOTE: You can do the same thing in EDuke32 with the [[flash]] parameter.'''

	* FRAMEEFFECT1 - When this actor is spawned, a blurring effect is caused on the affected actor. This is used to make the blurring effect when monsters in the game are shrunk with the shrink ray weapon or ~~player run~~ using ~~Steroids~~.		* FRAMEEFFECT1 - When this actor is spawned, a blurring effect is caused on the affected actor. This is used to make the blurring effect when monsters in the game are shrunk with the shrink ray weapon or growing with the expander weapon. If you are using steroids, then your view of yourself (and other players in multiplayer) will be blurred.

	* Note #2: It appears that the "ifhitweapon" primitive must be executed if a weapon is to damage an actor. If it is not, the actor cannot be destroyed.		* Note #2: It appears that the "ifhitweapon" primitive must be executed if a weapon is to damage an actor. If it is not, the actor cannot be destroyed.
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	JIBS6		JIBS6
	HEADJIB/LEGJIB/ARMJIB (trooper parts)		HEADJIB/LEGJIB/ARMJIB (trooper parts)
	LIZMANARM1/LIZMANLEG1 (lizman parts)		LIZMANHEAD1/LIZMANARM1/LIZMANLEG1 (lizman\newbeast parts) (Note: NEWBEAST spawns these with a spritepal of 6.)
	DUKETORSO/DUKELEG/DUKEGUN (duke parts)		DUKETORSO/DUKELEG/DUKEGUN (duke parts)
	</pre>		</pre>
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	FIRELASER		FIRELASER
	SPIT		SPIT
	RADIUSEXPLOSION (~~Tripbomb~~)		RADIUSEXPLOSION (All hitradii)
	COOLEXPLOSION1		COOLEXPLOSION1
	FIREEXT		FIREEXT
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	CHAINGUN		CHAINGUN
	RPG		RPG
	~~SHRINKSPARK~~		SHRINKER
	~~DEVISTATORBLAST~~
	FREEZEBLAST		FREEZEBLAST
	FIRELASER		FIRELASER

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2006-07-31T16:03:05Z

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	Tests if the player's health is less than <number>.		Tests if the player's health is less than <number>.

			[[ifphealthg]] <number>

			Tests if the player's health is greater than <number>.

	[[ifpinventory]] <item> <amount>		[[ifpinventory]] <item> <amount>
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	* Note #1: There are several special actors that can be used with the spawn primitive. These special actors are as follows:		* Note #1: There are several special actors that can be used with the spawn primitive. These special actors are as follows:

	* EXPLOSION2 - When this actor is called for the first time, it will create light, which can be used to create some minor lighting effects. ~~'''NOTE: You can do the same thing in EDuke32 with the [[flash]] parameter.'''~~		* EXPLOSION2 - When this actor is called for the first time, it will create light, which can be used to create some minor lighting effects.

	* FRAMEEFFECT1 - When this actor is spawned, a blurring effect is caused on the affected actor. This is used to make the blurring effect when monsters in the game are shrunk with the shrink ray weapon or ~~growing with the expander weapon. If you are~~ using ~~steroids, then your view of yourself (and other players in multiplayer) will be blurred~~.		* FRAMEEFFECT1 - When this actor is spawned, a blurring effect is caused on the affected actor. This is used to make the blurring effect when monsters in the game are shrunk with the shrink ray weapon or player run using Steroids.

	* Note #2: It appears that the "ifhitweapon" primitive must be executed if a weapon is to damage an actor. If it is not, the actor cannot be destroyed.		* Note #2: It appears that the "ifhitweapon" primitive must be executed if a weapon is to damage an actor. If it is not, the actor cannot be destroyed.
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	JIBS6		JIBS6
	HEADJIB/LEGJIB/ARMJIB (trooper parts)		HEADJIB/LEGJIB/ARMJIB (trooper parts)
	~~LIZMANHEAD1/~~LIZMANARM1/LIZMANLEG1 (lizman~~\newbeast~~ parts~~) (Note: NEWBEAST spawns these with a spritepal of 6.~~)		LIZMANARM1/LIZMANLEG1 (lizman parts)
	DUKETORSO/DUKELEG/DUKEGUN (duke parts)		DUKETORSO/DUKELEG/DUKEGUN (duke parts)
	</pre>		</pre>
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	FIRELASER		FIRELASER
	SPIT		SPIT
	RADIUSEXPLOSION (~~All hitradii~~)		RADIUSEXPLOSION (Tripbomb)
	COOLEXPLOSION1		COOLEXPLOSION1
	FIREEXT		FIREEXT
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	CHAINGUN		CHAINGUN
	RPG		RPG
	~~SHRINKER~~		SHRINKSPARK
			DEVISTATORBLAST
	FREEZEBLAST		FREEZEBLAST
	FIRELASER		FIRELASER

Hendricks266: /* Values for shoot */

2006-07-31T11:50:07Z

Values for shoot

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	CHAINGUN		CHAINGUN
	RPG		RPG
	~~SHRINKSPARK~~		SHRINKER
	~~DEVISTATORBLAST~~
	FREEZEBLAST		FREEZEBLAST
	FIRELASER		FIRELASER

Hendricks266: /* Values for ifwasweapon */

2006-07-31T11:48:27Z

Values for ifwasweapon

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	SHOTSPARK1 (Pistol, Chaingun, or Shotgun)		SHOTSPARK1 (Pistol, Chaingun, or Shotgun)
	RPG		RPG
	~~SHRINKER~~		SHRINKSPARK
	FREEZEBLAST		FREEZEBLAST
	FIRELASER		FIRELASER