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| scripts.dll 1.3 [message #57263] |
Tue, 09 December 2003 20:32  |
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I am working on a scripts.dll 1.3 that will be out before xmas (in fact, it will be out before the 18th december)
Currently, I intend to:
1.add this new script requested by cncgenocide:
JFW_Give_Money (gives money to whatever object sent the custom when a custom is triggered)
Message (which message to trigger on)
Entire_Team (give to entire team or just the player, 1 = entire team, 0 = player only)
Amount (how much to give, positive means add money, negative means take it away)
Use this script for example with a custom of 1000000025 to trigger when collected
2.add any scripts that are "out there" (i.e. anything that someone else has written)
3.include a fix for the stealth armour, if dante wants to provide one (I myself dont have the time to go into the debugger and fix it)
4.fix any other bugs in the scripts.dll
and 5.include any small scripts that people want and that I have the time to include.
I need details for all of the above (i.e. scripts that are out there, script ideas, bugs etc) ASAP so I can get this thing wrapped up.
Also, if there are any other boards that this should be posted to, let me know.
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| scripts.dll 1.3 [message #57265] |
Tue, 09 December 2003 20:39  |
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One foolish word.
OMMMGG!!!!!!11
"God isn't on our side either, cuz he hates idiots also."
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| scripts.dll 1.3 [message #57301] |
Wed, 10 December 2003 11:14 |
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General Havoc
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I had an idea for a script. Dante said it was a simple one to write if someone wrote it, but I have no idea on how long it would take o do so here is the idea:
JFW_Global_Sound_Controller - Broadcasts a 2D sound to everyone in game when it receives a custom.
It should act like a building controller in the way the sounds are broadcast to everyone in game. It should have one or more inputs that accept a custom and the same amount of outputs, which will be a name of a 2D sound preset.
When a custom is sent to the object with JFW_Global_Sound_Controller on it, if the custom matches the parameter in the script, the sound will play.
Having more outputs and inputs means you can use one script instead of many if your using multple sounds and customs. It should also be re-useable so it will play the sounds each time it receives a custome thereafter.
If it is possible to write, that would be excellent. I would use it in my CTF map to play the sounds, but this script would be needed to make it work. If you think it is easy enough to write and you need more info then just post.
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Aston University in Birmingham, UK
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| scripts.dll 1.3 [message #57350] |
Wed, 10 December 2003 14:58 |
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General Havoc
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| Adavanze |
Yeah, thats one of the scripts that was discussed i think at renevo.
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Yeah I posted a lot of info for what my plan was to use it for there, i've simplified it a little now. Dante said it should be fairly easy to write, not being a C++ programmer, i can't tell what is involved.
My name at RenEvo is flipped (HavocGeneral) FYI.
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Computer Science Bsc
Aston University in Birmingham, UK
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| ok, heres the status [message #57368] |
Wed, 10 December 2003 16:33 |
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new scripts by me:
JFW_Give_Money (gives money to whatever object sent the custom when a custom is triggered)
Message (which message to trigger on)
Entire_Team (give to entire team or just the player, 1 = entire team, 0 = player only)
Amount (how much to give, positive means add money, negative means take it away)
Use this script for example with a custom of 1000000025 to trigger when collected
JFW_2D_Sound_Custom (plays a 2d sound when a custom is recieved)
Message (which message to trigger on)
Preset (which sound to play)
JFW_Random_Custom (fires off a custom at a random interval)
Message (which message to send)
ID (what to send it to)
Time_Min (minumum time for how long the timer should run for)
Time_Max (maximum time for how long the timer should run for)
Repeat (0 = fire off only once, 1 = fire off repeately)
also, some new scripts for the survival game mode for some mod and also for the tech assault mod.
Plus, hopefully, fixed versions of the aircraft fuel, the building gun and the stealth armour will be included.
I would request that anyone not using 1.3 switch to 1.3. If you have scripts that use the old code (i.e. DECLARE_INFO and IMPLEMENT_INFO), you will need to convert them to the new code. (contact me with the scripts and I can do that for you)
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| scripts.dll 1.3 [message #57369] |
Wed, 10 December 2003 16:43 |
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General Havoc
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Is it possible that the "JFW_2D_Sound_Custom" may suffer from the server side only bug, where only the host can hear the sound? That was the problem I thought about as the existing ones suffer from it.
