The Powder Toy

kungfushark

Is there a way to use the console, to run a command with an output like the output wiha like !set type metl inwr, but with GoL (game of life) elements? I tried the command !set type repl star, but it didn't work.

jacob1

Sorry, there isn't. GoL elements aren't really elements, they are just LIFE with different ctypes. If you used lua you could probably write some code to do it but it would be a little harder.

Maybe !set ctype life 21 works
Edit: for i in sim.parts() do if tpt.parts[i].type == tpt.el.life.id and tpt.parts[i].ctype == 17 then tpt.parts[i].ctype = 21 end end

boxmein

http://tptelements.boxmein.net/reference/lua-reference.html#goltable

Here's a quick reference on which ctype to use for which GOL type.


local GOLTYPES = {"GOL","HLIF","ASIM","2X2","DANI","MOVE","PGOL","DMOE","34","LLIF","STAN","SEED","MAZE","COAG","WALL","GNAR","REPL","MYST","LOTE","FRG2","STAR","FROG","BRAN"}
function goltype(name) 
    name = toupper(name)
    for i,v in ipairs(GOLTYPES) do 
        if name == v then
            return i-1
        end
    end
end

print(goltype("BRAN")) --> ideally, 23

belugawhale

I always just counted starting from zero and from right to left.

Console for GoL elements