Powder toy Mod changes
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I opened this thread because I would like to see a change in how you can Mod the powder toy without being so "complicated". The point I am tying to make is, do like WxSand does, and reads txt files so that the mod will always work without haveing compileing errors. but you must still have rich enough format to make the elements look "Realistic".
Edit: This probobly can never happen but it would be alot easer to some people
Also Devs please post your thoughts
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this is why we have the lua console, you create simple lua scripts to make new elements do things. You have to learn lua, but really it's just like learning whatever scripting format that other game uses (actually i've never used that game, so I don't know). Lua doesn't involve the complicated steps of compiling, and anyone can do it and run the scripts without downloading a separate program.
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I would rather do it in C like it is the official game, and it puts it all together nicely in one exe file, and static compiling lets you do that without all the complicated dll stuff.
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What I am saying is, that it reads rich text format
For example here is the default physics file of the game
#wxSand: Owen Piette's Falling Sand Game
#Version 4.4, File subversion 2
#element element r g b gravity slip density conductivity visible
#self probabilityOfChanging element [probabilityOfChangingIntoThisElement element] [...]
#hotself tempAtWhichThisElementSelfProbabilityStartsToIncreaseTo100 element
#hotcolor element r g b
#neighbor probabilityOfReacting element1 element2 [probabilityOfChangingIntoTheseElements element1 element2] [...]
#hotneighbor tempAtWhichThisElementSelfProbabilityStartsToIncreaseTo100 element1 element2
#explosion neighbor1 neighbor2 xspeed<255 yspeed<255
#pexplosion neighbor1 neighbor2 diameter element
group Waters Water Steam Saltwater Spout
group Fires Fire Torch TNT Ember FallingEmber
sources Sand Water Salt Oil
#Erases.
element Empty 0 0 0 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 1
#Eraser element.
element Drain 10 10 10 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 1
neighbor 1.0 Drain Water 1.0 Drain Empty
neighbor 1.0 Drain Dust 1.0 Drain Empty
neighbor 1.0 Drain Oil 1.0 Drain Empty
neighbor 1.0 Drain Steam 1.0 Drain Empty
neighbor 1.0 Drain Sand 1.0 Drain Empty
neighbor 1.0 Drain Salt 1.0 Drain Empty
neighbor 1.0 Drain Saltwater 1.0 Drain Empty
neighbor 1.0 Drain MoltenCera 1.0 Drain Empty
neighbor 1.0 Drain FallingEmber 1.0 Drain Empty
neighbor 1.0 Drain ExplodingTNT 1.0 Drain Empty
#A solid element which reacts with nothing.
element Wall 128 128 128 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.500000 1
hotcolor Wall 255 0 0
#Does nothing. Useful for explosion aftermaths
element Dust 128 128 128 0.900000 0.000000 1.000000 0.500000 1
#Burns other elements. Source of energy.
element Fire 247 63 63 -1.000000 1.000000 0.000000 1.100000 1
self 0.050000 Fire 1.0000 Empty
hotcolor Fire 255 63 63
neighbor 0.9 Fire Water 1.0 Empty Steam
neighbor 0.75 Fire Oil 1.0 Fire Fire
neighbor 1.0 Fire Plant 1.0 Fire Fire
neighbor 0.005 Fire Cera 1.0 MoltenCera Ember
neighbor 0.9 Fire TNT 1.0 ExplodingTNT Fire
explosion Fire Oil 10 10
explosion Fire TNT 100 100
#Explodes
element TNT 50 50 50 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 1
#Explodes
element ExplodingTNT 100 50 50 0.900000 1.000000 1.000000 0.000000 0
self 0.02000 ExplodingTNT 1.0000 Fire
neighbor 0.9 ExplodingTNT TNT 1.0 ExplodingTNT ExplodingTNT
neighbor 1.0 ExplodingTNT Wall 1.0 ExplodingTNT Dust
explosion ExplodingTNT TNT 100 100
#Dissolves other elements. Turns to steam when heated.
element Water 32 32 255 0.700000 1.000000 0.500000 0.400000 1
hotcolor Water 200 200 255
self 0.001 Water 1.0 Steam
hotself 50 Water
#Grows in water.
