Using a trigger zone to display a HUD (and using a phone script)

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BigJayWH

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Posted: 15th May 2011 18:42

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Hello all,

What I'm hoping to do is display a HUD of a pager with a name and number the player must then find a pay phone and call. I have the phone script part down for the most part and have created the pager graphic in GIMP. I'm still new at FPSC and have a long way to go with scripting. I assure you I have already searched the forums but have been unable to find the answers I need. I'm hoping you can help me out. So far the community has been very helpful and I'm hoping you come through for me again.

So here are my questions:

1. How can I use a trigger zone to display the pager HUD on the screen and then have it disappear with a key press? I easily was able to replace the life/health/ammo huds because they are always there. It's the making it appear when triggered then disappear with a key press part I don't get.

2. How could I make the phone script have multiple messages attached to it? For example depending on what number you press different audio plays. This would be handy so I would only have to attach one script to every pay phone in the game and the player would be able to re-listen to previous messages. I'm using the phone script from the Scary Thinker pack.

Any help would be appreciated or if you can direct me to a previous thread that would be great too. All the HUD tutorials I've found are about creating a "the door is locked" kind of thing. I assume it's similar but I admit I'm a scripting noob who is trying to learn.

Thanks in advance.

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bobochobo

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Posted: 15th May 2011 19:12

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:state=x,scancodekeypressed=x:showhud=0

That should hide your hud on a key specified by x.

To make it show just copy the hud parts from a pickup, editing the directory. Change the conditions part to plrinzone=1 or plrdistwithin=x.

Part two could be as complex or easy as you want.
Two draft scripts to get you thinking:

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;messages
:state=1,scankeycodepressed=2:plrsound=audiobank/sound1
:state=1,scankeycodepressed=3:plrsound=audiobank/sound2
:state=1,scankeycodepressed=4:plrsound=audiobank/sound3
:state=1,scankeycodepressed=5:plrsound=audiobank/sound4
:state=1,scankeycodepressed=6:plrsound=audiobank/sound5

And:

;Messages (complex)
;number 1234
;using backspace to clear numbers dialled
:state=1,scancodekeypressed=2:plrsound=audiobank/key1sound,state=2
:state=2,scancodekeypressed=3:plrsound=audiobank/key2sound,state=3
:state=2,scancodekeypressed=14:state=1
:state=3,scancodekeypressed=4:plrsound=audiobank/key3sound,state=4
:state=3,scancodekeypressed=14
:state=4,scancodekeypressed=5:plrsound=audiobank/key4sound,state=5
:state=4,scankeycodepressed=14:state=1
:state=5:plrsound=phonecall1

;number 4321
:state=1,scancodekeypressed=5:plrsound=audiobank/key4sound,state=6
:state=6,scancodekeypressed=4:plrsound=audiobank/key3sound,state=7
:state=6,scancodekeypressed=14:state=1
:state=7,scancodekeypressed=3:plrsound=audiobank/key2sound,state=8
:state=7,scancodekeypressed=14
:state=8,scancodekeypressed=2:plrsound=audiobank/key1sound,state=9
:state=8,scankeycodepressed=14:state=1
:state=9:plrsound=audiobank/phonecall2

;number1 branch offs
;1123
:state=2,scancodekeypressed=2:plrsound=audiobank/key1sound,state=10
:state=2,scancodekeypressed=14:state=1
:state=10,scancodekeypressed=4:plrsound=audiobank/key3sound,state=11
:state=10,scancodekeypressed=14
:state=11,scancodekeypressed=5:plrsound=audiobank/key4sound,state=12
:state=11,scankeycodepressed=14:state=1
:state=12:plrsound=phonecall3

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;Messages (complex)
;number 1234
;using backspace to clear numbers dialled
:state=1,scancodekeypressed=2:plrsound=audiobank/key1sound,state=2
:state=2,scancodekeypressed=3:plrsound=audiobank/key2sound,state=3
:state=2,scancodekeypressed=14:state=1
:state=3,scancodekeypressed=4:plrsound=audiobank/key3sound,state=4
:state=3,scancodekeypressed=14
:state=4,scancodekeypressed=5:plrsound=audiobank/key4sound,state=5
:state=4,scankeycodepressed=14:state=1
:state=5:plrsound=phonecall1

;number 4321
:state=1,scancodekeypressed=5:plrsound=audiobank/key4sound,state=6
:state=6,scancodekeypressed=4:plrsound=audiobank/key3sound,state=7
:state=6,scancodekeypressed=14:state=1
:state=7,scancodekeypressed=3:plrsound=audiobank/key2sound,state=8
:state=7,scancodekeypressed=14
:state=8,scancodekeypressed=2:plrsound=audiobank/key1sound,state=9
:state=8,scankeycodepressed=14:state=1
:state=9:plrsound=audiobank/phonecall2

;number1 branch offs
;1123
:state=2,scancodekeypressed=2:plrsound=audiobank/key1sound,state=10
:state=2,scancodekeypressed=14:state=1
:state=10,scancodekeypressed=4:plrsound=audiobank/key3sound,state=11
:state=10,scancodekeypressed=14
:state=11,scancodekeypressed=5:plrsound=audiobank/key4sound,state=12
:state=11,scankeycodepressed=14:state=1
:state=12:plrsound=phonecall3

A script with so many options code become infinity huge, I'd keep numbers low. No guarantees that script will work.

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BigJayWH

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Posted: 15th May 2011 21:57 Edited at: 15th May 2011 22:00

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Thanks again Bo. I'll be trying that when I get back to work on the HUD and phone thing.

My current issue is that I have changed the HUD that appears when you walk up to a door from the original script to a custom one. I changed the doorkey script by by copying the original and creating a new one called MYdoorkey. The new image is in my script as mylockeddoor.tga. When I change the door's main to my script the original doorkey.tga image still appears when you walk up to the door.

Any idea what I'm overlooking or doing wrong?

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;Artificial Intelligence Script

;Header

desc          = Key Door (Open 'With Key' and Close)

;Triggers

:state=0:hudreset,hudx=50,hudy=10,hudimagefine=gamecore\text\mylockeddoor.tga,hudname=keydoorprompt,hudhide=1,hudmake=display,state=10
:state=10,plrdistwithin=60:hudshow=keydoorprompt,hudfadeout=keydoorprompt

:state=10,plrdistwithin=60,plrhaskey=1,plrusingaction=1:state=1,setframe=0,sound=$0
:state=1:incframe=0
:state=1,frameatend=0:state=2,coloff
:state=2,plrdistfurther=60:state=3,sound=$1,colon
:state=3:decframe=0
:state=3,frameatstart=0:state=10,setframe=0

;End of Script

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BigJayWH

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Posted: 16th May 2011 15:26

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Sorry, I got distracted from my original post by the doorkey problem I have. It still doesn't work. I'm clueless. I'll start a new thread for help on that one later.

Back on topic 1:

Quote: "That should hide your hud on a key specified by x.
"

Does the showhud=0 "hide" the HUD or "remove" it? I'm guessing without a command to bring it back on a key press it's gone. Is that correct?

I got busy with work and distracted by my other problem. I'll try that out soon and let you know how it works.

Back to topic 2:

Quote: "A script with so many options code become infinity huge"

I agree given that my story needs 10 phone numbers. My WIP is only 5 levels long with 2 numbers per level. It would probably be easier to attach a number script to each levels pay phone. I get the phone script for the most part so I should get a test of that done soon.

Thanks for the help. Help with my doorkey not changing the HUD would be appreciated too.

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