Wire 2 needs you!

[Erkle]

Wire 2 needs you!
I've finally got some time to work on Wire 2 again and I've realised it's actually already at the point where it needs a whole community to build it. If I haven't mentioned something here that you'd like to help with then feel free to suggest it. Thanks.

Name
It has been pointed out, and I agree, that Wire 2 probably isn't the best possible name. So I'm now taking suggestions and I will start a poll in the near future(valve time). Please note that once I get around to committing the last changes Wire 2 will be a single STool, which will be in the Construction section, it already is but I need to debug it more.

• Wire 2
• WireTool
• Integrated Wire - Koolguy007
• IC Wire - Koolguy007
• Wirer
• Wirererer

Wiki
The Wire 2 wiki is here, thanks to Flux. Feel free to contribute if you already know how to use Wire 2.

SComponents
Wire 2's scomponent api is 99% finalised so once we have a Wire 2 wiki I'll make sure to explain the scomponent creation process. If anybody would like to start making scomponents I'll happily provide any assistance you need.

Circuits
I'd like to build up a collection of useful generic circuits as a standard library so any contributions would be greatly apprectiated.

The sort of circuits Wire 2 needs are things like Classic Wired Thruster which acts like a normal Wiremod Thruster rather than having to worry about the event system. Basically I need newbifications of the more difficult Wire 2 stuff.

Logo
Wire 2 needs a logo of course. I'll probably make a poll if we get a few logos together. The rest I leave to your imagination.




Suggestions
Any suggestions for scomponents that you need for a contraption will be added to a list in this section and prioritised accordingly.

More to come. I'll try to keep this post up to date.

Thanks.

How to get Wire 2
The SVN is at https://svn.wiremod.com/svn/wire2.
or
Wire SVN Auto Updater is a copy of tezzanator.net's Auto SVN Updater with Wiremod, Wire 2 and PHX3 included in the mods.ini.

Helpful Quotes

Here's an example.

1. Spawn a blank PCB
2. Spawn a Button and a Wiremod Output
3. Link Button.On to Output.In
4. Link Button.Changed to Output.Trigger
5. Pack it into a chip with the PCB tool
6. Now you have a simple button that can be connected to a thruster with the Wiremod Wire Tool

The main thing to remember is that if there is a Trigger port then you need to connect it to an event. A pulser can be used if you don't have a better event source. Button.Changed is the event in this case. Triggers are found on the left of the chip and Events are on the right.

[Syranide]

As for the wiki, if you have your own server, you can set up one very easily (basically just install and go), otherwise you could always go with the garrysmod-wiki like I did with Expression 2, then you just get an account and create a new page.

I should get around to making Expression 2 available for Wire 2 as well, shouldn't be that much work I presume (Wire 2 does support "adjusting" inputs and outputs?).

EDIT: Are you the source of my new title?

[Erkle]

As for the wiki, if you have your own server, you can set up one very easily (basically just install and go), otherwise you could always go with the garrysmod-wiki like I did with Expression 2, then you just get an account and create a new page.

I should get around to making Expression 2 available for Wire 2 as well, shouldn't be that much work I presume (Wire 2 does support "adjusting" inputs and outputs?).

EDIT: Are you the source of my new title?

Thanks, I think I'll put it on garrysmod-wiki.

I think Expression 2 could benefit greatly from Wire 2, and yes you can do more with Wire 2 ports than you can with Wiremod inputs and outputs. It even has a form of packet support where a visual port can represent multiple data ports.

As for the title, my guess would have to be Jat . I wouldn't mind a title myself actually, it seems a little wrong that I don't get my own title. ^_^ I just don't have admin access to the user management section.

[ZeikJT]

I could try my hand at porting over components to be wire2 compatible.
I'd be great for learning more lua as I'd have to look over functions and commands I've probably never seen before! :lol:

Also, you defenitely should get yourself a title!

[turck3]

Heh, fun. Now where do I download

[ZeikJT]

Heh, fun. Now where do I download

It's got it's own SVN: https://svn.wiremod.com/svn/wire2

Also, one thing it could defenitely benefit from would be an easier way to change the default gate model, I guess it needs data on where to visually put the ports though huh?

[Erkle]

Also, one thing it could defenitely benefit from would be an easier way to change the default gate model, I guess it needs data on where to visually put the ports though huh?

At the moment I think it is hard coded, but I'll be making a config file system similar to ModelPlug.

Edit: Oh wait, I think I've already started on that config system.

"0"
{
    "model"        "models/jaanus/wiretool/wiretool_gate.mdl"
    "origin_x"    "0"
    "origin_y"    "0"
    "origin_z"    "1.15"
    "normal_x"    "0"
    "normal_y"    "0"
    "normal_z"    "1"
    "scale"        "0.1"
    "rotation"    "0"
    "left"        "26"
    "right"        "26"
    "top"        "26"
    "bottom"    "26"
}

[ZeikJT]

At the moment I think it is hard coded, but I'll be making a config file system similar to ModelPlug.

There is a gate.txt under the data/Wire2/models folder, it has an entry for the default gate model... I'll try adding a new one in there and seeing what happens!

Nope, don't do that ever! :lol:

[Hitman271]

I would like to suggest a wire tool/debugger combo stool.

Next to the outputs it would have whatever value was being ouputted to it. This could make buildings of contraptions easier for starter wirerers.

[Sassharkey]

Hello guys of Wiremod! I know I am VERY new to this forum, but I am a very good wire-er

I am a very skilled web designer/coder and I even can code a bit of LUA.

I could easily setup a Wiki for you.. pretty basic stuff...

Also here is some of my works:

http://cash.thecdclan.com

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More to come