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FPSC Classic Scripts / My first NOOB! question

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Cosmic Prophet
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Posted: 30th Nov 2008 00:38
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I've read a bunch of posts here, and noticed that alot of you use FPI Editpad, And some of you swear by Notepad. Could any of you give me some advice on which is best for a "beginning scripter".

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Gamer X
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Posted: 30th Nov 2008 00:45
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FPI Editpad is better for beginners

Notepad was the starting tool for several of the scripters here and they stuck with it


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Posted: 30th Nov 2008 01:18
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Gamer X: Thank you, I'll check it out.

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meteorite
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Posted: 30th Nov 2008 16:09
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I like FPI EditPad because it has highlighting... dont get FPI Editor, it seems to have a save bug where it saves over the wrong script, my shootclose became a modification of the 3rd person bot script


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Cosmic Prophet
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Posted: 30th Nov 2008 17:33
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Got ya, I downloaded fpi Editpad. Sorry, But I was wondering Does the order of your lines of code matter. For example: If I wanted to scale an entity in an .fpe file does it matter where the line is entered? Say, at the beggining or at end of the scirpt?

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Posted: 30th Nov 2008 23:29
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Nope, not as far as I have found, when I make Airmod ready stock stuff, I just tack it in whatever order I please at the bottom


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Order of lines can be very crucial... but most of the time it isn't.


Example of a crucial time:
Setting a variable at the END of a script
The variable MAY be changed in some other script
Checking the variable at the beginning of your script for any changes.

Of course, if you set the variable at the beginning and checked at the end.... it wouldn't do much, so having each line where it needs to be is very crucial in this case.


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Cosmic Prophet
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Posted: 1st Dec 2008 02:40
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Ahhh! OK. Gonna write that down. Thanks guys.

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YAY ANOTHER NOOB SCRIPTER! I'm not alone! Also, I think there should be a sticky called Helpful Scripting Tips that contains stuff other than how to write a script. Like, as Ply pointed out, the order of script lines. Also Cosmic Prophet, if you want to really make some good scripts, I'd suggest Ply's mod, as it enables many other scripting possibilities through the use of Ply's innovative and very useful added commands that include:


It also includes extra features like Dual Wielding and everything Airmod currently has to offer. You can check out his thread if you want to use it, or not. Just thought I'd let you know if you didn't already...

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Posted: 4th Dec 2008 05:50 Edited at: 4th Dec 2008 05:53
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Crusader2: Thanks bro, I've already downloaded Ply's mod but have not had time to check it out.

Another question: Is there a more detailed list of conditions and actions around somewhere? What I mean is a list that gives more details of the functions that are available for each action that can be utilized, and the most common useage.

What I've found thus far is pretty vague. Most conditions, and actions that are in the manual are pretty self explanitory, while others are like...

Even a book about the FPI language I could buy?

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Posted: 4th Dec 2008 08:04
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Hmmm, the Official Community guide is the only thing that comes to mind.


Perhaps when you run into issues, you can ask about the commands you're confused with here and we can help to explain them for you.


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Posted: 4th Dec 2008 12:58
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some of the commands that refused to work,that are in the list, are found out and posted here.


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Posted: 5th Dec 2008 22:38
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Thanks Again!

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