Putting color to Game text messages.

[McLovin]

Hi!

When making a trigger displaying a text message to all players including one players name, how do I make it so that his name in the message has the same color as his units? For example when someone picked a Hero, and there's a message stating that Player 1 picked Hero1, I want the text "Player 1" to be red. And if player two picks one it should be blue etc.

I want the same for messages like: Player 1 (Hero1) killed Player 2 (Hero2)

.. where the Player 1 part is in red and the Player 2 part in blue.

Now I think I figured out one way to do it but it would include lots and lots of If/Then/Else combinations and I thought there might be an easier way.

Any suggestions? =)

Regards!

McLovin

 

[Flare]

Set the color strings in an array at Map Init (you can use Gradient Mixer for getting the color codes, it's in useful tools thread). i.e.

ColorString[1] = (Red colour code)

Then, when you display the message, add ColorString[Player number of killing/dying unit owner] + name of killing unit + |r (to end the color code)

Or, take a look at the DotA template at WE tutorials (there's a link at left of page), that should have the system for player-coloured kill messages

 

[ZiggyMcjoney]

Events
 Map initialization

Actions 
 Set PlayerColours[1] = |CFFFF0303
 Set PlayerColours[2] = |CFF0042FF
//etc. for every other player colour.

Thats a string array variable.

Then, when they pick their hero, the string should be:

PlayerColours[Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit))] + Player + String(Player number of (Owner of (Triggering unit))) + |r has just done something!

 

[McLovin]

Thanks alot, I'll have a look at it!

Btw, do I have to create the variable in advance or is it being created in the trigger you mentioned? Or is it just being edited in the trigger?

Regards!