RD2: Resource Distribution 2

tad2020

Gold Member

December 2006
1,656 Posts

Resource Distribution 2

This is a rewrite of the Resource Distribution addon by Shanjaq.

Changes:

Speed improvements (like 200% faster)
Extremely low network traffic when using new overlay methods (see LS2)
No cutoff valve hax
New methods for beams (no disappearing ent bugs)
Full compatibility with existing addons that require RD
Lots of stuff I'll list later

New Functions:
See LS2 for how to use these funcitons

RD2_ToolRegister() -- quickly set up an RD2 stool with the fancy control panel selection
RD2_AddStoolItem() -- adds ent to a stool

--Still more that I need to list--

Downlaods:

Zip Version:
Delete all old versions first or you are a moron

Delete all old versions first or you are a moron
Extract to addons

SVN Version: there is no difference with this version, it will always be the same as the ZIP version
If you do not know how to use an SVN, then there is no reason to use this one at all, just get the ZIP version it is the same.

Make a new folder in your addons folder, call it "RD2" and do the checkout to there:
https://svn.wiremod.com/svn/RDistrib2/trunk/RD2/ << New Address! <<
User/Pass (if asked): anonsvn/anonsvn

DO NOT upload dumps of this SVN, there is no point, it will be at most the same as the current ZIP version.

What's Next:
I will begin working on SBx and RDx (which every version number it ends up being then) some day after I finish up a lot of other stuff. Don't expect anything anytime soon, nothing will be ready for testing for a very long time.

Ideas for RDx:

Custom defined resource networks
Different types of resources that are not just "liquid though a hose"
Quick and easy base classes for basic entities
new ideas
Move on think processes to RD core instead of each entity via emulated resource generator production (ie. 5 air gens on one net is the same as the air gen formula * 5)
Make core code independent of GMod specific lua as mush as possible to allow for non-GMod uses. Maybe just develop core code outside GMod using standard lua binaries and port for GMod for release.

MythBuster

August 2007
309 Posts

Thank you very much again for this

Spacetech

January 2006
813 Posts

If their are any tooltip problems with anything involving ls2 or cds or sb2 this is were you should probably post them.

LPine

Gold Member

April 2007
2,469 Posts

Place Hold.

hedhunta95

July 2007
943 Posts

Yay! Resource Distribution two! Thanks to the SB2 dev team! YOU GUYS ROCK!

gilly_54

June 2006
932 Posts

Awesomeness!

LPine

Gold Member

April 2007
2,469 Posts

hedhunta95 posted:

Yay! Resource Distribution two! Thanks to the SB2 dev team! YOU GUYS ROCK!

We know.

Beastmaster

November 2006
680 Posts

LPine posted:

We know.

I smell smart ass, do you?

MythBuster

August 2007
309 Posts

Beast he is part of the team he is just stating that they know lol

hedhunta95

July 2007
943 Posts

Hurry TAD! We're waiting for RD2, then we can be like the SB people! And SB... if that's a verb.

MythBuster

August 2007
309 Posts

I'm gonna start up a 6 person sb listen server once the link gets put up

Razot

April 2007
61 Posts

where do i get svn and how do i use it

Froogle_

September 2006
893 Posts

MythBuster posted:

I'm gonna start up a 6 person sb listen server once the link gets put up

European?

PuddlePirate

June 2007
282 Posts

Adding to my server as I type this message!

hedhunta95

July 2007
943 Posts

I'll be hosting an SDS too.

MythBuster

August 2007
309 Posts

No usa but what map should i get for it

hedhunta95

July 2007
943 Posts

gm_solarsystem_v3? I heard that's a good map.

Beastmaster

November 2006
680 Posts

For those too impatient to wait, the SVN is...

