Is there a doc about scripting? What I can do and what can't?
I know the basic alias and bind stuff but very limited.
I've heard somewhere that the scripts are turing complete so I have these questions:
1) Is there a loop (can do without it but just curious)?
2) Can I make a function (similar to alias but to return a value. )?
3) Is there an "if" operator or "if" function? (can't do without at least one of them I guess =( )
4) Is there a way to tell wether I have the flag or don't?

never min4 the 1-3. Lurked it =)
But what about 4?

There is a picture of flag carriers at the bottom of the screen I believe. When you have the flag, it's a different picture, like a picture of the head of the guy (?) instead of the whole body.

Am I just totally wrong?

No. I mean from the script. My script has to know if I havethe flag or not.

1) Is there a loop (can do without it but just curious)?

No, but you can do something like this

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alias foo "command 1; command 2; defer 20 foo;"

This way whenever you call the alias foo it will keep executing itself every 20 seconds. Note that the defer 20 command is optional. The only way to stop it is redefining or deleting the alias.

2) Can I make a function (similar to alias but to return a value. )?
3) Is there an "if" operator or "if" function? (can't do without at least one of them I guess =( )

Try with the command menu_cmd. It is a little obscure, but you can use it for some basic operations.

4) Is there a way to tell wether I have the flag or don't?

No that I'm aware of

Good luck

here's a good reference

http://ouns.nexuizninjaz.com/tech:advanced_console

Yeah.... thanks. But I would realy like to know this flag info. Too bad =(.

mand1nga wrote:

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alias foo "command 1; command 2; defer 20; foo;"

There is a wrong ; after defer 20


More complex things like if, real loops, for, string comparison, etc... here u can find a very useful script that allow u to use them (actually is an extension of the console scripting language)

Waterlaz wrote:Yeah.... thanks. But I would realy like to know this flag info. Too bad =(.

Why not enable a cvar telling that you have the flag with a bind? I mean something like this:

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set ihavetehflag 0
bind key "toggle ihavetehflag 1 0"

That should do the trick, and you won't lose too many milliseconds of that run while pressing this key

Yes. But I would have to learn another bind(too much of them already) =).

This kind of info can be found in console log.
I've found the command to clean log and to write the log to a file.
Is there a way to read from file? Is there a way to write your own stuff to some file?

Is there a possibility to add such features in the next version of Nexuiz?

You could set the "log_file" variable, have an external program monitor the file while updating a cfg file with a bunch of variables upon seeing certain strings, continuously (with "defer") exec the cfg file from within Nexuiz and use the variables in your aliases/binds. It'll work (I've tested it with a crude shell script), but the console will be spammed with "execing xyz.cfg" and there will be noticeable delay between events and variable values. And it's so convoluted that it's funny; I certainly hope there's a better way to achieve the same thing.

Heh... I've thought about that. But won't this be considered cheating in some way?
I personaly think it's ok. But somebody might not like it.