[Thyme] New Method

[gradyfitz]

What is New Method?
New method is a new method of calculating just about any part of an object's properties and current action.

Why would I use New Method?
New Method enables a person to read any property of an object, with the same level or higher level of accuracy as the information box, and the ability to determine other properties like geomID that were previously unreachable without some manual work.

New Method only requires one single refresher anywhere on the scene to update every value, as opposed to a constant refresher required in beacon systems.

Are there down sides to New Method?
Yes, New Method doesn't unfortunately serialise and holding keys down will be basically disabled (unless of course you don't use a constant refresh).

What object properties can I access with New Method?
All of them:
• airFrictionMult
• angle
• angvel
• attraction
• autoBrake
• body
• buttonDestroy
• buttonMirror
• ccw
• collideSet
• collideWater
• color
• controllerAcc
• controllerInvertX
• controllerInvertY
• controllerReverseXY
• cutter
• dampingFactor
• density
• distanceLimit
• drawBorder
• drawCake
• entityID
• fadeDist
• fadeTime
• friction
• geom
• geom0
• geom1
• geom1pos
• geomID
• heteroCollide
• immortal
• impulseLimit
• killer
• length
• materialVelocity
• maxRays
• motor
• motorTorque
• onCollide
• onHitByLaser
• onLaserHit
• opaqueBorders
• pos
• protractor
• radius
• refractiveIndex
• relpoint
• restitution
• rotation
• ruler
• showLaserBodyAttrib
• size
• strengthFactor
• surfaces
• text
• textColor
• textScale
• texture
• textureMatrix
• vel
• velocity
• world0pos
• world1pos
• zDepth


Am I able to modify values like pos with New Method?
No, unless they have not yet been defined, though, those you had access to before will still be fine, like texture or text.

How do I use New Method?
You can follow a few steps:
1. Select an object and go into it's script menu.
2. In the box down the bottom, type the name of the value you want, like pos or vel or size.
3. Then type a new identifier declaration operator (":=").
4. Type a value, like [1,1] or 2 or 5.6.
5. Check you haven't made any mistakes, it should look something like pos := [1,1].
6. Press Enter.

For the refresher, put the onCollide or onHitByLaser as:

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(e)=>{App.step;App.undo}

, you can add more to the onCollide code, but that code will update all objects using New Method.

Any examples of New Method?
Yes,

New Method Example

gradyfitz

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[Mystery]

-bows down-
In the name of the farther, the Grady and the holy Emil
Amen.

This is so awesome you've finally released Meathod-X (Copyright Pending) This is the dawn of a new age (Thyme Glitching) With this remarkable things will happen.

[niffirg1]

Wow this is amazing

[RA2lover]

too bad this disables certain things - that makes the usage of things like pos, vel, and other constantly updating stuff almost useless to track

[FruitMonger]

For some reason, the refresher crashes phun. Is this method only for algodoo, or did I just did something wrong?
I'm pretty sure I did everything you said...

[Dakta]

I assume it's an Algodoo thing.

And well discovered grady! This is purely awesome!

[xplane80]

You could just make a probe but it wouldn't be as accurate.

[FruitMonger]

Is the simulation supposed to be screwed up so that I can't drag or zoom or camera pan when the refresher is running? This New Method is cool and all, but I can't do anything when the refresher is going.

[kilebantick]

Yes, that happens. At the moment, there's no way to avoid that happening.

[FruitMonger]

Crapola! Well then I guess I won't be using it a whole bunch. Thanks for the help. (dang stinkin' new method...)

[Kilinich]

Crapola! Well then I guess I won't be using it a whole bunch. Thanks for the help. (dang stinkin' new method...)

Relax, not working in 1.8.0, you can read it but can't use to attach or create objects.

[FruitMonger]

I'm having a little trouble seeing what you mean. So you mean in 1.8.0 you can do everything normal, but you can't use it to attach or spawn stuff? Well, I have the Algodoo you get from the back to school special, so I'm not sure which version that is, but I'll check what the latest version is and if the back to school special is the same or not and get back to you.

Edit: Uh hu...I just looked, and the latest version (1.8.0) is the version I have. So it might be my algodoo that's screwed up...?

[Kilinich]

I mean that method 1) mess with undo, 2) slow down sim, 3) can't be used for getting geomID and attaching things to it