Oh, that's exactly what I need =) Thanks, Júlio!!!
Flávio Roberto http://www.dcc.ufmg.br/~flavioro/ 2012/2/6 Júlio César <ju...@julioc.me> > Give a look on the Filesystem interface, which allows you to mount and > read files from GCF: > https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/IFileSystem > > Júlio César > > > > Em 6 de fevereiro de 2012 13:22, Flávio Roberto <feg...@gmail.com> > escreveu: > > Got some updates on this. > > > > I was able to solve my problem of not being able to configure the > particle > > system when dispatched from the server like this: > > > > Created a temporary entity on Server and Client (CSynaesthesiaEntity and > > C_SynaesthesiaEntity). > > > > On the server, it just transmits some info of the sound to the client > > version (some EmitSount_t members). > > On the client, it spawns a client-side only entity > (C_SynaesthesiaProcessor) > > to configure, dispatch and control a particle effect. > > > > Created a client-side only entity (C_SynaesthesiaProcessor) that creates > and > > maintains the particle effect based on information from the sound > metadata > > and audio features extraction. > > > > > > I'm almost sure that that's not the most efficient way to do it, but I > > believe the performance loss won't be a problem for a prototype. > > > > > > > > Now, the next task is to use an audio feature extraction library to read > > some information from the game sounds. I have already integrated the > library > > (http://marsyas.info) to the source code using the FMOD tutorial on the > wiki > > as guide. > > > > However, as I am using the sounds from HL2 (my sounds folder does not > exist) > > I still haven't figured out how to access the game sound files - that are > > inside the GCF. A really simple but ugly approach is to extract the game > > sounds from the GCF to the mod's sound folder, but I would like to avoid > > that. Can someone shed some light on this matter? > > > > > > Thanks!! > > > > Flávio Roberto > > http://www.dcc.ufmg.br/~flavioro/ > > > > > > > > Em 26 de janeiro de 2012 15:08, Flávio Roberto <feg...@gmail.com> > escreveu: > > > >> Okay, here I am again! > >> > >> I was able to inject some code in SoundEmitterSystem.cpp that spawns a > >> particle system whenever/wherever a sound effect is played. This is > part of > >> the ugly, temporary (and a bit simplified) code: > >> > >> #if defined( CLIENT_DLL ) > >> #include "particles_new.h" > >> > >> > void AttachParticleEffectForSynaesthesia(int entindex, const Vector* origin, > bool isVoice = false, float duration = 1, bool ignorez = false) > >> { > >> if (!sv_synaesthesia_mode.GetBool() || origin == NULL) > >> return; > >> > >> PrecacheParticleSystem("synaesthesia_particles"); > >> > >> > CNewParticleEffect* pEffect = new > CNewParticleEffect(ClientEntityList().GetBaseEntity(entindex), > "synaesthesia_particles"); > >> > >> > >> > // If sound is a voice, shift it up a bit (because the sounds from voices > are emitted not from the mouths, but from chararacters' bellies) > >> Vector newOrigin = *origin; > >> if (isVoice) { > >> newOrigin += Vector(0,0, 45); > >> } > >> pEffect->SetControlPoint( 0, newOrigin ); > >> > >> // This sets the color of the particle effect to red. Later, it'll > use a > >> sound processing library to extract features and set the color > accordingly > >> > >> pEffect->SetControlPoint( 1, Vector(255, 0, 0)); > >> > >> > >> } > >> #else > >> #include "particle_parse.h" > >> > >> > void AttachParticleEffectForSynaesthesia(int entindex, const Vector* origin, > bool isVoice = false, float duration = 1, bool ignorez = false) > >> { > >> if (!sv_synaesthesia_mode.GetBool() || origin == NULL) > >> return; > >> > >> > DispatchParticleEffect( sv_synaesthesia_particle_name.GetString(), *origin, > QAngle(0,0,1), NULL); > >> } > >> #endif > >> > >> > >> Results of a previous (almost equal) version of that code and particle > >> system: > >> > >> > >> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHJ8iTb4T54&feature=context&context=C3e61f17UDOEgsToPDskJNfp_0vvinY3J-zCIyOzex > >> > >> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqKrDiiqoCA&feature=plcp&context=C3e61f17UDOEgsToPDskJNfp_0vvinY3J-zCIyOzex > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Now I got one problem. When the sound is emitted from the client, I