Virtual Server Shell

Scripting
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I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on how or knows of any existing assets on the store that create a virtual shell/Command Prompt in-game.

A rough example would be from the game Vampires the Masqurade, you could search people’s e-mails and try to find passwords for accessing secure data on computers. (The interface it’s self not that it’s on a surface, that would be done with a texture rendering in unity pro I do believe.)

http://www.mobygames.com/images/shots/l/91472-vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-windows-screenshot-computers.jpg

My initial guess is that it would require allot of procedural GUI scripting in order to create a pseudo-shell interface. Before I dive headfirst into GUI programming, I thought I’d ask around and see if anyone else had bright ideas for alternatives.

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Depend on the level of realism.

If you want a simple shell that can run commands, just use a textarea with a textfield and look for delegates for commands.

If you want a linux like shell then you’ll need to redo most of the inner working of linux shell (stdin/out/err, pipes, tests) on top of the simple shell.