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Wandang

15:56

greatings

^^

WizLiz

Perfect

Wandang

ok so 1 key to buy through different items and another to go back to item 1

quite easy

WizLiz

that would be a start

Wandang

i could tweak it a bit

WizLiz

Well lets say I'm gonna tweak it for several hero i use on diferent keys but a genereic script for starter would be nice

Wandang

15:58

my idea would be.
button 1 does tell you in ingamechat "quickbuy item is bottle". if you press button 1 again it will say in chat "quickbuy item is boots" and so on.

button 2 would be the buybutton for the according item

would that be better ? to know where the buyscript is

i am writing your ideas down sec

WizLiz

I dont know if spamming the chat with my future purchase is a good idea though

Wandang

agreed

if i figure out a way to say it to only the user himself

i would take that route^^

WizLiz

maybe its possible to speak to the coach only

even if you have no coach

Wandang

there is a way but it is not userfriendly at all. you would need to open up the console every time. i can print it directly into the console

but if you for example never opened the console before

not userfriendly as i said

good idea!

writing down

ok i will build you a prototype and after that tweak it with the resetbutton

can u name some items that would be part of the list while i am working on it?^^

WizLiz

that woould be some basics item like

glove > midas > boots > power tread

or bottle > boots > urn of shadow

I've udnerstand the principle of buying the item n° X on tab X so i think I could personalize it myself if needed

Wandang

16:07

thats good to hear

i need some time to make it work since i am at home for the holidays. my laptop does not have all my dota scripts i made on my desktop pc^^ so i need to make it from scratch atm

WizLiz

Sure no problem, im not in a hurry at all

Wandang

ok i have a itembuy cycle now

bottle to boots

WizLiz

this would work with the autoconfig.exe

?

Wandang

i am currently only in the autoexec file ;)

since i am working from scratch

WizLiz

OKay

Wandang

16:18

but on my desk i have a pudge.cfg, puck.cfg etc

for hero specific scripts

and myBindings.cfg for normal stuff

WizLiz

how does that work does the game recognize the script by name or do you ahve to do something before ?

Wandang

myNetwork.cfg for network settings

etc

yes source will only execute autoexec on start

all other cfg need to be executed manually via command "execute pudge.cfg" for example

but ofc we can do that command via button too :P

so for example i can press 7 on my numpad which loads pudge cfg

WizLiz

and exec your other cfg could be done through the autoexec ?

Wandang

and the press 7 again to buy all my pudge stuff

because i overwrote 7 ;)

sure

i always load my bindings and network stuff automatically with autoexec

WizLiz

that's pretty neat

wish i'd known that before

Wandang

16:20

i can give you all my stuff when i am at my desktop again :)

i managed to reset the cycle now too

something missing?

WizLiz

does it write in the chat ?

Wandang

i can buy with 1 button from bottle to tp in 3 steps

and reset

ah not yet^^

WizLiz

this might be the tricky part but its not absolutely required

since i can see my item progression in my inventory

its just more userfriendly

Wandang

wait

we could use quick buy too... we could set the next item that would be bought as quick buy too

so you would see it

WizLiz

right

Wandang

16:22

if you dont use quickbuy otherwise?

WizLiz

I think i never use quickbuy

Wandang

and there is one neat thing too... normal people dont know it

do you know that there is a tp scroll icon next to quickbuy

right side

to buy tp quickly
we can change that icon to any item too ;)

WizLiz

yes the "sticky" thing

is that possible to modify the sticky item to anything ?

Wandang

did not know it is called that. is there a way to change it by user without command?

any item

did not try to put roshan in it yet :D

WizLiz

well in that case the script could become => put each item of the list on the sticky item, and one key to reset the list

wouldnt that be simpler ?

Wandang

16:27

same deal for me. its your choice if you want to buy stuff with a button or with a rightclick on the sticky

WizLiz

you can set a key in the settings for sticky so

Wandang

i just found out that you can drag any item on that little icon so it will change and you could use it too

WizLiz

I didnt know that x)

Wandang

me neither :D

WizLiz

so

1 script would take the current list of item and put it one by one on the sticky part

1 key to reset the list

Wandang

16:30

well. if we sum it up:
either we buy items step by step with a button and show it on the sticky too so the user sees it.
or we just drag items of our desire to the icon and rightclick it when we need it

there is 1 advantage and disadvantage in the script

advantage, it goes on and on by itself

disadvantage. it is fixed

if you have quite a fixed itemlist for some heroes then it would be better i guess?

WizLiz

I dont mind it being fixed

Wandang

most heroes need boots for example so ^^

ill give you the script i have so far. will add info text how to extend/modify to your needs tho

WizLiz

come the next level, bind a key to set up a list for each hero : Example i press keypad 1 => item list = Pudge ; Keypad 2 item list = Invoker

etc

Wandang

for now i did not find a way to chat to a coach

WizLiz

not a big issue

Wandang

16:33

@WizLiz should i add that feature first b4 i send the code?

pudgelist etc

WizLiz

well if you can achieve it i dont mind waiting

Wandang

kk

ok i have a prob now

not that i could not archive it. there are 2 ways to do it and i need your advice :P