element Plant 32 204 32 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 1
neighbor 0.2 Plant Water 1.0 Plant Plant
#Inert.
element Sand 238 204 128 0.900000 0.500000 0.900000 0.000000 1
#Source of water.
element Spout 10 100 10 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 1
neighbor 0.75 Spout Empty 1.0 Spout Water
neighbor 0.5 Spout Sand 1.0 Empty Empty
#Wax. Melts.
element Cera 238 221 204 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 1
#Destroys almost everything.
element ??? 231 7 231 0.000000 1.000000 1.000000 0.000000 1
self 0.100000 ??? 1.0000 Leftover???
neighbor 1.0 ??? Empty 1.0 ??? ???
neighbor 1.0 ??? Wall 1.0 ??? ???
neighbor 1.0 ??? Fire 1.0 ??? ???
neighbor 1.0 ??? Water 1.0 ??? ???
neighbor 1.0 ??? Sand 1.0 ??? ???
neighbor 1.0 ??? Spout 1.0 ??? ???
neighbor 1.0 ??? Cera 1.0 ??? ???
neighbor 1.0 ??? Oil 1.0 ??? ???
neighbor 1.0 ??? Salt 1.0 ??? ???
neighbor 1.0 ??? Ember 1.0 ??? ???
neighbor 1.0 ??? MoltenCera 1.0 ??? ???
neighbor 1.0 ??? Steam 1.0 ??? ???
neighbor 1.0 ??? Saltwater 1.0 ??? ???
neighbor 1.0 ??? Torch 1.0 ??? ???
neighbor 0.2 ??? Leftover??? 1.0 Leftover??? Leftover???
#Burns.
element Oil 128 64 64 0.700000 1.000000 0.200000 0.000000 1
#Soluable in water.
element Salt 255 255 255 0.900000 0.400000 0.900000 0.000000 1
#Burns for a little while.
element Ember 200 50 50 0.000000 0.200000 1.000000 0.000000 1
self 0.002000 Ember 1.0000 Fire
neighbor 0.2 Ember Empty 1.0 Ember Fire
neighbor 0.9 Ember Water 1.0 Empty Steam
neighbor 0.75 Ember Oil 1.0 Ember Fire
neighbor 1.0 Ember Plant 1.0 Ember Fire
neighbor 0.005 Ember Cera 1.0 MoltenCera Ember
#Burns for a little while.
element FallingEmber 200 50 50 1.000000 0.200000 1.000000 0.000000 1
self 0.002000 FallingEmber 1.0000 Fire
neighbor 0.2 FallingEmber Empty 1.0 FallingEmber Fire
neighbor 0.9 FallingEmber Water 1.0 Empty Steam
neighbor 1.0 FallingEmber Oil 1.0 FallingEmber FallingEmber
neighbor 1.0 FallingEmber Plant 1.0 FallingEmber Fire
neighbor 0.005 FallingEmber Cera 1.0 MoltenCera Ember
#Flowing cera. Will harden eventually.
element MoltenCera 255 220 200 0.800000 1.000000 1.000000 0.000000 0
neighbor 0.01 MoltenCera Wall 1.0 Cera Wall
neighbor 0.01 MoltenCera Water 1.0 Cera Water
neighbor 0.01 MoltenCera Sand 1.0 Cera Sand
neighbor 0.01 MoltenCera Spout 1.0 Cera Spout
neighbor 0.01 MoltenCera Cera 1.0 Cera Cera
neighbor 0.01 MoltenCera Oil 1.0 Cera Oil
neighbor 0.01 MoltenCera Salt 1.0 Cera Salt
neighbor 0.01 MoltenCera Saltwater 1.0 Cera Saltwater
#Will eventually condense.
element Steam 85 85 255 -1.000000 1.000000 0.010000 0.000000 1
self 0.001000 Steam 1.0000 Water
#Salt will slowly come out of solution.
