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[King Diamond]

Hi everybody!

I'd like to share with you an idea of creating a sort of a WeiDU Public Sourcecode Library for modders where we will collect just pieces of WeiDU scripts and/or recommendations that dealing with some specific tasks like adding effects to ITM/SPL, correct SONGLIST.2DA patching etc. etc.

Such library existance will make our life much easier and could attract to a modding process much more ppl giving them a HUGE starting push.

It's not necessary to invent a bicycle every time. It would be enough to get already existing code and implement it inside a new script.

I think it's time for such a step. WeiDU already became a very powerfull tool that can help to solve a majority of actual modding tasks.

It could exist anywhere: here, G3 or PPG forums - doesn't matter. All that is necessary is a good will and a specifically dedicated forum with a bloodthirsty moderator...

So, what will you say?

[Idobek]

If there were to be a community wide database of commonly used code, we (the submitting coders) would have to ensure that the code was heavily commented--almost to tutorial level. While I agree that reinventing the wheel everytime is not necessary, I believe it is necessary for mod coders to fully understand how their mod works.

The WeiDU readme and the current tutorial forums provide good adequate facility at the moment I think, although the tutorials in the WeiDU readme need an overhall. A simple extension of those forums to include a "commonly used code" section would be easy, all that is required is said code.

[SimDing0]

The G3 wiki already has that "common code" section...

[Idobek]

I... er... thought that wasn't supposed to be common knowledge yet.

[the bigg]

CamDawg posted a link in an open forum (the Detectable Spells thread in Miscellaneous Mod forum of G3, to be exact)

[SimDing0]

I... er... thought that wasn't supposed to be common knowledge yet.

SECURITY LEVEL 5 BREACHED.

[igi]

It is/was planned for the SHS tutorial database to have a weidu code section - it's what the 'template' sections are (see http://tutorials.spellholdstudios.net/category.php)

However, the tutorial database seems to have stalled, so...*shrugs*

[CamDawg]

http://dev.gibberlin...php/Common_Code

You'll need a G3 forum username and password. Register at the forums if you don't have one.

[King Diamond]

http://dev.gibberlin...php/Common_Code

You'll need a G3 forum username and password. Register at the forums if you don't have one.

That's great but still not too much stuff there...

1) How ppl can make submitions to that database? I'd like to share some code/ideas...

2) Shouldn't that vault be more distributed/advertized?

[NiGHTMARE]

The way I did it is to go into preferences, then "misc settings", and place a tick in the "edit pages on double click" box. Then you can simply double click on the page you want to change, and start typing.

[CamDawg]

http://dev.gibberlin...php/Common_Code

You'll need a G3 forum username and password. Register at the forums if you don't have one.

That's great but still not too much stuff there...

1) How ppl can make submitions to that database? I'd like to share some code/ideas...

2) Shouldn't that vault be more distributed/advertized?

1) It's a wiki. Any registered user can edit existing pages or create new ones. Use the 'edit' button on the LH menu, or create a link to a non-existant page to create a new page.

2) Until Friday, it wasn't public at all. It's now public, with announcements posted here, G3, CoM, and PPG, as well as in the IE Modding news feed.

[CamDawg]

http://dev.gibberlin...php/Common_Code

You'll need a G3 forum username and password. Register at the forums if you don't have one.

That's great but still not too much stuff there...

1) How ppl can make submitions to that database? I'd like to share some code/ideas...

2) Shouldn't that vault be more distributed/advertized?

1) It's a wiki. Any registered user can edit existing pages or create new ones. Use the 'edit' button on the LH menu, or create a link to a non-existant page to create a new page. Each page also has an associated discussion page (the 'Talk' link) and you can view the history of a page (who changed what, etc.).

2) Until Friday, it wasn't public at all. It's now public, with announcements posted here, G3, CoM, and PPG, as well as in the IE Modding news feed.

[King Diamond]

1) It's a wiki. Any registered user can edit existing pages or create new ones. Use the 'edit' button on the LH menu, or create a link to a non-existant page to create a new page. Each page also has an associated discussion page (the 'Talk' link) and you can view the history of a page (who changed what, etc.).

2) Until Friday, it wasn't public at all. It's now public, with announcements posted here, G3, CoM, and PPG, as well as in the IE Modding news feed.

Great. Thanx...