creatures caves welcome, guest
downloads   gallery   dev   community   creatchi   forum   mycaves
ccsf | links | advice | chat | polls | resources | post

Getting Your C3/DS CAOS Language Guide   Development   Malkin | 5/23/2013  log in to like post

updated5/28/2013
How to get a full listing of the CAOS commands acceptable to your C3/DS engine.

If you don't have access to the CAOS Tool, there is still a way to get documentation about all of the CAOS commands you need to start developing. This file acts as a dictionary of all the CAOS commands that are being used in your game, and is very useful when developing.

The information can be presented in two ways - an alphabetical listing of the commands, or a categorical listing. Both formats are useful so it is worth getting both. The alphabetical listing is useful for a quick-glance reference, and the categorical listing is useful when you're thinking about what each of the commands do, in relation to similar commands.

Open up the CAOS command line in-game CTRL+SHIFT+C and type in the following (all on one line):

file oope 1 "CAOS alphabetical.html" 0 dbg: html 0 file oclo


After you have done this you should find a file called "CAOS alphabetical.html" has been created in your journal folder.

To create the categorical version, type the following:

file oope 1 "CAOS categorical.html" 0 dbg: html 1 file oclo


This creates the file "CAOS categorical.html" in the same place.

If you are running Creatures Exodus it is a little harder to find the file you need.

Because I run Creatures Exodus on my Mac, I look in my
~/Library/Preferences/Creatures Labs/Docking Station/data/Journal folder.

If you're on a PC, you'll want to look in My Documents for an analogous Journal folder.

If you are running Docking Station on Linux, you'll need to display hidden files, and then look for the Journal folder in ~/.dockingstation/Journal.

 

Updated by Malkin on 5/28/2013 - information about finding the folder on Linux.
 
 
Malkin | 2/10/2016  log in to like post

It's not just a case of going 'copy-paste' into a new resources page. You might like to suggest this to Rascii, probably on the Report Bugs, Suggest New Features thread.
 
Jesseth | 2/10/2016  log in to like post

So why not host it on here? we at least know creatures caves isn't going anywhere yet! Surely, if it's lost to the internet, that should be motivation to host it rather than a reason to go 'nah'.
 
Malkin | 2/10/2016  log in to like post

Output from this has been hosted on a few Creatures Community sites in the past, but they have gone down.
 
Jesseth | 2/10/2016  log in to like post

I have to ask- instead of having a caos command line to do this- why not just host the file/s (depending on if they vary per OS)? It might come in handy! I'm sitting on a mac that cannot run the games, but I'd still love to have a library of caos commands for your average PC c3/ds game. c:
 
ylukyun | 5/28/2013  log in to like post

I think that's for the regular Linux Docking Station. The one you can get from Don's or Treesprite's website. And probably Creatures Internet Edition.
 
Malkin | 5/27/2013  log in to like post

Is that for Exodus on Linux, or just for 'in general'?
 
Papriko | 5/27/2013  log in to like post

For Linux users it's usually ~/.dockingstation/Journal

.dockingstation is hidden, so make sure you display hidden files.


downloads
cobs
adoptions
creaturelink
metarooms
breeds
 
gallery
art
wallpaper
screenshots
graphics
promos
sprites
dev
hack shack
script reservations
dev resources
active projects
dev forum
 
community
links
advice
chat
polls
resources
creatchi
 
forum
bookmarks
general
news
help
development
strangeo
survivor
mycaves
log in
register
lost pw
0 online
creatures caves is your #1 resource for the creatures artificial life game series: creatures, creatures 2, creatures 3, docking station, and the upcoming creatures family.

contact    help    privacy policy    terms & conditions    rules    donate    wiki