Scripting Farming Simulator with Lua Unlocking the Virtual Fields
Create mods using the popular game Farming Simulator with Lua, a versatile scripting language that can run on various platforms and applications. This open access book is best suited for programmers who want to learn how to use Lua to write scripts that can enhance and extend the gameplay experience...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley
Springer Nature
2024
Apress Apress L. P |
| Edition: | 1 |
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| ISBN: | 9798868800603, 9798868800597 |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro -- Table of Contents -- About the Authors -- About the Technical Reviewer -- Introduction -- Foreword -- Chapter 1: Introduction, GDN, ModHub, Modding Tutorial Videos, LuaDoc, FarmCon… -- Technical Requirements -- Exploring the GDN -- Modding Resources -- Video Tutorials -- Documentation -- Community Forum -- Downloads -- LuaDoc -- YouTube -- Looking at the ModHub -- Financial Opportunities of Mod Creation -- How to Attend FarmCon -- Participating in the Mod Contest -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Getting Started with the GIANTS Editor -- Technical Requirements -- Installing the GIANTS Editor -- The Viewport -- Movement and Camera Manipulation -- Viewport Options -- Camera -- Framed Rotate -- First-Person Mode -- Shading Modes -- Show and Selectable -- Grid -- Polycount -- The Scenegraph Panel -- Entities and the Parent-Child Hierarchy -- Application Menus -- The File Menu -- The Edit Menu -- The Create Menu -- The View Menu -- The Scripts Menu -- The Window Menu -- The Help Menu -- The Attributes Panel -- The Toolbar -- File Section -- Play Section -- Mode Section -- Local/World Mode -- Snapping -- Translation Mode -- Rotation Mode -- Scaling Mode -- Miscellaneous Section -- Terrain Section -- Scripting -- The Console -- Summary -- Chapter 3: The Lua Programming Language -- Technical Requirements -- Learning About Data Types and Creating Variables -- Data Types -- Setting and Manipulating Variables -- Numbers -- Booleans -- Strings -- Tables -- Dictionaries -- Conditional Statements -- Declaring and Using Loops -- for Loops -- Iterator Function -- while Loops -- repeat Loops -- Learning About Functions -- Functions in Programming -- Recursion -- Classes -- Demonstrating Programming Style and Efficiency -- General Programming Style Rules -- Summary -- Chapter 4: The GIANTS Studio -- Technical Requirements -- Installing the GIANTS Studio
- Application Menus -- The File Menu -- The Edit Menu -- The View Menu -- The Debug Menu -- The Window Menu -- The Help Menu -- New Project -- Starting the Game -- Debugging Scripts -- Using Breakpoints -- Using the Locals Tab and the Callstack -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Making a Diner with a Rotating Sign -- Technical Requirements -- Preparing the Mod Folder Structure -- Creating Mod Scripts -- Creating XML Files -- Creating Lua Files -- Testing the Mod -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Rotating Mower Mod -- Technical Requirements -- Creating Mod Scripts -- Creating XML Files -- Creating Lua Files -- Testing the Mod -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Speed Trap Trailer Mod -- Speed Trap Trailer Mod -- Technical Requirements -- Creating Mod Scripts -- Creating XML Files -- Creating Lua Files -- Testing the Mod -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Mileage Counter HUD Mod -- Technical Requirements -- Creating Mod Scripts -- Creating XML Files -- Creating Lua Files -- Testing the Mod -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Multibale Spawner Mod -- Technical Requirements -- Creating Mod Scripts -- Creating XML Files -- Creating Lua Files -- Testing the Mod -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Money Cheat Mod -- Technical Requirements -- Creating Mod Scripts -- Creating XML Files -- Creating Lua Files -- Testing the Mod -- Summary -- Chapter 11: Publishing on the ModHub -- Technical Requirements -- What Is the ModHub? -- Creating an Account -- ModHub Creation Guidelines -- Using the TestRunner -- Uploading Your First Mod -- Getting Feedback and Updating Your Mod -- Rewards and Awards -- Summary -- Chapter 12: Documentation and Appendix -- Debugging -- print -- Arguments -- printCallstack -- Position, Orientation, and Size -- getWorldTranslation -- Arguments -- Returns -- setWorldTranslation -- Arguments -- setTranslation -- Arguments -- getTranslation -- Arguments -- Returns -- worldToLocal -- Arguments -- Returns
- localToWorld -- Arguments -- Returns -- localToLocal -- Arguments -- Returns -- setRotation -- Arguments -- Returns -- getRotation -- Arguments -- Returns -- getWorldRotation -- Arguments -- Returns -- setWorldRotation -- Arguments -- localRotationToWorld -- Arguments -- Returns -- worldRotationToLocal -- Arguments -- Returns -- worldDirectionToLocal -- Arguments -- Returns -- localDirectionToLocal -- Arguments -- Returns -- localDirectionToWorld -- Arguments -- Returns -- setDirection -- Arguments -- setScale -- Arguments -- getScale -- Arguments -- Returns -- Entities -- clone -- Arguments -- Returns -- createTransformGroup -- Arguments -- Returns -- setName -- Arguments -- getName -- Arguments -- Returns -- setVisibility -- Arguments -- getVisibility -- Arguments -- Returns -- setUserAttribute -- Arguments -- getUserAttribute -- Arguments -- Returns -- getHasClassId -- Arguments -- Returns -- ClassIds Enum -- Entity Relations -- link -- Arguments -- unlink -- Arguments -- getParent -- Arguments -- Returns -- getChild -- Arguments -- Returns -- getChildAt -- Arguments -- Returns -- getNumOfChildren -- Arguments -- Returns -- getRootNode -- Returns -- Camera -- getCamera -- Returns -- setCamera -- Arguments -- I3D -- loadI3DFile -- Arguments -- Returns -- loadSharedI3DFile -- Arguments -- Returns -- LoadI3dFailedReason Enum -- streamI3DFile -- Arguments -- Returns -- cancelStreamI3DFile -- Arguments -- streamSharedI3DFile -- Arguments -- Returns -- releaseSharedI3DFile -- Arguments -- Physics -- getRigidBodyType -- Arguments -- Returns -- RigidBodyType Enum -- setRigidBodyType -- Arguments -- getCenterOfMass -- Arguments -- Returns -- setCenterOfMass -- Arguments -- getMass -- Arguments -- Returns -- setMass -- Arguments -- raycastAll -- Arguments -- Returns -- raycastClosest -- Arguments -- Returns -- raycastCallback -- overlapBox -- Arguments
- Returns -- overlapSphere -- Arguments -- Returns -- overlapCallback -- Network -- streamReadBool -- Arguments -- Returns -- streamReadFloat32 -- Arguments -- Returns -- streamReadInt16 -- Arguments -- Returns -- streamReadInt32 -- Arguments -- Returns -- streamReadInt8 -- Arguments -- Returns -- streamReadIntN -- Arguments -- Returns -- streamReadString -- Arguments -- Returns -- streamReadUInt16 -- Arguments -- Returns -- streamReadUInt8 -- Arguments -- Returns -- streamReadUIntN -- Arguments -- Returns -- streamWriteBool -- Arguments -- Returns -- streamWriteFloat32 -- Arguments -- streamWriteInt16 -- Arguments -- streamWriteInt32 -- Arguments -- streamWriteInt8 -- Arguments -- streamWriteIntN -- Arguments -- streamWriteString -- Arguments -- streamWriteUInt16 -- Arguments -- streamWriteUInt8 -- Arguments -- streamWriteUIntN -- Arguments -- Index