In-game timer with good formatting

[Eiden]

Based on mecha's info I threw together a quick timer for HW2 MP play. Just create a file called autoexec.lua in you hw2/bin directory, and add the following code:

function updateTimer()
dr_clear("timer")
dr_setautoclear("timer",0)
local time = Universe_GameTime();
local h = floor(time/3600.0);
local m = floor(time/60.0) - h*60;
local s = time - m*60 - h*3600;
local str = format("Time: %2.0f:%2.0f:%3.1f",h, m, s)
dr_text2d("timer",0.25,0.97,str, 200,120,240)
end

Rule_AddInterval("updateTimer", 1)

You'll get reasonably well-formatted time on-screen as h:m:s since level start.

[edit] hopefully I got all the bugs out

[NovaBurn]

Confirmed on that timer working, GG. I will post screenies later

[MajorFreak]

cheers!

[Eiden]

BTW, in this statement

dr_text2d("timer", 0.25, 0.97, str, 200, 120, 240)

It would appear that the parameters mean
0.25*screen_width = x
0.97*screen_height = y (from bottom of screen!)
str = duh...
200 = red component
120 = green component
240 = blue component

So.... place it where you want, and colour it how you want. I have mine at x = 0, y = 0.98....

Mecha, now how do I add buttons?

[Ressev]

Nice job Eiden

[Eiden]

Here's some updated code:

function updateTimer()
dr_clear("timer")
dr_setautoclear("timer",0)
local time = Universe_GameTime();
local h = floor(time/3600.0);
local m = floor(time/60.0);
local s = time - m*60;
local str = format("Time: %2.0fh %2.0fm %3.1fs",h, m, s)
dr_text2d("timer",0.0,0.98,str, 255,255,255)
end

Rule_AddInterval("updateTimer", 1)

It's better placement, makes the timer white, and uses h m s to denote time. I find it more readable somehow...

[Dyntheos]

screen shot



nice work Eiden, and thx mecha for the code.

[Zone_alarm]

Nice job Eiden, thx for this public imformation.

Zone_alarm / ZONA DSD

[w00d]

nice

[Retroboy]

-- Retro

[SpinDizzy]

:thumb:

[ZuiljiN]

Nice job Eiden and thx mecha

here another timer...classic..simple but effective

function updateTimer()
dr_clear("timer")
dr_setautoclear("timer",0)
local time = Universe_GameTime();
local h = floor(time/3600.0);
local m = floor(time/60.0);
local s = time - m*60;
local str = format("%2.0f: %02.0f: %02.0f",h, m, s)
dr_text2d("timer",0.0,0.98,str, 255,255,255)
end

Rule_AddInterval("updateTimer", 1)

screenshot

[Dan Van Crone]

Heh... it took Dyn 30 seconds to find the screenshot button.

[Jimmy C]

Wow, this timer works in the SP game too! If it works on the full game, it will be invalueable to discussing SP strategies and events.

[Ammon Ra]

hehe...i hereby call this the "first mod" :jk:

good job btw

[cateye]

What can i say? THANX :baloons:

[Zang]

Nice job! Looks like a good first mod

And...Dyntheos...I've seen many people with the build manager reduced like you have in your SS, how do I go about changing mine to be like that?

[nickersonm]

Press q.

[TyrealMathias]

yummy... strat discs will be henceforth worthwhile :-D thankies, mecha, thankies Eiden :-D

[The5thElephant]

Are there any other codes like this that you can just throw in to add cool stuff?

[Zepherian]

Thx a lot guys, im using the clock with the small formating, less cluttered.

Customisable interface. Goody!

[Artagnan]

wow, that is beautiful, I wonder if Homeworld2 will have the same sort of hud modding that was so wonderful in tribes 1 (I miss the good old days.....)
what other commands are possible? I would love to see a hud that tells you have much health each of your groups has in the upper left corner...... though I don't know why really.
on ya, and shortcut keys for buy interceptor etc.

[Timeless]

What do you use to type of this little timer mod? You can't just a notepad program, can you?

