Extended UI functions

[Erahain]

Heyas

I've been working on a DLL that increases the functionality of the UI modding, by providing LUA scripting.
Here is an example of concatinating strings:

<Button Name="FunButton" OnPress="Parent.FunButton.Var0=abc 
Parent.FunButton.Var1=def 
Parent.FunButton.LUA='Var2=Var0..Var1' 
Parent.FunButton.Text=(Parent.FunButton.Var2)"/>

The above button will change it's text to "abcdef" when pressed.

I do have a few thoughts about this though.

1) Is this legal? I can see no point in continuing this project if it violates the disclamer. As I suck at translating it myself, I'd like some ideas on this.

2) How many would be interested?

3) What kind of functions would people be interested in?

Thanks,
Daniel

[Landiin]

I think you may need to go a little more in depth at how you are getting the game to call your DLL file. IF SOE has provided a way for this I would say it’s legit other wise I am sure it breaks some part of the EUA.

Even though I am no big fan of LUA scripting, if it does not break the EUA I would use it.

[Erahain]

It does not involve changing any file in any way; but it does inject a piece
of code into the running EQ2 process.

The process is simple; all games uses system DLLs (like user32.dll and so on),
by providing a fake one and put it into the same directory as
EQ2 - it makes it possible to load the external DLL into the same process-space.

The big question in this is the disclaimer where it says that no software
that changes the Software (that is the game) may be used to change
Game play. If this includes how the UI works, then there is not much I
can do about it, and I'll probably have to cancel this whole deal.

The most important thing is that it does NOT change any files, and that
should make it perfectly legal to make... but the disclamer may stop the
player from using it at all.

Any more thoughts on this?

[Laffs]

Well I am no expert on the EULA but from what I have read and from what I have seen from when CSM wanted to place combat stats straight into the chat window without the need for copy and paste SoE said no way!!

but it does inject a piece
of code into the running EQ2 process.

Therefore with that above statement I would say it was in violation of the EULA..

It would be a damn good project if you were allowed to do it.... Maybe SoE Bobble would be the best person to ask on here

Thats just my 2cents.... Like I say me no expert on it lol

[Erahain]

It sure would be nice=)

Until I know how this ends I'll continue working on the project,
weither I will release it (and use it myself) or not depends on
if it's accepted by the EULA.

Let's hope this works out the way we want it =P

Daniel

[Landiin]

Doh! Its always the basic things I don't think about lol.

I would have to agree with Laffs as SOE is verry anel about these things. But like you if nothing else I would use it for myself.