Deus Ex Alpha

I am starting to understand Modding now...to a very basic extent...however I have more basic questions:

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state Activate()

What other states are there?

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local DeusExPlayer player;

What does local actually mean?

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Begin:

What does that do

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simulated function

What is a simulated function?

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var int healAmount;
var bool bNoPrintMustBeUsed;

I understand those are variables...but why do they not have any vaule?

I know this may get a bit annoying, but I'm desperate to learn...but can't understand it

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state Activate()

What other states are there?
Well... Unlimited ones. You can make your own states.

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local DeusExPlayer player;

What does local actually mean?
That the variable is only accessable within the function where the local variable is declared.

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Begin:

What does that do
Being used for a loop. It shows what part is part of the loop.
At least, this is what methinks. I don't use this 'a lot'.

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simulated function

What is a simulated function?
Click here, I'm too lazy.

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var int healAmount;
var bool bNoPrintMustBeUsed;

I understand those are variables...but why do they not have any vaule?
Eeh, they do
But variables must be defined before you can assign a value to them. If you just search the file for healAmount, you will find numerous results.

I know this may get a bit annoying, but I'm desperate to learn...but can't understand it.

It's not annoying at all I am happy that some of us DeusEx players are interested in the editing part.

I have found something else...

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function Frob(Actor Frobber, Inventory frobWith)
{
   Super.Frob(Frobber, frobWith);

What is frob?

AgentSmyth wrote:I have found something else...

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function Frob(Actor Frobber, Inventory frobWith)
{
   Super.Frob(Frobber, frobWith);

What is frob?

"Frobbing" is the box you see when you walk up to an item, iirc.

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| Soda                       |
|                            |
|                            |
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^

Frob = Right clicking on an item

So then whats frobber and frobwith?

Frobber = Person who right clicks
FrobWith = the inventory the person who right clicks has.

Why are they in the brackets? Eg

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Function Blah(What does the stuff in here do)

AgentSmyth wrote:Why are they in the brackets? Eg

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Function Blah(What does the stuff in here do)

Those are variables. Also local.
You don't have to define them, since they already are.

So, if you call a function, you must/can (Depends if it has 'optional' in front of it), give variables with it.

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var travel

Whats travel?

(BTW thanks for the help with the other subjects)

"Travel" is another type of a variable, which keeps a variable during the game, even after switching maps. It's useful in single player.