can i display a variable inside a text tooltip?

[Humboldt420]

Does anyone know if it is possible to display a variable inside of the text tool tip for an item?

 

[Cocodoco]

i dont think so cuz ive never seen a game with variables in spells tooltip neither in item tooltips.

 

[Humboldt420]

hmmm, well the idea is to have a book that has in its tooltip a password to open a door(player types password in chat window). I wanted to make the password randomly generated. If anyone can figure out how to display the randomly generated variable in the tooltip please let me know!!

 

[SD_Ryoko]

I have not found a way to make dynamic tooltips with variables, only with other objects.

Perhaps have multiple items, one for each password?

 

[Magus]

While we're on the subject, does anyone know how to link to variables in actions? Like when displaying messages, and you want it to say "You have (variable_lives) left!".

 

[SD_Ryoko]

Yes

Contate strings (spell check)

Click string 1, and make it 'You have ' (notice the space)

Then click string 2, and click cococnut strings again (spell check - LOL)

String 1 will be 'integer to string' using your lives variable

String 2 will be ' left!' (notice spave)

The more peices you have, the more strings you'll have to put together.

 

[Magus]

Okay, that makes perfect sense. Thanks!

 

[Humboldt420]

so, this is what i came up with. you cant display a variable in the tooltip apparently so instead i made a book that can be left-clicked on to read. When it is read it displays osme mumbo jumbo about "say the word and the door will open". In the text displayed by the book is the random variable. the variable is created by taking some letters from currently playing peeps and some random numbers then combining them.

 

[SD_Ryoko]

Sounds neat.

Did you display text to the player, or pop a dialog box with an 'ok' button?

 

[Humboldt420]

i made the book display text to all players but was thikning about adding an if/then/else to display the text only to the player that reads the book. I have not tried using a dialog because im not sure if a variable can be put into dialog text.

 

[Deviant Sin]

I suggest using a Dialog box for the password, I'm pretty sure you can insert randomly generated variables into it. Just make the name the password variable and then have an 'Ok' button as suggested by SD_Ryoko.

And Ryoko, a little off topic but hey , Spell check for ya. Concatenate*
Good luck Humbodlt.