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HL2 Coding....
2004-11-24, 7:17 PM #1
Where would one go to learn HL2 Coding? I Googled it and got lots of random useless HL2 junk.
-Hell Raiser
2004-11-24, 8:03 PM #2
You should probably wait for the Full SDK to come out first before trying to take a stab at it.
The cake is a lie... THE CAKE IS A LIE!!!!!
2004-11-25, 10:45 AM #3
Is it/will it be anything like Q3 coding?
-Hell Raiser
2004-11-25, 10:47 AM #4
I doubt it... the only thing it would have in common is the fact the code was written in C++. :)
2004-11-25, 11:39 PM #5
I guess the absolute question I'm asking is:

Will it be anything akin to cog? :(
-Hell Raiser
2004-11-25, 11:47 PM #6
If it's like NWScript, I will be most happy.
Code to the left of him, code to the right of him, code in front of him compil'd and thundered. Programm'd at with shot and $SHELL. Boldly he typed and well. Into the jaws of C. Into the mouth of PERL. Debug'd the 0x258.
2004-11-25, 11:48 PM #7
What be NWScript?
-Hell Raiser
2004-11-25, 11:50 PM #8
Scripting language used in Neverwinter Nights custom modules. It's VERY powerful.

From one of my scripts. As you can see, it's very C-style in nature.
Code: 
void main()
{
     object oItem = GetItemActivated();
     object oPC=GetItemActivator();

     if (GetTag(oItem)=="FakeSpellRod")
     {
        int i,nClass;
        int nCanCast=0;
        for (i=1; i<=3; i++)
        {
            nClass=GetClassByPosition(i,oPC);
            if (nClass==CLASS_TYPE_SORCERER || nClass==CLASS_TYPE_WIZARD || nClass==CLASS_TYPE_BARD ||
                nClass==CLASS_TYPE_CLERIC || nClass==CLASS_TYPE_DRUID)
            {
                nCanCast=1;
                break;
            }
        }
        if (nCanCast==1)
            AssignCommand(oPC,ActionStartConversation(oPC,"spell_rod",TRUE,FALSE));
        else
            AssignCommand(oPC,ActionSpeakString("You must be a spellcaster to use this!"));
     }
Code to the left of him, code to the right of him, code in front of him compil'd and thundered. Programm'd at with shot and $SHELL. Boldly he typed and well. Into the jaws of C. Into the mouth of PERL. Debug'd the 0x258.
2004-11-25, 11:52 PM #9
The thing that scares me about the Q3-esque SDKs, is that nothing is documented! I have gotten seriously spoiled by the DataMaster. :( If I decide to move up the engine ladder, I don't want to spend a few years learning how it all works.
-Hell Raiser

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