Scripting Basics - Arx Fatalis Modding Academy

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Published on October 20, 2024 9:24:43 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFaL9XjsMSU

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Arx Fatalis (2002)

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0:00 - intro
0:23 - code is like a cooking recipe
2:09 - learning to code is like learning a new language
2:58 - you will need a text editor for writing code
4:05 - we will be working between 2 directories
5:27 - opening ASL files and the issue of chinese characters
7:08 - the folder structure of scripts, main script files and instances
10:45 - opening the interactive items folder in vscode
11:36 - let's find the script of that human ylside!
13:33 - fixing characters by changing encoding
14:56 - using the entity debug view to see that human_base_0069 is an ylside
17:26 - getting more info on scripting using the Arx Libertatis wiki
18:41 - Arx scripts are just 3 things: events, commands and state
20:00 - explaining what "state" is
20:54 - events
21:31 - what's inside each folder within graph/obj3d/interactive?
23:04 - explaining variables (which store the state of each entity)
26:05 - events go back and forth between the main script and instances
27:16 - looking for items to modify in game in the prison cell
28:19 - how to find the script file quickly based on its ID
30:06 - analyizing a simple "on init" block
31:01 - adding colors to the scripts
31:43 - checking out the meaning of some commands
33:08 - using this knowledge to make the skull larger in the cell
36:24 - trying out the altered script of skulls
37:12 - changing the size of mushrooms
40:16 - trying out the altered script of mushrooms
40:29 - "on init" only runs when a level is loaded first time
41:37 - what to do when things go south?
42:13 - ideas on what to do with the knowledge from this video
43:18 - looking forward to seeing some mods!

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Arx Scripting Language wiki: https://wiki.arx-libertatis.org/Arx_scripting_language
Events: https://wiki.arx-libertatis.org/Script:Events
Commands: https://wiki.arx-libertatis.org/Script:Commands
Variables: https://wiki.arx-libertatis.org/Script:Variables

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