FPS HUD not Starting Correctly 99% of the Time

[Shando]

Hi All,

As per the title above, the FPS HUD in my Level is not starting correctly pretty much all the time. As far as I can tell, it is not running the "postInit ( )" function.

All I've done is added 4 new variables, and the following function:

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function publicFn ( callingID, value )
   if ( callingID == entity.getEntityIDFromTag ( "green" ) ) then
      greenKey = true;
      gameDisplayText ( "You now have the Green Key!" );
   else if ( callingID == entity.getEntityIDFromTag ( "blue" ) ) then
      blueKey = true;
      gameDisplayText ( "You now have the Blue Key!" );
   else if ( callingID == entity.getEntityIDFromTag ( "red" ) ) then
      redKey = true;
      gameDisplayText ( "You now have the Red Key!" );
--   else if ( callingID == entity.getEntityIDFromTag ( "artifact" ) ) then
--      artifact = true;
--      gameDisplayText ( "You now have the Artifact!" );
    end
   
   if ( greenKey and blueKey and redKey ) then
      if ( artifact ) then
-- TODO:
         gameDisplayText ( "You've collected everything! Time to get out of here!" ):
         -- Activate EXIT
      else
-- TODO:
         gameDisplayText ( "Well Done! Only the Artifact to go now!" );
      end
   else if ( ( greenKey and blueKey ) or ( greenKey and redKey ) or ( redKey and bluKey ) ) then
-- TODO:
      gameDisplayText ( "You now have 2 of the 3 Keys!" );
   end
end


and this is the relevant part of the log:

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  _____________________________________________________________
 |                                                             
 |                   < GAME RUNNING >                 
 |_____________________________________________________________

INFO: UI Document - Loaded
failed to load the Particle universe resource:mp2_explosion_26.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:mp_bullettrail_05_large_b.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:red_flare.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:Boom02.pu
ERROR: Particle Universe file Boom02.pu does not exist!

failed to load the Particle universe resource:red_flare.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:Boom02.pu
ERROR: Particle Universe file Boom02.pu does not exist!

failed to load the Particle universe resource:red_flare.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:Boom02.pu
ERROR: Particle Universe file Boom02.pu does not exist!

failed to load the Particle universe resource:red_flare.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:Boom02.pu
ERROR: Particle Universe file Boom02.pu does not exist!


ERROR: Sound file Bling.ogg Does Not Exist!


ERROR: Sound file Bling.ogg Does Not Exist!


ERROR: Sound file Bling.ogg Does Not Exist!


ERROR: Sound file Bling.ogg Does Not Exist!

failed to load the Particle universe resource:red_flare.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:Boom02.pu
ERROR: Particle Universe file Boom02.pu does not exist!

LUA: Script Active!
INFO: UI Document - Loaded
failed to load the Particle universe resource:default_boom1.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:mp2_explosion_26.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:mp_bullettrail_05_large_b.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:default_boom1.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:mp2_explosion_26.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:mp_bullettrail_05_large_b.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:default_boom1.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:mp2_explosion_26.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:mp_bullettrail_05_large_b.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:default_boom1.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:mp2_explosion_26.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:mp_bullettrail_05_large_b.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:default_boom1.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:mp2_explosion_26.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:mp_bullettrail_05_large_b.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:default_boom1.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:mp2_explosion_26.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:mp_bullettrail_05_large_b.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:default_boom1.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:mp2_explosion_26.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:mp_bullettrail_05_large_b.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:default_boom1.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:mp2_explosion_26.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:mp_bullettrail_05_large_b.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:default_boom1.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:mp2_explosion_26.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:mp_bullettrail_05_large_b.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:default_boom1.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:mp2_explosion_26.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:mp_bullettrail_05_large_b.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:default_boom1.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:mp2_explosion_26.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:mp_bullettrail_05_large_b.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:default_boom1.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:mp2_explosion_26.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:mp_bullettrail_05_large_b.pu
failed to load the Particle universe resource:default_boom1.pu
setPathCurrentNode() index out of range, defaulting to 0
setPathCurrentNode() index out of range, defaulting to 0
setPathCurrentNode() index out of range, defaulting to 0
setPathCurrentNode() index out of range, defaulting to 0
setPathCurrentNode() index out of range, defaulting to 0
setPathCurrentNode() index out of range, defaulting to 0
setPathCurrentNode() index out of range, defaulting to 0

  _____________________________________________________________
 |                                                             
 |                  <  GAME  STOPPING  >             
 |_____________________________________________________________


Regards

Shando

[SolarPortal]

i thought in lua, that an "else if" was written without a space as in "elseif".
This could be the source of the problem

[Shando]

oops c++ strikes again!!!