-snip?-

MythBuster

August 2007
309 Posts

Ok thanks i'll download it and start up once he links up ill edit this post with the server name when i get it up

gilly_54

June 2006
932 Posts

Razot posted:

where do i get svn and how do i use it

1. Download TortoiseSVN from here: http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/
2. Install it
3. Go to your addons folder and create a folder called lifesupport(if you want to use svn for lifesupport 2 for example)
4. Right click on the folder you created and select SVN Checkout
5. Paste the SVN link in the main post above, into the "URL Repository" box
6. Let the program download all the files
7. ???
8. PROFIT!

You're done, when the team releases an update, just right click on your folder and select SVN Update.

physgun

July 2007
294 Posts

this is epic!

PuddlePirate

June 2007
282 Posts

Beastmaster posted:

For those too impatient to wait, the SVN is...

I don't think they wanted anyone to know that yet or else I would have posted that already :p

Razot

April 2007
61 Posts

thanks alot

cmdrolly

May 2007
227 Posts

It this still compatible with everything that used RS1?

hedhunta95

July 2007
943 Posts

Thank you guys.

MythBuster

August 2007
309 Posts

Server not up until the spacebuild game mode not showing up on the gamemode list is fixed and posting in the thread now

tad2020

Gold Member

December 2006
1,656 Posts

Beastmaster posted:

For those too impatient to wait, the SVN is...

Code:

http://tools.assembla.com/svn/ResourceDistribution2

Oh thanks, now I have to delete it.

BlackPhoenix

May 2006
1,428 Posts

Beastmaster posted:

For those too impatient to wait, the SVN is...

Code:

http://tools.assembla.com/svn/ResourceDistribution2

Why are you posting link that is closed (as in private), and is only for RD team?

SB2DevTeam

September 2007
114 Posts

tad2020 posted:

Oh thanks, now I have to delete it.

No you don't. I revocked the read access for not team-members.

Omnimmotus

August 2006
1,985 Posts

This should be fun.

BlackPhoenix

May 2006
1,428 Posts

Link no longer valid, moved to another SECURE svn

tad2020

Gold Member

December 2006
1,656 Posts

BlackPhoenix posted:

Link no longer valid, moved to another SECURE svn

Yeah, Assembla lacks access control modification to their SVNs.

Leaking of our and my dev SVNs is the quickest way to make the projects become abandoned. It better not happen again.

Kjakings

August 2007
44 Posts

Beastmaster posted:

I smell smart ass, do you?

*sniffs* I don't smell any ass...:D

Edit:

hedhunta95 posted:

gm_solarsystem_v3? I heard that's a good map.

There's a v3?Where???????????????????

Edit:

hedhunta95 posted:

gm_solarsystem_v3? I heard that's a good map.

There's a v3?Where???????????????????

labalicious

March 2006
158 Posts

Awesome! Awesome! AWESOME! Thank you so much. King to you and everyone else working on this.

ole johan

Gold Member

December 2006
2,527 Posts

Kjakings posted:

*sniffs* I don't smell any ass...:D

Edit:

There's a v3?Where???????????????????

www.justfuckinggoogleit.com

( INSTABANNED Used the word justfuckinggoogleit )

T-362

September 2006
5 Posts

Das it works correctly with TIBERIUM addon?

MythBuster

August 2007
309 Posts

Kinda hard to google something that was never released

Spacetech

January 2006
813 Posts

T-362 posted:

Das it works correctly wth TIBERIUM addon?

It probably doesn't. All lua coders will probably have to end up updating their mods.

DrMiles

May 2007
35 Posts

Big thanks for new RD, and, by the way [spoiler]moron yourself :|[/spoiler]

MythBuster

August 2007
309 Posts

Space can you fix the gamemodes folder in the spacebuild svn so it is

Code:

 gamemodes and not gamemode

so that it will load up

Spacetech

January 2006
813 Posts

MythBuster posted:

Space can you fix the gamemodes folder in the spacebuild svn so it is

Code:

 gamemodes and not gamemode

so that it will load up

Did you even try to checkout?
Make a folder called spacebuild2 in your gamemodes folder and right click the spacebuild2 folder and checkout to the svn url.

