Experimental Non Flash Menu Mod

fsfod

<!--quoteo(post=1877954:date=Oct 3 2011, 10:28 PM:name=Wilson)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Wilson @ Oct 3 2011, 10:28 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1877954"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->perhaps it should just be included by default to make it a bit easier.

Is there anyway to get it working with the other install method? It's easier for me just to modify my launch options in steam and then run it directly from there rather than having to run the bat file every time.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

I just didn't want to surprise people with a dll suddenly being included but, I will probably just make a separate combined download

If you use the other install method you only have to launch with the bat once. This should be fixed in the next update

fsfod

4/10 Update
<ul>Added auto retry connect button to the ServerInfo window when the server is full which will connect to the server when a slot opens up
Fixed losing the cursor in the buy menus when another player closed there armory menu
Fixed loading lua dll modules when the mod is installed using the second installation method
Removed a leftover buy menu debug message</li></ul>

Hackepeter

<!--quoteo(post=1877954:date=Oct 3 2011, 11:28 PM:name=Wilson)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Wilson @ Oct 3 2011, 11:28 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1877954"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Is there anyway to get it working with the other install method? It's easier for me just to modify my launch options in steam and then run it directly from there rather than having to run the bat file every time.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

The new version works nice for me with the steam launch option "-game menumod"

<!--quoteo(post=1877981:date=Oct 4 2011, 06:04 AM:name=fsfod)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (fsfod @ Oct 4 2011, 06:04 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1877981"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->4/10 Update
<ul>Added auto retry connect button to the ServerInfo window when the server is full which will connect to the server when a slot opens up
[...]</li></ul><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Big praise for that!! I always missed that feature and the work around over steam friends is not that handy if you have no friends on the server ^^ Awesome mod! Great work!

Wilson

Nice, it's working perfectly now. Love the autojoin feature as well. Really great work :)


Improvements I'd like to see:

Selected server colour changed to yellow. (dark blue can be difficult to see)
Connect button moved to the bottom right and a close button on the top right of the server browser (filters bottom left).
Favourites, history and friends tabs.
Right click context menu (Connect to server, refresh server, view server info)
Active window highlighted.
Ability to resize / move server filters.
Ability to resize / move all windows.
Option to change server browser font size.

Basically just taking everything that's good from NS1 / source game menus.

Hackepeter

<!--quoteo(post=1877999:date=Oct 4 2011, 11:41 AM:name=Wilson)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Wilson @ Oct 4 2011, 11:41 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1877999"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Nice, it's working perfectly now. Love the autojoin feature as well. Really great work :)


Improvements I'd like to see:

Selected server colour changed to yellow. (dark blue can be difficult to see)
Connect button moved to the bottom right and a close button on the top right of the server browser (filters bottom left).
Favourites, history and friends tabs.
Right click context menu (Connect to server, refresh server, view server info)
Active window highlighted.
Ability to resize / move server filters.
Ability to resize / move all windows.
Option to change server browser font size.

Basically just taking everything that's good from NS1 / source game menus.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

As far as I know it's possible for game devs to use the full steam server browser in her own games with all features you mentioned. I don't know why they made there own GUI for that, maybe for a different look and feel? mmh

fanatic

Not compatible with 186 it seems. Can't spawn as alien when using this.

fsfod

Yeah its just when you have the keybind mod enabled you can just disable it in the mods menu make sure to restart after. i guess i need to hook OverrideInput on some other stuff

Wilson

I noticed a small bug. When you are in game and you bring up the options menu, if you try and change your nickname then the commands will still register in-game. E.g. Pressing WASD still moves your player as well as types the character.

This is also true when using the server browser and typing a map name.

fsfod

heres a quick fix for alien spawning when you have the keybind mod enabled for <a href="http://www.fsfod.vivaciti.net/files/menumod_186keybindhotfix.zip" target="_blank">menumod_186keybindhotfix.zip</a>

fanatic

Great, thanks.

Twiggeh

This version gave me a nasty bug - the mouse cursor was active when i was playing, so i couldnt look around. Rest of the controls worked tho, but instead of looking around i was moving the mouse cursor.

So, could somebody please share an older version until its fixed?

fsfod

<!--quoteo(post=1878717:date=Oct 8 2011, 09:04 PM:name=Twiggeh)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Twiggeh @ Oct 8 2011, 09:04 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1878717"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->This version gave me a nasty bug - the mouse cursor was active when i was playing, so i couldnt look around. Rest of the controls worked tho, but instead of looking around i was moving the mouse cursor.