Great Work keeping up the development and updates on the dll.
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Scripts.dll Debugger, Map Scripter and Tutorial writer
Computer Science Bsc
Aston University in Birmingham, UK
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| ok, all the new scripts are written [message #57387] |
Wed, 10 December 2003 21:10 |
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Still to do:
1.test all of them (mine plus the survival and Tech Assault scripts)
2.code up 3 scripts ACK wanted for a new "player buys a harvester and harvests himself" feature
3.test those scripts
4.fix the bugs in aircraft_fuel, stealth_armour and building_gun
then 5.release 1.3
This should (I hope) be done before I go away on my xmas holiday.
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| scripts.dll 1.3 [message #57416] |
Thu, 11 December 2003 14:33 |
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General Havoc
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Hmm thats a bummer about the 2D sound. I thought there may be a way around it by adapting how building controllers produce their sounds (broadcasting 2D sound when damaged). I don't know if it is possible though.
If that isn't possible, how about a script that can damage a building controller (say by 1 health). That way, I could change the EVA annouce delay to "0" and use the building controller with modded sounds in my CTF map. Something like "JFW_Custom_Damage_Object" I had in mind.
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Scripts.dll Debugger, Map Scripter and Tutorial writer
Computer Science Bsc
Aston University in Birmingham, UK
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| ok, all the scripts are in [message #57426] |
Thu, 11 December 2003 14:54 |
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Including the custom_damage_object one.
Now I need people to help me make test maps (both for the new scripts and for the aircraft_fuel, building_gun and steath_armour showing how they are busted). Then I can test them, once they work, I can release scripts.dll 1.3
So, I need testers.
If you are able to help me test, contact me on ICQ 77572965, AIM jonwil2002, Yahoo jonwil2002 or MSN JonathanWilson623@hotmail.com and we can discuss what testing needs to be done.
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| progress update [message #57511] |
Fri, 12 December 2003 05:10 |
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Given that the "request for more script ideas" has been out there for a while, its reasonable to assume that all of the "easy to add" script ideas have been given to me.
So, I am not going to add any more scripts to 1.3 (since I really need to get the ones I already wrote tested and added)
changes:
1.the JFW_Building_Gun bug, after talking with NeoSaber, I cant find anything wrong with the script itself.
So for now, I wrote a note in the readme.
If I can get another map (from NeoSaber or anyone else) that shows the same symptoms, I might be able to investigate further.
2.the JFW_Aircraft_Fuel and TDA_Stealth_Armour bugs are being looked into, I am still in need of people to make test maps for me to test both these 2 scripts and all the new ones.
and 3.new scripts:
JFW_Give_Money (gives money to whatever object sent the custom when a custom is triggered)
Message (which message to trigger on)
Entire_Team (give to entire team or just the player, 1 = entire team, 0 = player only)
Amount (how much to give, positive means add money, negative means take it away)
Use this script for example with a custom of 1000000025 to trigger when collected
JFW_2D_Sound_Custom (plays a 2d sound when a custom is recieved)
Message (which message to trigger on)
Preset (which sound to play)
Just attatch multiple copies of this to trigger multiple sounds
JFW_Random_Custom (fires off a custom at a random interval)
Message (which message to send)
ID (what to send it to)
TimerNum (what number to use for the timer)
Time_Min (minumum time for how long the timer should run for)
Time_Max (maximum time for how long the timer should run for)
Repeat (0 = fire off only once, 1 = fire off repeately)
JFW_Resource_Field (when entered by a resource collecter, a timer is started and a flag is cleared. If the resource collecter exits before the timer goes off, the flag is set. When the timer goes off, if the flag is clear, it will send a cash amount to the resource collecter)
Cash (how much cash this field is worth)
Time (how long the timer should run for before it grants the cash, i.e. the "resource collection time")
TimerNum (what number to use for the timer)
Collected_Preset (this preset will be created when the timer trips. Attatch a "destroy this after a short time" script to it)
Collected_Preset_Distance (how far in units from the harvester the Harvested_Preset should appear. It will be created in a straight line from the direction the harvester is facing)
Collected_Message (what message to send to the resource collecter to record the cash amount)
Nod_Preset (the preset name of the Nod Resource Collector)
GDI_Preset (the preset name of the GDI Resource Collector)
n.b., if there is already a resource collector in the zone, any zone entry events by other resource collectors will be ignored (so if the origonal collector leaves, the new collector then has to leave and re-enter to trigger the start of collection)
JFW_Resource_Collector (this should go on the resource collecter preset to make it work)
Collected_Mesasge (what message will be sent to record the cash amount)
Refinery_Message (what message will be sent by the refinery to identify that the refinery has been entered, when this is recieved, it will give the current cash total to the player)
Cash_Limit (do not let the total cash amount get any larger than this, 0 = no limit)
Cash_Type (how to record cash, 0 = when someone gets in, reset cash figure, 1 = when someone other than the person who was last in gets in, reset the cash amount, 2 = never reset the cash amount)
The cash amount is of course always reset when the refinery is triggered and the cash is delivered to the player.
