Sparky-ns

Sephiroth2k · June 2003

i was just wondering, did you build this off of the original sparky hook? and did you make that one? if so, and you didn't credit should be given where it is due....

Jabba_The_Hunt · June 2003

Well now my cd has stopped working again i might give this a try, anyone know any non-cd british servers?

juho · June 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Sephiroth2k @ Jun 25 2003, 09:19 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> i was just wondering, did you build this off of the original sparky hook? and did you make that one? if so, and you didn't credit should be given where it is due....  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Yes, I used the original sparky code. I don't take the credit from it. I only modified it to work better with natural-selection. Actually I'm not sure who made it but the old credits are still in the readme.txt. =)

btw. I'll post sparky-ns 0.62 to night. i'll have new triggers which are executed when you (player) enters or exists command console and when the player envolves. These can be used to create custom keybindings for cc and gorging mode <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>

There will also be area file for ns_nothing and round timer has been fixed.

- jtm

Mercior · June 2003

I already modified sparkys code into a hook for NS, I just never released it to the public :/ I think you should release the source, I want to see how you get %l working <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>

Lazer · June 2003

One more thing. I've been trying to get the winamp thing working, and it only appears to work with winamp2. I prefer to use winamp3 though.

Lazer · June 2003

OH, and I just tried the IRC thing. It only seems to relay the chat to IRC, not the kills and whatnot.

Birdy · June 2003

original sparky is written under a gpl license... where's the source?

Mercior · June 2003

Good point birdy... no source code technically makes this illegal

Birdy · June 2003

*cough* cheating death *cough*

but that's a different story <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>

juho · June 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Mercior @ Jun 25 2003, 09:49 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> I already modified sparkys code into a hook for NS, I just never released it to the public :/ I think you should release the source, I want to see how you get %l working <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Oh. Have you managed to find where to get current resources or armory count?

And for the others: I quickly packed up the source code. It's now available in the www pages or here: <a href='http://lysosomi.persikka.com/sparky-ns/sparky-ns-0.62rc1-src.zip' target='_blank'>http://lysosomi.persikka.com/sparky-ns/spa...0.62rc1-src.zip</a>
The source is for 0.62 Release Candidate 1. Sparky-NS 0.62final will come out later today (for me, tonight <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'>

- jtm

Mercior · June 2003

Nope, I couldnt find where to get resources or location from <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'>

n1 releasing the source, /me goes to have a look at it

Birdy · June 2003

you should both be banned for using a ogc loader

V_MAN · June 2003

lol NsD spamming the forums again btw Mercior my post count pwns yours.

esuna · June 2003

And i pwn all 3 of you NsD's.

Birdy · June 2003

you esuna from the db server?

juho · June 2003

Hi all again!

I just released Sparky-NS 0.62. It's available at <a href='http://lysosomi.persikka.com/sparky-ns' target='_blank'>http://lysosomi.persikka.com/sparky-ns</a>

The main new features are the triggers. You can now (for example) create custom bindings for your commanding more, gorging mode and normal field soldier/kharaa mode and save them in different .cfg files and let sparky to execute them for you when they are needed.

There are also area location file for ns_nothing and some minor bugfixes (round timer now works, corrected typos in menu files etc)

Damn. I wish that vanilla ns could have even half of these features (triggers could be *wery* easy to implement, and proper say_team tags would be usefull <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>

edit:

In order to use Sparky-NS WinAMP controll with new Winamp 3 you need to run Winamp 2x Plugin Manager (available at <a href='http://www.winamp.com/components3/detail.jhtml?componentId=118230' target='_blank'>http://www.winamp.com/components3/detail.j...ponentId=118230</a> )

- jtm

esuna · June 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Birdy @ Jun 25 2003, 02:14 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> you esuna from the db server?  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Aye, the very same <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>

Birdy · June 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Aye, the very same <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>

You think Daddeh allows this clienthook?

esuna · June 2003

I'd presume he'd not have a problem with it, except the winamp part, that would just become unnecisary spam in the end. I'm waiting until %a (armour) is implemented before i get it running since i already have binds for these things from different servers.

