S1x Movie Mod

First off - HUGE thank-you to bradstv for updating this projects with support for newer versions. Support him: https://twitter.com/BradLikesTweets

This is my S1x Movie Making Mod. Free to download or use code snippets in your own mod, I encourage you to learn and get into coding to have more control over your cinematics (and modding is rewarding). Mod is provided as-is, support won't be provided if you DM or reach out for support. Check out the IW6X Scripting Guide for a great overview of LUA scripting for IW6x and S1x. List of S1x functions outlined here

Huge shoutout to Snake & the XLabs Team as well as xensik <3

There is no actual Theater Mode or demo system (confirmed) in Advanced Warfare. All cinematics created with this mod are recorded live in-game with FRAPS or OBS.

Installation

Download S1x at https://xlabs.dev/s1x_download.
Download this mod (latest .zip) and put the slymvm folder in \[rootfolder]\S1x\lua-scripts\. Create the lua-scripts folder if it's missing.

Reshade

S1x is confirmed to work with Reshade 4.9.1. It may not work with other versions. Create a shortcut and launch S1x that way if you want to use Reshade. Right click on s1x.exe and create a shortcut, add -multiplayer to the target and click Apply. Turn Post Processing Anti-Aliasing to Off in the Advanced Video Settings. Reshade only works in private match, any shaders using a depth pass (like Depth of Field) won't work on dedicated servers.

Commands

This mod has a ton of commands, I'll try and highlight them all but feel free to look at the code to see how they're written in-case I leave out any parameters.

Default Commands

Useful commands that exist in the game that'll help with movie making.
Use Shift + tilde to view the extended in-game console.

Command	Usage	Description
listassetpool	listassetpool 40 mors	Lists loaded in-game assets, can be filtered with keys. listassetpool 40 mors would return all of the MORS sniper rifle variants.
fast_restart	fast_restart	Restarts the game instantly.
god	god	Gives you unlimited health.
noclip	noclip	Allows you to move freely through objects.
spawnbot	spawnbot	Adds bots to your match. spawnbot will add one bot. spawnbot 7 will add 7 bots.
kick	kick RezTech	Kicks a bot or player from your match.
give	give iw5_morsloot9_mp	Gives you a specified weapon.

S1x Movie Mod Commands

By default player health is set to 50 to one-shot kill with snipers. You can edit the default player health by changing player_health = 50 in __init__.lua

By default maximum camera nodes is set to 10. You can edit the default amount of camera nodes by changing camera_node_maximum = 10 in __init__.lua

You can precache effects, models, animations, and materials by adding them in sly_precache.lua

Players / Bots

Player & Bot names are case sensitive.

Command	Usage	Description
sly_player_add number	sly_player_add 4	Adds designated number of bots to your match.
sly_player_kick name	sly_player_kick RezTech	Kicks a player from your match. sly_player_kick all will kick all players.
sly_player_kill name	sly_player_kill RezTech	Kills a player. sly_player_kill all will kill all players.
sly_player_move name	sly_player_move RezTech	Moves a player to your location. sly_player_move all will move all players to your location.
sly_player_freeze name	sly_player_freeze RezTech	Freezes a player so they can't move or shoot. sly_player_freeze all will freeze all players. This is great when getting cinematics with bots to control if/when you want their AI & pathing to work.
sly_player_unfreeze name	sly_player_unfreeze RezTech	Unfreezes a player, allowing them to move and shoot. sly_player_unfreeze all will unfreeze all players.
sly_player_health name number	sly_player_health RezTech 50	Set's a player's health. sly_player_health all 50 will give all players except host the desired health. Currently not working.
sly_player_weapon name weapon_name	sly_player_weapon RezTech iw5_morsloot9_mp	Gives a player a specific weapon.
sly_player_model name model_name	sly_player_model RezTech infected	Set's a player's model. It's not fully developed, "infected" works since it's a single model but other models don't work since a player's "costume" consists of multiple parts and is set a different way.
sly_player_getcostume name	sly_player_getcostume RezTech	Saves a player's costume. Not too useful for the average user, but a useful function for saving costumes created in the Customization Menu. sly_player_getcostume RezTech all will save all of the player's costumes (they have 4) to the \slymvm\costumes\ folder.
sly_player_setcostume name costume_name	sly_player_setcostume RezTech boxer	Set's a player's costume. Costumes aren't loaded on the fly, you need to fast_restart for it to take effect. Currently only works on real players (not bots).
sly_player_clone name clone_name	sly_player_clone RezTech MOD_SUICIDE	Clone's a player. Using without a second variable (sly_player_clone RezTech), a spawn basic clone on the player, good for clearing ragdolls and dead bodies. Using a second variable will trigger a random death animation from an array of specific dead animations. See the table below for a list of useful clone types or check line 27 of sly_player.lua for a full list. I added an optional hit-location argument which may affects how which death animation gets triggered. Usage sly_player_clone RezTech MOD_IMPACT right_hand. Check line 59 of sly_player.lua for a full list.
​	sly_player_clone RezTech clear	Spawns 9 ragdolls on the player. Useful for clearing all ragdolls near players.
​	sly_player_clone RezTech MOD_GRENADE	Spawns a ragdoll with an explosive death animation on the player. Similar to , MOD_PROJECTIVE, MOD_PROJECTIVE_SPLASH, and MOD_EXPLOSIVE.
​	sly_player_clone RezTech MOD_SUICIDE	Spawns a typical death animation on the player.
​	sly_player_clone RezTech MOD_HEADSHOT	Spawns a death animation on the player, occasionally headshot-related.

