Scripting Farming Simulator with Lua : : Unlocking the Virtual Fields.

• Author: Brumbaugh, Zander.
• TeilnehmendeR: Leithner, Manuel.
• Place / Publishing House: Berkeley, California : : Apress L. P.,, 2024.; ©2024.
• Year of Publication: 2024
• Edition: First edition.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (343 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Table of Contents -- About the Authors -- About the Technical Reviewer -- Introduction -- Foreword -- Chapter 1: Introduction, GDN, ModHub, Modding Tutorial Videos, LuaDoc, FarmCon… -- Technical Requirements -- Exploring the GDN -- Modding Resources -- Video Tutorials -- Documentation -- Community Forum -- Downloads -- LuaDoc -- YouTube -- Looking at the ModHub -- Financial Opportunities of Mod Creation -- How to Attend FarmCon -- Participating in the Mod Contest -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Getting Started with the GIANTS Editor -- Technical Requirements -- Installing the GIANTS Editor -- The Viewport -- Movement and Camera Manipulation -- Viewport Options -- Camera -- Framed Rotate -- First-Person Mode -- Shading Modes -- Show and Selectable -- Grid -- Polycount -- The Scenegraph Panel -- Entities and the Parent-Child Hierarchy -- Application Menus -- The File Menu -- The Edit Menu -- The Create Menu -- The View Menu -- The Scripts Menu -- The Window Menu -- The Help Menu -- The Attributes Panel -- The Toolbar -- File Section -- Play Section -- Mode Section -- Local/World Mode -- Snapping -- Translation Mode -- Rotation Mode -- Scaling Mode -- Miscellaneous Section -- Terrain Section -- Scripting -- The Console -- Summary -- Chapter 3: The Lua Programming Language -- Technical Requirements -- Learning About Data Types and Creating Variables -- Data Types -- Setting and Manipulating Variables -- Numbers -- Booleans -- Strings -- Tables -- Dictionaries -- Conditional Statements -- Declaring and Using Loops -- for Loops -- Iterator Function -- while Loops -- repeat Loops -- Learning About Functions -- Functions in Programming -- Recursion -- Classes -- Demonstrating Programming Style and Efficiency -- General Programming Style Rules -- Summary -- Chapter 4: The GIANTS Studio -- Technical Requirements -- Installing the GIANTS Studio.

Application Menus -- The File Menu -- The Edit Menu -- The View Menu -- The Debug Menu -- The Window Menu -- The Help Menu -- New Project -- Starting the Game -- Debugging Scripts -- Using Breakpoints -- Using the Locals Tab and the Callstack -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Making a Diner with a Rotating Sign -- Technical Requirements -- Preparing the Mod Folder Structure -- Creating Mod Scripts -- Creating XML Files -- Creating Lua Files -- Testing the Mod -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Rotating Mower Mod -- Technical Requirements -- Creating Mod Scripts -- Creating XML Files -- Creating Lua Files -- Testing the Mod -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Speed Trap Trailer Mod -- Speed Trap Trailer Mod -- Technical Requirements -- Creating Mod Scripts -- Creating XML Files -- Creating Lua Files -- Testing the Mod -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Mileage Counter HUD Mod -- Technical Requirements -- Creating Mod Scripts -- Creating XML Files -- Creating Lua Files -- Testing the Mod -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Multibale Spawner Mod -- Technical Requirements -- Creating Mod Scripts -- Creating XML Files -- Creating Lua Files -- Testing the Mod -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Money Cheat Mod -- Technical Requirements -- Creating Mod Scripts -- Creating XML Files -- Creating Lua Files -- Testing the Mod -- Summary -- Chapter 11: Publishing on the ModHub -- Technical Requirements -- What Is the ModHub? -- Creating an Account -- ModHub Creation Guidelines -- Using the TestRunner -- Uploading Your First Mod -- Getting Feedback and Updating Your Mod -- Rewards and Awards -- Summary -- Chapter 12: Documentation and Appendix -- Debugging -- print -- Arguments -- printCallstack -- Position, Orientation, and Size -- getWorldTranslation -- Arguments -- Returns -- setWorldTranslation -- Arguments -- setTranslation -- Arguments -- getTranslation -- Arguments -- Returns -- worldToLocal -- Arguments -- Returns.

localToWorld -- Arguments -- Returns -- localToLocal -- Arguments -- Returns -- setRotation -- Arguments -- Returns -- getRotation -- Arguments -- Returns -- getWorldRotation -- Arguments -- Returns -- setWorldRotation -- Arguments -- localRotationToWorld -- Arguments -- Returns -- worldRotationToLocal -- Arguments -- Returns -- worldDirectionToLocal -- Arguments -- Returns -- localDirectionToLocal -- Arguments -- Returns -- localDirectionToWorld -- Arguments -- Returns -- setDirection -- Arguments -- setScale -- Arguments -- getScale -- Arguments -- Returns -- Entities -- clone -- Arguments -- Returns -- createTransformGroup -- Arguments -- Returns -- setName -- Arguments -- getName -- Arguments -- Returns -- setVisibility -- Arguments -- getVisibility -- Arguments -- Returns -- setUserAttribute -- Arguments -- getUserAttribute -- Arguments -- Returns -- getHasClassId -- Arguments -- Returns -- ClassIds Enum -- Entity Relations -- link -- Arguments -- unlink -- Arguments -- getParent -- Arguments -- Returns -- getChild -- Arguments -- Returns -- getChildAt -- Arguments -- Returns -- getNumOfChildren -- Arguments -- Returns -- getRootNode -- Returns -- Camera -- getCamera -- Returns -- setCamera -- Arguments -- I3D -- loadI3DFile -- Arguments -- Returns -- loadSharedI3DFile -- Arguments -- Returns -- LoadI3dFailedReason Enum -- streamI3DFile -- Arguments -- Returns -- cancelStreamI3DFile -- Arguments -- streamSharedI3DFile -- Arguments -- Returns -- releaseSharedI3DFile -- Arguments -- Physics -- getRigidBodyType -- Arguments -- Returns -- RigidBodyType Enum -- setRigidBodyType -- Arguments -- getCenterOfMass -- Arguments -- Returns -- setCenterOfMass -- Arguments -- getMass -- Arguments -- Returns -- setMass -- Arguments -- raycastAll -- Arguments -- Returns -- raycastClosest -- Arguments -- Returns -- raycastCallback -- overlapBox -- Arguments.

Returns -- overlapSphere -- Arguments -- Returns -- overlapCallback -- Network -- streamReadBool -- Arguments -- Returns -- streamReadFloat32 -- Arguments -- Returns -- streamReadInt16 -- Arguments -- Returns -- streamReadInt32 -- Arguments -- Returns -- streamReadInt8 -- Arguments -- Returns -- streamReadIntN -- Arguments -- Returns -- streamReadString -- Arguments -- Returns -- streamReadUInt16 -- Arguments -- Returns -- streamReadUInt8 -- Arguments -- Returns -- streamReadUIntN -- Arguments -- Returns -- streamWriteBool -- Arguments -- Returns -- streamWriteFloat32 -- Arguments -- streamWriteInt16 -- Arguments -- streamWriteInt32 -- Arguments -- streamWriteInt8 -- Arguments -- streamWriteIntN -- Arguments -- streamWriteString -- Arguments -- streamWriteUInt16 -- Arguments -- streamWriteUInt8 -- Arguments -- streamWriteUIntN -- Arguments -- Index.