Modding Help Method to get random String value

I've just returned to doing some modding stuff and i wanted to make my jukebox to play "random" songs but the problem is that "soundeffect" accepts only strings and pool returns object
Here is what i thought may work

Code:

"soundEffect" : {"pool" : [
        {"weight" : 0.34, "string" : "/objects/fallout/fjukebox/FiveStarsAtomBombBaby.ogg"},
        {"weight" : 0.33, "string" : "/objects/fallout/fjukebox/enclaveradioamericathebeautiful.ogg"},
        {"weight" : 0.33, "string" : "/objects/fallout/fjukebox/EltonBrittUraniumFever.ogg"}
      ]},

and i've tried this too (nope... crash)

Code:

"soundEffect" : ["/objects/fallout/fjukebox/FiveStarsAtomBombBaby.ogg","/objects/fallout/fjukebox/EltonBrittUraniumFever.ogg","/objects/fallout/fjukebox/enclaveradioamericathebeautiful.ogg"],

My question is:
Is there any way to return "random" String or force pool to return as String rather than Object (or just a one property of that object)?

 

I have my own weighted random function that returns strings... At home. I'm on mobile rather than at home.

I believe this is exactly what you have in mind, ready to use.

 

Whats the problem with soundeffect besides that i'm currently having czu vanilla assets are using it (standard record player)
but ok ill try lua if i'll find time
EDIT: it has animations file as i'm using that:

Code:

"properties" : {
              "particleEmittersOn" : [ "music" ]

that's exactly what i need - a function to return String type value from an array or object etc

 

i've got it almost done...
here is lua code (ive got rid of that soundeffect and made some use of that animation file that i had)

Code:

function init(args)
  if storage.state == nil then storage.state = config.getParameter("defaultfjukeboxState", false) end
  object.setInteractive(true)
  switchState(storage.state)
  storage.state = not storage.state;
end

function onInteraction(args)
        switchState(storage.state)
        storage.state = not storage.state;
end

function switchState(currState)
    if currState then
        if animator.hasSound("start") then
            animator.playSound("start")
        end
        animator.setAnimationState("fjukeboxState","on")
        if animator.hasSound("on") then
            animator.playSound("on")
        end
    else
        if animator.hasSound("on") then
            animator.stopAllSounds("on")
        end
        animator.setAnimationState("fjukeboxState","off")
        if animator.hasSound("off") then
            animator.playSound("off")
        end
    end
end

but now the problem is that when i turn it ON and then destroy it then that sound wont stop and it ll play even when ill quit to main menu... it seems like i need some sort of a destroy event listener that would stop all sounds... something like this

Code:

function onDestroy(args)
   if animmator.hasSound("name") then
      animator.stopAllSounds("name")
   end...
end

 

Still not home yet. Anyhow you could probably have a simple animation file that switches songs by switching tags as in <currentSong> etc. Just swap the tag with the "/path/song.ogg" you want.

 

i've added

Code:

function die()
    ifHasSoundPlayIt("off")
    ifHasSoundStopIt("on")
end

and it works but only for physical breaking object (with matter manipulator) but when i quit to main menu the song will keep playing
i've tried also uninit but it didn't work at all (neither for physical breaking and for quitting to main menu)

Code:

function uninit()
    ifHasSoundPlayIt("off") //this function just check if there is such sound and just play it <i didn had those comments in the code while testing>
    ifHasSoundStopIt("on") //this function just check if there is such sound and just stops it <i didn had those comments in the code while testing>
end

 

just to clear things out i know that i don't need those functions but since i'm using that "check if there is something like this than use it that way" and it was very messy i decided to create dedicated function that would play or stop with that "if" implemented

Code:

function init(args)
    if storage.state == nil then storage.state = config.getParameter("defaultfjukeboxState", false) end
    object.setInteractive(true)
    switchState(storage.state)
    storage.state = not storage.state;
end

function die()
    ifHasSoundPlayIt("off")
    ifHasSoundStopIt("on")
end

function onInteraction(args)
    switchState(storage.state)
    storage.state = not storage.state;
end

function switchState(currState)
    if currState then
        ifHasSoundPlayIt("start")           //without that function it would look like a total mess and it helps me while reading this "code"
        animator.setAnimationState("fjukeboxState","on")
        ifHasSoundPlayIt("on")
    else
        ifHasSoundStopIt("on")
        animator.setAnimationState("fjukeboxState","off")
        ifHasSoundPlayIt("off")
    end
end

function ifHasSoundPlayIt(name)
    if animator.hasSound(name) then
        animator.playSound(name)
    end
end

function ifHasSoundStopIt(name)
    if animator.hasSound(name) then
        animator.stopAllSounds(name)
    end
end

all the test were done while i was on my spaceship and the only problem that i have right now is that when i quit the game while playing song it will continue even in main menu and im not sure is there something wrong with the lua script that i wrote or its a game bug that it's not "clearing that part of memory" - the only solution to that "bug" is to restart the game or wait for the end(not sure about waiting for the end)

