What devs would like in MP4 for ManiaScript

[Nerpson]

Hello there!

It's been quite a while since I find cool ideas to get ManiaScript to the max hype level. So here's my brain dump about this. Friends devs, feel free to add some of yours bellow.

1. Allow declaration of classes, enums

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Class CBonus {

	declare CBonus::EBonusType Type;

	declare Integer Level;

	// Constructor
	CBonus(CBonus::EBonusType _Type, Integer _Level) {
		This.Type = _Type;
		This.Level = _Level;
	}

	// Constructor overloading
	CBonus(CBonus::EBonusType _Type) {
		This.Type = _Type;
		This.Level = 1;
	}

	Void ApplyBonusTo(CSmPlayer _Player) {
		switch (This.Type) {
			case CBonus::EBonusType::Stamina: {

				if (_Player.StaminaMax < 3 - This.Level)
					_Player.StaminaMax += MathLib::ToReal(This.Level);

				else if (_Player.StaminaMax < 3)
					_Player.StaminaMax = 3.;
			}

			case CBonus::EBonusType::Armor: {

				if (_Player.ArmorMax < 10 - This.Level)
					_Player.ArmorMax += MathLib::ToReal(This.Level);

				else if (_Player.ArmorMax < 10)
					_Player.ArmorMax = 10.;
			}
		}
	}

}

Enum EBonusType {
	Stamina, Armor;
}

As you can see, this code looks like Java. Variables are declared on the top of the class, I think there's no need to have private or public variables. To call the object's attributes, you can use the This keyword. Constructors are the same as Java. No return type, it's a method named liked the class.

The enum is just a simple list of names, separated with commas and ending with a semicolon.


Bellow is an example to instantiate a CBonus object.

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declare CBonus Foo <=> CBonus(CBonus::EBonusType::Armor, 2);

I thought that this is clearly not useful to have another keyword new like Java.

2. More control on <camera>, <audio>, <music>, <video> in ManiaLinks

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declare CMlAudio Music <=> (Page.GetFirstChild("audio") as CMlAudio);

while (True) {
	if (!Music.Audio.DownloadInProgress && !Music.Audio.IsPlaying) {
		Music.Audio.Play();
	}
}

Here, I would like that <audio> and <music> can be used in ManiaScript as CMlAudio having an CAudioSound attribute Audio. Same for video, in order to allow us to play, pause, stop, control the volume of the video.

For <camera>, having multiple camera support would be cool.

[Dommy]

3. XmlRpc for CManiaPlanetPlugin
Use external application to connect with plugin and control Windows Media Player, OBS, etc.
Facebook Connect for Evidence

4. More control for Audio and Quads
Ability to play more than 1 sound as music, equalizer, lame format support (MP3), FLAC support.

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CAudioEqualizer
Real 30Hz
Real 60Hz
Real 120Hz
Real 240Hz
Real 480Hz
etc.

Color correction for quad/video.

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CMlColorCorrection
Real Brightness (0. - INF)
Real Saturation (0. - 1.)
Real HUE (0. - 1.)
Real Contrast (0. - 1.)
etc.

Global opacity for CMlFrame.

5. TrackMania maptypes validation constrants not overridden by "Race" and multiple spawns, items in TM
Landmarks system like in ShootMania.

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CTmMapLandmark, CTmMapPlayerSpawn, CTmMapCheckpoint, CTmMapFinish

Dynamic objects for TrackMania scripts (make CSmObject as a common class CObject in CMode instead of CSmMode).

6. Access saved MediaTracker clips as CMediaClip
Ability to attach (alias, add to array) CMediaClip to CUIConfig to play it on player screen, adjust play point and speed, like Audio sound.

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ClipsList_Begin();
declare MyScreenEffect = ClipsList_Add("Effect.Clip.gbx");
ClipsList_End();

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CMediaClip
Integer Priority
Real PlayCursor
Real PlayLength
Real PlaybackSpeed
Boolean IsPlaying
Void Play()
Void Stop()

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CMediaClip[] CUIConfig::MediaTrackerClips

7. Camera management for both TM and SM
Ability to change player camera in SM throuh script as enumerator.

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ESmCamera CUIConfig::SMForceCameraType [FirstPerson, ThirdPerson, Free]

Ability to force camera type in TM scripts.

