Global Functions

Global functions are functions that are globally available to be called by any script.

This is a list of all of the global functions provided by the KAG application (that is, not defined in a script).

Function	Description
AddIconMarker	This defines a token (e.g. $EmptyShop$) for icon replacement in menus and suchlike.
AddColorMarker	This defines a token (e.g. $RED$) for colouring text in menus and suchlike.
CreateGridMenu	Creates a CGridMenu with the given position on-screen, a reference to the owner blob, the grid dimensions and a caption. Returns a reference to the created CGridMenu.
getPlayerByUsername	Returns a reference to the CPlayer that has the given username, if one currently exists, otherwise it returns null.
AddBot	Adds a bot to the game, with the given name. Returns a reference to the bot's CPlayer object.
Play	Plays the a sound file at the given position (position used to determine if it can be heard).
	Players
getLocalPlayer	Returns the CPlayer reference of the local CPlayer.
	Blobs
CreateBlob	Creates a CBlob with the given factory and the given path to a config file defining the CBlob. Returns a reference to the created CBlob.
getBlob	Returns a reference to the CBlob with the given index in the list of blobs that currently exist.
getPlayingBlob	Returns a reference to the CBlob with the given index in the list of blobs that are currently active - i.e. not settled map blocks or in inventories.
getBlobByNetworkId	Returns a reference to the CBlob with the given Network ID.
getBlobByName	Returns a reference to the first CBlob with the given name. Probably not very useful.
populateBlobsByNameList	Populates the 'Blobs By Name List' with all of the CBlobs that currently exist with the given name.
getBlobsByNameListBlob	Returns a reference to a CBlob from the 'Blobs By Name List' with the given index in the list.
getBlobsByNameListSize	Returns the number of CBlobs in the 'Blobs By Name List'.
getPlayingBlobsSize	Returns the number of CBlobs that are currently active and in play - i.e. not settled map blocks or in inventories.
getBlobSize	Returns the number of CBlobs that currently exist.
	Inventory
AddRequirement	Pushes the given requirements to a CBitStream, to be read by other requirement methods.
ReadRequirement	Reads requirements from the given CBitStream into variables you provide.
hasRequirements	Checks 1 or 2 inventories to see if they have the given requirements, and writes any missing requirements into a given CBitStream. Returns true if the requirements are met, otherwise false.
TakeRequirementsCombined	Removes the requirements in the given CBitStream from one of the CInventorys passed to it.
	GUI
LoadSkin	Loads a skin config file. See GUI/guiSkin.cfg for example file.
DrawPane	Draws a pane with a shape specified by the given rect.
DrawSunkenPane	Draws a sunken pane with a shape specified by the given rect.
DrawWindow	Draws a window with a shape specified by the given rect.
DrawFramedPane	Draws a framed pane with a shape specified by the given rect.
DrawButton	Draws a button with a shape specified by the given rect.
DrawButtonPressed	Draws a pressed button with a shape specified by the given rect.
DrawButtonHover	Draws a hover-highlighted button with a shape specified by the given rect.
DrawRectangle	Draws a rectangle with a shape specified by the given rect.
DrawProgressBar	Draws a progress bar with a shape specified by the given rect and a given % fill.
DrawIconByName	Draws an icon added by AddIconToken using its token name.
DrawIcon	Draws an icon from the given file.
DrawText	Draws some text.
	Maths
Cos	Returns the cosine of the given angle in radians.
FastCos	Returns the cosine of the given angle in radians. Faster, less reliable version.
ACos	Returns the arc cosine of the given angle in radians.
Sin	Returns the sine of the given angle in radians.
FastSin	Returns the sine of the given angle in radians. Faster, less reliable version.
ASin	Returns the arc sine of the given angle in radians.
Tan	Returns the tangent of the given angle in radians.
ATan	Returns the arc tangent of the given angle in radians.
Pow	Returns base raised to the power exponent.
Sqrt	Returns the square root of x.
InvSqrt	Returns the inverse square root of x.
isValid	Returns true if the given float is a valid number (not NaN or infinity) or not.
Floor	Returns the largest integral value that is not greater than the given number.
Ceil	Returns the smallest integral value that is not less than the given number.
Equals	Returns true if the two given floats are equal, otherwise false.
Min	Returns the smaller of the two given numbers.
Max	Returns the larger of the two given numbers.
Abs	Returns the absolute value of the given number.
FMod	Returns the floating-point remainder of the given numerator divided by the given denominator.
Round	Rounds the given float to the nearest whole number, as an int.
Roundf	Rounds the given float to the nearest whole number, as a float.
Random	Returns a pseudo-random int in the range 0 to the given max int.
FastRandom	Returns a seemingly-random (much less random than Random, though it is faster) int in the range 0 to the given max int.
	Strings
formatInt	Returns a formatted string representation of the given int.
formatFloat	Returns a formatted string representation of the given float.
parseInt	Returns an int from the given string representation of an int.
parseFloat	Returns a double from the given string representation of an float.
	Printing
print	Prints the given text - to the console, if its available.
printInt	Prints the given integer with the given prefix text - to the console, if its available.
printFloat	Prints the given float with the given prefix text - to the console, if its available.
printString	Prints the given string with the given prefix text - to the console, if its available.
printVec2f	Prints the given Vec2f with the given prefix text - to the console, if its available.
printBool	Prints the given bool with the given prefix text - to the console, if its available.
printPos	Prints the given position2d with the given prefix text - to the console, if its available.
error	Prints an error with the given text - to the console, if its available.
warning	Prints a warning with the given text - to the console, if its available.
	World
LoadRules	Loads the given rules config file.
LoadMap	Loads the given map file.
LoadNextMap	Loads the next map in the map cycle.
LoadMapCycle	Loads the given map cycle file.
LoadSeclevs	Loads the given seclev config file.
getGameTime	Returns the game time (number of ticks) as an integer (s32).
getFontHeight	Returns the font height as an integer (s32).
getScreenHeight	Returns the screen height as an integer (s32).
getScreenWidth	Returns the screen width as an integer (s32).
isPlayerListShowing	Returns true if the player list/scoreboard is showing, otherwise false.
drawRulesFont	Draws the given text with the given colour, position and alignment.
setHelpText	Sets the help text to the given string (I think its the text that shows above your head - like 'press E to buy bomb' or whatever)
getTicksASecond	Returns the number of ticks per second.
	Singletons
getMap	Returns a reference to the CMap object.
getRules	Returns a reference to the CRules object.
getRespawn	Returns a reference to the CRespawn object.
getHUD	Returns a reference to the CHUD object.
getNet	Returns a reference to the CNet object.
getSecurity	Returns a reference to the CSecurity object.
getCamera	Returns a reference to the CCamera object.
getControls	Returns a reference to the CControls object.
getDriver	Returns a reference to the Driver object.
	Particles
MakeCoin	Creates a coin with a given position on-screen, velocity and a style.
ParticleAnimated	Creates a particle with a number of different options.
ParticlePixel	ParticlePixel
ParticleBlood	ParticleBlood
ParticleSpark	ParticleSpark
ParticleBloodSplat	ParticleBloodSplat
ParticleZombieLightning	ParticleZombieLightning