Creating message mutator

[piazon79]

Hello,

I am trying to create a simple mutator that takes a wav file and plays the sound byte when a user types a certain word in the chat. For example when a player types "hello" in chat it plays a sound byte.

I'm importing my wav file like this:
#exec AUDIO IMPORT FILE="Sounds\hi_0.wav" NAME="hi_0" GROUP="Taunts"

But i can't figure out how to actually get it to play when the user types "hi" or "hello". I'm new to unreal script and I have searched all over the internet for assistance but nothing that I can find that relates to this. I know this is possible, I have the MOZMessages mutator but I'm trying to create my own sounds.

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks so much!

[JackGriffin]

Post over at House of Fool's forum: https://hofgamingclan.com/forums/
The head guy there is a voice pack fanatic and they use 'zounds' type sound mods on their servers. I wouldn't be surprised if they weren't written by him.

[PrinceOfFunky]

Hello,

I am trying to create a simple mutator that takes a wav file and plays the sound byte when a user types a certain word in the chat. For example when a player types "hello" in chat it plays a sound byte.

I'm importing my wav file like this:
#exec AUDIO IMPORT FILE="Sounds\hi_0.wav" NAME="hi_0" GROUP="Taunts"

But i can't figure out how to actually get it to play when the user types "hi" or "hello". I'm new to unreal script and I have searched all over the internet for assistance but nothing that I can find that relates to this. I know this is possible, I have the MOZMessages mutator but I'm trying to create my own sounds.

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks so much!

You just have to create a mutator class that listens to messages by registering it as a MessageMutator, GameInfo.uc contains this function "RegisterMessageMutator(Mutator M)", call it from the mutator in PostBeginPlay() using "self" as parameter. Then, everytime a player chats, one or more of these callbacks will be called: "MutatorTeamMessage(...)"/"MutatorBroadcastMessage(...)"/"MutatorBroadcastLocalizedMessage(...)", which are functions in Mutator.uc that you just need to redefine (also remember to add super.NameOfTheFunction(...).
Since you have the hi_0 file, do a check on the string and if the string contains "hello" (you can check it by using InStr) use a "for" on Level.PawnList, check if the pawn is a PlayerPawn and then play the sound as playerPawn.ClientPlaySound(...) (which is a function in PlayerPawn.uc).
Maybe there's a way to broadcast a sound but I'm not sure how.

[piazon79]

Thanks for the suggestions! I'll give this a try, may take me a while to figure it out since im newer to unreal script but i really appreciate the help!

[PrinceOfFunky]

Thanks for the suggestions! I'll give this a try, may take me a while to figure it out since im newer to unreal script but i really appreciate the help!

Something like this:

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class CustomMutator extends Mutator;

event PostBeginPlay() {
	Level.Game.RegisterMessageMutator(self);
}

function bool MutatorBroadcastMessage(Actor Sender, Pawn Receiver, out coerce string Msg, optional bool bBeep, out optional name Type) {
	//Should check if (Sender.isA('PlayerPawn')) ?
	if (inStr(Msg, "hello") != -1) {
		for (pawn = level.pawnList; (pawn != None) && (pawn.isA('PlayerPawn')); pawn = pawn.nextPawn) {
			pawn.ClientPlaySound(SOUND_GOES_HERE);
		}
	}
}

I actually don't remember if a sound must be used like textures do (Texture'Package.Group.Name') or in a different way.

[Barbie]

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for (pawn = level.pawnList; (pawn != None) && (pawn.isA('PlayerPawn')); pawn = pawn.nextPawn) {
	pawn.ClientPlaySound(SOUND_GOES_HERE);
	}

Because second argument of the for-loop is the loop condition and not every pawn in level.pawnList is a PlayerPawn, that loop will not iterate over all items in the list necessarily.

Better use something like this:

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for (pawn = level.pawnList; pawn != None; pawn = pawn.nextPawn)
	if (PlayerPawn(pawn) != None)
		PlayerPawn(pawn).ClientPlaySound(SOUND_GOES_HERE);

[piazon79]

Awesome! I'll try this out. Questions though, where does it check for what the playing is typing in order to play the sound? Like typing "hello" in chat will play that sound?

[Barbie]

where does it check for what the playing is typing in order to play the sound?

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if (inStr(Msg, "hello") != -1)

Like typing "hello" in chat will play that sound?

Close - typing it is not enough, the player has to send the text (press Enter) also. Also notice that "inStr" compares case sensitive .

[PrinceOfFunky]

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for (pawn = level.pawnList; (pawn != None) && (pawn.isA('PlayerPawn')); pawn = pawn.nextPawn) {
	pawn.ClientPlaySound(SOUND_GOES_HERE);
	}

Because second argument of the for-loop is the loop condition and not every pawn in level.pawnList is a PlayerPawn, that loop will not iterate over all items in the list necessarily.

Better use something like this:

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for (pawn = level.pawnList; pawn != None; pawn = pawn.nextPawn)
	if (PlayerPawn(pawn) != None)
		PlayerPawn(pawn).ClientPlaySound(SOUND_GOES_HERE);

You're right, it's been a long time that I don't code in unrealscript anymore .