[Destro-]

Was experimenting with SVC_CUSTOMIZATION, I found it feasible to download&precahe ingame (while playing). Have not tried WAD but it would have to work just like with SPR

So thought about creating a module to create/modify images BMP/WAD/SPR

This is the prototype of basic functions that I thought so far, do you have any suggestions?

PHP Code:


// Bitmap
native Bitmap:BMP_Load(const filename[])

// with the amount of colors as we do?, RGB or Indexed ?
// r g b = -1 transparent ?
native Bitmap:BMP_Create(width, height, r, g, b,)

native BMP_Resize(Bitmap:bmp, width, height)
native BMP_InsertText(Bitmap:bmp, const text[], fontsize, r, g, b, x, y)

native BMP_Save(Bitmpa:bmp, const filename[]) // All XXX_Save in one ?
native BMP_Free(Bitmap:&bmp) // All XXX_Free in one ?


// Sprite
native Sprite:SPR_Load(const filename[])
native Sprite:SPR_Create()

native SPR_SetType(Sprite:spr, type, texture)
native SPR_GetInfo(Sprite:spr, &type, &texture, &frames)

native SPR_InserFrame(Sprite:spr, Bitmap:bmp, index, x, y)
native SPR_DeleteFrame(Sprite:spr, index)
native Bitmap:SPR_ExportFrame(Sprite:spr, index)


native SPR_Save(Sprite:spr, const filename[])
native SPR_Free(Sprite:&spr)


// Wad
native Wad:WAD_Load(const filename[])
native Wad:WAD_Create()

native WAD_CountImages(Wad:wad)
// WAD_ListImagesNames(...) ???

native WAD_InserImage(Wad:wad, const name[], Bitmap:bmp)
native WAD_DeleteImage(Wad:wad, const name[])
native Bitmap:WAD_ExportImage(Wad:wad, const name[])

native WAD_Save(Wad:wad, const filename[])
native WAD_Free(Wad:&wad)



// Send To Player (ingame download and precache)
native Customization_Send(player, owner, const filename[], index=0, {_,Sprite,Wad}:resource=_:0) 


[PRoSToTeM@]

Originally Posted by Destro- Was experimenting with SVC_CUSTOMIZATION, I found it feasible to download&precahe SPR for use ingame.

Why not just use precache_generic?

[Destro-]

Originally Posted by PRoSToTeM@ Why not just use precache_generic?

my mistake, bad wording xd

Was experimenting with SVC_CUSTOMIZATION, I found it feasible to download&precahe ingame (while playing).

[klippy]

I was looking at SVC_CUSTOMIZATION before but could never really make anything out of it. I know CS uses it for sprays but that's about it. Couldn't really understand how it works even while looking at HLSDK and ReGameDLL_CS.

Did you test it? Does it really work? What happens to newly joined played after you send out the customization to already connected ones?

[Destro-]

To send the customization it is better to do it for each player (MSG_ONE), and you yourself control who and when to send it.


SVC_CUSTOMIZATION is similate to SVC_RESOURCELIST but it works when you're already playing.

Server: send SVC_CUSTOMIZATION to player and hook SV_BeginFileDownload_f()
Client: send cmd "dlfile %filename%"
Server: hook SV_BeginFileDownload_f() and call Netchan_CreateFileFragments()

[PRoSToTeM@]

You can just call Netchan_CreateFileFragments. But in-game download can't use fastdl.