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Attack Meter Helper function prefix: AttackMeter_ The attack meter module is used to tell the player that they are in danger and, if they don't escape the danger in time, applies damage to them, knocks them down and kills them. It's used by AI agents, and also for when (for example) the player jumps off a cliff.

2015-09-16T12:25:16+00:00 2015-09-16T12:25:16+00:00 https://oldwiki.frictionalgames.com/hpl3/game/scripting/user_modules/camera_animation?rev=1442406316&do=diff

Camera Animation Helper function prefix: CameraAnimation_, CameraAnimationNode_ General The camera animation system is used to move the player camera along a specific path while still allowing some degree of interaction. Instructions To use the system, place CameraAnimation nodes (Area → CameraAnimation) in the scene and give each of them the name of the animation followed by an underscore and their placement within the animation (such as WakeUpAnimation_1, WakeUpAnimation_2 etc). Note that…

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Credits Helper function prefix: Credits_ The credits handler simply displays a scrolling list of credits - see config/Credits.cfg for the format used. Important Functions Credits_Start Start the credits rolling. Credits_stop Stop the credits.

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Datamine Helper function prefix: Datamine_ Datamining is what happens when the player in SOMA touches a dead person, intercom or other piece of technology and hears the last few moments of data buffer as an audio clip. Most of this is handled automatically by

2015-09-16T11:14:18+00:00 2015-09-16T11:14:18+00:00 https://oldwiki.frictionalgames.com/hpl3/game/scripting/user_modules/description?rev=1442402058&do=diff

Description Helper function prefix: Description_ The description handler is an old module pre-SOMA; it's for adding descriptive text on-screen. SOMA uses Readables and ZoomAreas instead. Description may not be fully up-to-date with SOMA's code.

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Distortion Effects Helper function prefix: DistortionEffect_ This module implements the distortion effects that happen to the player's vision as they get close to enemy creatures such as the Flesher. It's called automatically from some AI, but it's also possible to explicitly add additional distortion effects e.g. to trigger effects in a particular area.

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Emotion Helper function prefix: Emotion_ This module implements heavy breathing and heartbeats effects, allowing you to programmatically change volume and rate of both. Important Functions Emotion_StartHeartbeat Start a regular heartbeat sound.

2015-09-16T14:05:18+00:00 2015-09-16T14:05:18+00:00 https://oldwiki.frictionalgames.com/hpl3/game/scripting/user_modules/game_over?rev=1442412318&do=diff

Game Over Helper function prefix: GameOver_ This module implements the death screen, and the weird sequence of images you get just before death. It's automatically called by the AttackHandler; you shouldn't need to call it directly.

2015-09-16T14:05:59+00:00 2015-09-16T14:05:59+00:00 https://oldwiki.frictionalgames.com/hpl3/game/scripting/user_modules/highlight_effect?rev=1442412359&do=diff

Highlight Effect This module manages the highlighting of particular interactive objects in an area near to the player. This will be handled automatically - there are no helper functions to call.

2015-09-16T14:11:35+00:00 2015-09-16T14:11:35+00:00 https://oldwiki.frictionalgames.com/hpl3/game/scripting/user_modules/hint?rev=1442412695&do=diff

Hint Helper function prefix: Hint_ This module handles the textual hints (with embedded button symbols) that pop up at the top of the screen. You can embed button or keyboard symbols in the hints - see the Hints section in english.lang for details.

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Inventory Helper function prefix: Inventory_ The inventory module handles the display of the player's inventory (the management of it is done in PlayerToolHandler).

2015-09-16T14:54:36+00:00 2015-09-16T14:54:36+00:00 https://oldwiki.frictionalgames.com/hpl3/game/scripting/user_modules/light_flash?rev=1442415276&do=diff

Light Flash Helper function prefix: LightFlash_ The light flash module handles the display of a flash effect of bright light at the particular positions in the 3D world. Important Functions LightFlash_Add Add a bright light flash either at an entity position or directly at a location.

2015-09-16T15:04:04+00:00 2015-09-16T15:04:04+00:00 https://oldwiki.frictionalgames.com/hpl3/game/scripting/user_modules/map_effects?rev=1442415844&do=diff

Map Effects Helper function prefix: Map_ The Map Effects module handles a variety of different helpers for the map's effects, including fog and environment particles. It also manages collections of environmental presets to fade between, so you can transition a map's appearance from one state to another.

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Menu Helper function prefix: MainMenu_, PauseMenu_ The MenuHandler module implements all of SOMA's front-end menus.

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Player Energy Helper function prefix: PlayerEnergy_ The Player Energy module implements the recharging of the player's health (through use of 'Wau Flowers') in SOMA. 'Wau Flowers' themselves are of type Prop_EnergySource.

2015-09-16T15:14:58+00:00 2015-09-16T15:14:58+00:00 https://oldwiki.frictionalgames.com/hpl3/game/scripting/user_modules/player_hands?rev=1442416498&do=diff

Player Hands Helper function prefix: PlayerHands_ The Player Hands module implements all the animations that the first-person player hands take in game. It also allows binding the camera to a socket on the player hands animation for custom 'cut-scene'-like moments, such as climbing out of the dome in Upsilon.

2015-09-16T15:37:39+00:00 2015-09-16T15:37:39+00:00 https://oldwiki.frictionalgames.com/hpl3/game/scripting/user_modules/player_tool?rev=1442417859&do=diff

Player Tool Helper function prefix: Player_ This module handles the player's use of Prop_Tool objects that they pick up, including maintaining an inventory list, deciding if a tool is equipped (shown in the player's hands) and whether tools can be used on particular entities or areas. In SOMA, this covers things like the Omnitool or scan chips.

2015-09-16T15:31:49+00:00 2015-09-16T15:31:49+00:00 https://oldwiki.frictionalgames.com/hpl3/game/scripting/user_modules/wake_handler?rev=1442417509&do=diff

Wake Handler Helper function prefix: Wake_ This implements a very simple wakeup effect, as if blinking eyelids (see the start of the Theta labyrinth after Akers has embedded you in coral). We implemented this as a module because we originally planned to use it in a few places; in the end we only needed it once.