showimg2
 

The showimg2 command allows NPCs to display an image in "3d space", using an x, y and z coordinate. But there is a big flaw with it - the Z coordinate is not sent to other players (at least when used in weapons).
To test it:
//#CLIENTSIDE
if (playerchats && strequals(#c,show bug)) {
showimg 0,@X,30,30;
showimg2 0,@X,30,30,5;
}
You will see 2 Xs: one on 30/30, and one above it.
But every other player will only see one, because they are displayed on the same position.

That ish bad =/ But you should use two different indexes, perhaps that is where your problem lies?
---Shifter

Eek, of course I used two different indexes. Just not when "scripting" that little example. :(

showimg2
 

The problem could always be that "showimg2" doesn't work the same as "showimg", as do you know if anything below 200 is a thing everyone can see, or is that a command difference? Maybe a programming problem caused above 200 to be everyone-visible? I don't know, but experiment with the Z position aswell as image IDs.

How did they do it on 2k2 then? i can see other peoples footsteps

Psycho_Goldfish42: If I use showimg2 two times, it is always displayed to other players. Just the Z-thing does not work.
Robin: As far as I know, every client showimgs those footsteps locally. showimg2 does not work on gmaps at all...

Works fine for me:

NPC Code:

---

NPC Code:


// NPC made by R0bin

if (created||timeout) {

  showcharacter;

  dir=1;

  sprite=25;

  for (f=29;f>-1;f-=1) {

    hideimg f;

    sleep 0.05;

  }

  sleep 0.5;

  sprite=15;

  shootlight();

  timeout=0.5;

}

function shootlight() {

  for (f=0;f<30;f+=1) {

    this.x=x-f;

    this.y=y+2.5;

    this.z=getz(this.x,this.y);

    showimg2 f,light4.png,this.x-4,this.y-4,this.z;

    changeimgzoom f,0.75;

    changeimgcolors f,1,1,1,0.99;

    sleep 0.05;

  }

}

---

Your script isn't proving anything if you're only using showimg2. Loriel means if you use showimg2, other players see the z value as 0, instead of whatever you set it at.

Well its proof that showimg2 works on gmaps isnt it?

I wasn't clear enough x.x
Stefan and me run around on a gmap and did not see each other's showimg. So I mean, those are not sent to other players on gmaps at all, not just missing the z information.

Re: showimg2
 

Are you sure they are displayed on the same position? Maybe it is just one image. The showimg2 image was maybe not displayed at all.

I start to realize I used a very bad example. :(
Yes, Com, I am sure it is showimg both images.

I noticed this about um i think 2 months ago :(