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C-Script Outdated in A7?
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04/19/07 03:52
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Hi. This is a really crucial question that I've been asking myself (and half-answering with "No, of COURSE NOT! But then again..."  ). I've heard so much talk about this Lite-C business for A7. Is this going to be the primary scripting language, with C-Script being the underdog? Please reply, because I'm still learning C-Script and I'm just getting the hang of it, and I don't want to have to learn an entirely new syntax. 
void main()
{
cout << "I am MrCode,";
cout << "hear me roar!";
system("PAUSE");
}
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Re: C-Script Outdated in A7?
[Re: bstudio]
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04/19/07 07:59
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if you're getting A7 then I would got with lite-c, simply becasue it's not that much harder and will go a lot further if you want to code in langagues outside of 3dgs.
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Re: C-Script Outdated in A7?
[Re: jcl]
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04/19/07 15:10
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So does that mean that C-script vars,functions like c_trace will
also be gone ?
I like good 'views' because they have no 'strings' attached..
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Re: C-Script Outdated in A7?
[Re: MrCode]
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04/20/07 03:36
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zazang
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sorry to repost but does anyone know if C-script vars,functions like c_trace will
also be gone when Lite-C evolves ?
I like good 'views' because they have no 'strings' attached..
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Re: C-Script Outdated in A7?
[Re: zazang]
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04/20/07 03:58
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zazang, I don't want to totally expound on this but to give you a brief look I have copied the example from the Lite-C part of the manual showing you the C_Trace command: Quote:
Example:
// test the floor texture
vec_set(temp, my.x);
temp.z -= 500; // trace downwards 500 quants below
c_trace (my.x,temp,IGNORE_ME|IGNORE_PASSABLE|IGNORE_MODELS|IGNORE_SPRITES|SCAN_TEXTURE);
// now TEX_NAME is set to the floor name below the MY entity
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// look if the YOU enemy can be shot at from my position, and if yes, hurt him
c_trace (my.x,your.x,IGNORE_ME|IGNORE_PASSABLE|ACTIVATE_SHOOT);
// if entity YOU was visible from MY position, its SHOOT event was triggered
You really should get the Lite-C free version and tutorial and look through them.
I think this should give you a better idea of what Lite-C is all about. A brief summary is the C-Script vars and commands are available in Lite-C.
Lite-C adds more variable types, arrays, structures and access to other software (COM components). Many of these additional features can be left alone until you are more comfortable with Lite-C overall.
Then you can explore these additional capabilities as your needs and time allows.
Don't let the name and capabilities scare you un-necessarily. Whether you believe it or not if you have been using C-Script you have been programming. The routines you created in C-Script have their exact counter parts in Lite-C for the most part.
So take it slowly and give it a shot. George's workshops are a great place to start.
So go grab the free version and have at it. Remember its free, so what do you have to lose?
Marcus 
Last edited by Marcus729; 04/20/07 04:00.
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Re: C-Script Outdated in A7?
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04/20/07 04:44
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Thanks Marcus but I have been programming and making a living out of this engine for the past 7 years  Thats why I am so bothered...I really love the engine functions and I just wanna now if they will remain in lite-c or they will phased out eventually !
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