am > >> able to configure the particle effect. But from the server side, > >> DispatchParticleEffect does not give me the opportunity (right?). > >> > >> So now, I am moving to a more organized implementation. AFAIK, to be > able > >> to configure the particle effect, I have to create them on the client. > But I > >> have not yet understood the client/server entities thing yet. > >> > >> I would like to know if this can be a good way to do it: > >> > >> Create a "CSynaesthesiaEntity" on the server. > >> Create a "C_SynaesthesiaEntity" on the client. > >> > >> For sounds triggered from the client, I spawn a "C_SynaesthesiaEntity" > >> with the intended parameters to configure and spawn the particle effect. > >> For sounds triggered from the server, I spawn a "CSynaesthesiaEntity" > that > >> will only trigger a "C_SynaesthesiaEntity" that will finish the job. > >> > >> > >> Can that work?? > >> > >> > >> > >> Thanks very much! > >> > >> Flávio Roberto > >> http://www.dcc.ufmg.br/~flavioro/ > >> > >> PS: About the previous issue with setting up HL2 maps, I ended up > finding > >> the configuration files with GCFScape and using them. =) > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Em 27 de dezembro de 2011 13:15, Flávio Roberto <feg...@gmail.com> > >> escreveu: > >> > >>> Hey Saul, > >>> > >>> That was what I chose, but the configuration files were all from EP2. > >>> But I have managed to make some progress these days and I got something > >>> working (using GCFScape and tuning the configuration files). > >>> > >>> Now, to the modding =) > >>> Thanks everyone and a late merry xmas! > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Flávio Roberto > >>> http://www.dcc.ufmg.br/~flavioro/ > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 7:51 PM, Saul Rennison < > saul.renni...@gmail.com> > >>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Use "Modify HL2 Singleplayer" as your Create a Mod option. It should > >>>> work exactly like HL2 as far I recall. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Kind regards, > >>>> Saul Rennison > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On 23 December 2011 16:38, Flávio Roberto <feg...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Just to clarify: the problem is that my first step is to "recreate" > the > >>>>> HL2 environment (map sequence, configurations etc) so I can work on > top of > >>>>> it. And I'm still struggling with that. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Flávio Roberto > >>>>> http://www.dcc.ufmg.br/~flavioro/ > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> 2011/12/23 Flávio Roberto <feg...@gmail.com> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Oh, that's great! Thank you aVoX and Saul! > >>>>>> > >>>>>> aVoX, I had already found that folder > (\sourcesdk_content\hl2\mapsrc), > >>>>>> but there are only some of the maps there. In this case, I believe > the > >>>>>> option left is to use GCFScape on ...\steamapps\half-life 2 > content.gcf and > >>>>>> decompile, right? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> One more thing: the configuration files created by the "Create a > Mod" > >>>>>> Wizard contain information as if it were based on EP2 (chapters, > >>>>>> gameinfo...). > >>>>>> Is that because I used the 2007 sdk version? Is there a quick way to > >>>>>> reuse all (and only) the HL2 configuration files? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Thanks! > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Flávio Roberto > >>>>>> http://www.dcc.ufmg.br/~flavioro/ > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 5:02 AM, <a...@arcticmail.com> wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Concerning 1. you should take a look in your > >>>>>>> "...\SteamApps\<USER>\sourcesdk_content\hl2\mapsrc" directory. All > maps are > >>>>>>> available in a Hammer-readable VMF. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> aVoX. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > >>>>>>> archives, please visit: > >>>>>>> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, > >>>>> please visit: > >>>>> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > >>>> please visit: > >>>> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > >
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