doSendAnimatedText(pos, text, color, player) --For 9.1+

[Scarlet Ayleid]

Okay, so everyone that has changed over to 9.1 has certainly noticed that the beloved doSendAnimatedText has dissapeared
However, the doPlayerSendTextMessage has gained 3 extra parameters that allows us to send animated text, so I thought of trying to replicate the old function, but it has 2 problems that I can't seem to fix:

1) I can't seem to send text, it is most likely a client limitation(afaik, please prove me wrong), which makes it impossible to send
2) This wasn't expected to be used simply for the animated text, so a message must always be sent, I have set the message to "", but on the game's console it'll still show an empty line, if it is possible to fix and someone knows how, please do post here

function doSendAnimatedText(pos, value, color, player)
    if(not tonumber(value))then
        return error("arg #2 in doSendAnimatedText is not a number")
    end
    
    if(isPlayer(player))then
        doPlayerSendTextMessage(player, MESSAGE_EXPERIENCE, "", value, color, pos)
    else
        for _, v in ipairs(getSpectators(pos, 7, 5, true)) do
            if(isPlayer(v))then
                doPlayerSendTextMessage(v, MESSAGE_EXPERIENCE, "", value, color, pos)
            end
        end
    end
end

I did this function mostly for newbies that still don't know how to use the new params, other coders might not use it because having it print the empty line is lame(I think it is)

Like I said, its here incase anyone wants it


EDIT:
Changed the code for Dalkon version, it's a lil better then mine

 

[Dalkon]

You can send numbers, with the extra of an empty line in your "Server Log" tab in the console. That's what this does.

Edit: I would rather have written this like such

function doSendAnimatedText(pos, value, color, player)
    if(not tonumber(value))then
        return error("arg #2 in doSendAnimatedText is not a number")
    end
    
    if(isPlayer(player))then
        doPlayerSendTextMessage(player, MESSAGE_EXPERIENCE, "", pos, value, color)
    else
        for _, v in ipairs(getSpectators(pos, 7, 5, true)) do
            if(isPlayer(v))then
                doPlayerSendTextMessage(v, MESSAGE_EXPERIENCE, "", pos, value, color)
            end
        end
    end
end

 

[Scarlet Ayleid]

I said that in my first post, I also said that this is mostly for the people that don't know how to use the extra command/are too lazy to change all their scripts and don't mind the empty line being sent

 

[Dalkon]

Just made it clear with one line =).

 

[Exedion]

Only can send numbers?

 

[Scarlet Ayleid]

Yes, as far as I can tell, its a limitation added by Cipsoft, so there's no way to work around it

 

[Exedion]

and simbols? i like to send parameters like "+300"

 

[Scarlet Ayleid]

the text is converted to a number, so if you use "+300", the server will show 300, but if you use "-300", the server will show -300 because its a negative value

 

[Exedion]

cool! thanks!

 

[Wolferion]

Can this be used for spells too?

 

[Scarlet Ayleid]

You can use this wherever u want, it's a simple LUA function

 

[lordazzi]

maybe any time, some ninja guy, can edit the hex in the client of 9.10 and make this function work with strings again ;P

 

[Evan]

maybe any time, some ninja guy, can edit the hex in the client of 9.10 and make this function work with strings again ;P

I wouldn't recommend having people download a customized client just to have freakin' animated texts.

 

[Sirion_Mido]

opa

 

[JoSePh15_]

You can send numbers, with the extra of an empty line in your "Server Log" tab in the console. That's what this does.

Edit: I would rather have written this like such

function doSendAnimatedText(pos, value, color, player)
    if(not tonumber(value))then
        return error("arg #2 in doSendAnimatedText is not a number")
    end
    
    if(isPlayer(player))then
        doPlayerSendTextMessage(player, MESSAGE_EXPERIENCE, "", pos, value, color)
    else
        for _, v in ipairs(getSpectators(pos, 7, 5, true)) do
            if(isPlayer(v))then
                doPlayerSendTextMessage(v, MESSAGE_EXPERIENCE, "", pos, value, color)
            end
        end
    end
end

That wont work

 

[Scarlet Ayleid]

Use the version on my post, the parameters have changed positions

 

[JoSePh15_]

Use the version on my post, the parameters have changed positions

I've done so, but the empty message that keeps on sending is getting on my nerves, i'm gonna try and find out a way to stop it ...

 

[Scarlet Ayleid]

You can't, maybe with source changes it might be possible, but this was made to be source-free, hence that happening, I know its annoying, it annoys me too, but its the only way to do this purely in Lua..

 

[Ayhan589]

I got this error

[14/02/2013 23:17:02] Lua Script Error: [GlobalEvent Interface]
[14/02/2013 23:17:02] data/globalevents/scripts/effectile.luanThink
[14/02/2013 23:17:03] data/globalevents/scripts/effectile.lua:20: arg #2 in doSendAnimatedText is not a number
[14/02/2013 23:17:03] stack traceback:
[14/02/2013 23:17:03] [C]: ?
[14/02/2013 23:17:03] [C]: in function 'doSendAnimatedText'
[14/02/2013 23:17:03] data/globalevents/scripts/effectile.lua:20: in function <data/globalevents/scripts/effectile.lua:17>
[14/02/2013 23:17:03] [Error - GlobalEvents::think] Failed to execute event: effect

 

[Ayhan589]

that's looking good but it gives debug to all character when enter the pz zone

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solved. problem was talktype