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Title: Helpful Console Codes for BC
Post by: Kirk on May 07, 2008, 11:58:51 PM

Hey, I was thinking it would be nice if we pooled our knowledge of BC console codes into one easy-to-access thread. I'll start.

Exit BC (in case of BSOD)

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import sys
sys.exit()
Enter "Edit" mode (useful for making POTDs)

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Edit()

Title: Re: Helpful Console Codes for BC
Post by: MLeo on May 08, 2008, 12:37:53 PM

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App.g_kUtopiaModule.TakeScreenshot()
Takes a screenshot of the current screen, so, because you are in the console it will take a screenshot of the console as well.

There could be more, but you will need to wait for a mod of mine, which is going slowly.
This mod will include a "dump" command meaning you can dump the entire console to a file instead of just the visible part. And an clear command for clearing the console.

Title: Re: Helpful Console Codes for BC
Post by: Kirk on May 08, 2008, 08:10:05 PM

Took these from a post MLeo made a while back to DJ Curtis.

Pause BC

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App.g_kUtopiaModule.Pause(1)Un-pause BC

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App.g_kUtopiaModule.Pause(0)

Title: Re: Helpful Console Codes for BC
Post by: MLeo on May 09, 2008, 05:14:15 AM

Then you would also like to know about these:

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import SimpleAPI
SimpleAPI.Speed(0.5)
And

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import SimpleAPI
SimpleAPI.Speed(8)

Title: Re: Helpful Console Codes for BC
Post by: Picard_1 on May 09, 2008, 06:18:55 PM

Isn't there one for cloaking too?

Title: Re: Helpful Console Codes for BC
Post by: MLeo on May 09, 2008, 06:26:29 PM

Well, assuming a ship has a cloak, you can do this:

For the player:

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App.Game_GetCurrentPlayer().GetCloakingSubsystem().InstantCloak()
App.Game_GetCurrentPlayer().GetCloakingSubsystem().InstantDecloak()Or:

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App.Game_GetCurrentPlayer().GetCloakingSubsystem().StartCloaking()
App.Game_GetCurrentPlayer().GetCloakingSubsystem().StopCloaking()
The latter is used for normal cloaking.

For any other ship:

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pSet = App.Game_GetCurrentPlayer().GetContainingSet()
pShip = App.ShipClass_Cast(pSet.GetObject("Name of Ship"))
pShip.GetCloakingSubsystem()............ I think you get the drift. ;)

There are also these neat functions in App:

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CloakingSubsystem_SetCloakTime
CloakingSubsystem_GetCloakTime
CloakingSubsystem_SetShieldDelay
CloakingSubsystem_GetShieldDelayBut these functions are "global", meaning, they affect all ships.

So I'm afraid no variable cloaking for different ships. :(
Yes, I've tried that.

Title: Re: Helpful Console Codes for BC
Post by: cnotsch on May 13, 2008, 09:46:05 AM

You can exit a BSOD easyly by pressing Alt+F4  :?

Title: Re: Helpful Console Codes for BC
Post by: ChronowerX_GT on May 13, 2008, 03:21:30 PM

Hey Kirk when you use the edit function for a potd what do you do after you've typed it into the console? Nothing really comes up. KM 1.0

Title: Re: Helpful Console Codes for BC
Post by: MLeo on May 14, 2008, 07:52:31 AM

Quote from: cnotsch on May 13, 2008, 09:46:05 AM

You can exit a BSOD easyly by pressing Alt+F4  :?

Never worked for me, and it doesn't work in normal BC either.

However, it does work when the debug console pops up.

Title: Re: Helpful Console Codes for BC
Post by: Kirk on May 14, 2008, 10:53:23 AM

Quote from: lukerobin on May 13, 2008, 03:21:30 PM

Hey Kirk when you use the edit function for a potd what do you do after you've typed it into the console? Nothing really comes up. KM 1.0

Keep in mine, it must be Edit()

When you enter "Edit mode" a menu, which I have had little success in using and understanding, should pop up. You can roatate the camera with your mouse and move the camera forward/backward with the up/down arrow keys as well as left/right with the corresponding arrow keys. The only down side is that there is a display in the bottom left of the screen that indicates the camera position. I'm unsure if there can be a script made that removes these numbers.

Title: Re: Helpful Console Codes for BC
Post by: cnotsch on May 14, 2008, 01:31:25 PM

I think for being able to close it with alt+f4 you have to have the console logger installed & enabled. In my install it is in Autoexec.py in the scripts directory - don't know wich mod braught that with it, I assume it was KM1...