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Can someone please explain to me why the line "Layout[4][2] = 'Item_Boot_SUPER'" is there.

This is the line from  Chimaya's superboots mod. The file is called "UGBShop10_ShopLayout.lua"

Greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

#Layout = {
#    {'Item_Boot_010','Item_Boot_020',},
#    {'Item_Boot_040','Item_Boot_030',},
#    {'Item_Boot_070','Item_Boot_060',},
#    {'Item_Boot_050',             '',},
#}

Layout[4][2] = 'Item_Boot_SUPER'

 

edit: I don't get how this adds the item to the boots shop. That is why i'm asking.

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Reply #1 from Demigod Forums Top

Currently, that file already runs its code before the mod runs its own, so you already have that commented out layout. "Layout" stores tables in a table. Layout[1] is the first entry in the table Layout, so:

Layout[1] = {'Item_Boot_010','Item_Boot_020',}

or

Layout[1] = {
    'Item_Boot_010',
    'Item_Boot_020',
}

while:

Layout[2] = {'Item_Boot_040','Item_Boot_030',}

or

Layout[2] = {
    'Item_Boot_040',
    'Item_Boot_030',
}

See that Item_Boot_040 in Layout[2]? That is the first entry (and a simple string, not another table) in Layout[2]'s table, which can be accessed like this:

Layout[2][1] = 'Item_Boot_040'


Before the mod is run, we have:

Layout[4] = {'Item_Boot_050',             '',}

So what we are doing is changing the second string variable in Layout[4] from a blank to what we want.

Layout[4][1] = 'Item_Boot_050'
Layout[4][2] = ''

After we have set that with our mod, the game goes through code and looks at the Layout table for the shop, and then generates the UI layout of the shop based on the file. In this case, shop10 or whatever it is is the shop specifically made for boot items.

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Reply #3 from Demigod Forums Top

Hi. Chirmaya I can't get another item to load into the boots shop ui.

Can you please tell me how I can get an item to be displayed in the boots shop.

btw: i removed your item the Item_boot_SUPER and added mine and i could see it in the ui, I bought it and worked fine.

The only problem i'm having is that i can't get my item "MYSHOES" to show up in the boots shop ui with your "Item_boot_SUPER" item, with mine added.

Can you please tell me why it won't show up in the boots shop along with yours. Can you please tell me the code.

Also I used the "Boots of Speed" as my item"MYSHOES" and changed the item's attributes.

                                                           

The image on the left is when I added my item "MY SHOES" along with your item "Item_boot_SUPER", and the image on the right is when I took your item "Item_boot_SUPER" out, and put only mine in.

 

Can you please tell me how I it is possible to add more, item(s), to the boot shop UI.

Thank you.