.galaxy (SCII)

What do you guys think of SCII's scripting language .galaxy?

playergroup gv_allPlayers = PlayerGroupAll();
void gf_exampleFunc () {
    text lv_txtPlayer = StringToText("Player ")
    text lv_txt = StringToText(" is a nigger.");
    int  lv_i;

    while(lv_i <= c_maxPlayers) {
        UIDisplayMessage(gv_allPlayers, c_messageAreaDebug, lv_txtPlayer + IntToText(lv_i) + lv_txt);
        lv_i += 1;
    }
}

You guys notice how I make "tables" out of arrays?

What am I doing there? Is that proper?

>>40
looks shite.

>>42
Well wat do? My script is very fast & I'm considered really skilled relative to the average mapmaker who just uses GUI or some shit...

If you're "really skilled", why are you asking for our opinions? No matter how good you get at making maps with a shitty scripting language, that's all you'll ever be able to do. Make shitty maps. Don't bother learning the "good" way to do things, because no matter what you do, it will be shit.

>>44
You didn't pay attention to my use of relative did you? Of course I'm total shit compared to actual programmers. Also why do you hate SCII custom maps so much or do you assume my maps are shit while others are not?

y u hatin'?

Oh and also considered.

I feel like a massive faggot right now in the presence of you programming gods.

not enough closures

>>47
What are closures?

>>46
1. You are a massive faggot and we love you for it. In the butt.

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>>3
So if it's not a local or a global variable, what is it?
You'd think that one would be redundant when the other exists.

I just made this while the thread was going and it works; spawns zerglings all over the map edges. Now I'll need to script them an AI.

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Custom Script: Wave Spawn Blue
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
region  PlayableMap     = RegionPlayableMap();
point   PlayableMapMin  = RegionGetBoundsMin(PlayableMap);
point   PlayableMapMax  = RegionGetBoundsMax(PlayableMap);
fixed   PMMinX          = PointGetX(PlayableMapMin);
fixed   PMMinY          = PointGetY(PlayableMapMin);
fixed   PMMaxX          = PointGetX(PlayableMapMax);
fixed   PMMaxY          = PointGetY(PlayableMapMax);

bool gt_WaveSpawnBlue_Func (bool testConds, bool runActions) {
    point   pt;
    int     i = RandomInt(0, 3);
    if (i == 0) {
        pt = Point(PMMinX, RandomFixed(PMMinY, PMMaxY));
    } else if (i == 1) {
        pt = Point(PMMaxX, RandomFixed(PMMinY, PMMaxY));
    } else if (i == 2) {
        pt = Point(RandomFixed(PMMinX, PMMaxX), PMMinY);
    } else if (i == 3) {
        pt = Point(RandomFixed(PMMinX, PMMaxX), PMMaxY);
    }
   
    UnitCreate(1, "Zergling", 0, 15, pt, RandomFixed(0, 360));
    return true;
}

trigger gt_WaveSpawnBlue = TriggerCreate("gt_WaveSpawnBlue_Func");
void gt_WaveSpawnBlue_Init () {
    TriggerAddEventTimePeriodic(gt_WaveSpawnBlue, 1.0, c_timeReal);
}

>>50
Maybe I should drop the use of the lv_ prefix for locals but continue with the prefixes for globals... or are you talking about c_ vs gv_? It's not very clear to me which prefix you're proclaiming to be redundant. Could be a parameter if it's not a local or global variable. That's about it though.

>>52
I'm claiming that either one will obsolete as long as the other is being used. Keeping the global one would be better though.

Forgot to remove the gt_ prefix from my previous script I just made, it's there because I copypasted an older script (template) then rewrote it to save time.

>>53
Like this?

region  gv_PlayableMap     = RegionPlayableMap();
point   gv_PlayableMapMin  = RegionGetBoundsMin(PlayableMap);
point   gv_PlayableMapMax  = RegionGetBoundsMax(PlayableMap);
fixed   gv_PMMinX          = PointGetX(PlayableMapMin);
fixed   gv_PMMinY          = PointGetY(PlayableMapMin);
fixed   gv_PMMaxX          = PointGetX(PlayableMapMax);
fixed   gv_PMMaxY          = PointGetY(PlayableMapMax);
const fixed waveSpawnTimer = 1.0;