[ZuiljiN]

yeah you can write it in notepad or any texteditor...make sure you save as autoexec.lua and not autoexec.lua.txt if you use notepad :P

[TyrealMathias]

the ability to scroll the small build list (the 'q' one on the left..) would be nice...

[Mikali]

Is there any way to set the timer to a particular in-game action? Start to end of a research or building que, for example? Time it takes to move a unit from one location to another?

-Mikail

[dvhh]

just to correct (not really an issue)

function updateTimer()
dr_clear("timer")
dr_setautoclear("timer",0)
local time = Universe_GameTime();
local h = floor(time/3600.0);
local m = floor(time/60.0) - h*60;
local s = time - m*60;
local str = format("%2.0f: %02.0f: %02.0f",h, m, s)
dr_text2d("timer",0.0,0.98,str, 255,255,255)
end

however that would be a good start to find out the hw2-lua functions

[CECIL]

So does anyone know to what extent you can add in code like that? I'm hoping it's not a possible way for people to cheat...

[MajorFreak]

hi. for those of you who don't remember the fun days of DOS and autoexec.bat and config.sys, here's a way to create that ".lua" file easily: open your Homeworld directory using windows explorer (found in program files/sierra/homeworld2...) and open the /Bin folder. Once there, open up the File menu bar in your windows explorer tool bar and select the cascading option, New, and end your select function on Text document; Now, open up the new text document called, "New Text Document.txt"; copy & paste whatever code you want (of the four options above) into this new document; exit and save; now, rename (using right click function on the text document; or single clicking on the document title itself) the document title to read: "autoexec.lua"

there. done.

[CmdKewin]

Originally posted by CECIL
So does anyone know to what extent you can add in code like that? I'm hoping it's not a possible way for people to cheat...

Looking at what we've seen, many functions are exposed to the Lua interpreter. All depends on which ones are.

[Jimmy C]

This thread should be moved to the mod or HW2 discussion forum for greater exposure. It deserves it.

[ÜberJumper]

Can anyone confirm if their hw2.log files are filling with errors when using this?

1: function `updateTimer' at line 5 [string ""]
parameter: attempt to call global `Universe_GameTime' (a nil value)

[sfuller]

thanks makes the game much more...depressing...

[Carch]

Originally posted by dvhh
just to correct (not really an issue)

function updateTimer()
dr_clear("timer")
dr_setautoclear("timer",0)
local time = Universe_GameTime();
local h = floor(time/3600.0);
local m = floor(time/60.0) - h*60;
local s = time - m*60;
local str = format("%2.0f: %02.0f: %02.0f",h, m, s)
dr_text2d("timer",0.0,0.98,str, 255,255,255)
end

however that would be a good start to find out the hw2-lua functions

Still got a bug in there, if the game goes over an hour. Try this:

function updateTimer()
  dr_clear("timer")
  dr_setautoclear("timer",0)
  local time = Universe_GameTime()
  local h = floor(time/3600.0)
  local m = floor(time/60.0 - h*60)
  local s = time - m*60 - h*3600
  local str = format("%2.0f:%02.0f:%02.0f",h, m, s)
  dr_text2d("timer",0.0,0.98,str, 255,255,255)
end

Rule_AddInterval("updateTimer", 1)

(afaik the semicolons in the original function are extraneous also)

[Vittore]

With the latest code supplied by Carch, I am getting the following appearing a lot in my hw2.log:

stack traceback:
1: function `updateTimer' at line 4 [string ""]
parameter: attempt to call global `Universe_GameTime' (a nil value)

[Flaggherty]

Hey, found this thread and gotta say I'm really impressed with how easy it is to add things to the UI. One problem I have though is that putting the clock in the very top left of the screen makes the timer invisible when I go into the sensors manager (since there's a black bar over the top of the screen). I want the timer to be where it is though, so is there any way to make the clock appear over the bar?
Oh, and I'm getting the 'nil value' error, too.

[Papa-Smurf]

thats ace