JFW_Resource_Refinery (this handles the refinery, when its entered, it sends a message to the resource collecter which then gives the correct cash amount to the player)
Refinery_Message (what message to send to the resorce collecter to identify that the refinery has been entered)
JFW_Custom_Damage_Object (this takes health from an object when its sent a message)
ID (what object to damage)
Message (what message to trigger on)
Damage (how much damage to do)
JFW_Blow_Up_On_Custom (This script will create an explosion at the location of the object that sent the message when a message is sent)
Explosion (the explosion to create)
Message (the message to trigger on)
Use 1000000025 to make an exploding powerup
JFW_Blow_Up_Obj_On_Custom (This script will create an explosion at the location of the object that the script is attatched to when a message is sent)
Explosion (the explosion to create)
Message (the message to trigger on)
Use 1000000029 to make it blow up when someone exits and 1000000028 to make it blow up when someone enters it
JFW_Delay_Custom (This script will introduce a delay into a message that is sent to it)
Message (the message to delay)
Delay (the time to delay)
ID (the ID of the thing to send it on to)
NH_SpawnObject_OnPoke: This is inaccuratly named, as it actually triggers on damage. Small delay is set betwean damaging, and it shouldn't work if it's triggered by a non-player (Say, a turret accidentally hitting it, that's AI controlled).
PresetName: Preset to create on damage.
Add_Vectors: Position, added to the object's position, to create the new object.
NH_Deploy_Building_OnPoke: Same as above execpt triggers on death...
NH_Create_BuyPanels: Triggers on death, but creates 4 objects. Again, same as above.
NH_Timed_Destroy: Triggers on startup, sets a timer to destroy an object
Time: Time to wait before destroying
ID: The ID of the object to destroy
NH_SetTeam_OnLeave: Triggers when something leaves this vechicle and sets the team that owns the vecicle to the team that the vechicle exiter is in
SUR_NHB: This is the "brain" of the army. Judges who goes where, also taunts a little.
GDI_Gen and Nod_Gen - These are the primary objectives that must be destroyed to win. Anything destroyable object can fill these parameters.
Strike_Preset - This is the preset to create (creates 2 of them) later in the game as an attack unit. Preferablly an air unit.
Taunt1, Taunt2, and OrcaWarning: These are the objects, preferablly buildings, to apply explosive damage to (soemthing like 9999). Apon destruction these buildings will trigger a warning causing a message to apear, to use for taunts or warnings. The buildings MUST be on the GDI or Nod team, set one of the primary objectives to blow these up when they die so you dont have to wait until the bot uses these buildings to end the game. Set the object ID to something else if you dont want the bot to use these.
SUR_NHB_Soldier: This is used for infantry. These guys are the main part of the army.
NHB_ID: ID of the object with the NHB script.
Rest of params: Path information for various targets. Vpad would be wher ethe vehicle pad or maybe WF would be at. Helipad would be for where players get air units...etc...Nod and GDI Gen paths are paths to primary objectives.
Note: Soldiers can also take out C4. To do this, send a message with the msg number as 503030 and the param as 501120. This will, however, convince the soldiers that they are at their destination so they will not go back on their path if they stray from it.
