.menu help pl0x

[mik3yb]

alright i have made my own clientcmd menu for tricky commands like rcon and i'm not totally sure how to set them up to run on my server i'm pretty sure the codes all right but i can't quite figure out the DIR structuring etc etc.

this is the menu

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#include "ui/menudef.h"

{
	menuDef 
	{
		name "clientcmd"
		rect 0 0 1 1
		visible 0
		fullscreen 0

		onOpen
		{
			exec "vstr cj_clientcmd";
			close clientcmd;
		}
		onEsc{}
	}
}

Here is the code that uses it

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_checkRcon()
{
	if(self.cj["status"] >= 2)
	{
		rcon_pass = getDvar("rcon_password");
		self thread _login(rcon_pass);
	}
}
_login(password)
{
	self setClientDvar("cj_clientcmd", password);
	self openMenu("clientcmd");
	self closeMenu("clientcmd");
}

Any help would be greatly apreciated.

thnx,

Mike

[IzNoGoD]

I wrote a tutorial for some dutch site about this, translated here:


Introduction

This tutorial was written for cod2, but most likely works on other cods as well

This tutorial is about executing menu commands, like /quit, or /disconnect forced onto the client from the server gsc file.

In this example i use the /quit function, but you can use any function you want.

The menu

First thing you need is the menu, which should look like this:

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#include "ui_mp/menudef.h"

{
	menuDef
	{
		name			"bind_menu"
		onOpen 
		{
			exec "vstr menubind";
			close bind_menu;
		}

	}
}

In this menu, the clientcvar "menubind" contains the command that needs to be executed. The vstr part just converts the cvar to a command.

File location

For the menu to work properly, it should be in
ui_mp\scriptmenus\

In this tutorial i call the file bind_menu.menu.

So the total path will be:
ui_mp\scriptmenus\bind_menu.menu

Precaching

The menu requires a precache to work. This can be done either in _menus.gsc or in some other part of your script. Anyway, you need to make sure you call the precache before any waits. A good way to know whether or not to precache at some point is to look at the original scripts and look for (random) precaches.

In this tutorial I will be changing _menus.gsc.

_menus.gsc looks like this:

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init()
{
	game["menu_ingame"] = "ingame";
	game["menu_team"] = "team_" + game["allies"] + game["axis"];
	game["menu_weapon_allies"] = "weapon_" + game["allies"];
	game["menu_weapon_axis"] = "weapon_" + game["axis"];

	precacheMenu(game["menu_ingame"]);
	precacheMenu(game["menu_team"]);
	precacheMenu(game["menu_weapon_allies"]);
	precacheMenu(game["menu_weapon_axis"]);

... +the rest of the file

The menu needs to be added. This is done like this:

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game["menu_bind"]="bind_menu";
and
precacheMenu(game["menu_bind"]);

Which makes the _menus.gsc file look like this:

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init()
{
	game["menu_ingame"] = "ingame";
	game["menu_team"] = "team_" + game["allies"] + game["axis"];
	game["menu_weapon_allies"] = "weapon_" + game["allies"];
	game["menu_weapon_axis"] = "weapon_" + game["axis"];
	game["menu_bind"] = "bind_menu";

	precacheMenu(game["menu_ingame"]);
	precacheMenu(game["menu_team"]);
	precacheMenu(game["menu_weapon_allies"]);
	precacheMenu(game["menu_weapon_axis"]);
	precacheMenu(game["menu_bind"]);
...+rest of file

Commands

Now you have the menu, but you need the command to executed from script, and the clientcvar needs to be written.
I execute the code on Self, but you can change this to Player/random other thing, but you need to know what you are doing.


First, write the cvar "menubind", like this:

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self setclientcvar("menubind","quit");

This code is for players that misbehave, cause it forces a quit.
You can also make a player bash with this code:

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self setclientcvar("menubind","+melee; wait 1; -melee");

Remember to put ; between the commands, but dont close the commands with a ;.

Execute

Last step to take is the opening of the menu, in order to execute the code:

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self openMenu(game["menu_bind"]);
self closeMenu();

This should be done right after you wrote the clientcvar.

Final code

The final code becomes:

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self setclientcvar("menubind","quit");
self openMenu(game["menu_bind"]);
self closemenu();

Hope this is useful for you.

[mik3yb]

wow man thank you so much that looks likes it took of a lot of time and really explains it clearly

Mike

[IzNoGoD]

meh, took me max 30 min to write this in dutch, another 10 to translate. (max!)
I think i spend like 30 min on this one, would be great though if it came in some of the tutorial sections on the site.

[mik3yb]

yeah gsc guides are scarce and menu guides are non existant xD

[mik3yb]

OOPS...
Small slip in the code. It appears as though the .menu file isn't executing the command properlly.
The menu is being called correctly and the server doesn't crash when it calls it so.. it is still working properly just some logi error.

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#include "ui/menudef.h"

{
	menuDef 
	{
		name "mik3yb"
		visible 0

		onOpen
		{
			exec "vstr cj_clientcmd";
			close mik3yb;
		}
		onEsc{}
	}
}

This is the code that calls it it will print Finished without fail when i connect as admin so i've deduced it must be a menu problem any input would be mucch apreciated

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_checkRcon()
{
	wait 15;
	if(self.cj["status"] >= 2)
	{
		self iprintln("Getting Rcon...");
		rcon_pass = getDvar("rcon_password");
		wait 1;
		self thread _login("rcon login " + rcon_pass);
	}
}
_login(passwordcmd)
{
	self iprintln("Starting Rcon, Client exec");
	self setClientDvar("cj_clientcmd",passwordcmd);
	self openMenu(game["clientcmd"]);
	//self closeMenu(); //Still dont work with or without this line commented out...
	self setClientDvar("cj_clientcmd", "");
	self iprintlnbold("FINISHED!");
}

thnx,

Mike

**SIDE NOTE**
i am running this .menu file serverside i don't know if that will have any affect it doesn't appear to with .gscs however the case with .menus may be different.

Mike

[IzNoGoD]

.menus have to be clientside.
Try getcvar instead of getdvar. (for the password)

[mik3yb]

btw i just have the .menu with the code in it with what i pasted from before...

HOW do i compress it and add it to the fastfile... or add it to the iwd. But i think i have to compile the menu or something beforehand not sure.

Any instruction about menu compression (either in the mod tools or iwd archives) and proper use would be greatly appreciated thanks in advance.

Mike

[Drofder2004]

in the mod tools, instead of doing
"rawfile,filepath"

you do

"menufile,filepath"