"x" has bought "x" text.

[fgw]

So this may be a little stupid, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to get my text to say "x player" has bought "x hero" from my tavern. I can make it display the unit name or the player name, but I can't get it to do both in one.

 

[Lyerae]

You try using a variable to hold the name?

 

[fgw]

You try using a variable to hold the name?

No, I did not, I'll go give that a shot right now. Or not considering I just tried to make a variable and failed miserably, if theres an easier way to do it let me know while I go find a variable tutorial.

 

[Lyerae]

Click the variable editor, and choose a string variable.

 

[fgw]

Click the variable editor, and choose a string variable.

Yeaaaah, that didn't work as easily as you made it sound.
Its supposed to look like this. Game - Display to (All players) the text: (A player has chosen + (Name of (Sold unit))) The problem I'm having is I have no idea what will make it show that. I can get the name of the sold unit to pop up when selected, but not the "player has chosen" part before it.

 

[Lyerae]

Hmm. Not sure how to do this in GUI now...

 

[LurkerAspect]

• Game - Display to (All players) the text: (Player name of (Owner of (Buying unit))) + ( has chosen the + (Name of (Sold unit))))

If that doesn't work, create a custom function with this line of text in it:

[ljass]call DisplayTextToForce(GetPlayersAll(),GetPlayerName(GetOwningPlayer(GetTriggerUnit()))+("has bought the "+ GetUnitName(GetSoldUnit())))[/ljass]

would look like this

• Custom script: call DisplayTextToForce(GetPlayersAll(),GetPlayerName(GetOwningPlayer(GetTriggerUnit()))+("has bought the "+ GetUnitName(GetSoldUnit())))

 

[fgw]

• Game - Display to (All players) the text: (Player name of (Owner of (Buying unit))) + ( has chosen the + (Name of (Sold unit))))

If that doesn't work, create a custom function with this line of text in it:

[ljass]call DisplayTextToForce(GetPlayersAll(),GetPlayerName(GetOwningPlayer(GetTriggerUnit()))+("has bought the "+ GetUnitName(GetSoldUnit())))[/ljass]

would look like this

• Custom script: call DisplayTextToForce(GetPlayersAll(),GetPlayerName(GetOwningPlayer(GetTriggerUnit()))+("has bought the "+ GetUnitName(GetSoldUnit())))

Well the first one was what I was going for, but I can't make it have multiple actions in that one text. The second one looks great, but I C&Ped into the custom script and now it says theres an error. I can get it to (Player name of (Owner of (Buying unit))) but then I have no idea how to add the rest to it.

 

[LurkerAspect]

The second one looks great, but I C&Ped into the custom script and now it says theres an error.

Hmm... It should work, it does for me. Give it another go. Make sure you copy the entire line, try copying everything in this box:

Spoiler

call DisplayTextToForce(GetPlayersAll(),GetPlayerName(GetOwningPlayer(GetTriggerUnit()))+("has bought the "+ GetUnitName(GetSoldUnit())))

 

[PrisonLove]

You have to use String Concatenation to have multiple string actions.

 

[Gtam]

yes that will give you string 1 + string 2 so that you click on and select more options

 

[fgw]

You have to use String Concatenation to have multiple string actions.

Woohoo! Thank you so much. Its working perfectly now. Thanks to everyone for the answers. Expect to see quite a few more. =P