DieHard Wolfers

[BrotherTank]

This is a direct replacement for those long winded "if" statement routines that people have been posting for changing weapons. I find this a little better to work with for Weapons Changing as it allows much more flexibility.

Open the "wl_agent.c" file and search for "void CheckWeaponChange". Replace the routine with the following:

::: CODE :::

void CheckWeaponChange (void)
{  int   kbuttons[5]={sc_1,sc_2,sc_3,sc_4,sc_5};
   int   i;
   for (i=0;i<5;i++)
     if ((Keyboard[kbuttons[i]]) && (i <= gamestate.bestweapon) && (i != gamestate.weapon))
     {
        gamestate.weapon = gamestate.chosenweapon = i;
//  Change weapon sound ala MCS suggestion
        if(gamestate.chosenweapon > 0) SD_PlaySound(MYCHGSND); // Weapon Change Sound
        DrawWeapon ();
        DrawAmmo ();
        return;
     }
}

This could easily be modified to allow for more weapons without all those nasty 'if' statements and also be modified to do the 2 weapons from one key.

I won't do the work for you, but this is a pretty good base to start from.

Greg
BrotherTank

[Guest]

Very nice routine...Thanks for sharing it with us

[Guest]

Heh-heh-heh...

I've greatly reduced what the 'CheckWeaponChange' function does in the Totenhammer source. I've set it, mostly, just to holster your weapon and use medical kits. Basicly, I use it as a 'keyboard scan.' It'd probably be wiser for me, and probably more memory friendly, to just add 'if (Keyboard[sc_x])' states to 'WL_PLAY.C,' but what I have, instead, done is added a new 'SwitchTo(weapon)' function. The reason I did this, instead of using 'CheckWeaponChange,' is because when you switch weapons, in AoT, it changes many player stats. e.g. 'silenced' which applies to the knife and Sten. If 'silenced' is true, then when attacking, the player makes no noise.

if (silenced)
madenoise = false;
else
madenoise = true;

See? It also directs what type of ammo the weapon uses with a 'specialammo' status. So in the 'CheckWeaponChange' function:

switch (LastScan)
{
case 1:
SwitchTo (wp_knife);
break;
case 2:
SwitchTo (wp_pistol);
break;
[etc]

You may ask why I actually did this. I really can't remember off hand.. I'm just proud of it anyway. I guess that this is just some 'nifty' part of the code for me to share with everyone.