My e-mail is: jok2k at hotmail dot com

from what i've seen, there's three ways you could see an error. one is if the program simply gives a runtime error and crashes or a msgbox pops up saying there was an unknown error. the second is when you go to select the script, if a message comes up saying it couldn't compile. the third is if something just doesn't work in the game like expected.

could somebody test the "disable collection of resources from buildings" and tell me what exactly it does. the scripting reference isn't very clear about it. also, i'd like to know if in multiplayer games all players have to have a script to be able to use it in the game. if so, i might consider later on adding a simple way to distribute scripts to other players before a match.

i'm very excited about the next release i'm working on. i think the scrippet (script snippet) implementation could totally change how people release their own scripts; so instead of seeing bhs files in downloads, we see scp. script developers, let me know what you think of the syntax of my included scrippet prototype, nomadscout.scp. there will be four script areas in the final version of scrippet: declarations, run once, dynamic (which executes every frame), and dynamic saver (which runs every second to cut down on processing). later on, i'm also going to add parsing of code, so you can allow certain predefined values in your scripts to be changed from inside RSM.

anyways, look for the next version within this week. it also includes some changes to the gui and puts saves and scrippets in subdirectories.

[This message has been edited by Snake_1501 (edited 08-07-2004 @ 06:01 AM).]

i took some time yesterday to make some more scrippets to assist in testing rsm. one for capturing enemy artillery and one for interrogating enemy generals. they will be included in the next beta release. might also include a scrippet for increasing all populations by a certain percent, but i was having problems converting floats to integers.

right now, i'm recoding the script compiler for scrippet support. the internal save files and file loader already have support for scrippets. expect a release soon.

btw, if you need the mscomctl.ocx file, you can also download that at my site at ftp://www.s--l.com/Downloads/Mscomctl.zip. i believe you can extract it into the same place you extract rsm and it work, but if not, then extract to your windows system (or system32) folder.

[This message has been edited by Snake_1501 (edited 08-10-2004 @ 09:03 PM).]

also, expect new scrippets to be added to the latest release periodically. as of just now, the release includes a new scrippet called "Red Light/Green Light". red is peace and green is war...fun ensues, let me tell you.

Changed in 0.7:
-changed gui around some. script list is now wider and types list is included in the tabstrip. no more funky resize button.
-saved scripts and scrippets now have their own subdirectories.
-initial scrippet support for compiling, loading available, and saving/loading from native save files
-statusbar for displaying info, help, and warning messages. also shows loaded script and version.
-error checking setup throughout the compile process to display any errors that occur as warning messages without the program crashing.
-help messages added on mouseover.
-info messages added on end of processing with time it took to process.
-included new scrippets: interrogation and artillery capture
-included scrippet documentation for developers

even though i scraped the includes code (10 hours to waste), i did learn some things that scenario designers and script developers might find useful. first of all, the script docs from BHG claim that you can edit the rise.ini file's ScriptIncludePath line to add more paths to search for scripts to include. this does not work. I tried in both T&P and RON 1.03. it will only check the scenario\scriptlibrary path and the path that the script is in. i found a way around this if needed, though. just include the full path to scripts starting from the RON root. that would look something like this:
include ".\scenario\Scripts\Ground_War\Ground_War.bhs"
the last item of interest about includes is they don't execute themselves as i had thought. you can only call functions in an included script from the executed script.

this is mainly a bug fix release, but then also some changes to reflect that the app will find the paths of RON and T&P automatically. download it from the usual url. enjoy.

