need help with cinematics

[Evi1Be3]

hey guys^^ well im making a very big RPG at the moment that has different hero you can choose and so on wont get into much of the details. but to my problem. The map will contain over 75 different cinematics and im hoping in time i will find a way to make it so you can get different endings depending on the path you choose.

but my problem is with cinematics how do i make it so that when there is subtitles instead of seeing the choosen unit for the model at the bottom left corner. You will see a model on the hero the player picked? and as for the name. Is there anyway i can make it so it shows the players name instead of a prefix name.

do you guys get me? cause if need more explanation i will be glad to type away.

 

[Sud]

Floating text on a point perhaps?

 

[Evi1Be3]

hmm il try that, but you guys know what i mean rite, like for instance the game goes into cinematic with a letterbox view.

A character speaks and theres subtitle and to the left of the subtitles theres a little box with a face. But i want that box to show the face of the hero. Like fore example if my player chooses the knight, whenever he is in cinematic and the knight is talking the box will show a knight's face, if he chooses an archer it will show an archer, and if he choose a wizard it will show a wizard.

And as for the name, like in cinematic instead of a prefix name like "PLAYER" and the subtitles. I want it soo if the player name is for example "worldedit" or "owns-Noob" whenever in cinematic it will show "worldedit" and the subtitle.

 

[Korolen]

All you have to do is do the "Transmision from Unit-type", and give it (Unit-type of unit(TehHero)) or "Transmission from unit" (TehHero), as for the name, just do "Player - Player Name(Owner of Unit(TehHero))" in the "named NAME" field.

Also, if you want to have text appear on the screen, and not at the bottom, then do "Game - Display Text to Force", or do (JASS): "call DisplayTextToPlayer((PutPlayerHere), (PosX), (PosY), (TheString))"

 

[skinny77]

It depends what you are doing. You DO use the "Cinematic - Transmission from Unit" action, but it looks differently if you have cinematic mode on or off. When it's on, the text appears at the bottom with a portrait. When it's off, the text appears on screen with a name before it.

If you want the charcters head to be different, go into unit editor and change "Art - Model File" to what you want. This is, however, assuming your heroes and stuff are custom. As for the name, well, Korolen explained it.

Hope this helps.