Addon HELP please .....

[jenx]

I've been working on this addon for months and lots of it works but I am pulling my hair out trying to get my new version of the default projector to work.

The code seems right to me and I've studied other addons in detail, but for some reason, my damage_types.lua code for the default projector doesn't load

In desparation, I am posting my draft addon here, in the hope someone will be kind enough to work out what I am doing wrong.

This addon can't be used with many other addons by the way, so would need to be tested alone, but embers, orcs, possessors, and vault all loaded.

here is my load.lua:

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-- Verbose. This is the way to load a new damage_types.lua file
local DamageType = require "engine.DamageType"
local ActorTalents = require "engine.interface.ActorTalents"

_G.vb_indent = ""

class:bindHook("ToME:load", function(self, data)
		DamageType:loadDefinition("/data-verbose/damage_types.lua")
		ActorTalents:loadDefinition("/data-verbose/talents/steam/butchery.lua")
		ActorTalents:loadDefinition("/data-verbose/talents/chronomancy/temporal-combat.lua")
		ActorTalents:loadDefinition("/data-verbose/talents/chronomancy/flux.lua")
		ActorTalents:loadDefinition("/data-verbose/talents/cursed/gestures.lua")
		ActorTalents:loadDefinition("/data-verbose/talents/cursed/force-of-will.lua")
end)

here is my init.lua:

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long_name = "Verbose"
short_name = "verbose"
for_module = "tome"
version = {1,5,5}
weight = 115 -- needs to be higher than Embers (= 10)
author = { 'jenx' }
homepage = "http://tome.te4.org/"
description = [[This addon inserts much more information in the log about damage reduction.]]
tags = {'info'}
hooks = true
overload = true
superload = true
data = true

here is the start of my damage_types.lua:

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local print = print
if not config.settings.cheat then print = function() end end

-- The basic stuff used to damage a grid
setDefaultProjector(function(src, x, y, type, dam, state)
	if not game.level.map:isBound(x, y) then return 0 end

	print("BLAH BLAH BLAH") --v
	sf = string.format --v
	--local vb_indent_init = _G.vb_indent --v
	--_G.vb_indent = _G.vb_indent.."  " 
...

Here is my folder structure:
\data
\data\damage_types.lua
\data\talents
\data\talents\chronomancy
\data\talents\chronomancy\flux.lua
\data\talents\chronomancy\temporal.combat/lua
\data\talents\cursed
\data\talents\cursed\force-of-will.lua
\data\talents\cursed\gestures.lua
\data\talents\steam
\data\talents\steam\butchery.lua
\hooks
\hooks\load.lua
\overload
\overload\mod
\overload\mod\class
\overload\mod\class\interface
\overload\mod\class\interface\Combat.lua
\superload
\superload\mod
\superload\mod\class
\superload\mod\class\Actor.lua
init.lua

Thanks in advance!!!!

tome-verbose.zip

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[Dienes]

You want to replace the existing setDefaultProjector() right? Then you should superload it instead of just having it in data. Just loading a file doesn't make tome call any functions in it. Try taking it out of your hooks, moving it to \superload\data\DamageTypes.lua and changing it to start with

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local _M = loadPrevious(...)

local print = print
if not config.settings.cheat then print = function() end end

local super_setDefaultProjector = _M.setDefaultProjector
_M.setDefaultProjector(function(src, x, y, type, dam, state)
     -- rest of code

That will make it so every time tome calls DamageTypes.lua:setDefaultProjector it will instead call your version of it.

[jenx]

Ok. I'll try that tonight and get back to you.

[jenx]

You want to replace the existing setDefaultProjector() right? Then you should superload it instead of just having it in data. Just loading a file doesn't make tome call any functions in it. Try taking it out of your hooks, moving it to \superload\data\DamageTypes.lua and changing it to start with

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local _M = loadPrevious(...)

local print = print
if not config.settings.cheat then print = function() end end

local super_setDefaultProjector = _M.setDefaultProjector
_M.setDefaultProjector(function(src, x, y, type, dam, state)
     -- rest of code

That will make it so every time tome calls DamageTypes.lua:setDefaultProjector it will instead call your version of it.

This didn't work. I also tried adding return _M to the end of damage_types.lua, and it still didn't work.

Also, I looked at 10 other addons that modify damage_types.lua - they all do it the way I did originally, loading through load.lua etc...

Any other suggestions?

[HousePet]

DamageType:loadDefinition(stuff) is only designed for adding/altering damage types, not for changing functions.

You will need to use a superload or similar to alter the function code.

[jenx]

DamageType:loadDefinition(stuff) is only designed for adding/altering damage types, not for changing functions.

You will need to use a superload or similar to alter the function code.

Actually I solved it by using loadDefinition. I studied every addon that changes the projector and they all do it this way. Perhaps it's because it is not a function? Anyway, it's working now and I'm stoked.