Scripting for Red Alert

[intercity125]

Hey guys...

I have just started to work on my first Modification.
I don't know about you, but I was always annoyed that when a ship went to Red Alert, the panels never changed!
So anyway, I made backups and have began to retexture (Just basic to start with, not very good, coz I'll neaten them up later) but I don't know how to script the E-Bridge, so that when it goes into red alert, just like the lights start to flash by reloading textures, the panels change.

Are there any Scripters here that can do that, if I gave them the Retextures?

Thanx... Just e-mail me at skatib_786@hotmail.com

[JimmyB76]

by panels, do you mean lcars/stations?

[kirk2164]

BP Core already allows for map swapping.

[intercity125]

by panels, do you mean lcars/stations?

Yes I do... I have already started work on the retexturing, but I don't where to inset the command to reload the textures when Red Alert is activated, like the Red Alert Lights do

[JimmyB76]

take a look at how the Galaxy Bridge Advanced script is setup...
the section

Code:

 
'Maps':{
'CurrentMaps': {'g_imp_pannels-state01': "g_imp_pannels-state01", "Map 13" : "Map 13", "Map 5" : "Map 5", "g_imp_redbars" : "g_imp_redbars"},
'GreenMaps':{'g_imp_pannels-state01': 'data/Models/Sets/Galaxy/g_imp_pannels-state01.tga',
      'g_imp_redbars': 'data/Models/Sets/Galaxy/g_imp_redbars_unlit.tga',
      'Map 5' : 'data/Models/Sets/DBridge/High/Map 5.tga',
      'Map 13' : 'data/Models/Sets/DBridge/High/Map 13.tga',
      'Map 27': 'data/Models/Sets/DBridge/High/Map 27.tga'},
'YellowMaps':{'g_imp_pannels-state01': 'data/Models/Sets/Galaxy/g_imp_pannels-state02.tga',
      'g_imp_redbars': 'data/Models/Sets/Galaxy/g_imp_redbars_unlit.tga',
      'Map 5' : 'data/Models/Sets/DBridge/High/Map 5.tga',
      'Map 13' : 'data/Models/Sets/DBridge/High/Map 13.tga',
      'Map 27': 'data/Models/Sets/DBridge/High/Map 27.tga'},
'RedMaps':{'g_imp_pannels-state01': [1, {1: 'data/Models/Sets/Galaxy/g_imp_pannels-state03.tga', 2: 'data/Models/Sets/Galaxy/black.tga',}],
   'g_imp_redbars': [1, {1: 'data/Models/Sets/Galaxy/g_imp_redbars.tga', 2: 'data/Models/Sets/Galaxy/g_imp_redbars_unlit.tga',}],
              'Map 5' : 'data/Models/Sets/DBridge/High/Map 5r.tga',
      'Map 13' : 'data/Models/Sets/DBridge/High/Map 13r.tga',
      'Map 27': [1, {1: 'data/Models/Sets/DBridge/High/Map 27.tga', 2: 'data/Models/Sets/DBridge/High/Map 27r.tga',}]},
'MVAMMaps':{'g_imp_pannels-state01': [1, {1: 'data/Models/Sets/Galaxy/g_imp_pannels-state04.tga', 2: 'data/Models/Sets/Galaxy/black.tga',}],
   'g_imp_redbars': [1, {1: 'data/Models/Sets/Galaxy/g_imp_bluebars.tga', 2: 'data/Models/Sets/Galaxy/g_imp_redbars_unlit.tga',}],
              'Map 5' : 'data/Models/Sets/DBridge/High/Map 5b.tga',
      'Map 13' : 'data/Models/Sets/DBridge/High/Map 13b.tga',
      'Map 27': [1, {1: 'data/Models/Sets/DBridge/High/Map 27.tga', 2: 'data/Models/Sets/DBridge/High/Map 27b.tga',}]},
'NormalMaps':{'g_imp_redbars': 'data/Models/Sets/Galaxy/g_imp_redbars_unlit.tga'},
},

is where it is...  if you follow that example, and tinker around a bit, youll prolly be able to sort it...

personally, ive never much dabbled into texture swapping in bridges, but thats where to begin...
you may want to also ask at BCC's Bridge Modding forum...

[intercity125]

I can't seem to find that 

[kirk2164]

It's in the bridge's script in scripts\Custom\Autoload

[intercity125]

Thanks

[intercity125]

OK, I did basic retextures and wrote in the code, but it didn't work... the game ran OK, but it didn't change the textures on the bridge when I went to red alert!

[intercity125]

Can anyone tell me why?... I was trying to retexture the active LCARS on the 3rd Era Soverign Bridge.

[JimmyB76]

you may want to ask at BCC as well...

[intercity125]

Aye aye sir! i'll do that ASAP

[intercity125]

I've posted at BCC, but I haven't had replies in a long while... does that mean that it can't be done, or nobody know how to do it, or people just haven't seen it? I've still fiddled but I don't know enough python to debug... Please Advise