Oolite Bulletins

Posted: **Tue May 24, 2011 5:03 am**

I'm trying to put together an oxp for the Oolite Runner Challenge discussed in https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=9880. This is my first attempt at JavaScript, so, I'm not well versed in these dark arts, and need some help. The problem is I can't get the "choice" from the mission screen, it always returns null.

System is Linux SUSE 11.3 and I'm using Oolite 1.75.2

What I want is:
"First mission screen" with "Incoming Message." option
Choosing "Incoming Message." should load "Second mission screen." with "Immediate Launch." option.
but the choice returned is null.

My missiontext.plist looks like:

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{
    // Oolite RunnerG5 Mission
    "runnerG5_title"   = "Oolite Runner Mission";
    "runnerG5_Start_1" = "First mission screen.";
    "runnerG5_Start_2" = "Second mission screen.";
    "runnerG5_End_1"   = "Success mission screen.";
    "runnerG5_Fail_1"  = "Failed mission screen.";
    "runnerG5_Start_1_opt" =
    {
        "MESSAGE" = "Incoming Message.";
    };
    "runnerG5_Start_2_opt" =
    {
        "LAUNCH" = "Immediate Launch.";
    };
    "runnerG5_End_1_opt" =
    {
        "SUCCESS" = "Success.";
    };
    "runnerG5_Fail_1_opt" =
    {
        "FAIL" = "Failed.";
    };
}

My missions look like:

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this.missionStart = function ()
{
	mission.runScreen(
	{
		titleKey: "runnerG5_title",
		messageKey: "runnerG5_Start_1",
		choicesKey: "runnerG5_Start_1_opt"
	}, runnerG5Callback);
};

this.missionEnd = function()
{
	mission.runScreen(
	{
		titleKey: "runnerG5_title",
		messageKey: "runnerG5_End_1",
		choicesKey: "runnerG5_End_1_opt"
	}, runnerG5Callback);
};

this.missionFail = function()
{
	mission.runScreen(
	{
		titleKey: "runnerG5_title",
		messageKey: "runnerG5_Fail_1",
		choicesKey: "runnerG5_Fail_1_opt"
	}, runnerG5Callback);
};

And my callback function looks like

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this.runnerG5Callback = function (choice)
{
	log(this.name+".runnerG5Callback", "called");
	log(this.name+".runnerG5Callback.choice", choice);
	switch(choice)
	{
		case "MESSAGE":
			mission.runScreen(
			{
				titleKey: "runnerG5_title",
				messageKey: "runnerG5_Start_2",
				choicesKey: "runnerG5_Start_2_opt"
			}, runnerG5Callback);
			break;
		case "LAUNCH":
			player.ship.launch();
			break;
		case "SUCCESS":
			// Do Success
			break;
		case "FAIL":
			// Do Fail
			break;
		case null:
			player.consoleMessage("NULL AGAIN", 10);
			break;
	}
};

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Posted: **Tue May 24, 2011 7:31 am**

It's working here.

Here's the log excerpt:

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09:27:02.710 [McLane-testscript.runnerG5Callback]: called
09:27:02.711 [McLane-testscript.runnerG5Callback.choice]: MESSAGE
09:27:06.630 [McLane-testscript.runnerG5Callback]: called
09:27:06.630 [McLane-testscript.runnerG5Callback.choice]: LAUNCH

After that I got launched.

When and how do you call this.missionStart?

I copied and pasted your code into my test script and added

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/* event handlers */

this.missionScreenOpportunity = function()
{
    this.missionStart();
}

in order to call the first mission screen.

Posted: **Tue May 24, 2011 11:04 am**

Thank for the reply. It's nice to know that some of my code is correct.

I want the mission screens to display when the saved game is loaded, so I run it from guiScreenChanged

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this.guiScreenChanged = function ()
{
	if (guiScreen === "GUI_SCREEN_MISSION" ||
			guiScreen === "GUI_SCREEN_REPORT" ||
			!player.ship.docked)
	{
		return;
	}
	if (player.ship.dockedStation.isMainStation &&
			galaxyNumber === 4 &&
			system.ID === 96 &&
			player.name === "RunnerG5"  &&
			runnerG5Start === false)
	{
		player.ship.removeAllCargo();
		player.score = 0;
		player.credits = 0;
		this.missionStart();
	}
	else if (player.ship.dockedStation.isMainStation &&
			galaxyNumber === 4 &&
			system.ID === 33 &&
			player.name === "RunnerG5"  &&
			runnerG5Success > 0)
	{
		this.missionEnd();
	}
	else
	{
		this.missionFail();
	}
};

Posted: **Tue May 24, 2011 1:56 pm**

galpet wrote:
I want the mission screens to display when the saved game is loaded, so I run it from guiScreenChanged

The this.missionScreenOpportunity() also fires after loading a saved game so no need to use a less conventional method. And when you only want it to run on loading a saved game, you can delete the handler from within the handler, so that is won't fire a second time.

Posted: **Tue May 24, 2011 2:30 pm**

Eric Walch wrote:
The this.missionScreenOpportunity() also fires after loading a saved game so no need to use a less conventional method. And when you only want it to run on loading a saved game, you can delete the handler from within the handler, so that is won't fire a second time.

Thanks for the advice, but this is my first venture into JavaScript, and I have no idea what this means, or how to do what you suggest.

Posted: **Tue May 24, 2011 2:54 pm**

It means that you replace the guiScreenChanged event handler with the missionScreenOpportunity event handler. This has the additional advantage that you don't need to bother with checking that you're not on GUI_SCREEN_MISSION or GUI_SCREEN_REPORT, because the missionScreenOpportunity handler does that all by itself.

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this.missionScreenOpportunity = function ()
{
	if (!player.ship.docked)
	{
		return;
	}
	if (player.ship.dockedStation.isMainStation &&
			galaxyNumber === 4 &&
			system.ID === 96 &&
			player.name === "RunnerG5"  &&
			runnerG5Start === false)
	{
		player.ship.removeAllCargo();
		player.score = 0;
		player.credits = 0;
		this.missionStart();
	}
	else if (player.ship.dockedStation.isMainStation &&
			galaxyNumber === 4 &&
			system.ID === 33 &&
			player.name === "RunnerG5"  &&
			runnerG5Success > 0)
	{
		this.missionEnd();
	}
	else
	{
		this.missionFail();
	}
};

Posted: **Tue May 24, 2011 2:56 pm**

By the way: your code means that the player is not allowed to dock anywhere between start and finish. Is that intentional?

Posted: **Tue May 24, 2011 3:08 pm**

Thanks for clearing that up for me. I will give it a go tomorrow.

Commander McLane wrote:
By the way: your code means that the player is not allowed to dock anywhere between start and finish. Is that intentional?

Correct. That's the idea of the challenge. Doing a 50light year non-stop run, collecting 750t cargo and 100 kills on the way. Plus the added excitement of everyone trying to stop you.

Posted: **Tue May 24, 2011 3:09 pm**

Am I being dim...how will you collect 750TC cargo if you can't dock?

Posted: **Tue May 24, 2011 3:24 pm**

Hmm, maybe by scooping?

Posted: **Tue May 24, 2011 3:43 pm**

That should make for an interesting 'race'!

Posted: **Sun May 29, 2011 12:00 pm**

maik wrote:
Hmm, maybe by scooping?

You will need to dust off, and calibrate, your mining laser.

Posted: **Tue May 31, 2011 1:55 pm**

I have finished the OXP for the challenge you can see details at RELEASE Oolite RunnerG5 Challenge oxp

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