R2 Script Extender

[T.C.]

The R2 script extender provides the following:

• A small library of logging functions
• The ability to edit the main campaign's scripting file without having to restart the game to test changes (like ETW/NTW/S2)

So obviously the main feature is that this allows the user to edit the scripting.lua without using PFM and restarting the game. All you have to do now is exit to the main menu and restart a campaign to test scripting changes.

Installation:
Drop the "R2 Script Extender" folder and "Rome 2 Script Extender.pack" file into your data directory. Dont worry about editing the mod pack, it's in movie format.

Usage:
To edit the scripting.lua for the main campaign while the game is in progress, just go to data\R2 Script Extender\vanilla_scripting.lua. This file is an exact copy of the latest packed scripting file. Make your changes, save the file and restart a campaign to test. You can also drop code straight into the file "script.lua" which will be executed; at present it has a function "hello" which has examples of the logging functions. You can call the function hello() from vanilla_scripting.lua to see it in action

Logging functions:

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createNewLog(logName)

Description:
	Creates a new log in the logging directory. Will overwrite any existing logs with the same name
Arguments:
	String logName
		Name of the log file to create
Returns:
	n/a

updateLog(logName, updateArg)

Description:
	Writes to the log file

Arguments:
	String logName
		The name of the log file to write to
	String updateArg
		Text to append to the log
Returns:
	n/a

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[Biggus Splenus]

Very nice I'm sure this will be invaluable to some people, but unfortunately not me

[.Mitch.]

I told TC when I requested this that I'd be his only downloader, and I stick by that!

[Biggus Splenus]

I definitely wouldn't be surprised if you were

[MaradoX-]

Actually I downloaded it too.
This might come in handy for an idea i'm thinking about

[redxavier]

Thanks TC. Do you plan on creating a script-o-rama thread for Rome 2 as you did for NTW and S2?

[T.C.]

Thanks TC. Do you plan on creating a script-o-rama thread for Rome 2 as you did for NTW and S2?

I really don't have time at the minute, I think .Mitch. may be working on one. A lot of the information is still relevant though.

[ftyfty]

Hi, I'd like to say thank you for this. I'm not sure if it's current, I guess I'll find that out, but thanks in any case.

[MaradoX-]

I'm wondering, is this script extender also usable in ETW or not?

[.Mitch.]

I'm wondering, is this script extender also usable in ETW or not?

No, but the concept is exactly the same so if you are going to be doing scripting, which I assume you are if you're using this, then you should be much more than capable of transferring this to ETW.

[MaradoX-]

No, but the concept is exactly the same so if you are going to be doing scripting, which I assume you are if you're using this, then you should be much more than capable of transferring this to ETW.

I understand,

If I understand this concept correctly, you are creating objects from the script files (script.lua and logging.lua) in extenderCore.lua. You're loading them before you load the base lua script from the game itself, and this will enable us to put scripting in script.lua and it'll be loaded even when the game is running? I do know how to script, I just don't understand the ways things are loaded yet etc

[.Mitch.]

Hey, I actually just remembered that in ETW the scripting.lua file is kept outside of the .pack files, so you don't really need this.

Unless you want the logging capability, in which case you can just load the logging into the scripting.lua just how you described above.