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API Referencecommonjbeamsections

Colors Reference

Module defined in `lua/common/jbeam/sections/colors.lua`. Applies vehicle color configuration from legacy color format to the 3D vehicle object.

Module defined in lua/common/jbeam/sections/colors.lua. Applies vehicle color configuration from legacy color format to the 3D vehicle object.

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M.process(vehicleObj, vehicleConfig, vehicle)

Sets the vehicle's base color and two palette colors from vehicleConfig.colors. Converts RGBA arrays to ColorF linear values and assigns to vehicleObj.color, vehicleObj.colorPalette0, vehicleObj.colorPalette1.

  • Parameters:
    • vehicleObj - userdata - C++ vehicle object
    • vehicleConfig - table - Vehicle config with colors array of {r, g, b, a} arrays
    • vehicle - table - Assembled vehicle data (unused)
  • Returns: self (module table, for chaining)

Internal Notes

  • Legacy color format: vehicleConfig.colors = {{r,g,b,a}, {r,g,b,a}, {r,g,b,a}}.
  • Uses ColorF(...):asLinear4F() for gamma-to-linear conversion.
  • This is the older color system; newer vehicles use the paints system instead.

Camera Reference

Module defined in `lua/common/jbeam/sections/camera.lua`. Processes camera definitions from JBeam data, handling onboard, relative, and onboard2 camera types with retrocompatibility upgrades.

Events Reference

Module defined in `lua/common/jbeam/sections/events.lua`. Processes event definitions and physics triggers from JBeam data, creating trigger objects on the vehicle's C++ object.

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