Dolly Camera

Basic and advanced usage for linear & bezier dolly cams.

Command	Usage	Description
sly_cam_mode mode	sly_cam_mode bezier 5	Sets the camera mode. Available Camera Modes: linear, bezier, save, load, path

• Linear
  • Basic, linear camera movement. Second argument defines speed as seconds between each camera node.
  • Usage: sly_cam_mode linear 5 will create a linear movement with 5 seconds between each node.
• Bezier
  • Smooth, bezier camera movement. Second argument defines speed.
  • Usage: sly_cam_mode bezier 5
• Save
  • Exports a camera path to the \slymvm\campaths\ folder. Great for transitions.
  • Usage: sly_cam_mode save transitionpath1
• Load
  • Loads a saved camera path from the \slymvm\campaths\ folder.
  • Usage: sly_cam_mode load transitionpath1
  • Optional argument to load a camera path an angled offset. Usage: sly_cam_mode load transitionpath1 45 to load transitionpath1 with a 45 degree offset.
• Path
  • Toggles path visibility.
  • Usage: sly_cam_mode path
• Clear
  • Deletes all camera nodes.
  • Usage: sly_cam_mode clear

Command	Usage	Description
sly_cam_node number	sly_cam_node 1	Creates a camera node, max 10.
sly_cam_rotate degrees	sly_cam_rotate 45	Rotates your z-axis by a specific degree amount.

Spawning Models & Effects

Command	Usage	Description
sly_forge_model model	sly_forge_model defaultactor	Spawns a model on your location. Use listassetpool 7 with a key to find desired models. Most models need to be precached, do so in the precache_models() function in sly_precache.lua
sly_forge_fx effect	sly_forge_fx blood2	Spawns an effect in front of you. Use listassetpool 42 with a key to find desired effects and define them in the precache_fx() function in sly_precache.lua

Misc & Util Functions

Random debug or useful functions I made. Changing these would be a great start to tinkering with modding.

Command	Usage	Description
sly_function savepos	sly_function savepos	Saves your position.
sly_function loadpos	sly_function loadpos	Loads your position to the saved location.
sly_function cloak	sly_function cloak	Cloaks the player.
sly_function camera	sly_function camera	Alternate bind instead of noclip
sly_function timescale	sly_function timescale	Useful bind that toggles between timescale 1 and 0.1
sly_timescale number	sly_timescale timescale	Set the timescale.
sly_function fovscale	sly_function fovscale	Useful bind that toggles between multiple fovscale values: 1, 0.3, 0.5, and 0.7 Modify to suit your needs
sly_function get key	sly_function get	Returns specific player variables. Some keys: origin, health, team, score, model, angles
sly_function notify key	sly_function notify beziercalc_finished	Calls the notify() function with a specific key. Useful for debugging.
sly_function unlink	sly_function unlink	Unlinks you from any linked entities. Great if you're stuck in a camera path.
sly_function dropweapon	sly_function dropweapon	Drops your current weapon. Great for getting a weapon's pullout animation for clips.
sly_function icon material	sly_function icon headicon_dead	Creates a waypoint hud element at your feet with a desired material.
sly_function vision vision_name	sly_function vision	Sets the player's vision to a desired vision. Some visions: default, black_bw, aftermath, end_game, near_death_mp
sly_function motorbike	sly_function motorbike	I was testing spawning functioning vehicles. This is super jank and only works on Urban. F to enter/exit, Sprint to drive
sly_function getplayerinfo player_name	sly_function getplayerinfo RezTech	Returns player info to your external console. Name, location, weapon, etc. Expands on this function to get more information.

Actors

I tried pretty hard to make "actors" a thing, but the way costumes work make it a bit complicated. I've given up from developing further but left the code in for people to tinker with. I'll share my research below. It would be great to have more modding support with LUA, the ability to call threads defined the GSC code from LUA would go a long way to creating more advanced mods. Anyway, here's why Actors are a pain in the ass.

In older titles, a player consists of a head and a body model. Because this game had a huge focus on customization with the Customization Menu, there are hundreds of models a player can choose to build a player's "costume". A Costume can consist of 9 different models:

• Head
• Hat
• Eyewear
• Gloves
• Gear
• Pants
• Kneepads
• Shoes
• Exo

I made a system to spawn and attach all of these body parts to an actor (mainly the actorcreate() function in sly_actor.lua) but one issue I ran into is properly attaching each model on the correct bone. I'm not sure which model to use as the base and attach the rest of the parts to but you can call sly_actor_create 1 and see the result. Close but not quite compared to Advaned Warfare's "agent" system.

I feel like I've tried every combination of bone and model to get the animations aligned properly but still no luck. The gloves, shoes, and gear aren't linked to the proper model on the proper bone. I've exported these models with Greyhound to get their full list of bones and none of those seemed to work (I could have just missed something).