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Silvester
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Posted: 15th Jan 2007 21:20
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OK guys,

i haven't found anything usefull about this on the help or the forums,so i'd like to know,how to get the % of a value left(Like: if Health#=100% then blablabla)

Sorry if it has bein answered,but i couldnt find it.

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Gil Galvanti
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Posted: 15th Jan 2007 21:27
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You mean like:
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Silvester
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Posted: 15th Jan 2007 21:31
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Yes...

i meant like that.

Thanks Gil.

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Gil Galvanti
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Posted: 15th Jan 2007 21:44
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no problem .

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Posted: 15th Jan 2007 23:11 Edited at: 15th Jan 2007 23:12
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yeah, like Gil Galvanti did, just divide the "part" (current health) by the "whole" (original health) to get the percentage.

[edit] looking back, this post seems kind of useless... but oh well

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Grog Grueslayer
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Posted: 16th Jan 2007 02:48
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Prince of Darkness, you really shouldn't use a float for health... unless you want to reduce the health by fractions. Integers are better for a health stat.
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Silvester
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Posted: 16th Jan 2007 15:55
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What is an integer anyway???

i just type # for a number and $ for a string.

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Posted: 16th Jan 2007 22:30
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Quote: "i just type # for a number and $ for a string."


That's why we write tutorials for beginners! There's probably a lot of other basic DB stuff lots of users aren't aware of if they don't read them.

I know they can take time to read - that you would probably prefer to spend coding - but they save you time in the long run.

If I say Integers and Floats, does it not mean anything to you?

If not, go and read a tutorial which covers variables as soon as possible!

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Gil Galvanti
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Posted: 16th Jan 2007 23:44
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Integer is a number without decimals, a float with .

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Posted: 17th Jan 2007 07:24 Edited at: 17th Jan 2007 07:26
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Don't feel bad. It's a common mistake to assume that the # sign means number (even for people that have been programming for years). It's like Gil Galvanti said. An integer is a number without a decimal point and a float is a number with a decimal point. In code if we add a # sign to a variable that variable is capable of having a decimal point. If we make a variable without the # sign it's an integer.



In the code above 1 is added to "IntegerNumber" and .1 to "FloatNumber". If you change it to .1 for "IntegerNumber" it won't work because integers cannot use decimals at all. And as you can see floats get out of hand with decimal places but thats normal too.

Do what TDK suggested and look at the help files again... just remember "real" is the same thing as "float".
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Dared1111
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Might as well post my question here

How do i do message boxes?

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Grog Grueslayer
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That depends on what a message box is to you. Describe what you're wanting a message box to be.
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Dared1111
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like a semi transparent message that a character tells you which fills up most of the screen with text showing what the character is saying and being able to delete the text without deleting everything

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Grog Grueslayer
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Posted: 18th Jan 2007 01:44 Edited at: 18th Jan 2007 01:53
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The easiest way to not change the background is to use a sprite but depending on if you use Classic or Pro determines if it's possible to make that sprite semi-transparent.

The following code snip has a transparent thought bubble in Pro but solid in Classic:



Edit: The graphic has both the thought bubble and the text. What you do to separate them is to change the current bitmap to 1, paste the graphic, write your text, grab the image and use that to create the sprite. Or if it's going to be scripted just add the text to the box (like I did).

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Dared1111
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Posted: 19th Jan 2007 16:27
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thanks the only thing is it cannot load it with me

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Grog Grueslayer
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Posted: 20th Jan 2007 08:19
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Huh? That code snip doesn't work for you?
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Dared1111
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the image wont load

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Grog Grueslayer
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Pngs should work in Classic. Did you put the file in the same directory as the code?
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