element Saltwater 0 0 150 0.700000 0.000000 0.500000 0.600000 1
self 0.00001 Saltwater 0.5 Water 0.5 Salt
neighbor 0.004 Water Salt 1.0 Saltwater Saltwater
neighbor 0.001 Saltwater Saltwater 1.0 Salt Steam
neighbor 0.04 Saltwater Water 1.0 Water Saltwater
neighbor 0.9 Saltwater Fire 1.0 Salt Steam
hotneighbor 50 Saltwater Saltwater
#Continuous fire.
element Torch 100 0 0 0.000000 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 1
neighbor 0.2 Torch Empty 1.0 Torch Fire
neighbor 0.2 Torch Water 1.0 Torch Steam
neighbor 0.2 Torch Saltwater 0.5 Torch Steam 0.5 Torch Salt
neighbor 0.2 Torch Oil 1.0 Torch Fire
neighbor 0.2 Torch Plant 1.0 Torch Fire
neighbor 0.2 Torch Cera 1.0 Torch MoltenCera
#A helper element.
element Leftover??? 200 0 0 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 0
self 0.005000 Leftover??? 1.0000 Empty
self 0.000001 Plant 1.0 Flower
element FlowerPetalUncolored 255 255 255 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 0
self 0.0001 FlowerPetalUncolored 0.33 FlowerPetalRed 0.33 FlowerPetalGreen 0.34 FlowerPetalBlue
element FlowerPetalRed 208 108 108 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 0
neighbor 1.0 FlowerPetalUncolored FlowerPetalRed 1.0 FlowerPetalRed FlowerPetalRed
neighbor 1.0 Fire FlowerPetalRed 1.0 Fire Fire
element FlowerPetalGreen 108 208 108 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 0
neighbor 1.0 FlowerPetalUncolored FlowerPetalGreen 1.0 FlowerPetalGreen FlowerPetalGreen
neighbor 1.0 Fire FlowerPetalGreen 1.0 Fire Fire
element FlowerPetalBlue 108 108 208 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 0
neighbor 1.0 FlowerPetalUncolored FlowerPetalBlue 1.0 FlowerPetalBlue FlowerPetalBlue
neighbor 1.0 Fire FlowerPetalBlue 1.0 Fire Fire
element FlowerBorderUncolored 255 255 255 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 0
neighbor 1.0 Fire FlowerBorderUncolored 1.0 Fire Fire
#A pretty flower
item Flower 1
FlowerBorderUncolored . FlowerPetalUncolored +
" .......... .... ",
" ..++++++......... ",
" ...+++++++..+++... ",
" ...++++++..++++... ",
" ........+++++..+++++.. ",
" ..++++..++++++++++++.. ",
" .+++++++++++++++++... ",
" .++++++++++++++++... ",
" .++++++++++++++.... ",
" .....++++++++++... ",
" .....+++++++++..... ",
" ...+++++++++++++++.... ",
" ..++++++++++++++++++...",
" ..+++++++++++++++++++..",
" ..+++++++++++++++++++..",
" ..+++.+++++++..++++++..",
" ......+++++++....+.....",
" .....++++++.. ....... ",
" ..++++... ",
" ........ ",
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@Redtiger46 (View Post)
tpt has a much, much simpler way of doing that, which is lua like I said. You have to learn a few basics, but you can probably do whatever that one does in a much simpler way. Lua code is much more readable than what that is. There is a little tutorial in the wiki, and some information in a few other places too on how to do it. Or you could look at examples of how other people have done it. -
but how do you acces lua in game is it the same thing as the console or what
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This post is hidden because the user is banned
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@Redtiger46 (View Post)
That's why the old console commands need a !.
Also writing a backbone to even read all those configurations each time the game opens up makes the game much slower and creates unnecessary loading time for when you open up TPT. -
Actualy I have found my Computer to run it almost 3X faster than TPT.
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@Redtiger46 (View Post)
Yet do you have a clue how much faster wxSand would run when its entire code was compiled ahead of time instead of having to read through every file each time it launches? The fact that it runs faster than TPT is no indicator that the tactic they're using is faster than using machine code. They may have less elements and features,...
Also, the very code below shows how ridiculous it can get.#hotneighbor tempAtWhichThisElementSelfProbabilityStartsToIncreaseTo100 element1 element2
