jwallstone
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I've written a bunch of Lua code that is used by the ObjectMerger (part of Newgen) to create objects. Basically, I was tired of searching through object editor fields and clicking back and forth between different tabs of objects, and wanted a way to just type out a full object specification in code.
To create a Footman-based unit, for example, I just write something like this:
Then a Lua processor creates the desired object through ObjectMerger upon saving the map. And the same applies for items, abilities, etc. (though buffs/upgrades/dest are not done).
The other good thing is that I can write out a formula for the tooltips, which means I don't have to go checking and changing tooltips when I change an attribute.
Would something like this be useful to post? Do similar things already exist? It's not complete yet, and furthermore being lua code is a little different to use from the other resources. The code is still very much nascent, but I'd be happy to post what I have so far and get some criticism if it'll be useful.
To create a Footman-based unit, for example, I just write something like this:
JASS:
footman2.baseid = "hfoo" // original id
footman2.id = "hfo2" // this is the new id
footman2.armor = 10
footman2.hp = 500
RegisterObject(units, footman2)Then a Lua processor creates the desired object through ObjectMerger upon saving the map. And the same applies for items, abilities, etc. (though buffs/upgrades/dest are not done).
The other good thing is that I can write out a formula for the tooltips, which means I don't have to go checking and changing tooltips when I change an attribute.
Would something like this be useful to post? Do similar things already exist? It's not complete yet, and furthermore being lua code is a little different to use from the other resources. The code is still very much nascent, but I'd be happy to post what I have so far and get some criticism if it'll be useful.