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Boolean CUIConfig::TMLockFreeCamera
Integer CUIConfig::TMForceCameraType [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]

8. Apply different cars for players and allow to create own vehicles in the Items Editor
Set one of the default cars in TMAll titles.

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CTmMode::EVehicle [CanyonCar, StadiumCar, ValleyCar, LagoonCar]
CTmMode::SetPlayerVehicle(CTmPlayer, EVehicle)
const EVehicle CTmPlayer::CurVehicle
Ident CTmPlayer::ForceModelId

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declare Ident MyCarId = IItemList_Add("Vehicles\\GuerroCar.Item.gbx")
Player.ForceModelId = MyCarId;

9. Remove shitty vanilla limits in SMStorm title
You cannot change player weapon while spawned in vanilla modes. RLY?

10. Combo itens, Toad skin in ShootMania_extras.zip
Ability to use pickups and Toads without custom title packs.

11. RemovePlayerArmor() in CSmAction context
See: viewtopic.php?t=31733

[Nerpson]

12. Add in the CMlEntry class an enum for the textformat

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Enum CMlEntry::ETextFormat {
default, password, newpassword;
}

Then, we will be able to do this:

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declare CMlEntry Entry <=> (Page.GetFirstChild("entry") as CMlEntry);
Entry.TextFormat = CMlEntry::ETextFormat::Password;

13. Add the possibility to add controls in manialink

Could be cool to do this through CMlFrame instances.

ML is a CMlManager (CMlScript attribute, like Http, Audio or Xml) which returns instances of the controls asked.

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declare CMlFrame MainFrame <=> Page.MainFrame;
declare CMlQuad QuadToAdd <=> ML.CreateQuad();

QuadToAdd.RelativePosition = <0., -10., 2.>;
QuadToAdd.ChangeImageUrl("http://memecrunch.com/meme/7SK8O/deez-nuts/image.png");
MainFrame.AddChild(QuadToAdd);

[Nerpson]

14. Get characters in Texts like arrays

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declare Text MyText = "Lol bro";
log(MyText[4]);

This would return "b".

[w1lla]

15. (Menu_Competitions: Not available or is lost in the process.) Where did it go? It was a feature but i believe nadeo failed on this part and its useless now in the code. Hopefully nadeo revives it, otherwise other people will begin to create own parts to create own tournaments.

16. (XmlRpc: Send if a player is using HMD or Stereo or None. Can be handy for developers)

17. Cache (Not sure if this is available but caching in files like .xml or .txt) Caching data so its easier to see if data is acquired properly or not!

18. Trackmania: Set match index's likewise how many matches, maps are being played.

[Nerpson]

19. Shorter incrementing

Allow us to do C like incrementing (and decrementing):

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declare Integer MyInt = 0;
MyInt++; // or MyInt--;

[oliverde8]

20. Funtion/Method pointers

Like in C be able to create variables that points to functions. So that we can pass the in parameter and such.

21. Better way if interacting between multiple windows sent by the dedicated
When we have to do the same code that detects when a player has crossed a CP in 5 different windows sent by the dedicated

We tried to put all in one window but lool, the window was to big with all the code storing the Local Records, Dedimania records all Checkpoints information and the dedicated fails to send it.

If one windows could be "library" and be used by other windows. So other windows could register functions to be called (feature 20) and the library would call them if possible.

while we are at it dump maniascript and replace with LUA

[zocka]

22. More Manialinkbrowser features
Something like

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Boolean CMlAddressbar::Autohide
const Text CMlAddressbar::Url
const Text CMlAddressbar::QueryString
Text CMlAddressbar::Fragment

or some other interface for these things plus

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SendAction(OpenBuddylist|OpenSettings|...)
SendNotification(Title, Message, Icon) // recreated the behaviour in a script, but a native might be better

[Dommy]

23. CManiaPlanetPlugin documentation
If you know what i mean

[Nerpson]

24. New primitive types

Add us some unsigned integer and some IEEE 754 types like float to pass the 32bit integer limit of 2 147 483 647.

Also could be cool to have Char.