This refactors the object_h struct to store objects as indexes rather than pointers. This is a prerequisite for making the collection of objects dynamic in the future. See also #6100.
Follow-up to #5800 and #5829.
Inspired by #6178, this moves the existing `count_items_with_name()` functions into utility.h and adds additional functions for finding specific items with a given `.name` or, more generally, a given field. The `Damage_types` search has been converted to illustrate how these functions can be used.
* Expose Impact Damage Type to Scripting
There's already a sexp that does this, but having the script version for ships is quite useful, too. For example, scripters can set impact damage types for just the player at various difficulties.
Tested and works as expected.
* always set damage type
* Exposes the New Flight Cursor Mode to Scripting
Thanks to #6136, FSO supports switching between two methods of flying. This PR exposes those settings and values to scripters. Tested and works as expected.
* fix aiming setting
* add reset position function
* cleanup setting pitch and heading
* one more cleanup
* update to enum support
* remove older version
* one more fix for setting flight mode
* Move replacement textures from ship to modelinstance
* Actually set pmi
* Fix texture replace in fred as well
* Fix bad indent
* incorporate feedback
Considering that we have `ba.createRandomVector()`, we should have `ba.createRandomOrientation()` too. This is based on an algorithm devised by @Baezon.
Convert `sweep_duration` from seconds to milliseconds to work correctly with the timestamp system. Also clarify use of `game_get_overall_frametime()`, especially with `ba.getFrametimeOverall()`; and add `ba.getSecondsOverall()` to do what `ba.getFrametimeOverall()` allegedly did.
Allow the resize mode to be specified to `gr_set_clip()` without changing the active graphics-wide resize mode. Along with `drawStringResized`, this provides a shorthand to allow text to be drawn at different sizes, with the appropriate clipping regions, without requiring access to the `CurrentResizeMode` virtvar.
As requested by Event Horizon, this removes the limit on fireball types. The fixed array has been replaced with a vector and the relevant code updated accordingly. There is also a new version of `stuff_int_list()` to parse ints into a vector.
This also adds bounds checking for explosion animations that are parsed for ship classes, ship types, and asteroids, since previously there was no guarantee that the indexes would be in range.
To enforce type safety for arrival and departure locations, this converts them to enum classes. Various casts are added when appropriate to convert between the indexed and enum values.
Indexes are a more robust way than pointers to manage model and submodel handles, and in the event that models are made dynamic in the future, indexes will be necessary anyway.
Follow-up to #6034. This slightly changes the function signature of `AddElectricArc` but it should be fine since it hasn't appeared in a stable release yet.
* multi host settings ui initial setup
(cherry picked from commit bcb31c327653329e62e4430815fe1e981751f9dc)
* Finish the rest of the API
* include enums
* set these
* Close game needed
* Handle accepting the host setup
* Don't need to be master to set these and add ways to check master and self
* add client ui to this PR because
* Allow getting the player state string
* Multi sync api methods
* unused variables
* Fix state checking
(cherry picked from commit fcde973cdf)
* typo
* address feedback
(cherry picked from commit ecb33e7cc6)
This adds the special SEXP return values (SEXP_KNOWN_TRUE, SEXP_NAN, and so forth) as enums, and adds code to intercept these enums if they are returned where the code would normally expect a boolean or number. If an enum is found, it is converted to its special return value equivalent.
With this change, a script can end a function with `return SEXP_KNOWN_TRUE` or similar. No other API changes are needed; in particular, no special `$Return Type:`s are needed.
Implements #5959.
This allows the skybox orientation and alpha to be accessed and changed through Lua virtvars, and also adds a sexp to change the alpha.
Unfortunately, changing the alpha has no perceptible effect on the skybox. This will need the attention of a graphics coder to figure out what might need updating.
* multi pxo api
(cherry picked from commit 9af26da728a19b9d6c890968a314e8e56ecc1ddf)
* multi pxo help api
(cherry picked from commit f4df704576ddb648e9c486907b07ae172c859feb)
* minor fixes
* not extern
* break out chat message data into a table
* address some feedback
* return empty strings if not in multi
* use GetChannelByUser() instead
* once more with feeling
* correct documentation
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