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Mappers can now add a random selection of text, so players will see a different bit of text each time they load the map. | Mappers can now add a random selection of text, so players will see a different bit of text each time they load the map. | ||
Use the following GUI event to read out the "gui::random_value" state variable. The event will be fired by the SDK code as soon as the random_value is set. | |||
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onNamedEvent OnRandomValueInitialised | onNamedEvent OnRandomValueInitialised | ||
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} | } | ||
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(The indentation has been screwed by the forum code block). This is just an example supporting 10 different texts of roughly equal probability in a "TextLoading" windowDef. The "gui::random_value" will be in the range [0..1), so if you need more or less than 10 values as in the example, you need to adjust the if () clauses in the GUI code accordingly. | (The indentation has been screwed by the forum code block). This is just an example supporting 10 different texts of roughly equal probability in a "TextLoading" windowDef. The "gui::random_value" will be in the range [0..1), so if you need more or less than 10 values as in the example, you need to adjust the if () clauses in the GUI code accordingly. | ||
Revision as of 20:59, 6 February 2010
It's common to add flavour text to a loading screen to help set the mood and give the player something to read while the map is loading.
Mappers can now add a random selection of text, so players will see a different bit of text each time they load the map.
Use the following GUI event to read out the "gui::random_value" state variable. The event will be fired by the SDK code as soon as the random_value is set.
<math>
onNamedEvent OnRandomValueInitialised
{
if ("gui::random_value" < 0.1)
{
set "TextLoading::text" "Text1";
}
else if ("gui::random_value" < 0.2)
{
set "TextLoading::text" "Text2";
}
else if ("gui::random_value" < 0.3)
{
set "TextLoading::text" "Text3";
}
else if ("gui::random_value" < 0.4)
{
set "TextLoading::text" "Text4";
}
else if ("gui::random_value" < 0.5)
{
set "TextLoading::text" "Text5";
}
else if ("gui::random_value" < 0.6)
{
set "TextLoading::text" "Text6";
}
else if ("gui::random_value" < 0.7)
{
set "TextLoading::text" "Text7";
}
else if ("gui::random_value" < 0.8)
{
set "TextLoading::text" "Text8";
}
else if ("gui::random_value" < 0.9)
{
set "TextLoading::text" "Text9";
}
else
{
set "TextLoading::text" "Text10";
}
}
</math> (The indentation has been screwed by the forum code block). This is just an example supporting 10 different texts of roughly equal probability in a "TextLoading" windowDef. The "gui::random_value" will be in the range [0..1), so if you need more or less than 10 values as in the example, you need to adjust the if () clauses in the GUI code accordingly.
