Standalone [1.3] tModLoader - A Modding API

Trekko727 · Nov 28, 2015

Eldrazi said:
True, sometimes even nanoseconds, but XNA (the library used for Terraria) allows for a 'standard' framerate (a bit like vsync). This will cap your FPS at 60 and will try to make updates work towards that number (when you're experiencing frame drops). So you can safely state that there are 60 ticks every second using XNA/Terraria.
No more, no less.

umm how?? I get what you mean but I cant seem to work it out

Eldrazi · Nov 28, 2015

Trekko727 said:
umm how?? I get what you mean but I cant seem to work it out

What are you struggling with exactly? What can't you work out?

Trekko727 · Nov 28, 2015

Eldrazi said:
What are you struggling with exactly? What can't you work out?

the delay of 0.1 second?
like in lua its just
wait(0.1)

Eldrazi · Nov 28, 2015

Trekko727 said:
the delay of 0.1 second?
like in lua its just
wait(0.1)

Yeah, unfortunately this ain't that simple. If you want to use a build in 'wait' command, you'll either have to work with 'workers' or 'threading' (those are the two fastest/easiest), but I wouldn't recommend any of them, since it's just for this one function (it's really over-the-top to use something like what I mentioned to implement what you want). You could also use a while loop, but... meh. Like I said, best thing you can do is make a timer yourself.
Create a variable, increment that variable every update (so 60x every second). You can then check that value against 60 or 120 or 180, etc depending on the time you want to wait. Waiting for 0.1 second would mean you need to check the variable against 6.

Trekko727 · Nov 28, 2015

Eldrazi said:
Yeah, unfortunately this ain't that simple. If you want to use a build in 'wait' command, you'll either have to work with 'workers' or 'threading' (those are the two fastest/easiest), but I wouldn't recommend any of them, since it's just for this one function (it's really over-the-top to use something like what I mentioned to implement what you want). You could also use a while loop, but... meh. Like I said, best thing you can do is make a timer yourself.
Create a variable, increment that variable every update (so 60x every second). You can then check that value against 60 or 120 or 180, etc depending on the time you want to wait. Waiting for 0.1 second would mean you need to check the variable against 6.

I might have solved it using System.Diagnostic.Stopwatch sw = new Stopwatch();
code:

Code:

        public override void UseStyle(Player player)
        {
                int counter = 1; //charge-up counter
                int Power = 6; //projectile speed
                int counterLimit = 11; //say every "charge" is per 0.1 sec which makes the limit to 1 second (full charge)
                //int PenBase = 3; //defense reduction
                if (counter > 1 && item.channel == true)
                {
                    stylenumber = 4;
                    } else if (counter >1 && item.channel == true){
                    stylenumber = 5;
                    item.shootSpeed = Power;
                    item.shoot = mod.ProjectileType("SASKnife");
                    } else if (item.channel == true){
                        if (counter < counterLimit)
                        {
                            System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch sw = new Stopwatch();
                            sw.Start();
                            if (sw.ElapsedMilliseconds == 100)
                            {
                                sw.Stop();
                                Power++;
                                counter++;
                            }
                            sw.Reset();
                        }
                    } else {
                    stylenumber = 1;
                }
        }

haven't added the projectile for SASKnife (one is for melee the other is to throw)

Eldrazi · Nov 28, 2015

Trekko727 said:

I might have solved it using System.Diagnostic.Stopwatch sw = new Stopwatch();
code:

Code:

        public override void UseStyle(Player player)
        {
                int counter = 1; //charge-up counter
                int Power = 6; //projectile speed
                int counterLimit = 11; //say every "charge" is per 0.1 sec which makes the limit to 1 second (full charge)
                //int PenBase = 3; //defense reduction
                if (counter > 1 && item.channel == true)
                {
                    stylenumber = 4;
                    } else if (counter >1 && item.channel == true){
                    stylenumber = 5;
                    item.shootSpeed = Power;
                    item.shoot = mod.ProjectileType("SASKnife");
                    } else if (item.channel == true){
                        if (counter < counterLimit)
                        {
                            System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch sw = new Stopwatch();
                            sw.Start();
                            if (sw.ElapsedMilliseconds == 100)
                            {
                                sw.Stop();
                                Power++;
                                counter++;
                            }
                            sw.Reset();
                        }
                    } else {
                    stylenumber = 1;
                }
        }

haven't added the projectile for SASKnife (one is for melee the other is to throw)

Well, if you think that's the way to go about it (and it works) then go right ahead

lol internet! · Nov 28, 2015

HOW TO MAKE MOD PLEASE TUTORIAL !

Eldrazi · Nov 28, 2015

lol internet! said:
HOW TO MAKE MOD PLEASE TUTORIAL !

Please do not post with Capital letters only...
Other than that, there aren't that many tutorials out there yet, but there is a link in the OP that should help you get started.
You can also download the Example mod to look at how things are done exactly.
It's also recommendable to search for some C# tutorials (if you don't know how to code with it already that is).

silent_ptr · Nov 28, 2015

lol internet! said:
HOW TO MAKE MOD PLEASE TUTORIAL !

