Input Viewer

[Open Assets] Input Viewer 1.1

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(Is this obligatory? First mod in MB and first post made. That's a double, I think.)

You know, ever been wondering if you could see what buttons are you pressing down outside record attack? I for once did and... why isn't it available outside it by now?!

Well I got you covered here. After digging into the spaghetti we know as hardcode and... I took a little of my time... making this work in Lua form.
That said, here I present to you: Input Viewer

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To summarize: This Lua script will allow you to see other peoples' (in a netgame) inputs while looking through their viewpoint. Movement, camera direction, and JUMP/SPIN.
You can also view your own! If, for some reason, you feel like your inputs aren't registering for one or another reason, and want to see if it's being registered at all.

Here are the console variables to play around when this is loaded.
inputs: Enables or disables the script.
inputs_self: Enables or disables whether or not you see your own inputs.
inputs_showjoy: Display a joystick instead of a digital pad for when you're the person to use a joystick over a keyboard (or have a friend who uses a joystick and want to see their fancy moves!).
1.1 - inputs_showmorebuttons: Display additional buttons in the case the character you're playing uses them! Or are playing modes like Ringslinger.
1.1 - inputs_x | inputs_y | inputs_snapto: Controls the positioning and screen snapping of the display.
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Lianvee
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  1. 1.1: See more button inputs! Reposition the little display at your heart's content!

    It didn't take long before the first update to the first addon I uploaded here, eh? With...

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Good. Very good. The cherry on the top of cake of my own perfect version of SRB2! Thank you!
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This add-on is simply epico. I always wanted to make use of Record Attack's input helper outside of RA/NA. Sure, there's that other add-on, but this is better in a lot more ways than that.
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I totally agree, it should be in vanilla game.
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Why this isn't an option in vanilla by default is beyond me.
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Welcome to releases! I think this mod is great at what it does, but I am often confused when a mod disables a core part of its functionality and it needs to be enabled. I imagine a lot of players like myself would expect input_self to be on by default. I also think it would be a great addition if the Custom Button inputs and maybe even Toss Flag were there as a (default off) toggle, for the more complex character mods that use them. Still, good stuff!
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Lianvee
Thank you! As for the reason input_self is off by default, is that you would *usually* know what you are pressing down. And since this will (often than not as I've played around with this) be the case, it would be wise to not display, and the view clean even though it takes a small portion of the screen. And thank you for the feedback! I do agree having the other inputs shown when you have custom characters at play (and one that really fits that bill is SMS but I haven't seen them at all for a good while now in servers... but there's that blue moon chance).
I was also considering the addition of manual positioning of the input viewer for players who prefer a better spot for it to sit at. This is a small detail, but I know there are people out there who love to customize their HUD.
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