Replicator Updates for TGEA 1.8.1

This update includes updated FxReplicatorBlocker, twSurfaceReference, Square FxFoliageReplicators, FxShapeReplicator, and GroundCover all ported to TGEA 1.8.1 - fully integrated, with minor bug fixes and some enhancements.

What's New:

fxReplicatorBlocker:
Ported to 1.8.1
Original Resource: www.garagegames.com/community/resources/view/6467
New:
BlockShapes property added (block fxShapeReplication, true/false)
BlockFoliage property added (block fxFoliageRepliaction, true/false)
BlockGroundCover property added (Block ground cover, true/false)
ReplicatorBlockers now visible in the editor. It was hard to see where your blockers were before. Now there is a transparent block drawn where they are.
Blocker color in editor different for type of blocking.


GroundCover:
New:
FxReplicatorBlocker using new blocking algorithm

FxFolageReplicator:
Square Replicators added from this resource:
www.garagegames.com/community/resources/view/15871
TwSurfaceReference changes added
FxReplicatorBlocker using new blocking algorithm

FxShapeReplicator:
TwSurfaceReference changes added
FxReplicatorBlocker using new blocking algorithm

TwSurfaceReference:
Ported to 1.8.1
Original resources:
www.garagegames.com/community/resources/view/3615
www.garagegames.com/community/resources/view/14905


The main changes beyond porting are the ability to specify what gets blocked by a replicator blocker -- ie, you can block shapes (trees) for a yard, but leave the foliage replicators intact. In addition, I added the ability to block out ground cover. All of the replicators now have support for blockers, as well as TwSurfaceReference (which lets you specify what type of terrain you want something to appear on).

Why?
For example, you might want a clearing in the forest, but you want it to be a meadow, so you want the groundcover to continue. You may also want to create a garden in the meadow - so you want the groundcover blocked in that particular spot, but you don't want foliage blocked (it's the vegetables). And you want everything blocked where the cabin is. Previously, you couldn't block groundcover at all, and blockers worked on everything, so it would take a ton of blockers and/or strategic placement of replicators. Now, it's just three blockers - the big meadow blocker, the ground cover blocker for the garden, and an everything blocker for the cabin area.

In the below shots, the Blocker on the left is blocking Shapes and foliage. The Blocker on the right is blocking shapes and ground cover.

In Game:

In Editor:


To install:

Download code file

Replace or merge the files in your project with the files in the zip file. If you have not previously added FxReplicatorBlocker or TwSurfaceReference, you will need to add the files to your project.

In addition, you will need to make the following code changes (needed for groundcover support):

in Sim.h

you will need to add a named set for the fxBlockerSet:

DeclareNamedSet(fxFoliageSet)
   DeclareNamedSet(twSurfaceSet)   // <-- Add this line too
   DeclareNamedSet(fxBlockerSet)   // <-- Add this line. Note - no semicolon

in Sim.cpp

You will need to implement the set:

ImplementNamedSet(fxFoliageSet)
   ImplementNamedSet(twSurfaceSet) // <-- Add this line too
   ImplementNamedSet(fxBlockerSet) // <-- Add this line. Note - no semicolon

in SimManager.cpp

You willneed to instantiate the named set:

InstantiateNamedSet(fxFoliageSet);
   InstantiateNamedSet(twSurfaceSet); //<-- Add this line too
   InstantiateNamedSet(fxBlockerSet); //<-- Add this line. Semicolon needed this time

If you have not previously added twSurfaceReference or fxReplicatorblocker to your script source, you will also need to do this.

In objectGuilderGui.ed.gui

You will need to add

function ObjectBuilderGui::buildfxReplicatorBlocker(%this)
{
   %this.className = "fxReplicatorBlocker";
   %this.addField("dimensions", "TypePoint3", "Dimensions",  "2 2 2");
   %this.process();
}

function ObjectBuilderGui::buildtwSurfaceReference(%this)      
{      	
	%this.className = "twSurfaceReference";      	
	%this.process();      
}

in Creator.ed.cs

Add the fxReplicatorBlocker and twSurfaceReference to the environment array. You will need to adjust the index depending on what is already there. (in Stock TGEA, this is the Atlas item). Example only:

%Environment_Item[18]  = "Atlas";
   %Environment_Item[19]  = "twSurfaceReference";   // <--- This was added
   %Environment_Item[20]  = "fxReplicatorBlocker";    // <--- This was added
   %Environment_Item[21]  = "fxGenericObject";          // <--- Previous resource
   %Environment_Item[22]  = "fxForceField";                 // <--- Upcoming resource if anyone wants it.
   %Environment_Item[23]  = "fxSwarm";                        // <--- Upcoming resource if anyone wants it.