I might post a tutorial on my YouTube.

blushiemagic · Nov 28, 2015

bdfzchen said:
I think some tapi classes and method can be added in this tool

Well, it's a good thing I've been adding tapi classes and methods ever since I started working on this, right?

Trekko727 said:

I might have solved it using System.Diagnostic.Stopwatch sw = new Stopwatch();
code:

Code:

        public override void UseStyle(Player player)
        {
                int counter = 1; //charge-up counter
                int Power = 6; //projectile speed
                int counterLimit = 11; //say every "charge" is per 0.1 sec which makes the limit to 1 second (full charge)
                //int PenBase = 3; //defense reduction
                if (counter > 1 && item.channel == true)
                {
                    stylenumber = 4;
                    } else if (counter >1 && item.channel == true){
                    stylenumber = 5;
                    item.shootSpeed = Power;
                    item.shoot = mod.ProjectileType("SASKnife");
                    } else if (item.channel == true){
                        if (counter < counterLimit)
                        {
                            System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch sw = new Stopwatch();
                            sw.Start();
                            if (sw.ElapsedMilliseconds == 100)
                            {
                                sw.Stop();
                                Power++;
                                counter++;
                            }
                            sw.Reset();
                        }
                    } else {
                    stylenumber = 1;
                }
        }

haven't added the projectile for SASKnife (one is for melee the other is to throw)

Instead of using a stopwatch, you can just create a projectile that behaves the same way as drills, etc. (the example mod has a drill), and use a value in the projectile's ai array to keep count of stuff. (The Sarcophagus has an example of keeping track of time with the ai array.)

silent_ptr · Nov 28, 2015

How do you animate tiles? Say, a 3x2 tile. How would I animate it?

Eldrazi · Nov 29, 2015

MrBlock231 said:
How do you animate tiles? Say, a 3x2 tile. How would I animate it?

You need to set 'animationFrameHeight' in the SetDefaults method of your ModTile to the height of one frame (note that you need to INCLUDE the padding).
Then you can do something like the following:

Code:

 public override void AnimateTile(ref int frame, ref int frameCounter)
{
    frameCounter++;
    if (frameCounter >= 10) // Here you can change the speed at which your tile animates.
    {
        frame = (frame + 1) % 8; // The '8' needs to be changed to the max frame amount.
        frameCounter = 0;
    }
}

Hope this helps!

eatintoast · Nov 29, 2015

I have been trying to make a simple mod that adds crafting recipes for vanilla items using vanilla items but when i try to compile i get this error.

Code:

c:\Users\~\Documents\My Games\Terraria\ModLoader\Mod Sources\Craftingrecipes\recipehelper.cs(11,24) : error CS0115: 'Craftingrecipes.RecipeHelper.AddRecipes(Terraria.ModLoader.Mod)': no suitable method found to override

Here is my code:
build.txt

Code:

author = eatintoast
version = v.10
displayName = craftingrecipes

craftingrecipes.cs

Code:

using System;
using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
using Terraria;
using Terraria.ID;
using Terraria.ModLoader;

namespace Craftingrecipes {
    public class Craftingrecipes : Mod
    {
        public override void SetModInfo(out string name, ref ModProperties properties)
        {
            name = "Craftingrecipes";
            properties.Autoload = true;
        }
        public override void AddRecipes()
        {
            RecipeHelper.AddRecipes(this);
        }
    }
}

recipehelper.cs

Code:

using System;
using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
using Terraria;
using Terraria.ID;
using Terraria.ModLoader;

namespace Craftingrecipes
{
    public class RecipeHelper
    {
        public override void AddRecipes(Mod mod)
        {
            ModRecipe recipe= new ModRecipe(mod);
            recipe.AddIngredient(ItemId.StoneBlock, 10);
            recipe.AddIngredient(ItemId.Silk, 10);
            recipe.AddIngredient(ItemId.Wood, 10);
            recipe.SetResult(ItemId.Aglet);
            recip.Addrecipe();

        }
    }
}

silent_ptr · Nov 29, 2015

eatintoast said:

I have been trying to make a simple mod that adds crafting recipes for vanilla items using vanilla items but when i try to compile i get this error.

Code:

c:\Users\~\Documents\My Games\Terraria\ModLoader\Mod Sources\Craftingrecipes\recipehelper.cs(11,24) : error CS0115: 'Craftingrecipes.RecipeHelper.AddRecipes(Terraria.ModLoader.Mod)': no suitable method found to override

Here is my code:
build.txt

Code:

author = eatintoast
version = v.10
displayName = craftingrecipes

craftingrecipes.cs

Code:

using System;
using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
using Terraria;
using Terraria.ID;
using Terraria.ModLoader;

namespace Craftingrecipes {
    public class Craftingrecipes : Mod
    {
        public override void SetModInfo(out string name, ref ModProperties properties)
        {
            name = "Craftingrecipes";
            properties.Autoload = true;
        }
        public override void AddRecipes()
        {
            RecipeHelper.AddRecipes(this);
        }
    }
}

recipehelper.cs

Code:

using System;
using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
using Terraria;
using Terraria.ID;
using Terraria.ModLoader;

namespace Craftingrecipes
{
    public class RecipeHelper
    {
        public override void AddRecipes(Mod mod)
        {
            ModRecipe recipe= new ModRecipe(mod);
            recipe.AddIngredient(ItemId.StoneBlock, 10);
            recipe.AddIngredient(ItemId.Silk, 10);
            recipe.AddIngredient(ItemId.Wood, 10);
            recipe.SetResult(ItemId.Aglet);
            recip.Addrecipe();

        }
    }
}

Look at the Mod mod parameter.

