Post: How to use string overflow FIX in your own menu
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10-09-2011, 09:19 AM
#1
Karoolus
I'm the W@W Menu Guy !
since the ps3 is low on memory, i managed to fix the overflow error (as most of you know) but i still notice that most patches DON'T use this fix, which is a shame.. it virtually makes your menu uncrashable..
Where most menus use THIS to build their menu options
for(i=0;i<level.option[value].size;i++)
{
self.display[i]= createFontString("default",1.4 ,self);
self.display[i] setPoint("TOP RIGHT","TOP RIGHT",0,level.fontstrings+(i*15));
self.display[i] setText("^7"+level.option[value][i]);
self playsound("mouse_over");
wait .035;
}
the SetText function is what's causing the overflow (set too much text at once & the game fails)
what i did was fairly simple, i made the entire menu into 1 line of text, like this:
update_text()
{
if(IsDefined(self.display))
{
self.display Destroy();
}
wait .05;
self notify("all_cleared");
self.display= createFontString("default",1.4 ,self);
self.display setPoint("TOP RIGHT","TOP RIGHT",0,-15);
menu_options = level.option[self.curmenu][0];
for(i = 1;i < level.option[self.curmenu].size;i++)
{
menu_options = menu_options + "\n " + level.option[self.curmenu][i];
}
self.display SetText(menu_options);
}
instead of using SetText for EVERY option in your submenu, it only sets the text once, NOT causing the game to crash
i won't force you to use this, but i've seen some patches that are most certainly worth putting this in, just to make it (more) stable
if any questions, reply HERE & don't PM me, as i won't answer..
The following 13 users say thank you to Karoolus for this useful post:
10-10-2011, 05:47 PM
#20
IELIITEMODZX
Big Daddy
10-10-2011, 06:00 PM
#21
DarKMaGiiC
Do a barrel roll!
10-10-2011, 09:58 PM
#22
Diddles2Fresshh
Banned
Originally posted by Blackstorm
Just so you know, there's no need to space the \n part.
Also, I still believe nobody has used this! This method has been around since the beginning of MW2 modding! (Last year in the summer lol)
Also, I still believe nobody has used this! This method has been around since the beginning of MW2 modding! (Last year in the summer lol)
10-10-2011, 11:14 PM
#23
Blackstorm
Veni. Vidi. Vici.
10-15-2011, 01:31 PM
#25
Taylor
Former Black Knight.
Originally posted by Karoolus
quite a few people are still using the old (yes, regular but BAD) way to build a menu in COD4..
since the ps3 is low on memory, i managed to fix the overflow error (as most of you know) but i still notice that most patches DON'T use this fix, which is a shame.. it virtually makes your menu uncrashable..
Where most menus use THIS to build their menu options
the SetText function is what's causing the overflow (set too much text at once & the game fails)
what i did was fairly simple, i made the entire menu into 1 line of text, like this:
instead of using SetText for EVERY option in your submenu, it only sets the text once, NOT causing the game to crash
i won't force you to use this, but i've seen some patches that are most certainly worth putting this in, just to make it (more) stable
if any questions, reply HERE & don't PM me, as i won't answer..
since the ps3 is low on memory, i managed to fix the overflow error (as most of you know) but i still notice that most patches DON'T use this fix, which is a shame.. it virtually makes your menu uncrashable..
Where most menus use THIS to build their menu options
for(i=0;i<level.option[value].size;i++)
{
self.display[i]= createFontString("default",1.4 ,self);
self.display[i] setPoint("TOP RIGHT","TOP RIGHT",0,level.fontstrings+(i*15));
self.display[i] setText("^7"+level.option[value][i]);
self playsound("mouse_over");
wait .035;
}
the SetText function is what's causing the overflow (set too much text at once & the game fails)
what i did was fairly simple, i made the entire menu into 1 line of text, like this:
update_text()
{
if(IsDefined(self.display))
{
self.display Destroy();
}
wait .05;
self notify("all_cleared");
self.display= createFontString("default",1.4 ,self);
self.display setPoint("TOP RIGHT","TOP RIGHT",0,-15);
menu_options = level.option[self.curmenu][0];
for(i = 1;i < level.option[self.curmenu].size;i++)
{
menu_options = menu_options + "\n " + level.option[self.curmenu][i];
}
self.display SetText(menu_options);
}
instead of using SetText for EVERY option in your submenu, it only sets the text once, NOT causing the game to crash
i won't force you to use this, but i've seen some patches that are most certainly worth putting this in, just to make it (more) stable
if any questions, reply HERE & don't PM me, as i won't answer..
Yet More Amazing Work Karoolus, Ill Try Put This In The Menu Base xCorrey Just Put Up Cuz It Does't Use It
---------- Post added at 09:31 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:29 AM ----------
Originally posted by Blackstorm
Uhm I'm not sure. But if it was, it was used before his menu.
I Don't Think It Was Used It His Mw2 Menu, His Mw2 Menu Was Good, And Also Looked Cool, But Was Buggy As Hell, It Wud Lay Out/Overflow Every Few Minutes
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