Making lines transparent in a script?

[Xenaero]

Topic

[Enjay]

Make a line type 121, give it an id and use...

TranslucentLine(lineid,value);


lineid Line ID of lines to make translucent (0 for this line)
amount How translucent the line should be [0..255].


From the old manual...

Sets the amount of translucency for all matching lines (including itself). If lineid is 0, it only sets the translucency of the line it is on. Like Line_SetIdentification, this special sets the line's id. Amount controls how opaque the line is. 0 is nearly invisible. 255 is opaque. Intermediate values are somewhere in between.

[killingblair]

Ditto

[Xenaero]

I think you missed the last couple words. IN A SCRIPT.

[Chilvence]

Hey, I think you can use action specials in ACS now. What a cool feature

[Enjay]

I think you missed the last couple words. IN A SCRIPT.

Nope, that's how you do it in a script.

Use this in a script

TranslucentLine(lineid,value);

The lineid is set in the editor, but the above command is used in a script.

eg...

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script 1 OPEN
{
	
	setlinespecial(2, 80, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0);
	TranslucentLine(2,128);
}

That script (I think) gives lines with id 2 the run script special (in this case they will run script 2) and then makes them translucent with a value of 128.

[HotWax]

I think you missed the last couple words. IN A SCRIPT.

I think you need to learn to script.

Line type 121 simply sets a line's ID. You would then use the command Enjay mentioned to make the line(s) with that id transparent whenever you like. You can even use multiple commands to cause their transparency to fluctuate, or turn them solid again.

Happy?

[EDIT]BAH!!!!![/EDIT]

[Xenaero]

Heh, thanks Enjay. Not only for the help but a kinder responce too.

Edit: Hmm it sure doesn't like the void types of script, I can't get it to run on a push of a switch :/

[Enjay]

Works for me™

Try the attached.

The script is just...

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#include "zcommon.acs"

script 1 (void) 
{ 
    
   print (s: "Script.");
   TranslucentLine(1,128); 
}

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[Kirby]

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Make sure the line using the script is set to Player press use

[Wasted Youth]

You could create a Window Fog or Ice Effect.

Say you had an Snow/Ice map and an indoor area windows have Ice on them. You have to restore power and that will turn the heat on so the ice on the windows will melt.

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Script 1 (void)
{
  TranslucentLine(1,215);
  Delay(5);
  TranslucentLine(1,210);
  Delay(5);
  TranslucentLine(1,205);
  Delay(5);
  TranslucentLine(1,200);
  Delay(5);
  TranslucentLine(1,195);
  Delay(5);
  TranslucentLine(1,190);
  Delay(5);
  TranslucentLine(1,185);
  Delay(5);
  TranslucentLine(1,180);
  Delay(5);
  TranslucentLine(1,175);
  Delay(5);
  TranslucentLine(1,170);
  Delay(5);
  TranslucentLine(1,165);
  Delay(5);
  TranslucentLine(1,160);
  Delay(5);
  TranslucentLine(1,155);
  Delay(5);
  TranslucentLine(1,150);
  Delay(5);
  TranslucentLine(1,145);
  Delay(5);
  TranslucentLine(1,140);
  Delay(5);
  TranslucentLine(1,135);
  Delay(5);
  TranslucentLine(1,130);
  Delay(5);
  TranslucentLine(1,125);
  Delay(5);
  TranslucentLine(1,120);
  Delay(5);
  TranslucentLine(1,115);
  Delay(5);
  TranslucentLine(1,110);
  Delay(5);
  TranslucentLine(1,105);
  Delay(5);
  TranslucentLine(1,100);
  Delay(5);
  TranslucentLine(1,95);
  Delay(5);
  TranslucentLine(1,90);
  Delay(5);
  TranslucentLine(1,85);
}

You could also Reverse this effect as well. Here is an example wad I made:

[Macil]

Umm.... Hate to tell you this, but you wasted a whole lot of time.

Use a For loop. you see your giant script 1? see my 99% shorter one? They both do the same thing.

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script 1 (void)
{
   For(int i=215;i>85;i=i-5)
   {
      TranslucentLine(1,i);
      Delay(5);
   }
}

[Bio Hazard]

oh dear lord! why so much code? you could do all that in this:

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script 1 (void){
	for(int i=215;i>=85;i-=5){
		TranslucentLine(1,i);
  		Delay(5);
	}
}

and you could even make it reuseable like this:

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script 1 (int line,int time){
	for(int i=215;i>=85;i-=5){
		TranslucentLine(line,i);
  		Delay(time);
	}
}

for that one, just run ACS_EXECUTE(1,0,*LINE*,*SPEED*); whenever you needed this effect

EDIT: not fast enough... :\
at least mine was dynamic too

[Wasted Youth]

heh, I knew there had to be an easier way.

[Macil]

Beat you.

Heh. Forgot about the -=. I also like your re-usable version. It's best if you can make everything as generic, simple, and as re-usable as you can.