Input Console

[Josh]

File Name: Input Console

File Submitter: Josh

File Submitted: 01 Jan 2010

File Category: Lua Scripts

 

Here's a basic console for typing commands into your game.

 

Click here to download this file

[TylerH]

Add a SetBlend(0) to line 39 to remove the artifact that occurs when opening/closing the console.

[Marleys Ghost]

Thanks for that pointer Tyler

[VicToMeyeZR]

thanks Josh..

[gordonramp]

This is Great. I'm wondering how to turn it on and off. I've included it in a simple scene in which I move around. When I hit the tilde button the console appears but has lots of wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwws in it. Hence my query. How to turn it on only when the Tilde button is pressed.

[Rick]

Should be able to just create a variable to handle that. Toggle it with the ~ press

[macklebee]

Add flushkeys to the existing code:

 

if KeyHit(KEY_TILDE)==1 then
consolemode=1-consolemode
FlushKeys()
end

 

also if you don't want your controller/spectator to be affected when typing in the console, place a check to make sure that the consolemode==0 around any of the controller/spectator code that uses keys for interaction...

[Rick]

This is another reason why things need a editor mode vs game mode.

[gordonramp]

Yes, That works. FlushKeys() eh. I'm slowly picking up bits of Lua. Thanks Mack.

[macklebee]

Yes, That works. FlushKeys() eh. I'm slowly picking up bits of Lua. Thanks Mack.

 

glad i could help... i was having the same problem yesterday and had tried all sorts of things...

 

i really like this example script... really nice example that shows how to make something with lua...