Daimour

March 22, 2012

Run Script Editor and write MakeFPSGame() command. Run the script. You'll get the easter egg.

March 21, 2012

I think it needed to tweak a little synchronization between fire and smoke. Fire fires a little earlier then smoke.

March 21, 2012

I love Lua in Leadwerks. I love its' speed and its' power. So I make the whole of my game in Lua.

It made me to think about assets and scripts protection. So the result was that script.

March 21, 2012

Yes, Rick. Of course you are right. Any protection will be cracked eventually. You can't be safe with using C++ or packers or encryption.

The question is how much efforts they need to do that. And do they really want to do that? And how many people will have access to your game. And so on. It's question of balance.

And what is your suggestion? Not to protect our files at all?

I'm not sure what this exercise was really about though?

That was just asking people what do they think about it. Asking help from community to improve obfuscating script. Thank you all guys for feedback.

March 21, 2012

Some parts compiled once, assembled in expressions and compiled again. So they compiled twice or more times.

i give up

It's sad that the game will not continue, but it sounds pleasantly for my ears.

March 21, 2012

Did you just copy the spoiler because this one looks compiled to me and the spoiler says "(it's even not compiled)"

Yes. I just copied the spoiler. But it's still fair (partially). "Start.lua" script contains compiled chunks but itself it's not compiled.

March 20, 2012

Try this way:

March 20, 2012

Ок. And now we have the second release here!

New quest! New challenge! New experience!

More obfuscated then before. Bigger and better then before.

Try it! Amazing reward waits for you: the newest Obfuscater2 script! With many new features!

Rules the same as before.

1. Extract folder from archive to some place.

2. Copy to that folder "engine.exe" and "newton.dll".

3. Now you can run "engine.exe" and see the spinning cube.

4. But your goal is to crack the "start.lua" script (it's even not compiled) and find out the password for pak-file.

If you succeed, please send me PM, don't post the password here.

March 19, 2012

Is there a way to create a smoke trail emitter ?Because it must expand in all directions and I don't know how to make that.

Trail expanding in all directions? What could that mean?

Try to play around with "waver" parameter. It's responsible for "all directions" movement.

March 19, 2012

Isn't this line doing that?
if (LE.GetEntityTarget(currentNode) != null)

Sorry, I didn't pay attention.

May be crash occurs after that loop?

Or try to comment these lines out. May be the error occurs somewhere here:

     Console.WriteLine(LE.GetEntityKey(nextNode, "name").ToString());
     path.Add(LE.EntityPosition(nextNode));

March 19, 2012

We have first winner here.

Congratulations, wh1sp3r! You completed the quest!

You can get reward. You know where to find it.

And thank you for testing!

March 19, 2012

How can I prevent that an entity has not target and thereby crashes the program?

				    nextNode = LE.GetEntityTarget(currentNode);

Try to check nextNode for NULL.

March 18, 2012

In continuing of conversation about SetZipStreamPassword() in Lua...

Can we hide a password in starting lua-script?

I tried to obfuscate starting lua script and hide my password for pak-file.

So if you are interested in, look at my starting lua-script and try to guess the password.

If you could guess the password you'll get reward: obfuscating script which generated this starting lua script. So you can improve it with your knowledge about cracking it.

Main quest is starting here...

1. Extract folder from archive to some place.

2. Copy to that folder "engine.exe" and "newton.dll".

3. Now you can run "engine.exe" and see the spinning cube.

4. But your goal is to crack the "start.lua" script (it's even not compiled) and find out the password for pak-file.

"start.lua" script looks like this:

