select screen question
- Thread starter Gurtag
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Hi Gurtag!Gurtag said:
Some time ago I got this script in the forum and I don't remember what is the autor, but will share it with you.
This script will spawn any entity you want in select screen, need to be used in updated.c
Code:
if(openborvariant("in_titlescreen")){
clearlocalvar();
}
if(openborvariant("in_selectscreen")){
//Spawn Select Screen background
void counter = getlocalvar("selectCounter"); //Set a variable to trigger the spawn on and off
while(counter != 1){ //Check the variable to avoid double spawn
void subent;
clearspawnentry(); //clean the spawn entry
setspawnentry("name", "entity_name"); //define the entity to be spawn
subent = spawn(); //spawn the entity
changeentityproperty(subent, "position", 0, 0, 0);//for safe, set again the position
changeentityproperty(subent, "direction", 1); //set the direction
counter = setlocalvar("selectCounter", 1); //turn on the variable, blocking a new spawn to be made
}
}I use "clearlocalvar" to reset the variable "selectCounter" but if you have other scripts that can't be reseted, you can exchange it by "setlocalvar("selectCounter", 0)"
Gurtag said:
No problem my friend Gurtag, I will help you:
- Create a file called "updated.c" and paste all script in this file;
Code:
void main()
{
if(openborvariant("in_titlescreen")){
clearlocalvar();
}
if(openborvariant("in_selectscreen")){
//Spawn Select Screen background
void counter = getlocalvar("selectCounter"); //Set a variable to trigger the spawn on and off
while(counter != 1){ //Check the variable to avoid double spawn
void subent;
clearspawnentry(); //clean the spawn entry
setspawnentry("name", "entity_name"); //define the entity to be spawn
subent = spawn(); //spawn the entity
changeentityproperty(subent, "position", 0, 0, 0);//for safe, set again the position
changeentityproperty(subent, "direction", 1); //set the direction
counter = setlocalvar("selectCounter", 1); //turn on the variable, blocking a new spawn to be made
}
}
}- Create an entity that will be spawned in the select screen (like your torches). Add this entity in models.txt, I prefer to use "load" instead of "know" because I need this entity a lot of times, but it is up to you. If you use "know", need to add the command "loadmodel(entity)" before the "spawn()" command;
- Check if you have the file "script.txt" in the "data" folder. If don't have it, create and paste the command "alwaysupdate 1". This is necessary to work with updated.c file;
- From this point, the rest of the process depends on the entity that will be spawned. If the engine crashes during the select screen, don't forget to check the logs to see where the problem is;
I hope it helps!
O Ilusionista
Captain 100K
It was me
I've written a full tutorial here http://www.chronocrash.com/forum/index.php?topic=3137.0You can use it for spawn animations in any screen with that method.
You can either use the tutorial above, or you can simply spawn it inside the characters wait animation using custentity or subent.
There is a lock on the engine code, so you will only able to spawn an entity either using custentity/subent or either using a code in udpated.c, because scripts won't work on select screen.
Yes, now I remember! Is exactly in this post that I've learned how to make animated background in select screen. It's a fantastic job O Ilusionista. Thanks!!O Ilusionista said:It was me
You can use it for spawn animations in any screen with that method.
Gurtag
Active member
thanks guys, tryed several times but no luck so far, followed all the steps i belive, created de updated.c file, pasted the script in it with the entity name i want to spawn and set the coords, put the alwaysupdate 1 line on scripts.txt on data folder, even tryed several script vercions from ilu´s tutorial tread and also tried with otter entities but cant get them to spawn for some reason, i also added sound on entity anim to know if they spawned out of position but 0, nothing, any idea of what could i be doing wrong?
What is happening in the game? Is crashing and closing or the entity is not spawned? I think that the only mistake is about the name of "scripts.txt" file, the correct name is "script.txt", don't have the letter "s" in the end.Gurtag said:
Nice! Now, a little help to see if the "coords" are wrong, if you are using a resolution lower than 960x540 set the "video" option to 6 in the file "video.txt" and you can see where the entity is. After adjust the correct "coords", back the video option to your default resolutionGurtag said:Kratus said:
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