MythBuster

August 2007
309 Posts

Change it from addon format then or fix the gamemodes type in the svn because alot of people are having the same problem

and stop making me out as a fucking moron and just fix it without making excuses to not fix it

tad2020

Gold Member

December 2006
1,656 Posts

MythBuster posted:

Space can you fix the gamemodes folder in the spacebuild svn so it is

Code:

 gamemodes and not gamemode

so that it will load up

Wrong thread.

MythBuster

August 2007
309 Posts

Wrong thread because the people are not listening in the right one and i get morons posting there

Spacetech

January 2006
813 Posts

MythBuster posted:

Wrong thread because the people are not listening in the right one and i get morons posting there

Can't help you if your in the wrong thread

TotalMark

September 2007
9 Posts

Is it just me, or is the link broken? All I'm getting is the picture when I click on it.

Do I have to SVN this or something?

Spacetech

January 2006
813 Posts

TotalMark

September 2007
9 Posts

Okay, thank you.

tad2020

Gold Member

December 2006
1,656 Posts

TotalMark posted:

Is it just me, or is the link broken? All I'm getting is the picture when I click on it.

Do I have to SVN this or something?

Fixed, gmod.org links don't seem to work when they're in a quote block.

Roktarok

July 2007
402 Posts

Hi, I don't see the terraformer tool in the tool list, Any suggestions? also i'm not sure wat the terraformer is supposed to do, could any one explain?

PuddlePirate

June 2007
282 Posts

A request for the next version, A one way valve.

kevkev

April 2007
3,330 Posts

PuddlePirate posted:

A request for the next version, A one way valve.

You mean a pump?

PuddlePirate

June 2007
282 Posts

yeah, but without making 2 supply connectors and connecting them. Just a cutoff valve with a pump and instead of open and close make it (Off, Pump <-, and Pump ->)

ThePlague2

August 2007
152 Posts

Yes! It's finally there. Thank you!

Spacetech

January 2006
813 Posts

Roktarok posted:

Hi, I don't see the terraformer tool in the tool list, Any suggestions? also i'm not sure wat the terraformer is supposed to do, could any one explain?

Terra former is a life support thing. It's supposed to make any planet earth like so its livable. It requires the asteroid mod but it's not out yet so..

Xera

Gold Member

November 2006
8,002 Posts

There's an error in base_rd_entity.

function ENT:OnTakeDamage(DmgInfo)//should make the damage go to the shield if the shield is installed(CDS)
	if ent.Shield then
		ent.Shield:ShieldDamage(DmgInfo:GetDamage())
		CDS_ShieldImpact(self.Entity:GetPos())
		return
	end
	DamageLS(self, DmgInfo:GetDamage())
end

ent is not being defined.

Haxxer

Gold Member

February 2007
5,835 Posts

This is great. I'll have to....

:freeman: RAVE!

SB2DevTeam

September 2007
114 Posts

Xera posted:

There's an error in base_rd_entity.

function ENT:OnTakeDamage(DmgInfo)//should make the damage go to the shield if the shield is installed(CDS)
	if ent.Shield then
		ent.Shield:ShieldDamage(DmgInfo:GetDamage())
		CDS_ShieldImpact(self.Entity:GetPos())
		return
	end
	DamageLS(self, DmgInfo:GetDamage())
end

ent is not being defined.

That has already been fixed yesterday, so it will be in the next update.

tad2020

Gold Member

December 2006
1,656 Posts

Roktarok posted:

Hi, I don't see the terraformer tool in the tool list, Any suggestions? also i'm not sure wat the terraformer is supposed to do, could any one explain?

Goto LS2 thread: http://forums.facepunchstudios.com/s...d.php?t=425099

mankind_me

August 2007
1,767 Posts

Terraformer isn't released yet.

Edit:

It was part of the Asteroids mod.

