Revan's Wiremod Tutorials - Now Featuring E2 Guides!

[turck3]

I decided that the E2 needed to be better documented, and since I no longer posses the time to create video tutorials, I decided to write up a text documentation of basic E2 functionality. I will be adding more examples and activities to the guide in the future, so don't worry if you don't understand things yet, there will be more examples and ways to absorb the material in the future. I will also be creating other guides on more advanced E2 functionality in the future.

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[turck3]

I may end up doing a tutorial on this later, but for now it's just a work in progress..... the intention is to make a holographic theater. Users will be able to easily create holograms with a mouse based user interface. After doing so, they'll be able to adjust the holograms over time via a time line feature with key frames. Like Adobe Flash, the E2 will calculate how the holograms behave in between key frames. For the time being however, I'm just working on the basics, creating the holograms and adjusting them.

Here's what I've got so far:
(Setup is 2 E2s & a console screen on a 2x2 plate)

Can probably make this more efficient, so I may do that.... eventually. For the time being, just understand that it's purpose is to allow users to select different things for their mouse to control.

@name Studio Board
@inputs IX IY Use Console:wirelink
@outputs Col1 ColCre Shape:string
@persist OX OY
@trigger Use
interval(500)

Console:writeCell(2041, 1) #Clears screen
OX = round(IX*29)
OY = round(IY*17) - 1

    #Left Menu
    CreateMouse = (OX >= 0 & OX <= 5 & OY == 0)
    Console:writeString("Create", 0, 0, (Col1 == 1 ? 111 : 999), (Col1 == 1 ? 999 : 0), CreateMouse)
    
    #Left Middle Menu
    if(Col1 == 1)
    {
        BoxMouse = (OX >= 9 & OX <= 12 & OY == 0)
        Console:writeString("Box", 9, 0, (ColCre == 1 ? 111 : 999), (ColCre == 1 ? 999 : 0), BoxMouse)
        
        Sph1Mouse = (OX >= 9 & OX <= 16 & OY == 1)
        Console:writeString("Sphere 1", 9, 1, (ColCre == 2 ? 111 : 999), (ColCre == 2 ? 999 : 0), Sph1Mouse)
        
        Sph2Mouse = (OX >= 9 & OX <= 16 & OY == 2)
        Console:writeString("Sphere 2", 9, 2, (ColCre == 3 ? 111 : 999), (ColCre == 3 ? 999 : 0), Sph2Mouse)
        
        Sph3Mouse = (OX >= 9 & OX <= 16 & OY == 3)
        Console:writeString("Sphere 3", 9, 3, (ColCre == 4 ? 111 : 999), (ColCre == 4 ? 999 : 0), Sph3Mouse)
        
        CylMouse = (OX >= 9 & OX <= 16 & OY == 4)
        Console:writeString("Cylinder", 9, 4, (ColCre == 5 ? 111 : 999), (ColCre == 5 ? 999 : 0), CylMouse)
        
        ConMouse = (OX >= 9 & OX <= 13 & OY == 5)
        Console:writeString("Cone", 9, 5, (ColCre == 6 ? 111 : 999), (ColCre == 6 ? 999 : 0), ConMouse)
        
        PyrMouse = (OX >= 9 & OX <= 16 & OY == 6)
        Console:writeString("Pyramid", 9, 6, (ColCre == 7 ? 111 : 999), (ColCre == 7 ? 999 : 0), PyrMouse)
        
        PriMouse = (OX >= 9 & OX <= 14 & OY == 7)
        Console:writeString("Prism", 9, 7, (ColCre == 8 ? 111 : 999), (ColCre == 8 ? 999 : 0), PriMouse)
        
        Tor1Mouse = (OX >= 9 & OX <= 16 & OY == 8)
        Console:writeString("Torus 1", 9, 8, (ColCre == 9 ? 111 : 999), (ColCre == 9 ? 999 : 0), Tor1Mouse)
        
        Tor2Mouse = (OX >= 9 & OX <= 16 & OY == 9)
        Console:writeString("Torus 2", 9, 9, (ColCre == 10 ? 111 : 999), (ColCre == 10 ? 999 : 0), Tor2Mouse)
        
        Tor3Mouse = (OX >= 9 & OX <= 16 & OY == 10)
        Console:writeString("Torus 3", 9, 10, (ColCre == 11 ? 111 : 999), (ColCre == 11 ? 999 : 0), Tor3Mouse)
        
        TetMouse = (OX >= 9 & OX <= 14 & OY == 11)
        Console:writeString("Tetra", 9, 11, (ColCre == 12 ? 111 : 999), (ColCre == 12 ? 999 : 0), TetMouse)
        