 

that seems a bit too heavy as for furniture does it?
idk why does the "chair" needs to make sure that theres anyone who can seat on it rather than that "object" that wants to use that makes sure that the "chair" is nearby and its "usable" and what type of use it can perform
cuz in first case when u create entire hallway of chairs than all of them would start checking their surroundings for things that can use them and in second case "object" will make sure that he can see/ touch it and by that use it
(i hope that i said that right )
But back to the problem:
i've done some test on the planet and that works slightly better cuz when i'll turn the machine ON and teleport to the ship it will stop that song... but when i'll teleport back it will "unpause" the song and it can't be stopped sooo. (machine then is "OFF" and when interacted it ll start new song)..

 

just to make sure You want me to check if in X range there are no other players so i can turn the machine off? if so that doesn't solve the problem
1# if i'll stop the song that way then i'll have to manually turn it back again (or by script) but then it may play different song(random)
2#when i'm teleporting back to my ship while standing next to that machine will it have enough time (time can be set but i think that may need like single frame precision sooo... every update?) to detect that im not there to turn itself off before that planet will be "turned off" - because from what i understand when i'll leave the planet game will "Stop idle world" and doesn't that mean that all scripts that were working on that planet are stopped too?
3# judging by monster behavior when the player is teleporting to the ship he is still standing in that same spot but he is "disabled" so i think that may still cause "sensor" to find that player

 

maybe i should try to "store" songs in "sounds" and play it through soundEffect? cuz in light.lua script there is no die() or uninit() functions and it seems like soundEffect is automatically stopped by the game

 

I forgot to leave what I mentioned.

Code:

pickSong = function(playlist)
  return playlist[weightedChoice(playlist)][2]
end


math.fRandom = function(fMin, fMax, precision)
  --precision should be 10, 100, 1000, etc with a zero for every digit you want in precision
  --if not utilized, default to 100
  precision = precision or 100
  --this returns a random float number between min and max
  --with the exception that the arguments with be effectively reduced to 2 digits of precision.

  return math.random( math.floor(fMin * precision), math.floor(fMax * precision) ) / precision
end



weightedChoice = function(group)
  local groups = #group
  if groups == 1 then
    return 1
  end

  local weight = 0

  for _, iWeight in ipairs(group) do
    weight = weight + iWeight[1]
  end

  local winner = math.fRandom(0, weight)

  local i = 0
  local set = {}
  while i < groups do
    i = i + 1
    set = group[i]
    winner = winner - set[1]
    if winner < 0 then
      return i
    end
 
  end

  --failsafe for fRandom return of 0.00, return last group
  return #group
end

The lists you send would look like this

Code:

[
  [0.10 , "/music/arctic-battle1-loop.ogg"],
  [0.10 , "/music/arctic-battle2-loop.ogg"],
  [0.10 , "/music/arctic-battle3-loop.ogg"],
  [0.10 , "/music/crystal-battle1-loop.ogg"],
  [0.10 , "/music/desert-battle-2.ogg"],
  [0.10 , "/music/forest-battle2.ogg"],
  [0.10 , "/music/ocean-battle1-loop.ogg"],
  [0.10 , "/music/scorian-flow.ogg"],
  [0.10 , "/music/tentacle-battle1-loop.ogg"]
]

That aside, this inspired me to write a more feature rich modder's resource for musical objects and standardizing the import of music tracks for mods. Working on that distracted me from actually replying. Then I passed out.

