Hey everybody, 

 

I've just started to play around with Python 3 and I'm finding a ton of features that could be used effectively to create a GTA IV mod; is it even possible to create a GTA IV mod with Python? (A .dll?)

 

I've created a few mods with C#, C++ and other .net languages but never with Python. I was wondering if anyone had any ideas about where one would even go about starting a mod with Python?

 

Thank you, 

GtaGamerCop

I don't think any hook is available.

So you'd either have to make your own hook or bindings to the C++ scripthook.

I guess you might be able to make one using IronPython and using the .NET hook, but I've never tried this.

I'm not sure it's as simple as binding to the C++ scripthook. As I understand it, you'd need to launch the Python script in the context of the GTAIV.exe/EFLC.exe process (else the functions of aru's scripthook, which rely on having pointers into the GTA process's memory space, wouldn't be able to do their job). So you'd somehow have to get the Python loaded, which would require either making an ASI or using SHDN (I'm not aware of anything that loads scripts except ASI loaders and SHDN). To make that work, I'd think you'd need to either compile Python code down to native code (for an ASI), compile it down to .NET IL (for an SHDN script), find something that can launch an embedded Python interpreter and is easy-ish to use (also for an ASI), write your own code to launch an embedded Python interpreter (for an ASI), or write your own SHDN script or ASI to launch a Python runtime in the context of the game.

You still do have to write a compatibility layer, though, unless IronPython doesn't need it (which it might not).

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