PuddlePirate

June 2007
282 Posts

You can tweak the Terraformer in the file so that you can spawn and use it like I did on my server :D

*Worships the Time Lords Science Storage Vessel*

Roktarok

July 2007
402 Posts

Ah, thanks for the help , i was starting to go nuts trying to find it :P

SB2DevTeam

September 2007
114 Posts

PuddlePirate posted:

You can tweak the Terraformer in the file so that you can spawn and use it like I did on my server :D

*Worships the Time Lords Science Storage Vessel*

Yea the terraformer code is already included in LS2, it's just not showing up in the list, but is there already for other devs to see how it works.

Roktarok

July 2007
402 Posts

But you can't mine terrajuice so there's not really much use for it right?

PuddlePirate

June 2007
282 Posts

Correct, But if you know some lua you can whip up a ent that creates the juice, something like to the oil drill.

SB2DevTeam

September 2007
114 Posts

PuddlePirate posted:

Correct, But if you know some lua you can whip up a ent that creates the juice, something like to the oil drill.

Or you could make an addon and create a new terraformer that uses different resources (It's been made so other other devs can easily add new TerraFormers, Air and Heat Exchangers without needing to put them over the new ones (it just depends on the registration and some vars).

I've already put some info about it in the FAQ's of the official website.

aVoN

Gold Member

December 2005
7,891 Posts

Looking through your code made me recognizing this:
base_rd_entity/init.lua

function ENT:OnTakeDamage(DmgInfo)//should make the damage go to the shield if the shield is installed(CDS)
	if ent.Shield then
		ent.Shield:ShieldDamage(DmgInfo:GetDamage())
		CDS_ShieldImpact(self.Entity:GetPos())
		return
	end
	DamageLS(self, DmgInfo:GetDamage())
end

Neither ent nor ent.Shield is defined in there and may produce lua errors (tried to index a nil value)

Catdaemon

Gold Member

February 2005
11,542 Posts

aVoN posted:

Looking through your code made me recognizing this:
base_rd_entity/init.lua

function ENT:OnTakeDamage(DmgInfo)//should make the damage go to the shield if the shield is installed(CDS)
	if ent.Shield then
		ent.Shield:ShieldDamage(DmgInfo:GetDamage())
		CDS_ShieldImpact(self.Entity:GetPos())
		return
	end
	DamageLS(self, DmgInfo:GetDamage())
end

Neither ent nor ent.Shield is defined in there and may produce lua errors (tried to index a nil value)

Why would that produce errors?

Xera

Gold Member

November 2006
8,002 Posts

Catdaemon posted:

Why would that produce errors?

Because it does.

If it was

if ent and ent.Shield then

It wouldn't.

But still, ent isn't being defined.

aVoN

Gold Member

December 2005
7,891 Posts

Yes, it actually even does :)

Code:

Error: [Scripted Entity Function] entities/base_rd_entity/init.lua:34: attempt to index global 'ent' (a nil value)

SB2DevTeam

September 2007
114 Posts

aVoN posted:

Yes, it actually even does :)

Code:

Error: [Scripted Entity Function] entities/base_rd_entity/init.lua:34: attempt to index global 'ent' (a nil value)

Is already fixed in the svn (since yesterday). Tad just needs to upload it.

haXs

September 2007
2 Posts

Hi, is there a bug with the cutoff valve?I see you have "No cutoff valve hax" but i am not sure if this means it's not supposed to work, or if it's a bug.

I have not used version 1 before so i am not sure about the history of this, but the current one seems cool!

Q42

August 2006
1,939 Posts

I'm working on a different approach to RD. I found the old one poorly thought out and buggy as shit, so I started making one from scratch. The problem is that the resources in RD have always been abstract values with very little importance to the player, since EVERY resource acts like electricity.

