How to use string overflow FIX in your own menu

10-09-2011, 09:19 AM #1

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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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

    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 Winky Winky

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 Smile

if any questions, reply HERE & don't PM me, as i won't answer..

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10-09-2011, 09:52 AM #2

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thanks for that bro very nice i will use this in my menus

10-09-2011, 11:31 AM #3

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Originally posted by DarKMaGiiC

thanks for that bro very nice i will use this in my menus

When you will release it ?

---------- Post added at 01:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:31 PM ----------

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

    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 Winky Winky

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 Smile

if any questions, reply HERE & don't PM me, as i won't answer..

Thaanks Hoomie For This :y: :y:

10-09-2011, 04:04 PM #4

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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

    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 Winky Winky

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 Smile

if any questions, reply HERE & don't PM me, as i won't answer..

good job bro now we will see more menus that will never crash like my CF3!!! lol thanks alot :p

10-09-2011, 04:22 PM #5

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Just so you know, there's no need to space the \n part. Smile

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)

10-09-2011, 04:30 PM #6

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Originally posted by Blackstorm

Just so you know, there's no need to space the \n part. Smile

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)

really? lol i wasnt in to mw2 modding that much

10-09-2011, 04:35 PM #7

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Originally posted by iReset

really? lol i wasnt in to mw2 modding that much

Yeah, how do you think DaftVader knew about this? It was in menus in MW2 a while back. Smile

Although, it only takes common scripting sense to figure this out. Smile

10-09-2011, 04:55 PM #8

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Originally posted by Blackstorm

Yeah, how do you think DaftVader knew about this? It was in menus in MW2 a while back. Smile

Although, it only takes common scripting sense to figure this out. Smile

like i have common scripting sense....lol i smoke it all away when i learn it

10-09-2011, 05:00 PM #9

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Originally posted by Blackstorm

Yeah, how do you think DaftVader knew about this? It was in menus in MW2 a while back. Smile

Although, it only takes common scripting sense to figure this out. Smile

I found it by accident when I was doing MW2 last year but no one had a use for it...

I told Karoolus about it as a way to write text down the screen and he put two and two together and used it for his menu..

Amanda used this in her menu but in a slightly different way..

    Buildmenu()

{

	self endon("death");

	self endon("disconnect");

	self endon("menu_exit");

	FN=[];

	options="^6MAIN MENU\n^7\nGod Mode\nUFO Mode\nMax Ammo\nTeleport\nForge Mode\nNuke Bullets\nKamikaze\nInvisible\nChange Model\nAuto Aim\nVisions\nSpawn 5 Bots\nMatrix Kills\nMagic Bullets\nPet Harrier\nFlamethrower\nJet Pack\nBuild Prison\nSet Trap\nPortal Gun\nCare Package\nFireworks";

	self.chosen=1;

	self.menuOpen=1;

	self thread watchUp();

	self thread watchDown();

	self thread watchChosen();

10-09-2011, 05:17 PM #10

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Originally posted by x.

I found it by accident when I was doing MW2 last year but no one had a use for it...

I told Karoolus about it as a way to write text down the screen and he put two and two together and used it for his menu..

Amanda used this in her menu but in a slightly different way..

    Buildmenu()

{

    self endon("death");

    self endon("disconnect");

    self endon("menu_exit");

    FN=[];

    options="^6MAIN MENU\n^7\nGod Mode\nUFO Mode\nMax Ammo\nTeleport\nForge Mode\nNuke Bullets\nKamikaze\nInvisible\nChange Model\nAuto Aim\nVisions\nSpawn 5 Bots\nMatrix Kills\nMagic Bullets\nPet Harrier\nFlamethrower\nJet Pack\nBuild Prison\nSet Trap\nPortal Gun\nCare Package\nFireworks";

    self.chosen=1;

    self.menuOpen=1;

    self thread watchUp();

    self thread watchDown();

    self thread watchChosen();

could i do something like this....
self.options[1]=strTok("Account Menu\nFun Menu\nVip Menu\nVisions Menu\nStats Menu\nCustomise Menu\nGame Modes Menu\nAdmin Menu","|");
self.functions[1][0]=:: menu1;
self.functions[1][1]=:: menu2;
self.functions[1][2]=:: menu3;
self.functions[1][3]=:: menu4;
self.functions[1][4]=:: menu5;
self.functions[1][5]=:: menu6;
self.functions[1][6]=:: menu11;
self.functions[1][7]=:: menu7;