Lazer · June 2003

Anyone know how HLamp works? I think it might use a similar system, but its not picked up by anti-cheat programs if I remember correctly.

juho · June 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Lazer @ Jun 26 2003, 07:29 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Anyone know how HLamp works? I think it might use a similar system, but its not picked up by anti-cheat programs if I remember correctly.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
I'm just checking it out. I'm not sure yet how does it work and what it actually do. anybody used this before?

- jtm

Church · June 2003

Ver nice utility from what I've read. I'm wondering whether I should dl it because I already have a good mic.

Kaniran · June 2003

Beautiful mod that is very usefull, especially in clan clan play. I'd love for this to be incorporated into NS vanilla. Now if you could only make it not be detected as a cheat....

Lazer · June 2003

<a href='http://www.hlamp.com/' target='_blank'>http://www.hlamp.com/</a>

They got an faq, and I guess it's a little useful. Try emailing them about it maybe?

Oh, and it comes with the source code.

Squidget · June 2003

Quick note: The readme says

"Extract zip contents (using directory paths) to the Half-Life folder. This is important as
the hook won't work properly in any other location."

This does not work for me. Doing this, then running sparky.exe (with the proper switches) gets me into the "not really NS mode." You know the one, where you get the NS menu but see only HL maps?

Since I know this bug comes from not having a proper working directory, I instead unzipped sparky into the NS directory, and ran it from there. Viola, everything works.

Another thing: Changing the HUD color on Eclipse creates this square that overwrites chunks of the view. To see: Change the HUD color in marine start, look roughly towards the east exit, you'll see this colored square. Moving around gives you the sense that the square is BIG, but far away, maybe in the CC hive? Dunno, didn't feel like running over there.

EDIT: I broke down and ran around, the square appears to be under station access east, under the floor. Hard to tell, since it seems like it slides a bit. Limitations of a 2d viewpoint.

juho · June 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Squidget @ Jun 27 2003, 05:41 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Quick note: The readme says

"Extract zip contents (using directory paths) to the Half-Life folder. This is important as
the hook won't work properly in any other location."

This does not work for me. Doing this, then running sparky.exe (with the proper switches) gets me into the "not really NS mode." You know the one, where you get the NS menu but see only HL maps?

Since I know this bug comes from not having a proper working directory, I instead unzipped sparky into the NS directory, and ran it from there. Viola, everything works.

 </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Thanks. I'll look on this issue. At least i'll create some kind of faq and add this problem/sollution into it =)

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Another thing: Changing the HUD color on Eclipse creates this square that overwrites chunks of the view. To see: Change the HUD color in marine start, look roughly towards the east exit, you'll see this colored square. Moving around gives you the sense that the square is BIG, but far away, maybe in the CC hive? Dunno, didn't feel like running over there.

EDIT: I broke down and ran around, the square appears to be under station access east, under the floor. Hard to tell, since it seems like it slides a bit. Limitations of a 2d viewpoint.
</td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>

Hmm. I haven't tested the hud change color stuff much but now I noticed that there is a similar white square which you described in ns_bast, just outside marinestart (anybody else noticed this)

I'll take a closer look on this as soon as I'm back home (at work atm <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'>

I still haven't found any way to get current armory level. I know how to do it on the server side (looked some metamod plugins source code from Voogru) but the api differents from client to server side. Any ideas anybody?

I also added a feedback form to sparky-ns webpage. feel fee to send me anonymous feedback if you don't have account in this forum =)

- jtm

Squidget · June 2003

juho,

I have another problem, so should I post there or here?

EDIT: I like trying new things, so I posted it to your your webpage.

(On second thought, that was silly, since you can't reach me except through here anyway. D'oh.)

Jabba_The_Hunt · June 2003

sparky-ns is now up for download on www.thehivemind.org

juho · June 2003

Hi again.

<b>Jabba The Hunt:</b> thanks! I love to see that people actually like this tool <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>

<b>Squidget:</b> yes, I have also found some problems with sparky.cfg. I've been a bit busy so except next sparky-ns on tuesday.

- jtm

devicenull · June 2003

regarding hlamp:
It works fine even with cd running, only thing is, you may have to use the text menus in HLAmp\Text Menus\
I dont think there is another menu for ns, I don't know if it would work.. I dont have a clue how it works, I dont think I had to copy anything but the cfg's to my ns directroy

Sparky-ns

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