Changed in 0.8:
-errorlog.txt created for keeping log of all errors.
-gui changed around again because the script directory text boxes weren't needed anymore. tabstrip and script list are now taller.
-reading of registry to find out if ron and rontp are installed and to where. overriding these is possible via editing of ronscript.ini.
-removed code module for "browse for folder" dialog, because it isn't needed anymore.
-compiler will remove any comments or commented lines in scrippets.
-compiler will skip empty tags in scrippets.
-removed includes because they weren't worth ...um...including.
-changes to the help display; less CPU usage now.

watch for unit editing (finally) in the next release. make sure to let me know about any suggestions, errors, or just what you like in RSM. because some people found locating the script paths themselves too confusing, i added the functionality for finding them automatically. the best way to get amateur developers motivated is to let them know what's up.

[This message has been edited by One_Dead_Angel (edited 09-24-2004 @ 03:58 PM).]

Changed in 0.8.16:
-added auto peasant time to game settings
-more changes to the help message system. now it doesn't display when the main window loses focus. less CPU usage in some circumstances.
-changes to the types list. consolidated the two lists for ron and t&p into one list; added ages (in case one wants to put a cap on end age?); and fixed some issues with subgroups.

you can download it from my site, as usual, or i plan on uploading it to ron heaven soon.

i was also working on two other scripts, but bhg's script implementation is so shoddy, they didn't work right. one of them was sorta like the big head mutator for UT--made your units bigger or smaller according to your kill to death ratio. the other was for raising the pop limit for a set amount for all players...set_population_cap doesn't seem to work right...hmm...i'm definitely going to make a capture the flag scrippet and team version of redlight/greenlight over winter break. watch out for those and a new version of RSM.

download the new scrippets plus a few other minor fixes (not to the app, though) from my site.

mark:
umm...i dunno. i don't think it's specifically a problem with my app, but rather your operating system. i'd need more info on your system to figure it out.

P.S. i'm loving this tank smashing scrippet. RON players don't know what they're missing.

both releases of 0.9b are at RoN Heaven. much thanks to the guys here.
http://ron.heavengames.com/downloads/lister.php?category=utilities

lite release at my site is here:
ftp://www.s--l.com/Downloads/RONScriptMaker.zip

full release is here:
ftp://www.s--l.com/Downloads/RONScriptMaker-FullInstall.exe

no new scrippets in this version. however, i did remember to turn the debug line off in the Auto-Merchant scrippet finally. here's what the changelog looks like (i know it's a lot of stuff):

-new installer for "full release version". it includes all the redistributable elements that RSM needs. it also has the nifty installshield interface and makes shortcuts and (gasp!) uninstallion possible.
-did some finishing touches: help messages, tab stops, and changed all string references of RON to RoN.
-added a view button next to load that will attempt to open the bhs file in notepad.
-adding the about tab stuff with release version info and a crap-load of links to mail, download, view included texts, and even IM Snake.
-compiling of objects stats implemented (test compiles within RoN successful).
-more bugs ironed out of stats editor. added reset to defaults command.
-saving and loading of object stats finally implemented.
-options to remove comments from scrippets when compiling and to run ron on exit.
-prompt to run ron on exit window added.
-removed some old includes code that was floating around from v0.8.
-updown buttons in the object stats editor now automatically increase/decrease when held down for 500ms. also recoded the way the editor loads values.
-buildingrules.xml also loads to be edited in the object stats. can edit everything but speed (obviously).
-added help messages for new elements. disabled a paranoid help system fix from last release.
-fixed all the tabstops.
-popup menu for various functions added on right-click of the object stat list. also added a simple way to switch between the same unit on the types and object stat list.
-changes to the tabs. added RSM Options and About tabs. some tabs give focus to their listbox on click.
-object stats editor coded with percent and value fields and updowns.
-progress shown while loading the list setups (after the app initializes and when changing game modes). load time was getting long with the addition of XML reading the unitrules.
-did a debug on WinME. no errors found once MSXML 4.0 was installed.
-XML reader added with MSXML DOM for getting unit stats from unitrules.xml. initially uses MSXML 4.0, may change to 1.0 for compatibility.

Enjoy! Happy Holidays!

[This message has been edited by alincarpetman (edited 05-17-2017 @ 09:31 AM).]