SUR_APC_AI: This is used for an APCish unit. NHB judges how many troops come out of the APC, the APC itself however judges where it goes. Can also be used on say, a tank, giving it the ability to drop troops and fire apon enemys. The unit with this script acts as a guard once it makes it's delivery. Drops troops once it recieves a msg with the number 503030 and a param with the number 202020.
Preset_To_Create: Preset of the soldiers to create.
NHB_ID: ID of the object with the NHB script.
SUR_Orca_AI: Doesn't really do much special. Can be attached to anything, but NHB only sends units with this script out to the GDI generator (or whatever you designate that object to be).
NHB_ID: ID of the object with the NHB script.
Attack_Offset: The position, based on the target position, to move to while shooting at the target.
SUR_Chinook_AI: Not special. Designed for a chinook to fly around a path and, once it recieves a msg with the number 503030 (zone entry or something else), drops something (like a tank).
Preset - The preset to create.
Position_Offset - Where, based on the chinook's position, to create the object.
SUR_Dep_Turret: This is really just a base defense script. However, it is designed to fire apon only mutants (and maybe unteamed). Will not fire apon items on GDI or Nod.
Params are same as that of M00_Base_Defense
SUR_Obj_Destroyer: Just kills something else when the object with this script dies.
ID - ID of the object to destroy. Uses Explosive damage type.
SUR_Timed_Death: .......kills itself after so long.....
Delay - How long to wait.
Damage - How much damage to apply.
Damage_Type - What damage type to apply.
SUR_GrantPowerup_OnEntry: Grants a powerup if a certain preset enters the zone.
Preset - This is the preset that gets the powerup if it enters the zone (set to Any with EXACT spelling for any preset to get the powerup)
Powerup - This is the powerup to be granted.
SUR_New_PT: For some, this might be an interasting script. This is used on a vehicle that looks like a PT (or something else that you can poke). Then it sends the desiginated message to something. In effect, you've just enabled new objects that you can poke (press E) and have it work in MP! Used to buy vehicles from a vehicle pad or helipad......kind of like in Tribes or PlanetSide, etc... Note that this object is re-created every time someone enters the vehicle, because of some bug that Icouldn't get rid of (prevented people from exiting the PT).
Marker_ID - The Daves Arrow or whatever is to recieve the msg.
Message - The message to send (like 1045255).
SUR_New_PT_Reciever: This is attached to whatever is supposed to recieve the msg from the SUR_New_PT script.
Preset_Name - Name of the preset to create, creates the preset a little above the object running this script.
Message - This is the message that the object running this script needs to recieve before it will create the object.
Also, it has been discovered that only the host in a Multiplayer game can hear 2D sounds. This is a game engine limitation that I cant do anything about 
Also, I am still offering to teach any C++ programmer that wants to learn how to code scripts.
And, I intend to continue investigating the unknown script commands at some point, I have just given more meaningful "educated guess" names to some of the parameters (figured out by studying the LFDS and the symbol table contained therein). And I figured out more of the System Events (that is, custom events sent by the game engine)
BTW, I may incorperate some "to-be-written" clones of westwood scripts (mainly those used in standard MP maps), I havent decided which ones to clone though.
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| scripts.dll 1.3 [message #57540] |
Fri, 12 December 2003 10:41 |
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Titan1x77
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Hi....could you add a script that you can attach to a spawner so when upon 1st spawn (either when you 1st join or after you die) you can disable any C4 or weapons on them. This is a problem in .mix format where no matter what you do in Level edit you spawn with c4 your pistol and the rifle.
and on the give money script can you make a parameter for only Nod or only GDI?
"But if the gameplay sucks, the looks don't matter at all." - Sir Phoenixx
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| scripts.dll 1.3 [message #57559] |
Fri, 12 December 2003 12:25 |
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| Titan1x77 |
Hi....could you add a script that you can attach to a spawner so when upon 1st spawn (either when you 1st join or after you die) you can disable any C4 or weapons on them. This is a problem in .mix format where no matter what you do in Level edit you spawn with c4 your pistol and the rifle.
and on the give money script can you make a parameter for only Nod or only GDI?
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Wouldn't it be easier just to disable these weapons through Commando Editor?
This is my idea for a script:
SCUD_Launcher
Hides a part of bone(s). This could be useful on SCUD launcher type vehicle with visible ammo (missile). The script triggers when you press either one of the Fire buttons. The bone becomes visible again after a specified period of time.
