Post: [SCRIPT] Pulsing DoHeart
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11-06-2011, 09:48 PM
#1
Choco
Respect my authoritah!!
It flashes red & green and changes size...Here's the script:
DoHeart(text, align, relative, x, y)
{
self endon("disconnect");
self endon("death");
for(;
{
if(isDefined(self.heart))
{
self.heart destroy();
}
self.heart = self createFontString("DAStacks", 2.5, self);
self.heart SetPoint(align, relative, x, y);
self.heart setText("^1"+text);
wait 0.2;
self.heart destroy();
self.heart = self createFontString("DAStacks", 3.0, self);
self.heart SetPoint(align, relative, x, y);
self.heart setText("^2"+text);
wait 0.2;
}
}
Thread it like this:
self thread DoHeart(".Choco", "TOP", "TOP", 0, 0);
I know it's got setText repeating over and over, but I remember reading somewhere that SetText will not overflow if it is in a for(;
loop. Feel free to test on PS3 and see if it causes overflow or not Enjoy guys
11-07-2011, 01:14 AM
#11
Choco
Respect my authoritah!!
Originally posted by Blackstorm
Just because it is in a for loop doesn't mean it will not overflow.
They way setText works (to my understanding) in CoD4:
setText can set text to 25 unlocalized strings.
Every time you set a string you haven't used in setText you use up one of the unlocalized string resources.
You can set up to 25 different strings without it overflowing!
So with this script you are setting two different strings depending on how many times you call the thread. Lets say you do...
They way setText works (to my understanding) in CoD4:
setText can set text to 25 unlocalized strings.
Every time you set a string you haven't used in setText you use up one of the unlocalized string resources.
You can set up to 25 different strings without it overflowing!
So with this script you are setting two different strings depending on how many times you call the thread. Lets say you do...
self thread DoHeart( "Example", "CENTER" );
Now, since you have used the string "Example" it well use two unlocalized strings ( "^1Example" & "^2Example" ).
Therefore you can only set text to 23 other different strings. Since you are looping those two same strings over and over and since you have those two strings 'stored' in the localized resources setting text with those two strings over and over will not cause it overflow.
Understand guys? :b
Now, since you have used the string "Example" it well use two unlocalized strings ( "^1Example" & "^2Example" ).
Therefore you can only set text to 23 other different strings. Since you are looping those two same strings over and over and since you have those two strings 'stored' in the localized resources setting text with those two strings over and over will not cause it overflow.
Understand guys? :b
I had a for loop set up like this in one of my patches:
heart()
{
self endon("disconnect");
self endon("death");
self.heart = self CreateFontString( "objective", 2.0, self);
self.heart setPoint("TOP", "");
for(;
{
self.heart SetText("^1Choco");
wait .1;
self.heart SetText("^2Choco");
wait .1;
}
}
And it never overflowed, even on ps3
11-07-2011, 03:34 AM
#12
Blackstorm
Veni. Vidi. Vici.
Originally posted by .Choco
I had a for loop set up like this in one of my patches:
And it never overflowed, even on ps3
heart()
{
self endon("disconnect");
self endon("death");
self.heart = self CreateFontString( "objective", 2.0, self);
self.heart setPoint("TOP", "");
for(;
{
self.heart SetText("^1Choco");
wait .1;
self.heart SetText("^2Choco");
wait .1;
}
}
And it never overflowed, even on ps3
That's because you're only using 2 of the 25 localized string resources.
11-07-2011, 05:24 AM
#13
Jakes625
Guest
Originally posted by x.
And the 25 includes the setText already present in the game . Whats the big deal about having your name flashing on screen anyway?
imo do hearts are cool but not for your name. I don't know what it is about instructions on the screen, but I just think it's cool having them on like the early challenge lobby patches.
11-07-2011, 07:52 AM
#14
x_DaftVader_x
MUG
11-07-2011, 03:50 PM
#15
Correy
I'm the Original
Originally posted by Blackstorm
Just because it is in a for loop doesn't mean it will not overflow.
They way setText works (to my understanding) in CoD4:
setText can set text to 25 unlocalized strings.
Every time you set a string you haven't used in setText you use up one of the unlocalized string resources.
You can set up to 25 different strings without it overflowing!
So with this script you are setting two different strings depending on how many times you call the thread. Lets say you do...
They way setText works (to my understanding) in CoD4:
setText can set text to 25 unlocalized strings.
Every time you set a string you haven't used in setText you use up one of the unlocalized string resources.
You can set up to 25 different strings without it overflowing!
So with this script you are setting two different strings depending on how many times you call the thread. Lets say you do...
self thread DoHeart( "Example", "CENTER" );
Now, since you have used the string "Example" it well use two unlocalized strings ( "^1Example" & "^2Example" ).
Therefore you can only set text to 23 other different strings. Since you are looping those two same strings over and over and since you have those two strings 'stored' in the localized resources setting text with those two strings over and over will not cause it overflow.
Understand guys? :b
Now, since you have used the string "Example" it well use two unlocalized strings ( "^1Example" & "^2Example" ).
Therefore you can only set text to 23 other different strings. Since you are looping those two same strings over and over and since you have those two strings 'stored' in the localized resources setting text with those two strings over and over will not cause it overflow.
Understand guys? :b
syntax error :carling:
( "Example" && "Example" ); :p
---------- Post added at 03:50 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:48 PM ----------
Originally posted by x.
And the 25 includes the setText already present in the game . Whats the big deal about having your name flashing on screen anyway?
because we are xbox fans and most xbox patches have like zilli0nzz of text floating here about and over there :carling:
11-07-2011, 05:20 PM
#16
x_DaftVader_x
MUG
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