I've been searching high and low for a reference manual for the scripting language used in the gsc files.

1) What is the language actually called?
2) Where do I find a syntax description/reference manual for it?

[Note: I'm not talking about QuakeC, I'm talking about the language used in the .gsc scripts.]

Thanks for any help!

[Edit: Should have mentioned I want this for mods, not scripting maps if that makes any difference.]

edited on Jul. 20, 2006 01:52 pm by RRMS-Gumby

1) As far as I know, there if no official name for it.. but it goes by the name "QuakeC"...

2) There is none, for as far as I know... but most syntaxes are like oridnary C or C++.

your best place to start to understanding the scripting language is to read alot of .gsc files... (the gametype files are brilliant for that)...

Caretaker:

Thanks for the quick reply. The reason I said 'not QuakeC' is because, from what I've read about QuakeC, it is a compiled language. This scripting language seems to be a higher-level interpreted language based on QuakeC...

I'd really like to know what all the members of the 'self' class are...

I'll check out the gametype files - thanks for the tip!

There are two "QuakeC" tutorials here.

It doesn't say anything about the members of "self"... but that's mainly because it's based on what "self" is...

if "self" is an entity, the self.weapon for instance won't exist (or at least be empty)
if "self" is a player, self.weapon will be the weapon the person is carrying..

the same goes for self.score and loads of others.

Most of the self. can be found in the stock .gsc files... gametype files, sp scripting files (both maps and included .gsc files)

Caretaker:

Thanks. I read those tutorials, but they discuss the compiled QuakeC, not the scripting language.

I should have been clearer about 'self' - I'm dealing with a mod which affects the player, so I was only thinking in terms of that.

I was hoping that there was a language reference and an detailed list of the 'classes' and their 'members'.

I haven't seen one available...

but most are listed in the gametype tutorials.. at least the ones you'll most likely be using.. unless you're planning something really radiacal for your mod :p

Caretaker:

Alrighty then! Just wanted to make sure I hadn't missed it somewhere...

Thanks for your help.

edited on Jul. 20, 2006 04:03 pm by RRMS-Gumby

the cod scripting language is a hybrid developed by infinity ward

it most closely resembles 'Objective C' combined with elements of 'Quake C' - which is not a compiled code - rather an open ended syntax

StrYdeR:

Thanks for the clarification. I guess I'm just surprised nobody has put together a language reference for the scripting language. Everyone has to learn everything from scratch by searching in the forums on several sites or in the code.

I'm not voluteering [yet - I'm a sofware developer, but a QuakeC scripting noob]!