GTA V Lighting Pattern Carcols Command Line Testing Tool 1.0.0

@PNWParksFan So, this allows you to basically edit the carcols in-game and watch them? Is it simplified or is it shown exactly as the raw text from the carcols?

@PNWParksFan I have the exact same question as Lundy.

Also, is this "bug with RPH 0.47" also a problem with 0.45? I utilize sirensettings=14-20 with Custom Visuals, so this wouldn't be much help if I can't use it for custom additions.

2 hours ago, Techengage said:

@PNWParksFan I have the exact same question as Lundy.

Also, is this "bug with RPH 0.47" also a problem with 0.45? I utilize sirensettings=14-20 with Custom Visuals, so this wouldn't be much help if I can't use it for custom additions.

The emergency lights developer assets that this plugin is probably based on were only first included with 0.46.

2 hours ago, Lundy said:

@PNWParksFan So, this allows you to basically edit the carcols in-game and watch them? Is it simplified or is it shown exactly as the raw text from the carcols?

Not sure what you mean by "is it simplified". There's about a dozen console commands, in the form of e.g. SetLightFlashSequence(light_id, sequence). So for each command you specify the siren id you want to change and the new value. It's not like you directly paste in a bunch of XML if that's what you're asking. 

2 hours ago, Techengage said:

@PNWParksFan I have the exact same question as Lundy.

Also, is this "bug with RPH 0.47" also a problem with 0.45? I utilize sirensettings=14-20 with Custom Visuals, so this wouldn't be much help if I can't use it for custom additions.

This plugin will ONLY work with RPH 0.47. the emergency lighting API was added in 0.46 but had a bug that restricted you to only being able to edit the headlights/taillights. The bug in 0.47 does mean your 14-20 carcols won't work with it. You'll need to overwrite one of the default slots for testing, then once satisfied you can move it back to the custom slot. Overwrite an infrequently used a lot like the fire truck or lifeguard truck lights. 

18 minutes ago, PNWParksFan said:

Not sure what you mean by "is it simplified". There's about a dozen console commands, in the form of e.g. SetLightFlashSequence(light_id, sequence). So for each command you specify the siren id you want to change and the new value. It's not like you directly paste in a bunch of XML if that's what you're asking.

That's what I meant. Sorry, I'm not familiar with the setup ragehook has given for carcols editing.

20 minutes ago, Lundy said:

That's what I meant. Sorry, I'm not familiar with the setup ragehook has given for carcols editing.

No problems, that's what this plugin is for so you don't have to mess with the RPH API directly. Give it a try, I think it's pretty easy to figure out once you install it. 

49 minutes ago, PNWParksFan said:

Not sure what you mean by "is it simplified". There's about a dozen console commands, in the form of e.g. SetLightFlashSequence(light_id, sequence). So for each command you specify the siren id you want to change and the new value. It's not like you directly paste in a bunch of XML if that's what you're asking. 

This plugin will ONLY work with RPH 0.47. the emergency lighting API was added in 0.46 but had a bug that restricted you to only being able to edit the headlights/taillights. The bug in 0.47 does mean your 14-20 carcols won't work with it. You'll need to overwrite one of the default slots for testing, then once satisfied you can move it back to the custom slot. Overwrite an infrequently used a lot like the fire truck or lifeguard truck lights. 

Great point. I'll definitely be trying this one out for my next update. Thank you very much

2 hours ago, PNWParksFan said:

No problems, that's what this plugin is for so you don't have to mess with the RPH API directly. Give it a try, I think it's pretty easy to figure out once you install it. 

Does your tool allow me to add my own lines into it? So lets say I put in sirensetting 17 and edit each siren to what I wish. Is that possible with it? Or does it only edit existing sirens?

1 hour ago, Lundy said:

Does your tool allow me to add my own lines into it? So lets say I put in sirensetting 17 and edit each siren to what I wish. Is that possible with it? Or does it only edit existing sirens?

Unfortunately due to the aforementioned bug in RPH 0.47 you would not be able to edit sirensetting17. You need to start with a vehicle that has one of the default 1-13 sirensettings applied to it. From there, you can edit each of the sirens. 

At this time there's no way to export your changes, but eventually I'll add more features to allow that. 

4 hours ago, PNWParksFan said:

Unfortunately due to the aforementioned bug in RPH 0.47 you would not be able to edit sirensetting17. You need to start with a vehicle that has one of the default 1-13 sirensettings applied to it. From there, you can edit each of the sirens. 

At this time there's no way to export your changes, but eventually I'll add more features to allow that. 

Is there a possibility of changing from console commands to a GUI? I know this is asking a whole lot, but it's always worth asking!

1 hour ago, Techengage said:

Is there a possibility of changing from console commands to a GUI? I know this is asking a whole lot, but it's always worth asking!

No. This is a small, simple script I threw together quickly to test out the new features. Unless someone wants to hire me to do it for them, I haven't the time nor interest in developing a GUI for it. If somebody else wants to make a GUI for it I'm happy to share my code with them, although TBH it's just itsy-bitsy command line wrappers around the new RPH methods. 

Where are the edited carcols saved, I am trying to export them.

5 hours ago, Sethy1124 said:

Where are the edited carcols saved, I am trying to export them.

They don't get saved, it's just for testing purposes. You need to keep track of what you entered. Maybe in the future I will make a version which can export.