How to do multiple floating text???

[dm0n]

Some things that should be easy to do sure arn't.

I made a 20% chance for a random amount (between 20 and 100) of gold to drop from creeps. I used the gold coin model and it looks nice. So then I wanted to have a floating text rise up above the hero stating the amount of coin he found, then have it dissapear in 2-3 seconds.

Problem is when multiple coins drop off of creeps, then the hero picks them up close to the same time.

Since the only way to destroy floating text is "destroy - last created floating text", it will only destroy the last one, and the first one(s) he picks up will continue to float up to the top of the screen.

Example of code:

Coin
Events
Unit - A unit owned by Player 1 (Red) Acquires an item
Unit - A unit owned by Player 2 (Blue) Acquires an item
Unit - A unit owned by Player 3 (Teal) Acquires an item
Unit - A unit owned by Player 4 (Purple) Acquires an item
Unit - A unit owned by Player 5 (Yellow) Acquires an item
Unit - A unit owned by Player 6 (Orange) Acquires an item
Unit - A unit owned by Player 7 (Green) Acquires an item
Unit - A unit owned by Player 8 (Pink) Acquires an item
Conditions
(Item-type of (Item being manipulated)) Equal to Gold Coins
Actions

If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
If - Conditions
(Owner of (Triggering unit)) Equal to Player 8 (Pink)
Then - Actions
Set random = (Random integer number between 20 and 100)
Player - Add random to Player 8 (Pink) Current gold
Floating Text - Create floating text that reads (+ + (String(random))) above (Triggering unit) with Z offset 0.00, using font size 11.00, color (100.00%, 82.00%, 0.00%), and 0.00% transparency
Floating Text - Set the velocity of (Last created floating text) to 64.00 towards 90.00 degrees
Wait 3.00 seconds
Floating Text - Destroy (Last created floating text)
Else - Actions
Do nothing

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Anyone know how to solve this?

 

[SD_Ryoko]

LOL yepp but its a pain! Ryoko TD sells lotto tickets. Then creates floating text. my problem was, multiple people were buying tickets. I did exactly what your tryin to do.

Start your trigger with this.

Custom script: local texttag TEXTVAR (thats my variable name)

Then convert your trigger into custom text. Copy it in notepad. Then 'undo' the custom text command. You just need to know what the text lines will be. (The trigger doesn't have to stay that way.)

Then in every instance where you create the text, change the velocity, and destroy it, say this instead:

Custom script: (Paste that line here)

And change the original variables "getlastcreatedtextag()" to just TEXTVAR.

Then you can delete the standard GUI lines for floating text.

Try it. I'll paste mine in a few hours if need be.

 

[SD_Ryoko]

You can also make that 'random' variable a local variable too, to prevent multiple fires overwriting it.

Remember, a local variable is unique to each time a trigger fires, and won't over write itself.

 

[dm0n]

I tried to do what you say, not sure if I'm following you on everything though.

I'm getting compile errors.

"expected endif"
"expected name"
"expected name"

I get 24 of those.

 

[dm0n]

I just thought of this and seeing how complicated that can get I might just take the easy way out. hehe

I'm just going to add a "floating text - destroy last created floating text" before the new one gets created. So if one already exists, it will be erased before the new one appears.

Since my script is already per player, multiple players won't fudge it up.

So if people want to see how much coin they got, they just need to not pick up the next one as quickly

I would still be interested in seeing how to do it though, as I know this situation will come up again in the future.

Thanks for the quick reply and help!

- dm0n

 

[SD_Ryoko]

WHAT? You can't do that. We're professionals! I'm gonna post mine.

 

[dm0n]

haha, yes I would appreciate it if you do. also, I had to add a little more to my code to make it so the second floating text didn't get deleted by the first floating texts delete call. the second floating text sometimes got deleted immediatly due to that.

So I did this:

Then - Actions
Floating Text - Destroy (Last created floating text)
Set coinx8 = (coinx8 + 1)
Set random = (Random integer number between 20 and 100)
Player - Add random to Player 8 (Pink) Current gold
Floating Text - Create floating text that reads (+ + (String(random))) above (Triggering unit) with Z offset 0.00, using font size 11.00, color (100.00%, 82.00%, 0.00%), and 0.00% transparency
Floating Text - Set the velocity of (Last created floating text) to 64.00 towards 90.00 degrees
Wait 3.00 seconds
Set coinx8 = (coinx8 - 1)
If (coinx8 Greater than 0) then do (Skip remaining actions) else do (Do nothing)
Floating Text - Destroy (Last created floating text)

There is one of these for every player number and an integer variable (coinx#) for every player.

That way it will skip the destroy text call if there is more then enough destroy calls in the queue. heh

 

[SD_Ryoko]

Actions
Custom script: local texttag FTTICKET
Set Lotto_Ticks[(Player number of (Triggering player))] = (Random integer number between 1 and 15)
Set Lotto_Jackpot = (Lotto_Jackpot + 3)
Player - Add -10 to (Owner of (Triggering unit)) Current gold
Custom script: call CreateTextTagUnitBJ( "TICKET", GetTriggerUnit(), 10.00, 10.00, 100, 100, 100, 0 )
Custom script: set FTTICKET = GetLastCreatedTextTag()
Custom script: call SetTextTagVelocityBJ( FTTICKET, 64, 90 )
Wait 3.00 seconds
Custom script: call DestroyTextTagBJ( FTTICKET )

 

[dm0n]

ok im going to try that thx

 

[dm0n]

I still get errors

says the same thing

expected 'endif' and it highlights the Custom script: local texttag textvar

expected 'name' and it highlights the next custom script

then expected 'endif' and it highlights the last custom script.

 

[SD_Ryoko]

Right click on the ACTIONS, click COPY AS TEXT, and post them here.

 

[Darg]

you can see my map if you like