Fallout 2 Modding - Scripting 101

3 Ways to Write a Follow Script. My first full length scripting video...complicated and long...but I hope the editing at least makes sense. I'd love any feedback on how to better explain what's going on with the scripting process. A couple of tips from the author of the Sfall Script Editor: "Instead of the old assignment := you can use modern way = There are some tricks to writing code, so writing the word 'var' press the Tab key and the word is replaced with 'variable' the same thing with: proc - Тab - procedure if - Тab elif - Тab while/for - Тab to avoid writing the keyword 'end' every time, press Enter after the keyword 'begin' - this will automatically insert the keyword end." How to give the player control over any critter with this script: https://youtu.be/Aku3VUL_yjI?t=158 The largest collection of scripting tutorials I've found to date: https://falloutmods.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Fallout_2_tutorials_-_scripting Backup link: https://falloutmods.fandom.com/wiki/Fallout_2_tutorials List of (original) Scripting Commands: https://falloutmods.fandom.com/wiki/Fallout_1_and_Fallout_2_scripting_-_commands,_reference,_tutorials "Miria Mod" scripting tutorial: https://falloutmods.fandom.com/wiki/Building_a_Better_Miria_Mod "for" loop examples: 1) FO1in2 mod - https://github.com/rotators/Fo1in2/blob/0fc7da4d5dedadd7838b24ec1a9f95afaa1f301c/Fallout2/Fallout1in2/Mapper/source/scripts/headers/command.h#L1036 2) sfall sample script - https://github.com/phobos2077/sfall/blob/master/artifacts/example_mods/ComputeDamage/gl_compute_damage.ssl#L102 "while" loop example: 1) FO1in2 mod - https://github.com/rotators/Fo1in2/blob/0fc7da4d5dedadd7838b24ec1a9f95afaa1f301c/Fallout2/Fallout1in2/Mapper/source/scripts/headers/fo1.h#L503 0:00 Intro 0:28 Sfall Script Editor 1:24 Dogmeat's script 2:10 Follow_Dude macro 3:14 Attach script to critter with mapper 4:35 Modify ddraw.ini to set new StartingMap 5:25 Go To Declaration... 8:25 #define Preprocessor Directive 9:35 How to Read the Intellisense Popup 10:00 Numbered Directions 11:05 Modulus 12:30 More Intellisense 13:20 self_object, dude_object 13:45 Follow_Dude macro overview 14:54 Macros(Yellow) vs Commands (Orange) 15:54 #include .h header files 16:20 Basic Follow Animation Script 17:15 Variable Declaration 17:55 Mapper Editor Introduction.pdf 18:15 reg_anim... commands 19:30 doWalking definition 20:25 **BUG** dude_object called incorrectly 21:15 Alternative Source Code versions 21:30 Object Pointers 22:20 How to fix dude_object called incorrectly 22:55 Variable Scope 23:50 procedure critter_p_proc (The Heartbeat) 25:10 party_member_follow_dude 26:00 How to Read Intellisense Errors 27:20 Simple Party Member Creation 29:40 Intermittent Sfall Scripter bug 30:30 LVAR Local Variables 33:00 **BUG** Expecting ';' error 33:50 party_add_self 35:10 Call one Procedure from Another 38:30 **BUG** Refactoring code 40:25 Closing Comments 41:52 Outro