Even with Cyan's plugin and Max being a "GUI Button" type of plugin, if you want popup linking books, we still have to deal with Python. There is no getting around that part.
D'Lanor's templates are good, but you still have to edit things within it, especially since he put examples in the template for people to see. I've had some people leave his example stuff in there and have problems.
I've tried to make my tutorials as simple as possible (not because I think everyone out there is dumb or anything like that, but because I know what it's like to have someone explain something, and not understand a word of what they just said). But there is no getting around having to learn your way around using things like PlasmaShop or UruPython. No one gets it right the first time (even today, if I make a linking book, something goes wrong the first time: it doesn't pop up, or the cover is wrong, or the linking panel looks wrong, or I linked to Dallas, Texas instead of Candy Island).
If you are getting that frustrated: stop. Take a break. Get up and unplug. Go fix a sandwich, chase the cat, watch some TV, or just something to take your mind off of it for a while. Then come back later and try again, and / or ask questions here.
There are some important things to keep in mind when you are messing with Python:
NEVER should you EVER repack the Python.pak file that is in your game install. Ever.
ALWAYS make a .pak file with your Age's name. THAT is what you will be packing and unpacking.
ALWAYS make a python file that is your "Dummy" python file for your Age. It will have the same name as your Age, but there won't be much in it. It will look like this:
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from Plasma import *
from PlasmaTypes import *
class CandyIsland(ptResponder,):
__module__ = __name__
def __init__(self):
ptResponder.__init__(self)
self.id = 6000
self.version = 1
def OnFirstUpdate(self):
pass
def OnServerInitComplete(self):
pass
def OnNotify(self, state, id, events):
pass
def OnSDLNotify(self, VARname, SDLname, playerID, tag):
pass
glue_cl = None
glue_inst = None
glue_params = None
glue_paramKeys = None
try:
x = glue_verbose
except NameError:
glue_verbose = 0
def glue_getClass():
global glue_cl
if (glue_cl == None):
try:
cl = eval(glue_name)
if issubclass(cl, ptModifier):
glue_cl = cl
elif glue_verbose:
print ('Class %s is not derived from modifier' % cl.__name__)
except NameError:
if glue_verbose:
try:
print ('Could not find class %s' % glue_name)
except NameError:
print 'Filename/classname not set!'
return glue_cl
def glue_getInst():
global glue_inst
if (type(glue_inst) == type(None)):
cl = glue_getClass()
if (cl != None):
glue_inst = cl()
return glue_inst
def glue_delInst():
global glue_inst
global glue_cl
global glue_paramKeys
global glue_params
if (type(glue_inst) != type(None)):
del glue_inst
glue_cl = None
glue_params = None
glue_paramKeys = None
def glue_getVersion():
inst = glue_getInst()
ver = inst.version
glue_delInst()
return ver
def glue_findAndAddAttribs(obj, glue_params):
if isinstance(obj, ptAttribute):
if glue_params.has_key(obj.id):
if glue_verbose:
print 'WARNING: Duplicate attribute ids!'
print ('%s has id %d which is already defined in %s' % (obj.name,
obj.id,
glue_params[obj.id].name))
else:
glue_params[obj.id] = obj
elif (type(obj) == type([])):
for o in obj:
glue_findAndAddAttribs(o, glue_params)
elif (type(obj) == type({})):
for o in obj.values():
glue_findAndAddAttribs(o, glue_params)
elif (type(obj) == type(())):
for o in obj:
glue_findAndAddAttribs(o, glue_params)
def glue_getParamDict():
global glue_paramKeys
global glue_params
if (type(glue_params) == type(None)):
glue_params = {}
gd = globals()
for obj in gd.values():
glue_findAndAddAttribs(obj, glue_params)
glue_paramKeys = glue_params.keys()
glue_paramKeys.sort()
glue_paramKeys.reverse()
return glue_params
def glue_getClassName():
cl = glue_getClass()
if (cl != None):
return cl.__name__
if glue_verbose:
print ('Class not found in %s.py' % glue_name)
return None
def glue_getBlockID():
inst = glue_getInst()
if (inst != None):
return inst.id
if glue_verbose:
print ('Instance could not be created in %s.py' % glue_name)
return None
def glue_getNumParams():
pd = glue_getParamDict()
if (pd != None):
return len(pd)
if glue_verbose:
print ('No attributes found in %s.py' % glue_name)
return 0
def glue_getParam(number):
pd = glue_getParamDict()
if (pd != None):
if (type(glue_paramKeys) == type([])):
if ((number >= 0) and (number < len(glue_paramKeys))):
return pd[glue_paramKeys[number]].getdef()
else:
print ('glue_getParam: Error! %d out of range of attribute list' % number)
else:
pl = pd.values()
if ((number >= 0) and (number < len(pl))):
return pl[number].getdef()
elif glue_verbose:
print ('glue_getParam: Error! %d out of range of attribute list' % number)
if glue_verbose:
print 'GLUE: Attribute list error'
return None
def glue_setParam(id, value):
pd = glue_getParamDict()
if (pd != None):
if pd.has_key(id):
try:
pd[id].__setvalue__(value)
except AttributeError:
if isinstance(pd[id], ptAttributeList):
try:
if (type(pd[id].value) != type([])):
pd[id].value = []
except AttributeError:
pd[id].value = []
pd[id].value.append(value)
else:
pd[id].value = value
elif glue_verbose:
print "setParam: can't find id=",
print id
else:
print 'setParma: Something terribly has gone wrong. Head for the cover.'
def glue_isNamedAttribute(id):
pd = glue_getParamDict()
if (pd != None):
try:
if isinstance(pd[id], ptAttribNamedActivator):
return 1
if isinstance(pd[id], ptAttribNamedResponder):
return 2
except KeyError:
if glue_verbose:
print ('Could not find id=%d attribute' % id)
return 0
def glue_isMultiModifier():
inst = glue_getInst()
if isinstance(inst, ptMultiModifier):
return 1
return 0
def glue_getVisInfo(number):
pd = glue_getParamDict()
if (pd != None):
if (type(glue_paramKeys) == type([])):
if ((number >= 0) and (number < len(glue_paramKeys))):
return pd[glue_paramKeys[number]].getVisInfo()
else:
print ('glue_getVisInfo: Error! %d out of range of attribute list' % number)
else:
pl = pd.values()
if ((number >= 0) and (number < len(pl))):
return pl[number].getVisInfo()
elif glue_verbose:
print ('glue_getVisInfo: Error! %d out of range of attribute list' % number)
if glue_verbose:
print 'GLUE: Attribute list error'
return None
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Back at the top of it, you see where it says "class CandyIsland(ptResponder,):", you change it to be the name of you Age (so instead of CandyIsland, you'd put your Age name), and just below that you'll see where it says "self.id=6000", You need to put a unique number there (it's like a serial number). I always use the sequence number of my Age.
You MUST have that file in your .pak file. If you don't: Your linking books and journals WILL NOT WORK. You need it for other things too.
If you can remember those things, it will help you a lot (and keep you from having strange and wacky things going on in your game).
Python and I aren't exactly on the best of terms...