Mods, like Renegade Alert would benefit from this script.
Currently the V2 in RenAlert spawns another missile (projectile) from it's missile (bone).
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| scripts.dll 1.3 [message #57570] |
Fri, 12 December 2003 13:37 |
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| SeaMan |
Wouldn't it be easier just to disable these weapons through Commando Editor?
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It's impossible to do that as they are hard coded into the game engine. You cannot modify spawners in any way in a MIX file as they will always get overriden. Same goes for trying to spoof the C4 on the spawner, it reads it from a copy of the objects.ddb so that won't work.
However a script that can ungrant a powerup may work if it's possible to write such a script.
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Scripts.dll Debugger, Map Scripter and Tutorial writer
Computer Science Bsc
Aston University in Birmingham, UK
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| ok... [message #57581] |
Fri, 12 December 2003 15:17 |
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Firstly, I will add JFW_Remove_Guns (which will remove all the guns from whatever steps into it I hope). Put script zones around the spawners just like with the Team Deathmatch scripts. Then you can put whatever new weapons you like in.
EDIT: Wait, that wont work because if a player happens to walk through the zone during the game, he looses all his weapons.
So, looks like that idea cant be done either at this point in time
Note that if the player buys from the PT, they will still get weapons.
The Give Money script is already team-specific.
The "enter enemy vechicles" script is not possible unfortunatly.
As for the make part of the model disappear thing, I know of a way to do the disappear but the problem is, there is no way for a script to know when something fires its weapon.
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| scripts.dll 1.3 [message #57718] |
Sat, 13 December 2003 15:43 |
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Spike
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When should 1.3 be out?
I think another good script would be for ai vehicles to be able to run on waypaths, shoot, and not stop once they kill something.
(Sorry if you already said you were or wern't going to do that, I just read the first and last posts)
Mastersony1@aol.com
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| update [message #57737] |
Sat, 13 December 2003 17:28 |
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added:
JFW_Clear_Weapons (This script will remove the weapons from any object that enters the zone. If the object gets more weapons and re-enters the zone, they will disappear)
(no parameters)
JFW_Startup_Custom (This script will send a custom when it starts)
Message (the message to send)
ID (the ID of the object to send it to)
Still testing.
1.3 should be out before christmas.
But it all depends on if I can get the new scripts done for RenAlert by then or not.
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| update [message #57766] |
Sat, 13 December 2003 21:45 |
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Almost ready for release.
Still to do:
1.Get the NH and SUR scripts tested by the script coders/the mod authors/whoever wanted the scripts/whoever knows how to use them. Also, get the coders of the scripts to fix them up if they are broken
and 2.get the latest RenAlert scripts.
Then I can release 1.3
The sooner the right people involved with 1. and 2. do their bit, the sooner I can release 1.3 
BTW, 3 more new scripts I added
JFW_Zone_Send_Custom_Enable_Enter (sends a custom when a zone is entered or exited but only if its enabled)
EnterMessage (message to send on entry)
EnterParam (param to send on entry)
ExitMessage (message to send on exit)
ExitParam (param to send on exit)
Player_Type (what player type to trigger on, 0 = Nod, 1 = GDI, 2 = any)
Enable_Message (what message will turn the zone on)
Disable_Message (what message will turn the zone off)
JFW_Zone_Send_Custom_Preset_Enter (sends a custom when a zone is entered or exited but only if the object that entered it is a specific preset)
EnterMessage (message to send on entry)
EnterParam (param to send on entry)
ExitMessage (message to send on exit)
ExitParam (param to send on exit)
Player_Type (what player type to trigger on, 0 = Nod, 1 = GDI, 2 = any)
Preset_Name (what preset name to trigger on)
JFW_Send_Custom_Zone_Enter (sends a custom when a zone is entered or exited)
EnterMessage (message to send on entry)
EnterParam (param to send on entry)
ExitMessage (message to send on exit)
ExitParam (param to send on exit)
Team_ID (what player type to trigger on, 0 = Nod, 1 = GDI, 2 = any)
These last 3 send to the object that has entered or exited the zone
I added them because I realized that they were usefull for stuff
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