s="ReadEcryptPakPassSetZipStreamPasswordReadLoadStreamReadUnpackPakProtectSetZipPassStreamStreamCalcRarZipSetZipStreamPasswordSetSetZipStreamPasswordPakEcryptGetGetStreamGetRarSetZipStreamPasswordSetGetLoadReadPakProtectSetZipStreamPasswordUnpackCalcWriteEcryptStreamRarPasswordReadPasswordLoadReadCalcCalcGetPassSetZipStreamPasswordProtectReadSetPassZipSetZipStreamPasswordSetSetWriteProtectProtectEcryptUnpackReadUnpackPakPasswordSetZipStreamPasswordPakRarCalcLoadZipEcryptPassLoadGetEcryptPassStreamSetZipStreamPasswordRarReadPakCalcSetZipStreamPasswordPassStreamGetPakSetUnpackPakStreamCalcStreamWriteUnpackProtectSetZipStreamPasswordZipCalcUnpackStreamWriteReadEcryptSetZipStreamPasswordStreamReadPakStreamSetZipStreamPasswordUnpackRarProtectEcryptUnpackLoadUnpackPakZipSetZipStreamPasswordReadSetPakGetRarZipSetZipStreamPasswordWriteEcryptPassPakPassReadProtectRarProtectCalcProtectLoadEcryptStreamLoadReadSetZipStreamPasswordPakWriteSetCalcEcryptSetPakSetZipStreamPasswordReadGetGetStreamSetZipStreamPasswordZipZipLoadProtectCalcProtectPassStreamUnpackReadUnpackGetLoadPasswordSetZipStreamPasswordSetSetReadSetZipStreamPasswordPasswordZipEcryptSetZipRarLoadUnpackEcryptZipRarPasswordUnpackProtectSetZipStreamPasswordPasswordEcryptPakGetStreamPakCalcSetZipStreamPasswordWriteStreamPassStreamCalcRarCalcZipGetZipRarWriteSetZipStreamPasswordWriteSetZipStreamPasswordPasswordLoadRarPasswordGetSetZipStreamPasswordRarRarEcryptGetReadReadGetUnpackEcryptPassSetZipStreamPasswordLoadEcryptWriteSetZipStreamPasswordStreamGetUnpackEcryptSetZipStreamPasswordPakZipLoadGetGetUnpackSetZipStreamPasswordStreamEcryptWriteWriteGetUnpackSetUnpackCalcProtectEcryptProtectStreamSetZipStreamPasswordWriteReadSetZipStreamPasswordStreamProtectZipZipGetReadEcryptRarRarProtectRarPakSetZipStreamPasswordProtectLoadProtectSetZipStreamPasswordCalcWriteUnpackProtectCalcZipSetLoadPakGetCalcZipWriteGetSetZipStreamPasswordZipPakPasswordProtectWriteEcryptSetZipStreamPasswordZipPakPassPakLoadPakPassUnpackPakGetPassSetZipStreamPasswordUnpackSetZipStreamPasswordGetReadSetZipStreamPasswordLoadPakPassLoadEcryptPassCalcGetSetZipStreamPasswordPassZipLoadSetZipStreamPasswordGetSetProtectSetGetZipReadReadEcryptUnpackReadSetZipUnpackGetPasswordSetZipStreamPasswordStreamGetSetZipStreamPasswordProtectPassGetReadReadPakSetZipStreamPasswordLoadWriteStreamGetRarPasswordStreamReadSetRarSetZipStreamPasswordProtectEcryptPasswordProtectZipReadStreamProtectLoadWriteSetZipStreamPasswordLoadGetPassReadPasswordReadPasswordPasswordEcryptCalcSetZipPakSetZipStreamPasswordZipPasswordWritePasswordStreamZipWriteSetZipStreamPasswordSetSetSetZipStreamPasswordWritePassRarCalcReadEcryptSetZipStreamPasswordUnpackPassPasswordSetPakCalcPassPasswordEcryptPasswordUnpackCalcRarWriteSetZipStreamPasswordCalc";t=0

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t=t+4;sdtvftvctvytsgudasgyuasgdyag=_G[string.sub(s,935 + t, 935 + t + 5287 - 1)] and _G[string.sub(s,935 + t, 935 + t + 5287 - 1)]("data.pak", string.sub(p,38 + t, 38 + t + 52 - 1))

t=t+3;aysgdtafsdt=_G[string.sub(s,2065 + t, 2065 + t + 3921 - 1)] and _G[string.sub(s,2065 + t, 2065 + t + 3921 - 1)]("data.pak", string.sub(p,83 + t, 83 + t + 15 - 1))

t=t+3;udasgyuasgdyagsydgua=_G[string.sub(s,781 + t, 781 + t + 4407 - 1)] and _G[string.sub(s,781 + t, 781 + t + 4407 - 1)]("data.pak", string.sub(p,659 + t, 659 + t + 27 - 1))

