Basic Instruction Screen (for beginners)

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SecretiveOps

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Posted: 22nd Sep 2010 00:15 Edited at: 11th Oct 2010 18:33

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First, make a notepad file, and call it instruction1.fpi

Now make a HUD in PAINT.NET, Photoshop, whatever your preference is. Make it 512x512 or 1024x1024 for higher texture games, and use the magic wand utility on the white background. Eliminate the background and add text accordingly.

Now save it as instruction1.dds

Open notepad and add this script:

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;Gameplay instructions. Script by SecretiveOps
:state=8:hudreset,hudx=50,hudy=50,hudimagefine=\gamecore\huds\instruction1.dds,hudname=instruction,hudhide=1,hudmake=display,state=9
:state9: timerstart, state=0
:state=0: hudshow=instruction1, state=1
:state=1: timergreater=7000, state=3
:state=3: hudunshow=instruction1, state=8

;SecretiveOps Instruction Script End
;

Now save that as instruction1.fpi

Now move the instruction1.dds file to your FPS Creator/Files/gamecore/huds folder, and your instruction1.fpi file to FPS Creator/Files/gamecore/scriptbank folder. Now make a trigger zone and add that script to the Main Script selection. When you start, it should look like what is attached to this post.

Please list me in your game credits if you used this script. Note, this shows the hud for 7 seconds before disappearing. (pic will be a while, srry.)

EDIT: The first post was noobish, this is my first script. I just fixed it and it should be fully masterable.

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Brunopark09

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Posted: 22nd Sep 2010 06:27

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That script will not work, that should be some like:

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desc = instruction

:state=0:timerstart,hudreset,hudx=50,hudy=60,hudimagefine=gamecore\huds\instruction1.dds,hudname=myownhud,hudhide=1,hudmake=display,state=1
:state=1,hudshow=myownhud
:state=1,timergreater=7000,unshowhud=myownhud

I think that should work

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Posted: 22nd Sep 2010 14:37 Edited at: 22nd Sep 2010 14:44

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Quote: "

:state=1,hudshow=myownhud
:state=1,timergreater=7000,unshowhud=myownhud

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You have commas where colons should be...

:state=1:hudshow=myownhud
:state=1,timergreater=7000:unshowhud=myownhud

...and the HUD will probably flash since after the timer is 7000 then state=1 is showing and unshowing the HUD constantly.
We can resolve that by moving to another state, like so...

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desc = instruction

:state=0:hudreset,hudx=50,hudy=60,hudimagefine=gamecore\huds\instruction1.dds,hudname=myownhud,hudhide=1,hudmake=display,state=1

:state=1:timerstart,hudshow=myownhud,state=2

:state=2,timergreater=7000:unshowhud=myownhud,state=3

I moved to another state after the unshow as well, so we don't stay in state=2 checking the timer forever.
I also moved the timerstart to when the HUD is shown rather than in state=0 so we are not tick tocking while the HUD is being created.
That really didn't need to be done for funtionality, but I think it is a bit cleaner that way.

It is nice to see newcomers trying their hand at scripting right away, and it is also nice to see that they want to share their scripts.
Keep up the good work guys.

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Gencheff

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Posted: 22nd Sep 2010 15:05

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;Gameplay instructions. Script by SecretiveOps

:timerstart
:state=0, hudshow=instruction1
:state=0, timergreater=7000, unshowhud=instruction1

;
;SecretiveOps Instruction Script End
;

Wrong,wrong,wrong...!

You mix conditions with actions,don't close conditions,didn't started a timer,didn't use the right syntaxis...

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desc = instruction

:state=0:timerstart,hudreset,hudx=50,hudy=60,hudimagefine=gamecore\huds\instruction1.dds,hudname=myownhud,hudhide=1,hudmake=display,state=1
:state=1,hudshow=myownhud
:state=1,timergreater=7000,hudunshow=myownhud

I also believe it's hudunshow not unshowhud.

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Posted: 22nd Sep 2010 18:08

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Wow , 3 of you used unshowhud=x ! It's hudunshow=x guys .

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Posted: 23rd Sep 2010 00:27

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Thanks guys, I realized my mistake last night (if im still on probation, then it'll be two nights before), i did do all of what you said, but hudfadeout=x will work too.

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Posted: 23rd Sep 2010 07:44

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Quote: "Wow , 3 of you used unshowhud=x ! It's hudunshow=x guys ."

That's because we just edited the script, not made it again

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Posted: 24th Sep 2010 02:48 Edited at: 24th Sep 2010 02:54

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Quote: "Wow , 3 of you used unshowhud=x ! It's hudunshow=x guys ."

Some of us knew that, we just didn't catch the typo.

Quote: "That's because we just edited the script, not made it again"

Yeah, I didn't catch that when I edited it.

Good call, because that was another mistake.

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desc = instruction

:state=0:hudreset,hudx=50,hudy=60,hudimagefine=gamecore\huds\instruction1.dds,hudname=myownhud,hudhide=1,hudmake=display,state=1

:state=1:timerstart,hudshow=myownhud,state=2

:state=2,timergreater=7000:hudunshow=myownhud,state=3