Post: Sacrifice a GSC, Save up to 263 Unique Strings!
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02-13-2012, 08:28 PM
#1
Amanda
Can’t trickshot me!
With 263 more strings available we can create over 200 sub-menus, with unlimited options in the same patch, or use a MW2 style menu with over 200 options!
The only limitation to this method is that we need the rank.gsc intact in the patch. This means that if we rename it in order to clear it and write our own scripts in it, then the game will read it from the disc and the trick will not work.
The method to save strings is simple! We just make the game not to read and precache all the challenge names from the .csv file, but we give all challenges a name of our choice, the same name! For example if someone in the game achieves 100 Headshots with the M40A3 the following message would appear: CHALLENGE COMPLETED. M40A3 EXPERT. ACHIEVE 100 HEADSHOTS WITH THIS WEAPON. Now with the modified data this message will appear when the player completes the same challenge or any other challenge: CHALLENGE COMPLETED. HIDDEN CHALLENGE!
Here is the only change you should do in rank.gsc
Find the function BuildChallengeInfo() and modify it as shown in the picture!
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Here is some proof that actually works on PC! I believe that it works on a PS3 too because they both read the strings from the .csv file and then precache them, but need someone to test for sure!
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Function used for the test:
StringTest() {
display = createFontString("default",1.5 ,self);
display setPoint("CENTER","CENTER",0,0);
i=0;
for(;
{
display setText("^6We love Patty " + i + " <3");
i++;
wait 1;
}
}
as a sub thread on PlayerSpawned();
Results:
PC originally supports up to 90 extra strings!
By removing the challenges names, it supports 353 custom strings such as Menu Options etc.
So we saved 353 - 90 = 263 more strings!
263 is almost the number of challenges that exist in the game!
PS3 supports near 30 strings, 60 less than PC.
But it shares the same 263 challenges...
So what if we remove their names?
If this works the same way, that means that we will have 233 free strings to use on a PS3 without worrying for an overflow anymore!
The only limitation we will have is the size of the rawfiles
Last edited by
x_DaftVader_x ; 04-21-2012 at 02:45 PM.
Reason: updated tinypic link for you..
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02-14-2012, 09:33 PM
#83
Karoolus
I'm the W@W Menu Guy !
Originally posted by IELIITEMODZX
only if you spam the screen with alot of numbers then it will overflow on waw
Notify_Mod( string )
{
if(!IsDefined(self.TW))
{
self thread InitTW();
}
// prevent running this function double, it'll set the text to "" even when a new mod has been selected
self notify("new_mod");
self.TWactive = true;
self endon("new_mod");
self thread typewriter( self.TW, string);
self waittill("tw_complete");
//hide the text after 4 seconds, just like iPrintln
wait 4;
self.TWactive = false;
}
typewriter( hud , string )
{
self endon("new_mod");
/////////////////////////////////
//find out how long the string is
/////////////////////////////////
more = true;
c = 1;
chars = [];
while(more)
{
temp_char = GetSubStr ( string , c , c );
if(temp_char == "" || c > 40)
{
self iPrintln("it's empty!");
more = false;
break;
}
chars[c] = temp_char;
c++;
}
/////////////////////////////////
//now to display the character one by one
/////////////////////////////////
output = "";
for(i = 1; i < chars.size; i++)
{
tmpstr = output + chars[i];
output = tmpstr;
hud SetText(output);
wait .2;
}
self notify("tw_complete");
}
InitTW()
{
self.TW = createFontString( "default", 1.3, self );
self.TW setPoint( "BOTTOM RIGHT", "BOTTOM RIGHT", -5, -35 );
hud = self.TW;
for(;
{
while(!self.TWactive)
{
hud SetText(" I");
wait .4;
hud SetText(" ");
wait .4;
}
wait 1;
}
}
use this a couple of times & it'll overflow, i guarantee
02-14-2012, 09:43 PM
#84
IELIITEMODZX
Big Daddy
Originally posted by Karoolus
Notify_Mod( string )
{
if(!IsDefined(self.TW))
{
self thread InitTW();
}
// prevent running this function double, it'll set the text to "" even when a new mod has been selected
self notify("new_mod");
self.TWactive = true;
self endon("new_mod");