So, could somebody please share an older version until its fixed?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Was the cursor still visible after you connected or did it get stuck shown after using the armory, alien buymenu or chat
I did add console command a while ago to fix this if it ever happen resetmouse. The old versions are also still left up as well <a href="http://www.fsfod.vivaciti.net/files/" target="_blank">http://www.fsfod.vivaciti.net/files/</a>

Twiggeh

<!--quoteo(post=1878782:date=Oct 9 2011, 02:23 AM:name=fsfod)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (fsfod @ Oct 9 2011, 02:23 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1878782"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Was the cursor still visible after you connected or did it get stuck shown after using the armory, alien buymenu or chat
I did add console command a while ago to fix this if it ever happen resetmouse. The old versions are also still left up as well <a href="http://www.fsfod.vivaciti.net/files/" target="_blank">http://www.fsfod.vivaciti.net/files/</a><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

I honestly dont remember what i did to get the mouse active, i got kinda wasted later on.
But i'll try to reproduce the problem later on.

fanatic

I seem to be getting some random crashes with the 186 temp version when opening the armory menu.

fsfod

<!--quoteo(post=1879171:date=Oct 10 2011, 10:32 PM:name=fanatic)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (fanatic @ Oct 10 2011, 10:32 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1879171"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I seem to be getting some random crashes with the 186 temp version when opening the armory menu.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

The bug seems to of existed before the temp version. The armory menu was getting double created because I didn't set one of my hooks to the correct type

Kurrine

I'm unsure if this has been mentioned, but are there any plans to bring the armory/evolve menus to a non-flash state as well? The PT mod had done this and it turned out alright. Either way, the less flash and more options the better so keep of the great work on this mod.

fsfod

<!--quoteo(post=1879348:date=Oct 11 2011, 06:26 PM:name=Kurrine)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kurrine @ Oct 11 2011, 06:26 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1879348"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I'm unsure if this has been mentioned, but are there any plans to bring the armory/evolve menus to a non-flash state as well? The PT mod had done this and it turned out alright. Either way, the less flash and more options the better so keep of the great work on this mod.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

well the evolve menu isn't flash. I have debated remaking the armory menu or just making a radial menu

fsfod

So I found the real issue with the armory menu one of the uwe devs fat fingered isMouseVisible in the <a href="https://github.com/Flayra/NS2-Scripts/blob/ae3eef0db6147de575943d17c04450aa374cac84/ns2/lua/Armory_Client.lua#L225" target="_blank">Armory:OnUse</a> code.
I will probably just temporally replace the function for build 187

<!--c1--><div class='codetop'>CODE</div><div class='codemain'><!--ec1-->local isMouseVisble = Client.GetMouseVisible()
          
     if self:GetIsBuilt() and self:GetIsActive() and not Shared.GetIsRunningPrediction() then
                          
               if not isMouseVisible and (isPlayerAlive and isLocalPlayer) then<!--c2--></div><!--ec2-->

Sewlek

there is a good chance that I will include the non flash menu from the PT mod to build 188. I just need to adapt the design, since mine is... lets say "different".

Kalabalana

<!--quoteo(post=1879503:date=Oct 12 2011, 05:00 AM:name=Schimmel)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Schimmel @ Oct 12 2011, 05:00 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1879503"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->there is a good chance that I will include the non flash menu from the PT mod to build 188. I just need to adapt the design, since mine is... lets say "different".<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Take the best ideas from both, ask Cory to design a basic new menu "look", BOOM, Frankenmenu loved by all!

Kurrine

The evolve menu isn't flash? Could have sworn it was but good to know.

Twiggeh

How is progress going with the cursor-bug fsfod?

fsfod

<!--quoteo(post=1880881:date=Oct 20 2011, 07:11 PM:name=Twiggeh)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Twiggeh @ Oct 20 2011, 07:11 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1880881"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->How is progress going with the cursor-bug fsfod?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Were you still having this issue even after updating to the version I release on the 12th

blackpiranha

<!--quoteo(post=1877923:date=Oct 3 2011, 12:53 PM:name=fanatic)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (fanatic @ Oct 3 2011, 12:53 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1877923"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Really good work man. This is better than the default menus and functionality in every way.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

+1

So much better than default.

aeroripper

<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Really good work man. This is better than the default menus and functionality in every way.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

+1

Hope they include this officially in the game and work it into their main menu redesign.

stickyboot

Does this mod somehow improve performance? It kind of feels like it.

Also nice work. I like not having to modify any of my base game files as well.

fsfod

<!--quoteo(post=1884287:date=Nov 8 2011, 08:51 PM:name=stickyboot)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (stickyboot @ Nov 8 2011, 08:51 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1884287"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Does this mod somehow improve performance? It kind of feels like it.

Also nice work. I like not having to modify any of my base game files as well.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

I don't think it will make much difference to the normal game performance but startup time might be slightly faster

Floodinator

Btw the game loads much faster the firsttime if you run this awsome mod!

fsfod

13/11 Update
<ul>Added the name the server to the scoreboard
Made the Server Browser auto select the server that your connected to in the server list
Added dynamic(none of that GUIScale silliness) ui scaling of the menu and chatframe when running in low resolutions.
Added an option to make the ns2 window borderless. Requires UIHelper module
Added mouse wheel scrolling for sliders/scrollbars, list, stepper controls when the. Requires UIHelper module
Added a lua auto execute directory/system see autoexec\readme.txt for useage
Added a editable value textbox for the mouse sensitivity slider
Fixed newly created console command keybinds only becoming active after being bound twice or restarting ns2
Fixed keybind changes not always taking effect when using the classic menu
Tweaked the layout and spacing of some of things</li></ul>

Electr0

This is really good, so it seems strange to me why they've not done anything similar yet themselves or asked to include this, they used community help before so why not this?