[SolarPortal]

haha lol It gets us with the "then" & "end", we keep putting braces lol

[StarFire]

Yes we all get nailed by that one lol

[Shando]

Unfortunately it's still not working I've checked every bit of code I can find in my Scene, and can't seem to locate any issues/typos??

Also, I am having issues with Particle Universe files. I keep getting log messages like this:

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failed to load the Particle universe resource:mp_bullettrail_05_large_b.pu

and

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ERROR: Particle Universe file spiralStars.pu does not exist!

I have placed the ".pu" files for my new particles (such as spiralStars.pu) in the Particles/Scripts folder of my Scene, the "pu_example.material" & "pu_mediapack_01.material" files in the Particles/Materials folder, and the relevant textures in the Particles/Textures folder. I have also added these folders to my resources.

Sometimes the particles work, and sometimes they don't

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Regards

Shando

[SolarPortal]

sorry for the late response to this problem Shando. Lets get on it
Q> Is your script still proving to be a problem?

If you would like, i can take a look for you and try to locate the error.

Have you tried using a lua error checker from online. There are a few. Maybe this can help.

[Shando]

Hi SP,

No worries

OK, so after several hours of tearing out what little hair I have, it was a rogue ":" where a ";" should have been

All appears to be working now

Is there any chance of implementing a simple code checker in the "Script Editor" to easily eliminate these types of error??

Shando

[SolarPortal]

great & well done that you have sorted it It can be a right pain in the backside when your code goes wrong and you cannot see the simple error. They are always the worst lol

Compile Error Checker:
We have already had another user ask for a compile error checker as they were stuck for days with the same syntax errors i believe. It is needed to make the coding easier and faster. It is already planned in, but i will move its priority up a bit.
I may go looking for an MIT license lua compiler to save time for now.

[SolarPortal]

Just been looking into in between compiles.

In the Lua Source folder when built, there is an .exe called "Luac.exe" which is the lua compiler for building apps in lua. It also has a built in parser on the command line using [-p]. I might be able to make use of this for syntax checking at least. Checking whether there are arguments passed into functions incorrectly will take time as all of skyline functions are independent to our lua libraries and an ordinary checker would fail them.

[Shando]

Hi SP,

Have you taken a look at LuaEdit (http://www.luaedit.org/) on SourceForge:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/luaedit/?source=typ_redirect

This has a function in the "Debug" menu called "Check Syntax", which I have tested on a copy of one of my scripts and it seems to work OK (obviously won't pick up errors for Skyline Functions, but could probably be extended??). It's available under a GNU Licence, and looks like it was written in C#.

Not sure if this will help at all.

Shando

UPDATE: Looks like it just calls a function in a dll:

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[DllImport("rdbglua52.dll", EntryPoint = "CheckLuaScriptSyntax", CharSet = CharSet.Ansi)]
private static extern bool CheckLua52ScriptSyntax(StringBuilder script, StringBuilder scriptName, StringBuilder errMsg, int errMsgLen);


Then the call is simply:

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checkResult = CheckLua52ScriptSyntax(script, scriptName, err, err.Capacity);

Unfortunately, I can't find any information at all about the dll

[Shando]

There's also ZeroBrane Studio which is MIT licence (but they do request a donation):

http://studio.zerobrane.com/

This looks like it can be changed relatively(?) easily to add your own functions:

http://gamejolt.com/community/forums/topics/lua-any-good-ides/2329/

see 4th message from "paulclinger".

Regards

Shando

[SolarPortal]

thanks, will check those out.