thug/Code/GameFlow.txt

Flow of control
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"autolaunch level=Load_Sch game=career"

script autolaunch
	script request_level level=<level>
		ScriptRequestLevel
			-set Skate::m_requested_level
	script cleanup_before_loading_level
		ScriptCleanup
			-skate_mod->Cleanup( )
			-skate_mod->GetGoalManager()->RemoveAllGoals()
			-particle_manager->DestroyAllSystems();
			-ParticleFX::BloodSplatDestroy();
			-SkateScript::ClearNodeNameHashTable();
			-ParticleFX::DestroyTerrainEffectProperties();
			-gfx_man->DisableFog();
			-Script::KillStoppedScripts();
			-sk3_sfx_manager->Reset( );

			-sfx_manager->CleanUp( );

			-ass_manager->UnloadAllTables( );

			-Script::CSymbolTableEntry *p_sym=Script::LookUpSymbol("NodeArray");
			-if (p_sym)
				SkateScript::UnloadQB(p_sym->mSourceFileNameChecksum);
	
			-SkateScript::UnloadQB(s_level_specific_qb);
			-ScriptUnloadAllLevelGeometry(NULL,NULL);

			-skate_mod->UnloadSkaters();
			-Mem::Manager::sHandle().DeleteSkaterHeaps();

	script load_requested_level level=load_sch
		script LoadLevel
    			script PreLevelLoad 
				-does nothing
    			ScriptLaunchLevel level=load_sch
				-Skate::OpenLevel()
					-Script::RunScript(level_script);
						script Load_Sch
							script load_level level_sch
								-see below....
    			PostLevelLoad
				-does nothing
	gameflow StandardGameFlow
		skate_mod->mp_gameFlow->Reset( ScriptChecksum )
			-set m_requestedScript
			
Later...

CGameFlow::Update()
	GameFlow_Startup
		-reset panel, sound stuff
		-maybe enter free skate in network game
		-choose game mode
		-Put skaters in world
		-Set screen mode
		-Run intro script
	-repeat:
		GameFlow_StartRun
		GameFlow_PlayRun
		GameFlow_WaitEnd
		-and other shit

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"load_level level_sch"

Level_Sch = {
    loading_screen  =   "loadscrn_generic"
    pre             =   "sch.pre"
    scnpre          =   "schscn.pre"
    Level           =   "sch"
    Sky             =   "sf2_Sky"
    qb              =   "levels\sch\sch.qb"
    colpre          =   "schcol.pre"
    level_qb        =   "levels\sch\sch_scripts.qb"
    startup_script  =   sch_Startup
    default_stats   =   5
}

Level_Sk4Ed = {
    loading_screen  =   "loadscrn_generic"
    pre             =   "sk4ed.pre"
    scnpre          =   "sk4edscn.pre"
    Level           =   "sk4ed"
    Sky             =   "can_Sky"
    qb              =   "levels\sk4ed\sk4ed.qb"
    colpre          =   "sk4edcol.pre"
    level_qb        =   "levels\sk4ed\sk4ed_scripts.qb"
    startup_script  =   Sk4Ed_Startup
    default_stats   =   8
    level_number    =   LevelNum_Lon
    park_editor
}
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script load_level level_sch	
	DisplayLoadingScreen <loading_screen>
	
	*** Park editor yes ***
	script LoadLevelPreFile	<scnpre>
		ScriptLoadPreFile
	*** Park editor, need special flag ***
	ScriptLoadScene scene=<level> (for sky, then world)
		Nx::CTexDictManager::sLoadTextureDictionary(p_scene_name)
		Nx::CEngine::sLoadScene(p_scene_name, p_tex_dict);
	ScriptUnloadPreFile
	
	*** Park editor maybe ***
	script LoadLevelPreFile <colpre>
	ScriptLoadCollision scene=<level>
		p_scene->LoadCollision(p_scene_name)
	ScriptUnloadPreFile
	
	*** Park editor yes ***
	script LoadLevelPreFile <pre>
	ScriptLoadQB <level_qb>
		SkateScript::LoadQB
			Script::LoadQB
				-load it into memory
				ParseQB()
				-restart all scripts referring to symbols
			-do symbol table processing
				-do following just for NodeArray symbol
				- can reference nodes by name or prefix
				CreateNodeNameHashTab
				GeneratePrefixInfo();
	*** don't call ScriptParseNodeArray for park editor, I don't think ***
	*** duplicate some functionality ***
	ScriptLoadNodeArray <qb>
		SkateScript::LoadQB (see above)
		ScriptParseNodeArray
			-does a lot of stuff...
	LoadTerrain
		-doesn't seem to exist
	CC_Startup
		-loads some test camera stuff
	run <startup_script> (sch_startup)       
	ScriptUnloadPreFile