Adding command to source?

[Bukz]

Changing the source code is useless unless you compile a binary after the changes are made. Some things can be done with simply CubeScript, which only requires .cfg edits, others must be done via the source code which requires some C++ knowledge and a compiler for your system.

Here is an example of a identical command made from both; of course, more advanced things will require source edits and are not possible with just CubeScript:

CubeScript version:

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myMessage = [echo Hello] // Typing /myMessage - in game will cause "Hello" to be printed onto the console.

C++ version:

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void myMessage() {conoutf("Hello");}
COMMAND(myMessage, ARG_NONE); // Typing /myMessage - in game will cause "Hello" to be printed onto the console.

Although this is very basic, I hope it helps you get the idea anyways. In CubeScript, aliases are used as commands. In C++ for AC, the "COMMAND()" and "COMMANDN()" functions define new commands that can be used in game. These functions call on other C++ functions that actually get the job done. In this case, the function "COMMAND()" executes the function "myMessage()" which causes the function "conoutf()" to print "Hello" to the screen.