change a metric

Docs/Changelog_sm5.txt

@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ StepMania 5.0 $next | 2011xxxx
 
 2011/11/15
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-* [LifeMeterBar] Added the ExtraStageFreshBar metric. Let the themer decide
-  if extra stages should have their own life bar behavior. Note that this
-  metric does NOT change the lifebar to the battery style. This metric starts
-  as true. [Wolfman2000]
+* [LifeMeterBar] Added the ForceLifeDifficultyOnExtraStage metric and
+  the ExtraStageLifeDifficulty metric. Let the themer decide if extra stages 
+  should have their own life bar behavior. Note that this metric does NOT 
+  change the lifebar to the battery style. [Wolfman2000/FSX]
 
 2011/11/14
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Themes/_fallback/metrics.ini

@@ -526,8 +526,10 @@ HotValue=1.0
 LifeMultiplier=1.0
 # How good you gotta hit it to keep it alive. ( W3 is 'Great' );
 MinStayAlive="TapNoteScore_W3"
-# If the life bar resets to "default" settings on an extra stage.
-ExtraStageFreshBar=true
+# If the life difficulty should be changed on extra stages
+ForceLifeDifficultyOnExtraStage=true
+# And what it should be changed to. Has no effect if the above is false.
+ExtraStageLifeDifficulty=1.0
 
 # How much it changes
 LifePercentChangeW1=0.008

src/LifeMeterBar.cpp

@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ LifeMeterBar::LifeMeterBar()
 	HOT_VALUE.Load		("LifeMeterBar","HotValue");
 	LIFE_MULTIPLIER.Load	( "LifeMeterBar","LifeMultiplier");
 	MIN_STAY_ALIVE.Load	("LifeMeterBar","MinStayAlive");
-	EXTRA_STAGE_FRESH_BAR.Load ("LifeMeterBar","ExtraStageFreshBar");
+	FORCE_LIFE_DIFFICULTY_ON_EXTRA_STAGE.Load ("LifeMeterBar","ForceLifeDifficultyOnExtraStage");
+	EXTRA_STAGE_LIFE_DIFFICULTY.Load	("LifeMeterBar","ExtraStageLifeDifficulty");
 	m_fLifePercentChange.Load( "LifeMeterBar", LIFE_PERCENT_CHANGE_NAME, NUM_ScoreEvent );
 
 	m_pPlayerState = NULL;
@@ -307,14 +308,14 @@ void LifeMeterBar::UpdateNonstopLifebar()
 //	if (iCleared > iTotal) iCleared = iTotal; // clear/iTotal <= 1
 //	if (iTotal == 0) iTotal = 1;  // no division by 0
 
-	if( GAMESTATE->IsAnExtraStage() && EXTRA_STAGE_FRESH_BAR )
+	if( GAMESTATE->IsAnExtraStage() && FORCE_LIFE_DIFFICULTY_ON_EXTRA_STAGE )
 	{
 		// extra stage is its own thing, should not be progressive
 		// and it should be as difficult as life 4
 		// (e.g. it should not depend on life settings)
 
 		m_iProgressiveLifebar = 0;
-		m_fLifeDifficulty = 1.0f;
+		m_fLifeDifficulty = EXTRA_STAGE_LIFE_DIFFICULTY;
 		return;
 	}
 

src/LifeMeterBar.h

@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ private:
 	ThemeMetric<float> INITIAL_VALUE;
 	ThemeMetric<float> HOT_VALUE;
 	ThemeMetric<float> LIFE_MULTIPLIER;
-	ThemeMetric<bool> EXTRA_STAGE_FRESH_BAR;
+	ThemeMetric<bool> FORCE_LIFE_DIFFICULTY_ON_EXTRA_STAGE;
 	ThemeMetric<TapNoteScore>   MIN_STAY_ALIVE;
+	ThemeMetric<float>	EXTRA_STAGE_LIFE_DIFFICULTY;
 
 	ThemeMetric1D<float> m_fLifePercentChange;