TFS 1.5 / Globalevents - in function 'SendTextMessage'

[Forkz]

Hi otlanders,

Source: GitHub - nekiro/TFS-1.5-Downgrades at 7.72 (https://github.com/nekiro/TFS-1.5-Downgrades/tree/7.72)
Script

local effects = {
    {position = Position(2534, 2536, 7), text = "Welcome!", effect = 10, say = false, color = math.random(1,255)}
}

function onThink(interval)
    for i = 1, #effects do
        local settings = effects[i]
        if settings then
            local spectators = Game.getSpectators(settings.position, false, true, 7, 7, 5, 5)
            if #spectators > 0 then
                if settings.text then
                    for i = 1, #spectators do
                        if settings.say then
                            spectators[i]:say(settings.text, TALKTYPE_MONSTER_SAY, false, spectators[i], settings.position)
                        else
                            Game.sendAnimatedText(settings.text, settings.position, settings.color)
                        end
                    end
                end
                if settings.effect then
                    settings.position:sendMagicEffect(settings.effect)
                end
            end
        end
    end
  return true
end

Error

Lua Script Error: [GlobalEvent Interface]
data/globalevents/scripts/custom/text_effect.lua:onThink
data/globalevents/scripts/custom/text_effect.lua:16: attempt to call field 'sendAnimatedText' (a nil value)
stack traceback:
    [C]: in function 'sendAnimatedText'
    data/globalevents/scripts/custom/text_effect.lua:16: in function <data/globalevents/scripts/custom/text_effect.lua:5>
[Error - GlobalEvents::think] Failed to execute event: TextEffect

 

[dami1310]

There is no "sendAnimatedText" in this repo. You can copy the code from 8.6 one and it will work.

 

[Forkz]

There is no "sendAnimatedText" in this repo. You can copy the code from 8.6 one and it will work.

Which function to use instead?

 

[dami1310]

There is nothing to replace it. It was removed on purpose to fit 7.72.
Either add the code back into the source or give up on it.