The Dink Network

Hah, gotchya all with that topic name, didin't I?

Anyway, I need some help cause I forgot. What was the script command to make Dink play avi files? Or is it even possible with the newer versions, anymore?

It never was possible in an ingame way unfortunately.

Yes, it was. I remember. Don't you try to deny!

In fact, the original game used an avi opening it its CD version and an RTSoft avi opening logo thingy in its demos.

Some D-Mods even have used it! I remember fiddling around with some line of code a few years back and almost managing to get it working, but I can't remember that code line with this infernal memory!

"Playavi", maybe it's this you recall?

If it is, I'm sorry to inform you that it was removed from the 1.08+. In earlier version of Dink, this was used to call external dplay.exe files to play avi movies. It was removed because it didn't work too well, if I remember correctly.

It can be done in Aural+ by using playmidi.

playmidi("movie.avi");

IIRC it pops up in a separate window and you need to manually exit it when the movie's finished to regain control in the game.

And I believe it's been taken out of either 1.08 or freedink, possibly both. Also, I'm too lazy to verify this myself.

EDIT: erp, that said playmidi. 1.06 had a playavi() command that worked similarly.

Dinkmovie2000 project was dangerous for the computer and was removed.