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Custom text menus with subcategories!
Difficulty: Advanced |
| Category: CS:S > Scripting | Author(s): J2K |
The following tutorial will explain every step of creating a custom menu in Counter-Strike Source.
I have included a simplified version of my personal menu with comments throughout it to help you understand the workings of this script.
The first few steps may seem confusing but are necessary preparation for creating your menu. It will all make sense in the end.
Each step is written in yellow.
Notes explaining each section are written in cyan.
From this point on, white text can be copy pasted into config files as it is commented.
Step 1). Big fancy banner labelling each segment of your script!
//=================================
//Big fancy banner by J2K!
//=================================
The double slash is known as a comment. Anything following a // is ignored by CS: Source until the next line without a double slash.
Feel free to design your own fancy banner to organise your script as long as it follows a double slash (:
Step 2). Once you have finished with your custom menu and wish to return to playing the game, you will need the following bind to return your number bindings to default. Otherwise changing weapons will result in the game trying to use your custom menu still!
//=================================
//Reset binds after using menus
//=================================
alias keyreset "bind 0 slot0; bind 1 slot1; bind 2 slot2; bind 3 slot3; bind 4 slot4; bind 5 slot5;"
This rebinds the 5 weapon slots and the menu cancel button. We will use it at the end of each menu selection later on.
Step 3). These two commands will enable and disable the menus on screen when needed.
//=================================
//Settings for echo commands
//=================================
alias ActivateEcho "developer 1; contimes 10; con_notifytime 40;"
alias DeactivateEcho "keyreset; clear; developer 0; contimes 0; con_notifytime 0;"
developer 1 - Shows console messages in the top left of screen.
contimes 10 - Maximum number of menu items to display simultaneously.
con_notifytime 40 - Time in seconds that the menu is displayed for.
DeactivateEcho - Calls upon our earlier command keyreset to rebind our weapon changing keys. Also clears the console and turns off any active menus.
Step 4). These are the commands and settings that will be associated with our menu selections.
//=================================
//Option menu scripts
//=================================
//Main option menu
alias NameChooser "DeactivateEcho; ActivateEcho; NameList;"
alias RateMenu "DeactivateEcho; ActivateEcho; RateList;"
The above commands turn off the original menu, then activate the appropriate submenu.
//Name chooser menu
alias Name1 "name oNe MaN aRMy GuNs CaNT HaRM Me; DeactivateEcho;"
alias Name2 "name FeeL My PiMP HaND!; DeactivateEcho;"
alias Name3 "name tHe uNCHoSeN oNe; DeactivateEcho;"
Substitute the above names with 3 of your own. These 3 commands are linked to the NameChooser menu. When selected, they clear the menu from screen, and rebind your weapon changing keys.
//Rates option menu
alias TickRate33 "rate 20000; cl_cmdrate 33; cl_updaterate 33; cl_interp_ratio 3; DeactivateEcho;"
alias TickRate66 "rate 20000; cl_cmdrate 66; cl_updaterate 66; cl_interp_ratio 1.5; DeactivateEcho;"
alias TickRate100 "rate 20000; cl_cmdrate 100; cl_updaterate 100; cl_interp_ratio 1; DeactivateEcho;"
These are 3 sets of rates i use depending on the tickrate of the server i am playing. They are correct based on Valve's client rates articles in their support section at SteamPowered.
Step 5). These are the new bindings for the weapon selection keys, a different set of bindings for each menu you choose.
//=================================
//The key sets
//=================================
//Main menu key set
alias SetKeysToMain "bind 1 NameChooser; bind 2 RateMenu; bind 0 DeactivateEcho;"
//Name menu key set
alias SetKeysToNames "bind 1 Name1; bind 2 Name2; bind 3 Name3; bind 0 DeactivateEcho;"
//Rates menu key set
alias SetKeysToRates "bind 1 TickRate33; bind 2 TickRate66; bind 3 TickRate100; bind 0 DeactivateEcho;"
Step 6). The actual menus themselves using echo commands.
//=================================
//The on screen menus
//=================================
//Main menu
alias MainMenu "ActivateEcho; echo J2K's CS: Source options; echo 1) Name chooser; echo 2) Rates; echo 3) Scripts menu; echo 0) Cancel; SetKeysToMain;"
//Names menu
alias NameList "echo Choose a name; echo 1) oNe MaN aRMy GuNs CaNT HaRM Me; echo 2) FeeL My PiMP HaND!; echo 3) tHe uNCHoSeN oNe; echo 0) Cancel; SetKeysToNames;"
Don't forget to change these 3 names to the same names you used earlier in this script!
//Rates menu
alias RateList "echo Choose the server tickrate; echo 1) Tickrate 33; echo 2) Tickrate 66; echo 3) Tickrate 100; echo 0) Cancel; SetKeysToRates;"
//Script menu
alias ScriptList "echo Choose a script; echo 1) Dual elites rapid fire; echo 2) Psychadelic crosshair; echo 0) Cancel; SetKeysToScripts;"
//Bind the main menu to a key of your choice and you are done!
bind f1 MainMenu
Finally, the first thing you see in game is the last thing you coded!
It is all coming together now! Try to stay with me as i explain this as a whole :P
The first thing you see is the MainMenu. Once it has been displayed, the command SetKeysToMain is executed. If you scroll up the page you will see it binds the number keys to each part of the menu you see.
Pressing 0 will cancel any menu and return controls to default.
Choosing a menu will then clear the current menu, and launch the one you chose, followed by a new SetKeys command. Which binds your next set of options (:
Once you choose a setting such as a name change, the menus are cleared and controls returned to default for you to play!
Well, i hope this has helped you with menus and made you want to make some of your own, has been a fun challenge programming this ^_^
Oh and one more thing before i forget! Valve has recently decided developer 1 is a cheat cvar (it can be exploited).
This means you can only use this menu on LAN and servers running sv_cheats 1. This should only be temporary as me and many others have posted in this forum about the issue. Join in the forum chat and support us in getting this menu functional on all servers again!
Good luck have fun!
Jay. |
| Added: 1 year ago | Tags: text, menu, gui |
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