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Re: Script tool

Originally posted by PackMan
Hi guys,

I have developed a tool for scripting ministers. Since it's based on a script tool (AutoIt), it does not have a flashy GUI but inbox dialogs to write names, personality and other treats for your ministers. I will post it here friday when it's ready for an early beta test.

What's good about it is that you do not have to worry about missing out an "x" or an ";" somewhere in your minister files. The .exe file does not require any runtime files and since it's only about 50kb it's available for most of mod developers.

If it falls out good it can easly be converted to create leaderfiles etc.

A minister editor! I'm so happy somebody finally decided to make one!

 

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Originally posted by vcarter707
hmmm. for some reason those region ones dont seem to popular, maybe we werent advanced enough

Hmm, nothing is too busy these days........

But, I'm sure they will pick up when we get into events more, and when we have all the nations down

 

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Originally posted by Buke
The conversion is mostly done but I’m having problems getting it to run ingame. Right now I am working out some bugs and it is because of this that I have not sent the new list of nations ingame.

I understand. The conversion seems like a really hard task, so I totally understand why you haven't fully done yet, but the progress that you've did seems great!

 

[Allenby]

Any plans to include of those KIA/MIA counters that simulate losses just like the one in EU2?

Go on.

You know you want to.

 

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Originally posted by Allenby
Any plans to include of those KIA/MIA counters that simulate losses just like the one in EU2?

Go on.

You know you want to.

Well, If MegaPIMP (that hell of a coder) is willing to provide one to the MD, too, then we will take it!

 

[PackMan]

Tool

You can now download and test the minister script tool I wrote about.

Be aware that it's not yet ready. So far it only produce your ruling government. I'm too tired to debug the few hundred lines of code that makes it up tonight. Depending on time this weekend I'll work on comments and my own ideas (if you guys think it can be usefull). Apparently there is a window class available to this script language as well, which makes it possible to rewrite it into a tool with a full GUI.

 

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Re: Tool

Originally posted by PackMan
You can now download and test the minister script tool I wrote about.

Be aware that it's not yet ready. So far it only produce your ruling government. I'm too tired to debug the few hundred lines of code that makes it up tonight. Depending on time this weekend I'll work on comments and my own ideas (if you guys think it can be usefull). Apparently there is a window class available to this script language as well, which makes it possible to rewrite it into a tool with a full GUI.

Wow, that's a really great program!

Well, the only suggestion I have is to add the ability for replacements, but since this is only a test version, I think it's great!

 

[PackMan]

Re: Tool

Originally posted by MartyWolf
Wow, that's a really great program!

Well, the only suggestion I have is to add the ability for replacements, but since this is only a test version, I think it's great!

Replacements are a MUST and will be included this weekend, so is a fascist- and communist shadow government. Not sure on votings though...

- Is this enough as GUI (graphic always add one or two hundred kb)?
- How about scraping the steps (step 1-5) and use a "main" window from were you call all functions?
- How about a feature that can random most of the data (except the names) when creating a shadow government ?
- How about a function that can make you preview all entered data?
- How about a feature that can read names from a preset file with ";" between names and convert it into a minister .csv file?

 

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Re: Re: Tool

- Is this enough as GUI (graphic always add one or two hundred kb)?
Size isn't important. It's kind of weird that it goes down to the sidebar-thingy instead of like a normal minimized window. I think the grpahics are fine.

- How about scraping the steps (step 1-5) and use a "main" window from were you call all functions?
Sure. The step system isn't really that bad either.

- How about a feature that can random most of the data (except the names) when creating a shadow government ?
That'd be great. Also it would be nice if everything empty became a blue, black, or red shadow by default depending on the ideology of the government.

- How about a function that can make you preview all entered data?
Good.

Overall the thing looks to be very useful for pounding away our huge minister list.

 

[PackMan]

- Since the goal was to developed a small program - fast, I skipped further development of a gui. The reason it goes down to the "sidebar-thingy" is becourse it's not really a program but a compiled script.

- Skipped the step system...

Lunar wrote:...it would be nice if everything empty became a blue, black, or red shadow by default depending on the ideology of the government.

- Could you elaborate that?

You can now create the ruling government and a replacement government (working on the fascist and communist gov).
Next step is to make it:
-read .txt files and generate .csv files based on content of the .txt
-draw a complete preview of all entered data to the use.

More that needs/should be added?

 

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Originally posted by PackMan
- Since the goal was to developed a small program - fast, I skipped further development of a gui. The reason it goes down to the "sidebar-thingy" is becourse it's not really a program but a compiled script.

Actually, the GUI you have now is perfect. It simple, but totally to the point, and I think it's a very easy program to work with. It's very useful, IMHO.

 

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Originally posted by PackMan


You can now create the ruling government and a replacement government (working on the fascist and communist gov).
Next step is to make it:
-read .txt files and generate .csv files based on content of the .txt
-draw a complete preview of all entered data to the use.

Wow, sounds like your adding some good stuff. Nice job

 

[PackMan]

Originally posted by MartyWolf
Wow, sounds like your adding some good stuff. Nice job

Thanks!!
I guess the reward is when people like your work

 

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Originally posted by PackMan


Thanks!!
I guess the reward is when people like your work

Well, that's the second best part about making things (second to personal enjoyment!)

But, there is one minor problem, for some reason, the download link to the program has stopped working. Thank god I DLed it before it stopped working!

 

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good to see a minister editor item. Thanks! also, when the link is working again you can add ministers to my name.

cheers

 

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- Could you elaborate that?

Not important really. In HoI an unknown minister will be named something like "Blue Shadow" (if democratic), so I was thinking that would make a better default. So if you create a communist shadow cabinet, everything becomes "Red Shadow" by default.

Very useful program.

 

[PackMan]

- Not important really. In HoI an unknown minister will be named something like "Blue Shadow" (if democratic), so I was thinking that would make a better default. So if you create a communist shadow cabinet, everything becomes "Red Shadow" by default

Fixed and implemented

More ideas and comments are welcome...

 

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Packman, your download is fixed again!

 

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ANNOUNCEMENT!

I'm building my own computer (!) and I may have complications with it, so I'm backing all my MDS stuff up. Expect that I will not be online between next monday to next wednesday (unless I can get my laptop working again!). Just wanted to tell you guys

 

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that sucks hope you can be able to respond