How to: Create Chat over Unit

[Blackveiled]

EVENTS
Player - Player 1 (red) types in <Empty String> as a substring
CONDITIONS

ACTIONS
Floating Text - Create a floating text that reads (((Player name of Triggering Player) + |r + (substring(entered chat string) 1, 40))) above PlayerUnits [Player number of (triggering player)] with Z offset 0.00, size 8.00, color (100.00% and 100.00% and 100.00%) and 0% transparency.
Floating Text - Change (Last Created Floating Text): Disable Permanence
Floating Text - Change the Lifespan of (Last Created Floating Text) to 3.50 seconds.
Floating Text - Change the fading age of (Last Created Floating Text) to 0.00 seconds.
Floating Text - Set the velocity of (Last Created Floating Text) to 15.00 to 90.00 degrees.

This way all of your chat goes to floating text, and you don't need to use a .

The '.' is to initiate it, so if you want to speak normally without it going over your head. You can make it so you dont need the '.' though.

 

[Akarin]

So, how do you make the chat only appear above the unit's head?

 

[Blackveiled]

Try doing what the guy said earlier, to remove the general chat in the game, then make the chat over unit talk when someone says something, replace it with uhm <Empty String> as a substring i guess

 

[Antizer]

Nice torturial.

 

[G-reg]

Ok,im having some troubles.
first,I cant figure out how to get the colour codes in (the (((|cffffcc00 and |r)
I got the events,conditions,variables and the actions except of course the colour coded one step by step tutorial of that action anyone?
So i tried it without the colour code exactly as said hoping i didnt need colour and it still wouldnt display chat above the unit!
As well it wud be nice if somebody cud send a link to a site to download a map with chat above units so i can copy and paste or something.
help would be appreciated

 

[Blackveiled]

Sometimes when you do triggers that have a players name colored, you need to split the strings.


(btw sorry i dont have editor where im at right now)
ex:

(|cffffcc00+(Triggering Player's Name)+|r))​

Will make their name GOLD.

 

[Blackveiled]

I lost that map, but as soon as i get WE back up ill upload it. Sorry.

Also color is NOT a requirement, you probally just did something wrong, like the unit u wanted it to go over wasnt set correctly.

 

[Blackveiled]

Demo Map Added

http://www.thehelper.net/forums/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=70464

 

[Blackveiled]

When some stuff is in parentheses, that means you have to do the first thing before that.

 

[FrozenShadow]

Very Useful +Rep

 

[delikely]

I can't make the trigger..
cause the heroes you can chose off..
start in a building ( tavern hero selection )
And i can't do Select a unit do u know a other way?

 

[ufhixcute]

It work!!! I don't believe it.... Thanks very...very.... much.... it's help me. But if want to chat must include (.) dot. But it's good. I salute to you.

 

[Qab]

It wont work

I did everything yu guys said to do. i tried to make it so u select a unit, then when you type, the message appears over the units head. every time i do though, this pops up.

(((Name of (Triggering player))) + (|r: + (Substring((Entered chat string), 2, 40))))

here are my triggers, please correct if wrong.

Events
Player - Player 1 (Red) Selects a unit
Conditions
(Triggering player) Equal to (Owner of (Triggering unit))
Actions
Set TalkingUnits[1] = (Triggering unit)


Events
Player - Player 1 (Red) types a chat message containing . as A substring
Conditions
(Substring((Entered chat string), 1, 1)) Equal to .
Actions
Floating Text - Create floating text that reads (((Player name of Triggering Player) + |r + (substring(entered chat string) 2, 40))) above TalkingUnits[(Player number of (Triggering player))] with Z offset 0.00, using font size 10.00, color (100.00%, 100.00%, 100.00%), and 0.00% transparency
Floating Text - Change (Last created floating text): Disable permanence
Floating Text - Change the lifespan of (Last created floating text) to 5.00 seconds
Floating Text - Change the fading age of (Last created floating text) to 1.00 seconds
Floating Text - Set the velocity of (Last created floating text) to 15.00 towards 90.00 degrees





please tell me what went wrong.

 

[Ambeco]

Ignoring the fact that this thread has been dead for nearly three years, the problem was you simply typed the stuff in, instead of going through the string appendations. I haven't worked on WC3 maps in years but I think it's something like

Floating Text - Create floating text that reads _A_ above ...
_A_ = String - Concatination _B_ and _D_.
_B_ = String - Player name of _C_
_C_ = Player - Triggering Player
_D_ = String - Concatination _E_ and _F_.
_E_ = "|r"
_F_ = String - Substring(_G_, 2, 40)
_G_ = String - Entered Chat String

 

[Qab]

i did do concentrated strings...

 

[mightylink]

very neat and all but is there a way to get this to work without the . period?

 

[Blackveiled]

very neat and all but is there a way to get this to work without the . period?

Remove the condition.