Lua Script for Partner Selection and Animation Interaction in SAMP

This Lua script demonstrates how to create a partner selection menu with images and trigger an animation in San Andreas Multiplayer (SAMP) using MoonLoader. The script will ensure you can interact with a selected partner and perform certain animations.

Necessary Libraries

Make sure you have the following libraries:

• SAMPFunctions
• MoonLoader

These libraries are essential for creating menus and handling animations.

Overall Structure

1. Initialize libraries and variables
2. Create a partner selection menu
3. Handle menu interactions
4. Trigger animations

Code Implementation

Define Initial Setup and Imports

-- Import essential libraries
require 'sampfuncs'
require 'moonloader'

-- Initialize partner images and animations
local partners = {
    { name = "Partner1", image = "path/to/image1.png", animation = {lib = "ANIM_LIB1", name = "ANIM1"} },
    { name = "Partner2", image = "path/to/image2.png", animation = {lib = "ANIM_LIB2", name = "ANIM2"} },
    -- Add more partners as needed
}

-- Create a variable to store the selected partner
local selectedPartner = nil

-- Function to initialize the plugin
function main()
    if not isSampAvailable() then return end
    while not isSampAvailable() do wait(100) end

    sampAddChatMessage("Partner selection script loaded. Press 'P' to open the menu.", 0xFFFFFF)

    -- Main loop to handle user input
    while true do
        if isKeyJustPressed(VK_P) then
            openPartnerMenu()
        end
        wait(0)
    end
end

Create Partner Selection Menu

-- Function to initialize and display partner selection menu
function openPartnerMenu()
    local menu = sampCreateMenu("Select Partner", 0, 0, 150)
    for i, partner in ipairs(partners) do
        sampAddMenuItem(menu, partner.name)
    end

    -- Event handler for menu selection
    sampSetMenuSelectCallback(menu, function(menu, item, model)
        selectedPartner = partners[item + 1]
        sampDestroyMenu(menu)
        sampAddChatMessage("Selected: " .. selectedPartner.name, 0x00FF00)

        -- Open partner image menu here
        openPartnerImageMenu()
    end)

    sampShowMenu(menu)
end

-- Function to show partner image
function openPartnerImageMenu()
    local menu = sampCreateMenu("View Partner", 0, 0, 150)
    sampAddMenuItem(menu, "Close")
    
    -- Event handler for closing the image
    sampSetMenuSelectCallback(menu, function(menu, item, model)
        sampDestroyMenu(menu)
    end)

    -- Function to draw the image on screen
    function onDrawImage()
        local screenX, screenY = getScreenResolution()
        renderDrawBox(screenX / 2 - 128, screenY / 2 - 128, 256, 256, 0xFFFFFFFF)
        renderDrawTexture(selectedPartner.image, screenX / 2 - 128, screenY / 2 - 128, 256, 256)
    end

    addEventHandler("onScriptRender", onDrawImage)

    sampShowMenu(menu)
end

Trigger Animation

-- Function to start animation with selected partner
function triggerAnimation()
    if selectedPartner then
        local animLib = selectedPartner.animation.lib
        local animName = selectedPartner.animation.name

        requestAnimation(animLib)
        while not hasAnimationLoaded(animLib) do wait(0) end

        startAnimation(animLib, animName, -1, false, false, false, false)
        sampAddChatMessage("Animation started with " .. selectedPartner.name, 0x00FF00)
        
        removeAnimation(animLib)
    else
        sampAddChatMessage("No partner selected.", 0xFF0000)
    end
end

Example Usage

-- Main Loop Example
function main()
    if not isSampAvailable() then return end
    while not isSampAvailable() do wait(100) end

    sampAddChatMessage("Partner selection script loaded. Press 'P' to open the menu. Press 'O' to start animation.", 0xFFFFFF)

    while true do
        if isKeyJustPressed(VK_P) then
            openPartnerMenu()
        end
        if isKeyJustPressed(VK_O) then
            triggerAnimation()
        end
        wait(0)
    end
end

Key Points

• Initialization: Import necessary libraries and set up initial variables.
• Menu Creation: Open menus to select a partner and view their image.
• Animation Handling: Trigger animations with the selected partner.
• Usage Example: Demonstrate how to use the script in the game environment with key presses.

This outline ensures that the script operates effectively within the specified constraints while demonstrating best practices in Lua programming. For further learning and advanced techniques, consider exploring resources on the Enterprise DNA platform.