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[[Category:Game Patch 1.2.0|world singleton]]

Revision as of 06:52, 17 March 2022


Singleton: world Added with: 1.2.0
Description: The world singleton contains functions centered around two different but extremely useful functions.

1. Events and event handlers are all governed within world.

Event Types: shot, hit, takeoff, land, crash, ejection, refueling, dead, pilot_dead, base_captured, mission_start, mission_end, took_control, refueling_stop, birth, human_failure, detailed_failure, engine_startup, engine_shutdown, player_enter_unit, player_leave_unit, player_comment, shooting_start, shooting_end, mark_added, mark_change, mark_remove, kill, score, unit_lost, landing_after_ejection, discard_chair_after_ejection, weapon_add, landing_quality_mark, ai_abort_mission, weapon_drop

2. A number of functions to get information about the game world.

Functions: addEventHandler, removeEventHandler, getPlayer, getAirbases, searchObjects, getMarkPanels, removeJunk
Enumerators and Other Data: The event enumerator defines all of the types of events that can occur.
world.event = {
  S_EVENT_INVALID = 0,
  S_EVENT_SHOT = 1,
  S_EVENT_HIT = 2,
  S_EVENT_TAKEOFF = 3,
  S_EVENT_LAND = 4,
  S_EVENT_CRASH = 5,
  S_EVENT_EJECTION = 6,
  S_EVENT_REFUELING = 7,
  S_EVENT_DEAD = 8,
  S_EVENT_PILOT_DEAD = 9,
  S_EVENT_BASE_CAPTURED = 10,
  S_EVENT_MISSION_START = 11,
  S_EVENT_MISSION_END = 12,
  S_EVENT_TOOK_CONTROL = 13,
  S_EVENT_REFUELING_STOP = 14,
  S_EVENT_BIRTH = 15,
  S_EVENT_HUMAN_FAILURE = 16,
  S_EVENT_DETAILED_FAILURE = 17,
  S_EVENT_ENGINE_STARTUP = 18,
  S_EVENT_ENGINE_SHUTDOWN = 19,
  S_EVENT_PLAYER_ENTER_UNIT = 20,
  S_EVENT_PLAYER_LEAVE_UNIT = 21,
  S_EVENT_PLAYER_COMMENT = 22,
  S_EVENT_SHOOTING_START = 23,
  S_EVENT_SHOOTING_END = 24,
  S_EVENT_MARK_ADDED  = 25, 
  S_EVENT_MARK_CHANGE = 26,
  S_EVENT_MARK_REMOVED = 27,
  S_EVENT_KILL = 28,
  S_EVENT_SCORE = 29,
  S_EVENT_UNIT_LOST = 30,
  S_EVENT_LANDING_AFTER_EJECTION = 31,
  S_EVENT_PARATROOPER_LENDING = 32,
  S_EVENT_DISCARD_CHAIR_AFTER_EJECTION = 33, 
  S_EVENT_WEAPON_ADD = 34,
  S_EVENT_TRIGGER_ZONE = 35,
  S_EVENT_LANDING_QUALITY_MARK = 36,
  S_EVENT_BDA = 37,  
  S_EVENT_MAX = 38 
}

The birthplace enumerator is used to define where an aircraft or helicopter has spawned in association with birth

world.BirthPlace = {
  wsBirthPlace_Air,
  wsBirthPlace_RunWay,
  wsBirthPlace_Park,
  wsBirthPlace_Heliport_Hot,
  wsBirthPlace_Heliport_Cold,
}

The volumeType enumerator defines the types of 3d geometery used within the world.searchObjects function

world.VolumeType = {
  SEGMENT,
  BOX,
  SPHERE,
  PYRAMID
}
Notes: 2.5.5 Inserted S_EVENT_DETAILED_FAILURE into id 17.

2.5.6 Added S_EVENT_KILL, S_EVENT_SCORE , S_EVENT_UNIT_LOST , S_EVENT_LANDING_AFTER_EJECTION , -- Redacted for now. And changed S_EVENT_MAX to 33,