[TOOL] Quick Arc Range
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UPDATE: It seems everyone (myself included) is getting false positives now when downloading this because of the BAT file... JAR seems to work fine though.
Hey everybody. Just finished up making a new tool for spark! This one let's you quickly create a 32 sided cylinder around your tech_point and resource_point entities so you can see where arcs can reach.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/f4dphqktmkoxaup/QuickArcRange.zip
NEW LINK: https://www.dropbox.com/s/lvbl80atnelkukt/QuickArcRange.jar?dl=1
Installation:
1) Drop the JAR file into your Natural Selection 2 directory (not "ns2", the one up above that level)
2) Create a BAT file with the following text in it (including quotes): "%~dp0\QuickArcRange.jar" save this BAT into the same directory as the JAR from step 1.
3) Add the external tool in the editor. This one has no arguments, so for "command" just navigate to the BAT, and then make sure you surround the name with double quotes. Here's what mine looks like:
4) Ensure you have JRE 8 (Java Runtime Environment 8) installed. http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre8-downloads-2133155.html
Usage:
1) Select all the "tech_point" and "resource_point" entities you want to test the range of. Copy them to the clipboard (Ctrl + C).
2) Run the tool.
3) Paste in the editor (Ctrl + V).
You should now have some bright pink cylinders floating around your TPs and RTs now.
If you don't... slow down a bit. Run the tool, pause for a sec, THEN ctrl+v... it takes a sec to work. One thing to note, you have 30 seconds after running the tool to paste the geometry. The reason being that typically, whenever an application exits, if it has modified the clipboard, the clipboard is cleared (and spark is no exception, by the way). Now, rather than allowing tons of instances of java.exe to clog up your system, I have made it so the program will close 30 seconds after modifying the clipboard. Plenty of time.
Hey everybody. Just finished up making a new tool for spark! This one let's you quickly create a 32 sided cylinder around your tech_point and resource_point entities so you can see where arcs can reach.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/f4dphqktmkoxaup/QuickArcRange.zip
NEW LINK: https://www.dropbox.com/s/lvbl80atnelkukt/QuickArcRange.jar?dl=1
Installation:
1) Drop the JAR file into your Natural Selection 2 directory (not "ns2", the one up above that level)
2) Create a BAT file with the following text in it (including quotes): "%~dp0\QuickArcRange.jar" save this BAT into the same directory as the JAR from step 1.
3) Add the external tool in the editor. This one has no arguments, so for "command" just navigate to the BAT, and then make sure you surround the name with double quotes. Here's what mine looks like:
Usage:
1) Select all the "tech_point" and "resource_point" entities you want to test the range of. Copy them to the clipboard (Ctrl + C).
2) Run the tool.
3) Paste in the editor (Ctrl + V).
You should now have some bright pink cylinders floating around your TPs and RTs now.
If you don't... slow down a bit. Run the tool, pause for a sec, THEN ctrl+v... it takes a sec to work. One thing to note, you have 30 seconds after running the tool to paste the geometry. The reason being that typically, whenever an application exits, if it has modified the clipboard, the clipboard is cleared (and spark is no exception, by the way). Now, rather than allowing tons of instances of java.exe to clog up your system, I have made it so the program will close 30 seconds after modifying the clipboard. Plenty of time.
Comments
EDIT: Hmm... chrome doesn't like completely benign BAT files... alright then... bastards... new link in OP and revised installation instructions.
arc_range_circle
ip_range_circle
Creates a range circle prop, though your tool also works well
(Infantry Portal range?
Yes, for finding max range for pre-placed IPs
Add in a draw-distance range and I'm sold.
edit: And doing so the tool was completely purged from my "External Tools" list apparently.
edit2: Nvmd, fixed it myself.
To clarify: you did get it working?
Yes. It was a problem on my end.