Reload Lua File on Running Mission?

[TheThumper]

Hey Folks,

Does anyone have any tips/tricks that would allow me to reload a changed lua file without having to "Do the Dance"? Say via the F10 menu or the like.

 

By "Do the Dance" I mean

1. Quit the mission
   
2. Select the triggers menu in ME
   
3. Select the trigger
   
4. Open the Browse Window for Lua file
   
5. Select same Lua file
   
6. Save mission
   
7. Rerun mission
   

 

Thanks in advance for any help here.

[dikkeduif]

The mission is essentially an archive file, you can unpack/pack it with 7z.

 

What I do:

- Unpack your mission to a folder (for example 'build')

- Copy your lua file to the folder build/I10n/DEFAULT and overwrite your lua script that is there

- Pack folder again as a .miz file and copy the file to your C:\Users\<yourusername>\Saved Games\DCS\Missions folder

 

You can write an easy .bat script to do this for you, such as

 

"7za.exe" -obuild -aoa x mymission.miz

xcopy myscript.lua build\l10n\DEFAULT /y /i

"7za.exe" a "mymission.miz" .\build\* -tzip

xcopy "mymission.miz" "C:\Users\<yourwindowsuser>\Saved Games\DCS\Missions" /i /y

 

This way you can open DCS, click on MISSION, select your mission and play. Then when done, exit the mission. Change your lua, run the .bat script, and play the mission again. Repeat until your lua script works.

Edited December 14, 2019 by dikkeduif

[A101Wayz]

If you are using MOOSE, there is a way to load your scripts from it's saved location, rather than using the script stored in the .miz file.

 

[TheThumper]

If you are using MOOSE, there is a way to load your scripts from it's saved location, rather than using the script stored in the .miz file.

 

 

This is exactly what I was looking for, guy in video actually refers to the issue as "The Dance" also. Thanks very much A101Wayz!

[funkyfranky]

guy in video actually refers to the issue as "The Dance" also.

LOL, yeah, found it very funny that you called it that way, too. When I watched Pikey's vid the first time, that expression stuck in my head and since than every time I do it, I tell my self, "okay, let's to the dance" :D

[dikkeduif]

Nice! Good to know :)

[Habu_69]

When testing a Moose file, I run DCS in windowed mode so I can edit the script without leaving DCS. Use a Do Script trigger:

 

dofile([[e:\Game Data\Scripts\Mission Scripts\Your Script.lua]])   -- complete file path of script.

 

Then when you fly mission from within the ME the edited script loads dynamically. So procedure is reduced simply to edit the script and fly mission from within ME. Rinse and repeat.