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.