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#summary Lua library documentation of !TargetPractice; for creating simple target practice missions
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#labels !LuaLibrary
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= Lua library: `TargetPractice` =
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Starting with 0.9.21, this library provides a function to create an entire target practice mission which follows some basic properties.
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Here is a brief description of the generated missions:
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 * The player will get a team with a single hedgehog.
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 * The team gets a single predefined weapon infinitely times.
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 * A fixed sequence of targets will spawn at predefined positions.
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 * When a target has been destroyed, the next target of the target sequence appears
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 * The mission ends successfully when all targets have been destroyed
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 * The mission ends unsuccessfully when the time runs out or the hedgehog dies
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 * When the mission ends, a score is awarded, based on the performance (hit targets, accuracy and remaining time) of the hedgehog. When not all targets are hit, there will be no accuracy and time bonuses.
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If you want to create a more sophisticated training mission, use your own code instead. The main motivation to write this library was to reduce redundancy in existing target practice missions.
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== `TargetPracticeMission(params)` ==
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This function sets up the *entire* training mission and needs one argument: `params`.
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`params` is a table containing fields which describe the training mission.
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There are mandatory and optional fields. The optional fields have default values.
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Mandatory fields:
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|| *Field name* || *Description* ||
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|| `missionTitle` || The name of the mission ||
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|| `map` || The name of the image map to be used ||
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|| `theme` || The name of the theme (can be background theme, too) ||
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|| `time` || The time limit in milliseconds ||
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|| `ammoType` || The [AmmoTypes ammo type] of the weapon to be used ||
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|| `gearType` || The [GearTypes gear type] of the gear which is fired by the weapon (used to count shots) ||
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|| `targets` || The coordinates of where the targets will be spawned. It is a table containing tables containing coordinates of format `{ x=value, y=value }`. The targets will be spawned in the same order as specified the coordinate tables appear. There must be at least 1 target. ||
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Optional fields:
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|| *Field name* || *Description * ||
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|| `wind` || The initial wind (`-100` to `100`) (default: `0` (no wind)) ||
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|| `solidLand` || Weather the terrain is indestructible (default: `false`) ||
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|| `artillery` || If `true`, the hog can’t move (default: `false`) ||
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|| `hogHat` || Hat of the hedgehog (default: `"NoHat"`) ||
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|| `hogName` || Name of the hedgehog (default: `"Trainee"`) ||
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|| `teamName` || Name of the hedgehog’s team (default: `"Training Team"`) ||
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|| `teamGrave` || Name of the hedgehog’s grave ||
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|| `clanColor` || Color of the (only) clan (default: `0xFF0204`, which is a red tone) ||
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|| `goalText` || A short string explaining the goal of the mission (default: `"Destroy all targets within the time!"`) ||
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|| `shootText` || A string which says how many times the player shot, “`%d`” is replaced by the number of shots. (default: `"You have shot %d times."`) ||
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=== Example ===
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Below is the complete source code of the mission “Target Practice: Cluster Bomb”:
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<code language="lua">HedgewarsScriptLoad("/Scripts/TargetPractice.lua")
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local params = {
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	ammoType = amClusterBomb,
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	gearType = gtClusterBomb,
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	missionTitle = "Cluster Bomb Training",
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	solidLand = false,
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	map = "Trash",
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	theme = "Golf",
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	hog_x = 756,
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	hog_y = 370,
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	hogName = loc("Private Nolak"),
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	hogHat = "war_desertgrenadier1",
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	teamName = loc("The Hogies"),
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	targets = {
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	},
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	time = 180000,
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	shootText = loc("You have thrown %d cluster bombs."),
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}
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TargetPracticeMission(params)</code>