Part of it would be something like this example player.config.patch file

Code:

[
  [
    {
      "op" : "test",
      "path" : "/modEnvironment",
      "inverse" : true
    },
    {
      "op" : "add",
      "path" : "/modEnvironment",
      "value" : {}
    }
  ],
 
  [
    {
      "op" : "test",
      "path" : "/modEnvironment/musicTrack_list",
      "inverse" : true
    },
    {
      "op" : "add",
      "path" : "/modEnvironment/musicTrack_playlists",
      "value" : { }
    }
  ],
 
  [
    {
      "op" : "test",
      "path" : "/modEnvironment/music_allPlaylists",
      "inverse" : true
    },
    {
      "op" : "add",
      "path" : "/modEnvironment/music_allPlaylists",
      "value" : []
    }
  ],
 
  [
    {
      "op" : "add",
      "path" : "/modEnvironment/musicTrack_playlists/odkupiciel375_battleMusic",
      "value" : [
        [0.10 , "/music/arctic-battle1-loop.ogg"],
        [0.10 , "/music/arctic-battle2-loop.ogg"],
        [0.10 , "/music/arctic-battle3-loop.ogg"],
        [0.10 , "/music/crystal-battle1-loop.ogg"],
        [0.10 , "/music/desert-battle-2.ogg"],
        [0.10 , "/music/forest-battle2.ogg"],
        [0.10 , "/music/ocean-battle1-loop.ogg"],
        [0.10 , "/music/scorian-flow.ogg"],
        [0.10 , "/music/tentacle-battle1-loop.ogg"]
      ]
    },
    {
      "op" : "add",
      "path" : "/modEnvironment/music_allPlaylists/-",
      "value" : [0.10 , "odkupiciel375_battleMusic"]
    }
  ]

]

I'm currently messing with the lua and animation part of it. I think your "no player around" problem could be solved with world.regionActive()

The biggest headache I have is figuring out how to determine the length of the songs themselves. That will handicap the ability to swap tracks at the end of the track. Repeating the same track I can do.

 

i've tried

Code:

function update()
    if not world.regionActive() then
        animator.setAnimationState("fjukeboxState","off")
        ifHasSoundPlayIt("off")
        ifHasSoundStopIt("on")
    end
end

but i think that i was right (sadly) that when i'm teleporting to the ship im still there and when comes "loading screen" that world will be stopped and since it's stopped then nothing is going on there so i can't detect that it has being stopped
i think what i need is a "function" that is called when world is going to be stopped like uninit but it needs to work cuz for some reason this

Code:

function uninit(args)       //tried with and without that args and no difference
    animator.setAnimationState("fjukeboxState","off")
    ifHasSoundPlayIt("off")
    ifHasSoundStopIt("on")
end

isnt going to work (idk why)

Code:

function init(args)
    if storage.state == nil then storage.state = config.getParameter("defaultfjukeboxState", false) end
    object.setInteractive(true)
    switchState(storage.state)
end

function die()
    switchState(false)
end

function onInteraction(args)
    switchState(storage.state)
end

function switchState(currentState)
    if currentState then
        ifHasSoundPlayIt("start")
        animator.setAnimationState("fjukeboxState","on")
        ifHasSoundPlayIt("on")
    else
        ifHasSoundStopIt("on")
        animator.setAnimationState("fjukeboxState","off")
        ifHasSoundPlayIt("off")
    end
    storage.state = not storage.state
end

function ifHasSoundPlayIt(name)    
    if animator.hasSound(name) then
        animator.playSound(name)
    end
end

function ifHasSoundStopIt(name)    
    if animator.hasSound(name) then
        animator.stopAllSounds(name)
    end
end

is the init() only called when object is placed? if so what function is called when world is "resumed" or that chunk will be loaded

 

I should be specific about that function.
in init I'm going to do this

Code:

  storage.position = object.position()
  storage.region = {
    storage.position[1] - 8,
    storage.position[2] - 8,
    storage.position[1] + 8,
    storage.position[2] - 8
  }

in update check like this

Code:

if not world.regionActive(storage.region) then
    pause()
  else
    --toDo
    if storage.paused then
      unpause()
    end
  
  end

In the animation file, try making a state like this

Code:

"pause" : {
  "properties" : {
    "immediateSound" : ""
  }
},

You can see I figured out(found in other files) that you can play your sounds without actually calling animator.playSound
I think (haven't tested yet but it looks that way) that telling it to play "" stops the previous sound playing. So attaching such a thing to a state intended to stop it should help.

In other news, it occurs to me that you could create projectiles that play music.
Thus a whole new era in PVP has begun. Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down

And now I'm having flashbacks to Macross 7... a ridiculous musical mech must be made.