Ok so im getting better at Lite-C (I can actually write my own lines of code now. However somethings come up i dont understand... i load an object, and can change its size and position. But none of its red, green, blue (Lite-C seems to think these should be in reverse order :s) or ambient properties work, running this program... the result is a blue background and a white object....
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#include <acknex.h>
#include <default.c>

ENTITY* FLOOR;

TEXT* Announcement =
{
pos_x = 320;
pos_y = 240;
flags = VISIBLE;
}

function main()
{
video_mode=7;
level_load("");
FLOOR = ent_create ("plain3d.x", vector(-400, 0, 100), NULL); // create the ball
wait(2);
camera.x = 25;
camera.y = 25;
camera.z = 25;
FLOOR.scale_x=5;
FLOOR.z = -5;
FLOOR.red = 0;
FLOOR.green =0;
FLOOR.blue =0;
FLOOR.ambient = 25;
while (1)
{
wait(1);
}
}
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FYI "plain3d.x" is just a flattened cube (its a shame there isn't simply a "createcube" function like in blitz3d).

All you are missing is to add in the line
and you'll be fine. Its just that the entities LIGHT flag must be ON
for its Red,Green,Blue settings to have any effect.

Cheers, not sure why such a thing isnt ON by default, but the code workz now!

Also, how do you make objects in an array like situation.... In blitz 3d you could create a TYPE with arbitrary properties like XVEL,YVEL,ZVEL,ENTITY etc. ENTITY being the important one... you could just put for a BALL type for instance...

"
B.BALL = new ball
B\entity = createsphere()
"

but it seems in lite-C you have to name each and every individual object that exists, and do so independantly :S

I haven't thoroughly read up on arrays yet, but a quick glance showed me nothing that looked helpful!

To create your own custom objects, use structs.
Something like...

typedef struct
{
int XVEL;
int YVEL;
int ZVEL;
string* model;
} ball;

Then create them like so...

ball my_ball;

my_ball.XVEL = 15;
my.ball.model = "sphere.mdl";

Hope you get the idea. When lite-c supports classes it should be easier.

I tried what you suggested and it fails with the completely unhelpfull message "sytax error". Heres the code:

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#include <acknex.h>
#include <default.c>

ENTITY* FLOOR;

typedef struct
{
string* model;
} box; // THIS LINE CAUSES THE PROBLEM, SOME HOW :S

function new_box()
{
box my_box;
my_box.model = "cube.x";
my_box.x = -400;
my_box.y = 0;
my_box.z = 100;
my_box.tilt = 145;
my_box.z = 2800;
my_box.y = -300;
my_box.x = 60;
phent_settype (my_box, PH_RIGID, PH_BOX); // set the physics entity type
phent_setmass (my_box, 3, PH_BOX); // and its mass
phent_setfriction (my_box, 80); // set the friction
phent_setdamping (my_box, 40, 40); // set the damping
phent_setelasticity (my_box, 50, 20); // set the elasticity

}

function main()
{
video_mode=7;
level_load("");
FLOOR = ent_create ("plain3d1.x", vector(-400, 0, 100), NULL); // create the ball
set(FLOOR,LIGHT);
wait(2);
camera.x = 7500;
camera.y = 250;
camera.z = 1250;
camera.pan = 180;
FLOOR.scale_x=5000;
FLOOR.scale_y=5000;
FLOOR.scale_z=30;
FLOOR.z = -5;
FLOOR.red = 0;
FLOOR.green =0;
FLOOR.blue =0;
FLOOR.ambient = 25;
FLOOR.z=-50;

ph_setgravity (vector(0, 0, -6086)); // set the gravity

while (1)
{
// CONTROLS
mouse_pos.x = mouse_cursor.x;
mouse_pos.y = mouse_cursor.y;
camera.pan -= mouse_force.x * 2;
camera.tilt += mouse_force.y * 2;
if (key_w) camera.y += 12 * time_step;
if (key_s) camera.y -= 12 * time_step;
if (key_a) camera.x += 12 * time_step;
if (key_d) camera.x -= 12 * time_step;
on_e = new_box;
wait(1);
}
}

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At present all i want the program to do is to create a box upon pressing the E key, then apply physics to that box so it falls onto the rather boxy landscape. I have a thing for boxes you see!

All models used in this script are boxes, bascally!

ok...

1) string* model; should be > STRING* model;
2) Why are you trying to access things like my_box.x and my_box.tilt? You havent defined these properties in the struct, so you cannot access them.

what im trying to do is orientate the newly created object.

i tried "my_box.model.x" but that made it say ".x is not a member of STRING"
i tried "box.x" but that resulted in the stupid "syntax error"

i am out of other ideas to try!

yes but it doesn't contain a definition for x, so you cannot use it. You are trying to move it like an entity, and entities are a type of struct that have x, y,z ,etc properties defined.

for what you are doing you wont need to build a new struct, just use an entity.