WizLiz

Sure

Wandang

would you like to have a pudge.cfg and an invoker.cfg (as an example) or would you like to have it all in 1 autoexec

i think an external cfg is easy to manage

and for you to modify to your needs

WizLiz

Yes I think so too

Wandang

16:37

k then i will build it that way

wow i just found a way to make the script much more readable for you

happy

WizLiz

:D

Wandang

17:09

ok

was a lot more work then i expected

WizLiz

:D

as i said im not in a hurry

Wandang

i found another way to do it which is much easier (if it works).
so i will send you this version 1 but i will build a new one^^

WizLiz

Sure go ahead

I myself thought of something that could be nice : Having a key to cycle through hero shop list : Press 1 => pudge list => press 1 => invoker list and then with the other script buy the item one by one

Wandang

thats possible sure

but its alot harder to make the user know which list is selected

if chat is forbidden:P

WizLiz

can be writtend in the console

if you select the list wthin the first 30 sec of the game

thats not a big usse

Wandang

17:13

well

your idea is not good

instead of cycling throu heroes

you could write "exec hero.cfg" directly into console, that would be much faster

WizLiz

right

Wandang

but if you would use lets say 9 heroes the most

you could set those on your numpad

to be quick without console

WizLiz

yup

Wandang

but cycling throu herobuilds is slow and not good

WizLiz

aren't there any ways to exec current_hero_name.cfg

and get the current her oname from anything

Wandang

17:15

hehe ;) i wanted that too but did not find any way to archive that

WizLiz

^^

Wandang

that would be perfect

WizLiz

Being limited to only consle command doesnt help

Wandang

do you know any good one click hoster where i can upload

WizLiz

Nop I usualy use shared text pad for quick text sharing

Wandang

17:16

ah pastebin

WizLiz

or piratepad

piratepad.net/klqDcXkaMi

Wandang

pastebin.com/c7uEkZuc

that link is my autoexec

you can ignore items and item stickies for now

WizLiz

perfect

Wandang

cycle is where you define your list

WizLiz

im looking at right now

thats some nice work

Wandang

17:20

and now the pudge.cfg

for better modification

pastebin.com/crHG7q5Z

it only contains the itemlist

thats mostly all you need

if you would want to add lets say a tango you would need to add a line item4

WizLiz

Perfect, im going to test this right now

Wandang

in the autoscript.cfg are the 3 important buttons you need to bind

bind "b" "shopping"
bind "v" "resetshopping"
bind "KP_7" "exec pudge.cfg"

you should change those to your needs

WizLiz

Yup

Wandang

but as i said i have another idea which would reduce the code to about 60% of the current

and still be simpler :D

WizLiz

So far this one is easy to read and modify

Im gonna work with it till you finish the other version

and test it in game

Wandang

17:25

for further help i recommend my answer on arqade

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A: How can I toggle/cycle through settings?

To cycle through different names/settings/scripts etc you need to follow the following pattern (At the end there is the full code if you want to skip the details): Step 1: Set a starting point alias cycler "useName1" Now if we trigger cycler -> useName1 will be executed. cycler and useName1 ...

WizLiz

Yup I already bookmared this with your other answer about quickbuy

Wandang

fuck

the sticky code does not work. valve disabled changing icons from sticky with the command

damn

WizLiz

aw

Wandang

can you tell me what experience you have with code / programming

so i can estimate how much i go on your nerves by explaining stuff you already know^^

WizLiz

3 years in computer science

for school

and i've been working for almost a year now

C# developper

but I like learning and i dont know much about dota so feel free to explain

I had a question regarding the script to auto buy. Does it work even if I use the other layout for the shop

Wandang

17:36

yes

i for example always use the one where i can see all items at once

WizLiz

OKay me too

Wandang

i had a c# course but i struggle with that language for no real reason

:/

WizLiz

I struggled at school for no reason because once you start working in an actual compagny, coding becom suddelny much easier

i assume stress of the exam and failure is off the table

so thats why

Wandang

my dreams just got crushed by valve. i hoped to use the sticky function with the lists. this would remove the need for x and y coordinates in the shopping menu and just set sticky item to tpscroll for example and after that i would buy sticky

but i cannot set sticky :(

WizLiz

I was hoping you could

Wandang

17:39

well i do a dual study, 2 days a week studying and 3 days working in an institute

at the end i will have a bachelor and an apprenticeship

but my institute treats me as a full time employee which sux

WizLiz

You earn more money

and actually i did the same

2 years full school

then 1 year with 2days a week working for a company

Wandang

yes money is ok. not much but better then my first normal studying without any money

where i had 10 bucks left for the last week of the year..

now i can even go plan a trip to japan

WizLiz

Just tested the script, it works like a charm

Wandang

thats good

but i would recommend removing the sticky parts

since they have no use

WizLiz

yup

Wandang

17:47

shortens the code a little

WizLiz

now the funny part will be to write the cfg for each hero

Wandang

idd

if you want to print something on console just use echo

like in php

echo "invokercfg loaded" for example

that idea was great non the less

i enjoyed finding a partial solution for it

WizLiz

noted

actually it works pretty well

too bad that valve prevent from modifying the sticky item

Wandang

y

well its a bit complicated

the command changes the sticky.. but only after you refreshed the game

:D

thats why it could be that next time you are ingame the sticky is a bottle or boots

until you delete the sticky code ;)

if you want you can ask a question on arqade for that functionality and i can answer that with my script. otherwise i will do the question ^^

WizLiz

Yup, I will do that

Thanks for your help

Wandang

17:55

np :) have a great holiday

WizLiz

You too ^_^

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