        PlaMouse = (OX >= 9 & OX <= 14 & OY == 12)
        Console:writeString("Plane", 9, 12, (ColCre == 13 ? 111 : 999), (ColCre == 13 ? 999 : 0), PlaMouse)
        
        if(ColCre)
        {
            Console:writeString("Ready", 20, 0, (ColCre == 13 ? 111 : 999), (ColCre == 13 ? 999 : 0), 1)       
        }
        
    }

if(Use & ~Use)
{
    if(CreateMouse) { Col1 = (Col1 == 0)*1 }
        if(BoxMouse) { ColCre = (ColCre != 1)*1, Shape = "cube"}
        if(Sph1Mouse) { ColCre = (ColCre != 2)*2, Shape = "icosphere" }
        if(Sph2Mouse) { ColCre = (ColCre != 3)*3, Shape = "icosphere2" }
        if(Sph3Mouse) { ColCre = (ColCre != 4)*4, Shape = "icosphere3" }
        if(CylMouse) { ColCre = (ColCre != 5)*5, Shape = "cylinder" }
        if(ConMouse) { ColCre = (ColCre != 6)*6, Shape = "cone" }
        if(PyrMouse) { ColCre = (ColCre != 7)*7, Shape = "pyramid" }
        if(PriMouse) { ColCre = (ColCre != 8)*8, Shape = "prism" }
        if(Tor1Mouse) { ColCre = (ColCre != 9)*9, Shape = "torus" }
        if(Tor2Mouse) { ColCre = (ColCre != 10)*10, Shape = "torus2" }
        if(Tor3Mouse) { ColCre = (ColCre != 11)*11, Shape = "torus3" }
        if(TetMouse) { ColCre = (ColCre != 12)*12, Shape = "tetra" }
        if(PlaMouse) { ColCre = (ColCre != 13)*13, Shape = "plane" }
}

This second E2 is going to control all of the holograms. Thus far I have it such that the users can create the holograms and set their positions. I hope to work out a better algorithm for moving the hologram vertically, but all the other things I tried didn't work.

@name Studio Creation
@inputs Mode ShapeNum Shape:string
@outputs Next Cre Eye Chng
@persist
@trigger 
interval(50)

Ply = owner()

if(ShapeNum & ~ShapeNum) { Cre = 1 }

if(ShapeNum & Ply:keyAttack2()) { Cre = 1 }

if(Cre == 2)
{
    Chng = Ply:eye():z() - Eye
    Eye = Ply:eye():z()
    if(Chng) { holoPos(Next - 1, holoEntity(Next - 1):pos() + vec(0,0,(Chng > 0 ? 2 : -2))) }
    if(Ply:keyAttack1())
    {
        Cre++    
    }
}
elseif(Cre == 1 & Ply:keyAttack1())
{
    holoCreate(Next, Ply:aimPos(), vec(1,1,1))
    Eye = Ply:eye():z()
    holoModel(Next, Shape)
    Next++
    Cre++
    interval(250)
}

[kridius]

hmm i cant seem to get the videos working....
its stuck buffering

anyone else have this problem

or turck3 do you have an idea?

[turck3]

Revver can often be a glitchy place... I've been meaning to switch to another host for ages now... I've just been too busy and lazy to actually download every video and reupload 'em.... one day... one day I'll do it..... but not today :\

Things that often will fix problems there:
1. Refresh
2. Use a common browser, IE or Firefox.....
3. Waiting a few hours for site repairs to finish


I just got one of them working now... so I'll assume that the '3rd' option I put above doesn't apply in this case.....

Good luck.

[kridius]

Revver can often be a glitchy place... I've been meaning to switch to another host for ages now... I've just been too busy and lazy to actually download every video and reupload 'em.... one day... one day I'll do it..... but not today :\

Things that often will fix problems there:
1. Refresh
2. Use a common browser, IE or Firefox.....
3. Waiting a few hours for site repairs to finish


I just got one of them working now... so I'll assume that the '3rd' option I put above doesn't apply in this case.....

Good luck.

i could be willing to re upload all of them with your permission of course

[turck3]

People have offered in the past.. I just don't want to give out any account info...

[kridius]

People have offered in the past.. I just don't want to give out any account info...

wait cant u just dl them off revver?

[turck3]

Meant the account on the *other* site.... I already have switched some of them...

[crystalClear]

wow thanks revan, and well turck3 for making this thread, its really helped me understand wire just that little bit more. Thanks again

[turck3]

Hehe, Revan, turck3, both are me. Anyways, sure thing, I always enjoy making tutorials :P