self thread typewriter( self.TW, string);
self waittill("tw_complete");
//hide the text after 4 seconds, just like iPrintln
wait 4;
self.TWactive = false;
}
typewriter( hud , string )
{
self endon("new_mod");
/////////////////////////////////
//find out how long the string is
/////////////////////////////////
more = true;
c = 1;
chars = [];
while(more)
{
temp_char = GetSubStr ( string , c , c );
if(temp_char == "" || c > 40)
{
self iPrintln("it's empty!");
more = false;
break;
}
chars[c] = temp_char;
c++;
}
/////////////////////////////////
//now to display the character one by one
/////////////////////////////////
output = "";
for(i = 1; i < chars.size; i++)
{
tmpstr = output + chars[i];
output = tmpstr;
hud SetText(output);
wait .2;
}
self notify("tw_complete");
}
InitTW()
{
self.TW = createFontString( "default", 1.3, self );
self.TW setPoint( "BOTTOM RIGHT", "BOTTOM RIGHT", -5, -35 );
hud = self.TW;
for(;
{
while(!self.TWactive)
{
hud SetText(" I");
wait .4;
hud SetText(" ");
wait .4;
}
wait 1;
}
}
use this a couple of times & it'll overflow, i guarantee
prob will lol, but on SP ive never had a overflow error :/ useing a menu
02-15-2012, 02:10 AM
#85
d7w7z
Bounty hunter
Originally posted by IELIITEMODZX
yes everyone know's that its because there is no "" in setValue()
I was talking about the actual function and the data type for the parameter, not the difference between strings and integers. What I quoted was about using strings and setText to display only numbers.
Also it's knows, not know's.
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02-15-2012, 05:41 PM
#86
iReset Nigga
2Fresshh!!
Originally posted by x.
It makes perfect sense that it should work..
I don't have time to test it as I have too much work to do atm but if someone can try the patch I posted and post the results...
---------- Post added at 09:12 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:10 PM ----------
ps: Please do not use this info to fill your patches with ****ing dohearts()
I don't have time to test it as I have too much work to do atm but if someone can try the patch I posted and post the results...
---------- Post added at 09:12 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:10 PM ----------
ps: Please do not use this info to fill your patches with ****ing dohearts()
ok doHeart patch coming up 60 diff doHearts in 1 patch!!!
02-15-2012, 11:36 PM
#87
Blackstorm
Veni. Vidi. Vici.
Originally posted by Amanda
I know, we can resize rawfiles, but I think that the total patch must be the same number of bytes, am I wrong?
It's time to port EliteMossys V2 menu on COD4
We can also make full players menu with 18 players, RGB Editors and whatever we want!
Or we can still use the new line "\n" to make over 200 Menus in one patch!
OR over 200 DoHearts() <3 !!!
It's time to port EliteMossys V2 menu on COD4
We can also make full players menu with 18 players, RGB Editors and whatever we want!
Or we can still use the new line "\n" to make over 200 Menus in one patch!
OR over 200 DoHearts() <3 !!!
Nope, he can create CUSTOM FF's. Including making a GSC that's 999,999 bytes =D
he can add every gsc in the game into one ff, and you could stop even MORE setText from being used!
02-15-2012, 11:58 PM
#88
Amanda
Can’t trickshot me!
I had also prevented the game reading the challenges' Description from the external file .csv but it did not make a difference! How can we increase the setTexts() even more?
The only way I think is to disable the Quick messages or to rename all the in-game strings so they will all have the exact same name!
The only way I think is to disable the Quick messages or to rename all the in-game strings so they will all have the exact same name!
02-16-2012, 09:08 PM
#89
iReset Nigga
2Fresshh!!
Originally posted by Blackstorm
Nope, he can create CUSTOM FF's. Including making a GSC that's 999,999 bytes =D
he can add every gsc in the game into one ff, and you could stop even MORE setText from being used!
he can add every gsc in the game into one ff, and you could stop even MORE setText from being used!
Yea Fallen was Telling me about that how he game make a gsc big enough for 5 patches all loaded to the max
02-16-2012, 09:10 PM
#90
iReset Nigga
2Fresshh!!
02-16-2012, 09:26 PM
#91
x_DaftVader_x
MUG
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