Floating Text Effect

[fowlplay4]

It's a fairly simple effect that I recently remade on Zodiac and can be easily integrated into your own systems.

I've attached the effect at the bottom. Just upload it into your ganis folder.

Here's an example implementation:

-Effects_Text

PHP Code:

//#CLIENTSIDE

function onTimeout() {
  // Check for Floating Text IDs
  if (this.floating.size() > 0) {
    // Loop through Floating Text IDs
    for (temp.imgid: this.floating) {
      // Check if ID is expired
      if (timevar2 >= this.floating.(@imgid)) {
        // Hide Floating Text
        hideimg(imgid);
        // Remove Floating Text ID Data and from Array
        this.floating.(@imgid) = "";
        this.floating.remove(imgid);
      }
    }
    // Continue Looping if there's still Floating Text
    if (this.floating.size() > 0) {
      setTimer(0.1);
    }
  }
}

function onActionClientSide() {
  switch (params[0]) {
    case "playerdmg":
      showDamage(params[1]);
      break;
    case "npcdmg":
      showNPCDamage(params[1], params[2], params[3]);
      break;
  }
}

public function showDamage(dmg) { 
  // Determine Coordinates 
  temp.tx = player.x - .5 + random(-1,1); 
  temp.ty = player.y + 1 + random(-1,1); 
  // Img ID Counter 
  this.counter_npc = (1 + this.counter_npc) % 20; 
  // Draw Floating Text 
  showFloatingText(1 + this.counter_npc, tx, ty, dmg, 1, 0, 0); 
} 

public function showNPCDamage(tx, ty, dmg) { 
  // Img ID Counter 
  this.counter_npc = (1 + this.counter_npc) % 20; 
  // Draw Floating Text 
  showFloatingText(200 + this.counter_npc, tx, ty, dmg, 1, 0, 0); 
} 

public function showFloatingText(imgid, tx, ty, msg, r, g, b, z) { 
  // Hideimg just in case
  hideimg(imgid);
  // Add to Image Tracking Array 
  if (!(imgid in this.floating)) this.floating.add(imgid); 
  // Set Time to Hide 
  this.floating.(@imgid) = timevar2 + 0.75; 
  // Display Text 
  showani(imgid, tx, ty, 0, "effect_floatingtext", msg, r, g, b, z); 
  // Timeout 
  setTimer(0.1); 
} 


Then in your baddy:

PHP Code:

// Assumed Baddy Code
function onActionDamage(dmg, from) {
  // Tell Attacker's Client to Draw Damage Text
  findplayer(from).triggerclient("weapon", "-Effects_Text", "npcdmg", this.x, this.y, dmg);
} 


Upon doing damage to the baddy it should tell your client to display the floating damage text on your screen.

If you just want to test the code out:

PHP Code:

//#CLIENTSIDE
function onCreated() {
  setTimer(0.5);
}

function onTimeout() {
  temp.dmg = int(random(1,10000));
  findweapon("-Effects_Text").showDamage(temp.dmg);
  setTimer(0.5);
} 


If you want to see the effect just walk outside OSL on Zodiac and there should be some PKers killing each other.

[Deas_Voice]

nice work, screenshots?

oh and, didn't you forget a param in the triggerclient baddy part?

[Twaina]

Nice

[fowlplay4]

Made a mistake in this script with the id counter, also added a check for the floating array to prevent duplicates.

If a mod could update the OP would be much appreciated.

[Admins]

I've fixed the triggerclient and added a //#CLIENTSIDE

[fowlplay4]

The functions were only supposed to be replaced not the whole thing x.x

PHP Code:

//#CLIENTSIDE

function onTimeout() {
  // Check for Floating Text IDs
  if (this.floating.size() > 0) {
    // Loop through Floating Text IDs
    for (temp.imgid: this.floating) {
      // Check if ID is expired
      if (timevar2 >= this.floating.(@imgid)) {
        // Hide Floating Text
        hideimg(imgid);
        // Remove Floating Text ID Data and from Array
        this.floating.(@imgid) = "";
        this.floating.remove(imgid);
      }
    }
    // Continue Looping if there's still Floating Text
    if (this.floating.size() > 0) {
      setTimer(0.1);
    }
  }
}

function onActionClientSide() {
  switch (params[0]) {
    case "playerdmg":
      showDamage(params[1]);
      break;
    case "npcdmg":
      showNPCDamage(params[1], params[2], params[3]);
      break;
  }
}

public function showDamage(dmg) { 
  // Determine Coordinates 
  temp.tx = player.x - .5 + random(-1,1); 
  temp.ty = player.y + 1 + random(-1,1); 
  // Img ID Counter 
  this.counter_npc = (1 + this.counter_npc) % 20; 
  // Draw Floating Text 
  showFloatingText(1 + this.counter_npc, tx, ty, dmg, 1, 0, 0); 
} 

public function showNPCDamage(tx, ty, dmg) { 
  // Img ID Counter 
  this.counter_npc = (1 + this.counter_npc) % 20; 
  // Draw Floating Text 
  showFloatingText(200 + this.counter_npc, tx, ty, dmg, 1, 0, 0); 
} 

public function showFloatingText(imgid, tx, ty, msg, r, g, b, z) { 
  // Hideimg just in case
  hideimg(imgid);
  // Add to Image Tracking Array 
  if (!(imgid in this.floating)) this.floating.add(imgid); 
  // Set Time to Hide 
  this.floating.(@imgid) = timevar2 + 0.75; 
  // Display Text 
  showani(imgid, tx, ty, 0, "effect_floatingtext", msg, r, g, b, z); 
  // Timeout 
  setTimer(0.1); 
} 


[Admins]

I already thought that something is missing, must have been late for Tig