Eldrazi · Nov 29, 2015

eatintoast said:

I have been trying to make a simple mod that adds crafting recipes for vanilla items using vanilla items but when i try to compile i get this error.

Code:

c:\Users\~\Documents\My Games\Terraria\ModLoader\Mod Sources\Craftingrecipes\recipehelper.cs(11,24) : error CS0115: 'Craftingrecipes.RecipeHelper.AddRecipes(Terraria.ModLoader.Mod)': no suitable method found to override

Here is my code:
build.txt

Code:

author = eatintoast
version = v.10
displayName = craftingrecipes

craftingrecipes.cs

Code:

using System;
using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
using Terraria;
using Terraria.ID;
using Terraria.ModLoader;

namespace Craftingrecipes {
    public class Craftingrecipes : Mod
    {
        public override void SetModInfo(out string name, ref ModProperties properties)
        {
            name = "Craftingrecipes";
            properties.Autoload = true;
        }
        public override void AddRecipes()
        {
            RecipeHelper.AddRecipes(this);
        }
    }
}

recipehelper.cs

Code:

using System;
using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
using Terraria;
using Terraria.ID;
using Terraria.ModLoader;

namespace Craftingrecipes
{
    public class RecipeHelper
    {
        public override void AddRecipes(Mod mod)
        {
            ModRecipe recipe= new ModRecipe(mod);
            recipe.AddIngredient(ItemId.StoneBlock, 10);
            recipe.AddIngredient(ItemId.Silk, 10);
            recipe.AddIngredient(ItemId.Wood, 10);
            recipe.SetResult(ItemId.Aglet);
            recip.Addrecipe();

        }
    }
}

Yeah, that ain't going to work. You've got your RecipeHelper class, which doesn't inherit from anything, and you're trying to call an override function...
Just make that function

Code:

public void AddRecipes(Mod mod)
{
    ModRecipe recipe= new ModRecipe(mod);
    recipe.AddIngredient(ItemId.StoneBlock, 10);
    recipe.AddIngredient(ItemId.Silk, 10);
    recipe.AddIngredient(ItemId.Wood, 10);
    recipe.SetResult(ItemId.Aglet);
    recip.Addrecipe();
}

silent_ptr · Nov 29, 2015

Is there any way to do that effect on Shadowscale when you put the entire set on? (That drag effect type thing??.)

Eldrazi · Nov 29, 2015

MrBlock231 said:
Is there any way to do that effect on Shadowscale when you put the entire set on? (That drag effect type thing??.)

Yeah, there is. It's on the tModLoader wiki right here.

Trekko727 · Nov 29, 2015

bluemagic123 said:
Well, it's a good thing I've been adding tapi classes and methods ever since I started working on this, right?

Instead of using a stopwatch, you can just create a projectile that behaves the same way as drills, etc. (the example mod has a drill), and use a value in the projectile's ai array to keep count of stuff. (The Sarcophagus has an example of keeping track of time with the ai array.)

I'll check it out! thanks for the info

Aymerhic · Nov 29, 2015

I cant wait for server support

silent_ptr · Nov 29, 2015

Tile animation not working! Code:

Code:

using System;
using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
using Terraria;
using Terraria.ID;
using Terraria.ModLoader;
using Terraria.ObjectData;

namespace TerraMod.Tiles
{
    public class RudoniateForgeBlock : ModTile
    {
        public override void SetDefaults()
        {
            Main.tileSolidTop[Type] = true;
            Main.tileFrameImportant[Type] = true;
            Main.tileNoAttach[Type] = true;
            Main.tileTable[Type] = true;
            Main.tileLavaDeath[Type] = true;
            TileObjectData.newTile.CopyFrom(TileObjectData.Style3x2);
            TileObjectData.newTile.CoordinateHeights = new int[]{ 34 };
            TileObjectData.addTile(Type);
            this.animationFrameHeight = 34;
            this.minPick = 190;
            dustType = 37;
            drop = mod.ItemType("RudoniateForge");
            AddMapEntry(new Color(24, 97, 134));
        }
       
        public override void AnimateTile(ref int frame, ref int frameCounter)
        {
            frameCounter++;
            if (frameCounter >= 50)
            {
                frame = (frame + 1) % 4;
                frameCounter = 0;
            }
        }
    }
}

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