Accessory Weapon Counter?

[I_am_a_Spoon]

I need a way to indicate the number of accessory weapon (grenades, panzerfausts, special ammunition, etc) slot items a unit is carrying. I've encountered problems so far though:



UI decorator: disappears in buildings and is incompatible with other decorators (like the Brit officer decorators).

Slot item: dodgy in general, the icon is incompatible with other upgrade icons.

Kicker message: can't be checked out at a glance if temporary, interferes with other kicker messages if permanent.

Extra UI box(es): Can't work out how to display relevant information when a squad is selected (if it's even possible).

Passive ability/upgrade (with the actual icon displaying the grenade count): would look unprofessional (right next to other abilities/upgrades, would either be clickable or greyed out with requirement text).

UI text (like VP notifiers): pretty much a last resort, unless it's more versatile that I think it is?



Are there any other options I've overlooked? I could really use a hand here.

[eliw00d]

RE: Extra UI boxe(s): it is possible, but requires a lot of SCAR.

[williamd4112]

is there a way to input the squad slot item counts when click on them ??

[I_am_a_Spoon]

You'd just need to obtain the number of slot items wouldn't you? Somehow.

[eliw00d]

You can put whatever you want in there, they are just localized strings. However, you would need a system set up (in SCAR) to know the number of slot items on every unit. I still advise against using slot_items, at least with vehicles, since slot_items boot out cargo in transports and such. Upgrades are much cleaner.

[I_am_a_Spoon]

Upgrades can't be quantified by a requirement action though.

[eliw00d]

True.

[I_am_a_Spoon]

Sorry, what did you mean by "slot_items boot out cargo in transports"?

[eliw00d]

When a transport vehicle that is carrying Squads is given a slot_item, it is hard-coded to boot out those Squads. I think it's because most slot_items for transport vehicles are permanent upgrades, like the Maxson Quad or the Flammenwerfer.

[I_am_a_Spoon]

Really? Damn, I was hoping for special shell types.

Ok so how would you obtain the number of slot items a squad has through SCAR?

[eliw00d]

If you're going to use SCAR, why not use variables to track ammunition?

This is how you would get slot items, though:

Int SGroup_GetNumSlotItem( SGroupID group, Int itemID )
Get the number of slot items with the same ID that the squads in the sgroup own
Source: [WW2Data.sga/Scar/Groups.scar] (1915)

ItemID is actually the SlotItemBlueprint.

http://www.docs.frostbite.linkpc.net...c/scar_doc.htm

[williamd4112]

I haven't tested yet but...

How did we change the track source when we click on squad ?

(for example,i click on rifleman squad and display his ammo info,and then i click the engineer squad.Can it display engineer ammo info ?)

[isiar]

you can use the slot item "ui unit ratings" to count the number of slot items (of course you have to remove the weapons ratings first).

[I_am_a_Spoon]

That would be fairly hard to spot at a glance. And then you couldn't display weapon ratings.

[williamd4112]

function Util_CreateLocString(text)
	local tmpstr = LOC(text)
	tmpstr[1] = text
	return tmpstr
end


Rule_AddInterval(ammoindicator,1)

function ammoindicator()
	UI_SetDisplayIngameScore(true, false) 
	local SGroupID = Util_AddMouseoverSquadToSGroup()
	
	if SGroupID == nil then 
	
	UI_SetScoreSingle(Util_CreateLocString("N/A"), Util_CreateLocString("N/A"))
	
	else
	
	local itemcount = SGroup_GetNumSlotItem( SGroupID, BP_GetSlotItemBlueprint("slot_item/generic_ammunition.lua") )
	local itemowner = SGroup_GetName(SGroupID)
	UI_SetScoreSingle(Util_CreateLocString(Loc_ConvertNumber(itemowner)), Util_CreateLocString(Loc_ConvertNumber(itemcount)))
    
	end 

end

Scar_AddInit(ammoindicator)

Now,I have get it showed on screen

but I haven't knew how to update the SGroupID which the mouse input.

I add a "Rule_AddInterval(ammoindicator,1)" , but it freeze in start without error message.

Any ideas ?

[eliw00d]

I would recommend these functions over the mouseover ones:

Void Misc_GetSelectedEntities( EGroupID group, Boolean subSelection )
Clears a given egroup and adds the current selection to the group
Source: [DLL, from file /Cross/BIAModUI/LuaLibs/LuaUI.cpp] (1578)

Void Misc_GetSelectedSquads( SGroupID group, Boolean subSelection )
Clears a given sgroup and adds the current selection to the group
Source: [DLL, from file /Cross/BIAModUI/LuaLibs/LuaUI.cpp] (1607)

[williamd4112]

function Util_CreateLocString(text)
	local tmpstr = LOC(text)
	tmpstr[1] = text
	return tmpstr
end


function ammoindicator()

    UI_SetDisplayIngameScore(true, false) 
	
	local select = SGroup_Create("")
	Misc_GetSelectedSquads(select, false)
	local itemcount =SGroup_GetNumSlotItem(select , M870)
	UI_SetScoreSingle(Util_CreateLocString("Ammo indicator"), Util_CreateLocString(itemcount))

end

Scar_AddInit(ammoindicator)

I revise it to this

So...uh...the UI didn't change its value dynamically...it always shows "0" ( itemcount )

Even I change itemcount = Stats_TotalDuration() , it can't show game time also...

[eliw00d]

That's because your function only runs once. I would suggest looking into how Rules work, which would allow you to have a function constantly running.

Also, is M870 defined anywhere else? If not, that is also a problem.

[williamd4112]

Thanks ! I succeed !

Thanks your guidance !