Simple Script Problem in Scripting

Created on: September 06, 2015, 03:16:31 am

Dust
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So I am trying to create a script similar to cs:go, where it displays the name of the area you are in in the top left of the screen. Well, I got this written down

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tspawn_area()
{
tspawn_area = getent("tspawn_area","targetname");
tspawn_area SetCursorHint("HINT_NOICON");
while(1)
{
wait 0.5;
tspawn_area waittill("trigger",player);
level notify("new_area_entered");
player thread tspawn_area_hud();
}
}

tspawn_area_hud()
{
level endon("new_area_entered");

    level.tspawn_area_text = create_simple_hud(self);
	level.tspawn_area_text.foreground = true; 
	level.tspawn_area_text.sort = 4; 
	level.tspawn_area_text.hidewheninmenu = false; 
	level.tspawn_area_text.alignX = "left"; 
	level.tspawn_area_text.alignY = "top";
	level.tspawn_area_text.horzAlign = "left"; 
	level.tspawn_area_text.vertAlign = "top";
	level.tspawn_area_text.fontScale = 2; 
	level.tspawn_area_text.x = 0; 
	level.tspawn_area_text.y = 130; 
	level.tspawn_area_text.color = (0, 1, 0.510);
	level.tspawn_area_text setText("T-Spawn");
	level.outside_area_text destroy();
}

When I enter the 2nd area, the text for the 2nd area pops up but it overlaps the 1st area text, I want the 1st area text to disappear and just display the 2nd area text.

I thought just doing destroy(); would work but it doesn't, also tried using notify and endon and it still didnt fix it.

Marked as best answer by thezombiekilla6 11 years ago

Reply #1 on: September 06, 2015, 03:27:09 am

JBird632
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Well I see a couple things that you could change. For instance I noticed that your hud variable is a level variable which would mess up on coop since it would be the same variable for all players. Its best to set it as a variable on the player instead. Secondly, I believe it would be better to only create the hud once and then just change the text each time you enter a new zone.

Here is an example:

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tspawn_area()
{
	tspawn_area = getent("tspawn_area","targetname");
	tspawn_area SetCursorHint("HINT_NOICON");

	while(1)
	{
		wait(0.5); // also this really isn't needed if you have a waittill (just saying :P)
		tspawn_area waittill("trigger",player);
		player thread tspawn_area_hud("Tspawn Area");
	}
}

tspawn_area_hud(text)
{
	if(!isDefined(self.area_text))
	{
		self.area_text = create_simple_hud(self);
		self.area_text.foreground = true; 
		self.area_text.sort = 4; 
		self.area_text.hidewheninmenu = false; 
		self.area_text.alignX = "left"; 
		self.area_text.alignY = "top";
		self.area_text.horzAlign = "left"; 
		self.area_text.vertAlign = "top";
		self.area_text.fontScale = 2; 
		self.area_text.x = 0; 
		self.area_text.y = 130; 
		self.area_text.color = (0, 1, 0.510);
	}
 
	self.area_text setText(text);
}

So each time you want to change the text just call the function and put the string that you want the text to change to.

Last Edit: September 06, 2015, 03:29:09 am by JBird632

Reply #2 on: September 06, 2015, 03:37:33 am

Dust
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Quote from: JBird632 on September 06, 2015, 03:27:09 am

Well I see a couple things that you could change. For instance I noticed that your hud variable is a level variable which would mess up on coop since it would be the same variable for all players. Its best to set it as a variable on the player instead. Secondly, I believe it would be better to only create the hud once and then just change the text each time you enter a new zone.

Here is an example:
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tspawn_area()
{
	tspawn_area = getent("tspawn_area","targetname");
	tspawn_area SetCursorHint("HINT_NOICON");

	while(1)
	{
		wait(0.5); // also this really isn't needed if you have a waittill (just saying :P)
		tspawn_area waittill("trigger",player);
		player thread tspawn_area_hud("Tspawn Area");
	}
}

tspawn_area_hud(text)
{
	if(!isDefined(self.area_text))
	{
		self.area_text = create_simple_hud(self);
		self.area_text.foreground = true; 
		self.area_text.sort = 4; 
		self.area_text.hidewheninmenu = false; 
		self.area_text.alignX = "left"; 
		self.area_text.alignY = "top";
		self.area_text.horzAlign = "left"; 
		self.area_text.vertAlign = "top";
		self.area_text.fontScale = 2; 
		self.area_text.x = 0; 
		self.area_text.y = 130; 
		self.area_text.color = (0, 1, 0.510);
	}
 
	self.area_text setText(text);
}
So each time you want to change the text just call the function and put the string that you want the text to change to.

Thanks worked perfectly! Figured I would need to use self instead of level, just had it set as that to test it.

Reply #3 on: September 06, 2015, 03:44:07 am

MakeCents
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I do this same thing in Orbit, but I don't display the zone, I use it for other reasons. I would prob use menu to display it myself, but to each his own.

I have two triggers at each door, trigger_multiples. I set a player attribute whenever they are triggered to the script_noteworthy of the trigger:

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init(){
	trigs = getentarray("zonetracker", "targetname");
	array_thread(trigs, ::CurrentZone);
}

CurrentZone(){
	while(1){
		self waittill("trigger",player);
		if(player.currentZone != self.script_noteworthy){
			player.currentZone = self.script_noteworthy;//not needed if you set text for hud in next line
			//could setText for your hud here
			//player SetClientDvar("currentzone",self.script_noteworthy);//used for menu instead
		}
	}
}
//hud stuff if you use that

Last Edit: September 06, 2015, 03:45:58 am by MakeCents

Reply #4 on: September 06, 2015, 03:51:42 am

Harry Bo21
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theres also a zone check in the default code that returns the name of the zone ent is in, or undefined if not in a zone at all

you can then use

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if ( isDefined( ZONENAME ) )
{
  DO STUFF
}

to use this though, you would need a thread either checking all players on repeat, or a thread on each player, constantly checking

Last Edit: September 06, 2015, 03:52:34 am by Harry Bo21

Reply #5 on: September 06, 2015, 06:32:31 pm

pcmodder
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Hewy can i add this to my map maybeif u could show me how? Thanks

Reply #6 on: September 06, 2015, 08:12:08 pm

Harry Bo21
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just needs threading, and place the trigger in radiant

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tspawn_area();

under

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maps\_zombiemode::main(); // in mapname.gsc

and place a trigger multiple with

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"targetname" - "tspawn_area"

I only briefly looked, should work

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