I'm doing it by making the dev define a "header" type dealie so that other parts of the script have a fairly low-cost reference point for dynamic factors, like rate of flow, density, that kind of thing. If you go to www.gamedev.net, there are no shortage of fluid dispersing algorithms, and they take so little to run that there's really no point in having resources propagate instantly.

subenji99

May 2005
1,097 Posts

I've found a bug in RD2 while experimenting with it.

The new Link Junctions Don't update to each other properly if you have a chain of them. I'll try to explain:

Say you have

Solar Panel > Junction > Energy Cache

and then add

Junction > new 2nd Junction

then add to that

2nd Junction > Coolant Compressor
2nd Junction > Large Coolant Tank

The Coolant resources do not get updated on the first Junction unless the 2 junctions are reconnected after there is coolant listed on the 2nd junction list.

With a large network of junctions, this lack of distribution can get awkward when resources at one end are needed at the other - the links through the whole network need to be rebuilt.

Hope I made sense :P

tad2020

Gold Member

December 2006
1,656 Posts

subenji99 posted:

I've found a bug in RD2 while experimenting with it.

The new Link Junctions Don't update to each other properly if you have a chain of them. I'll try to explain:

Say you have

Solar Panel > Junction > Energy Cache

and then add

Junction > new 2nd Junction

then add to that

2nd Junction > Coolant Compressor
2nd Junction > Large Coolant Tank

The Coolant resources do not get updated on the first Junction unless the 2 junctions are reconnected after there is coolant listed on the 2nd junction list.

With a large network of junctions, this lack of distribution can get awkward when resources at one end are needed at the other - the links through the whole network need to be rebuilt.

Hope I made sense :P

Damn it, someone must have broken it while I was away, that was all working last time I was working on it.

Tezzanator92

June 2006
8,328 Posts

I had the same issue with the junctions during development. I told space and snake about it and apparently they knew about the issue :)

tad2020

Gold Member

December 2006
1,656 Posts

Q42 posted:

I'm working on a different approach to RD. I found the old one poorly thought out and buggy as shit, so I started making one from scratch. The problem is that the resources in RD have always been abstract values with very little importance to the player, since EVERY resource acts like electricity.

It's more like sub-ether.

Q42 posted:

I'm doing it by making the dev define a "header" type dealie so that other parts of the script have a fairly low-cost reference point for dynamic factors, like rate of flow, density, that kind of thing. If you go to www.gamedev.net, there are no shortage of fluid dispersing algorithms, and they take so little to run that there's really no point in having resources propagate instantly.

My appeoach was a rather simple idea: A network is just a table shared between linked ents and you don't have to rebuild a net to add to it.
The old RD used propagation to update nets, each ent had a net tab that recursed to all linked ents, this was rather slow. RD2 only has to change the values in one tab and the update it done. I was only replicating the functions of RD1 for right now, RD3 will add new functions to make custom nets that can work however you want (it's just a table that's shared between link ents, you can do all sorts of stuff with that). I was going to add a net type that would work like a CPU (or more like a real power supply via amps).

kevkev

April 2007
3,330 Posts

I have a small question,
When is the debugging text being removed bycose my server console is being spammed with Pumping Air and that kind of stuff and its getting verry anoying.

Midtown123

August 2007
180 Posts

Links don't seem to work, Entities still disappearing. I did delete the other addons so... Well, nothing in the console, except for sv_cheats turning on and off. Anyone else seen this?

I also touched my storage device with the physgun and it said:

autorun/server/sv_resource2.lua:496: attempt to perform arithmetic on a nil value

nagachief

June 2007
1,146 Posts

Midtown123 posted:

Links don't seem to work, Entities still disappearing. I did delete the other addons so... Well, nothing in the console, except for sv_cheats turning on and off. Anyone else seen this?

I also touched my storage device with the physgun and it said:

autorun/server/sv_resource2.lua:496: attempt to perform arithmetic on a nil value

Where is the Life Support Stuff located and where is the RD located? Also try and see if anything is conflicting. Use SVN if your not already. IF all else fails, reinstall Gmod.