Referencing custom modules in a gamemode

[Voyager006]

Hey folks,

Does anyone know if it's possible to reference a user made module in a gamemode script? The method in mind is Hud_Load(Text ModuleName). Since the current official gamemodes use modules, I'd figure to use them as well. The current workaround is to set up the scoretable manually in the script like it was done before.

An example of how the constant is used in TimeAttack.Script.txt:

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#Const C_HudModulePath "Nadeo/TrackMania/TimeAttack/Hud.Module.Gbx" ///< Path to the hud module

which references a zipped module in ProgramData. I've created a scoretable module called ScoreTable.Module.Gbx and referenced it in another module called Hud.Module.Gbx. The modules are stored in Documents\ManiaPlanet\Modules\MyGameMode, but the game can't find them (or I don't know how to properly reference them...).

I've tried the following paths without any success:

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"MyGameMode/Hud.Module.Gbx"
"Modules/MyGameMode/Hud.Module.Gbx"
"D:/Documents/ManiaPlanet/Modules/MyGameMode/Hud.Module.Gbx"

I also tried following this page and used the following paths without any success either:

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"file://MyGameMode/Hud.Module.Gbx"
"file://Modules/MyGameMode/Hud.Module.Gbx"
"file://D:/Documents/ManiaPlanet4/Modules/MyGameMode/Hud.Module.Gbx"

Any suggestions?

[Eole]

Hi!

You should be able to use modules in your own game modes scripts. Your module must be placed in the Modules directory of your Documents folder.

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D:/Documents/ManiaPlanet/Modules/MyGameMode/Hud.Module.Gbx

Then you can load the module.

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***Match_Settings***
***
// Disable the loading of the default hud 
// and let you load your own
MB_Settings_UseDefaultHud = False;
***

***Match_LoadHud***
***
// Load you own module
Hud_Load("MyGameMode/Hud.Module.Gbx");
***

When you did this, what was the error? The script said that it could not find the module file?

[Voyager006]

Thank you for replying!

This is the error I get when attempting to use the module:



The same error message (could not load module) is displayed if the path is clearly wrong (e.g. "erronob/Hud.Module.Gbx"). Default hud is off as shown in the picture.

The module is placed in the following folder:



I tried changing my personal data path to the default value (through the Launcher) but it had no effect.

In case other factors lead to this error, here is the script I'm working on. Note that it's in a very experimental phase.

[tcq]

Just a dumb question. If you see the successfully loaded scripts, they all show up like this.

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Libs/Nadeo/TrackMania/TM2.Script.txt

You load your module with

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Rally/Hud.Module.Gbx

But the error shown has the "/" inverted.

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Could not load Module: 'Rally\Hud.Module.Gbx’

Maybe it's just a problem with the loading of representation of the error, or maybe I would try it once with a different path where I would replace / with \.
Might be worth a try, but I doubt it will change anything.

[Voyager006]

Tried it now, with one backslash:



With two backslashes:

[Guerro323]

As far as I know, you need to use a custom titlepack by you and put your modules in the worktitles/title folder (the script too)

[Eole]

As far as I know, you need to use a custom titlepack by you and put your modules in the worktitles/title folder (the script too)

Indeed, I forgot about that, sorry. Modules need to be bundled into a title in the end. So you might need to be in a title environment during development to access the modules. You can try to create an empty title pack and put your files into WorkTitles\TitleName@YourLogin\ with the same architecture that the Documents folder.

[Voyager006]

Allright, that is not really clear but I guess it's how it works Hopefully the gamemode can be used in the standard Trackmania2 titles at a later point

[Eole]

If the gamemode includes custom resources like sounds, pictures or modules, they must be distributed to the players. So a title pack will almost be mandatory.