t=t+4;qesdfdsfreergsdvscvsdfdatdagdyasgdygaysdgaysgdtafsdtvftvctvytsgudasgyuasgdyagsydgua=_G[string.sub(s,2538 + t, 2538 + t + 4944 - 1)] and _G[string.sub(s,2538 + t, 2538 + t + 4944 - 1)]("data.pak", string.sub(p,1142 + t, 1142 + t + 52 - 1))

t=t+1;gdtafsd=_G[string.sub(s,1158 + t, 1158 + t + 5271 - 1)] and _G[string.sub(s,1158 + t, 1158 + t + 5271 - 1)]("data.pak", string.sub(p,1211 + t, 1211 + t + 33 - 1))

t=t+1;tdagdyasgdygaysdgaysgd=_G[string.sub(s,877 + t, 877 + t + 3460 - 1)] and _G[string.sub(s,877 + t, 877 + t + 3460 - 1)]("data.pak", string.sub(p,429 + t, 429 + t + 13 - 1))

t=t+1;dwqesdfdsfreergsdvscvsdfdatdagdyasgdygaysdgaysgdt=_G[string.sub(s,2325 + t, 2325 + t + 3639 - 1)] and _G[string.sub(s,2325 + t, 2325 + t + 3639 - 1)]("data.pak", string.sub(p,691 + t, 691 + t + 13 - 1))

...

If you succeed, please send me PM, don't post the password here.

Of course I'll share the obfuscator script later if it's not some sort of useless.

March 16, 2012

but it was so cool, that my character had some shadow which actually moved

You can use "invisible=1" key for material when painting your main character model. So shadows will still be rendered.

Or use it just for head, as Ken advised.

March 16, 2012

is it just that my character isn't seen for me but only for my oponent?

Exactly!

March 16, 2012

Usually they don't render the main character model (in first person view) and use fake model in front of camera (only hands with weapon).

If you want show hands and legs (like in Mirror Edges), you need make special model and special animation and special working with camera for good looking from first person view.

March 16, 2012

Yes. Use tables (containers in Lua). They are quite powerful.

--create a quest
quest = {}

function quest.Init()
  Print("Init!")
end

function quest.Finish()
 Print("Finish!")
end

function quest.Update()
 Print("Update!")
end

--add quest to global table
all_quests[quest] = quest

--call Init() for each quest in global table
for key,value in pairs(all_quests) do
 value.Init()
end

March 15, 2012

I haven't enough knowledge about virtual machines. But I concerned about concept of Update() function.

If I made quest management system I would use events subscribers concept to minimize calling count:

We make a pool of active quests.
Some triggers (special little scripts or another quests) add quests to this pool (activate them).
Each script has an Init() function. So we have to call it once we start a level оr load saved game.
Script checks its variables and state and subscribes itself to specific events that it need (changing in inventory, changing health level, killing enemies and so on).
So when those events occur we callback handlers for small amount of quest scripts.
Script in handler makes some actions, changes some variables, changes its' state etc.

March 15, 2012

I have connection problem since yesterday. It says can't find server Leadwerks.com.

So I need to use free proxy server (in other country) to reach the site. It makes me thinking that problem is the wrong routing somewhere between my ISP and Leadwerks.com.

March 14, 2012

I think it happens because position of emitter overrides in UpdateMatrix() function. UpdateMatrix() occurs every time when you place or move your firepit in Editor.

Use something like Move() function in UpdateMatrix() to shift emitter in desired position.

    function object:UpdateMatrix()
		    self.heathaze:SetMatrix(self.model.mat)
		    self.fire:SetMatrix(self.model.mat)
		    self.fire:Movef(0,1,0) --move fire up a little
		    self.sparks:SetMatrix(self.model.mat)
    end

March 14, 2012

A formula to describe the flying path of particle. Or some other way to set up specific flying path. For creating "magic spell" kind of effects.

March 14, 2012

i not used this is function Update. in this was problem.

Update() function is called every frame. So it's not the best place to call SetPositionf() if you just want to place an emitter in certain position. But it's suitable if you want to move the emitter.

I used Update() function just because it was the simplest way to see (and show) result immediately.

March 14, 2012

It works fine for me. Look at the video below. I hope it will help.

March 13, 2012

Some more info about what you are doing?

March 13, 2012

Do you using controllers for both NPCs and main character?

Do you moving controllers with UpdateController() function?

Don't you scale controllers? Scaling physics bodies causing problems with colliding.

I have no any problems with collided controllers. You can see it in video below.

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