The "How do I..." Thread

[Blitzky]

The sprites are named EMLYB0 and EMLYC0 in the wad.

Are they between S_START and S_END markers in your wad? (If they aren't, don't feel bad. This is actually a common thing to overlook.)

*facepalm*(I actually did in real life) I can't believe I forgot that!
Thanks a bunch, I guess that's what happens when you don't work with Decorate for three and a half months.

[skornedemon]

I'm trying to make a picture show up on the screen...

I gave up trying to figure out the strife dialogue system(The wiki made me more confused then anything), so I'm
simply looking for a way to have a picture show up on screen.

Whats the best way to go about this, no i have no base to start I'm lost.

[Sodaholic]

How do I get a sector to have the underwater blue tint? I'm not talking about actual sector color, by the way, but the effect ZDoom applies to tint the entire view blue in transfer height water. (there is a difference)

I ask because I'm replacing transfer height water with 3D floor water, but it loses this effect. Don't suggest sector_setcolor, it's not what I want.

[Akira_98]

@skornedemon: For USDF/ZSDF, you use the Panel option to set a picture for a conversation. Like so:

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conversation
{
	actor = 1;
	panel = TITLEPIC;
	page
	{
		name = "TITLEMAN";
		dialog = "Hi, I'm the title screen!";
	}
}

@Sodaholic:Sector_SetFade? It's the only other way that I know of to mess with a sector's color. Otherwise, I have no idea what you're talking about.

[Project Shadowcat]

@Sodaholic:Sector_SetFade? It's the only other way that I know of to mess with a sector's color. Otherwise, I have no idea what you're talking about.

That isn't it. THe one you describe actually sets the "fog" color when it gets darker in the sector. We need the actual screen to tint.

[Blitzky]

@sodaholic You're not going to like this, but...
The closest way I found was this: Make your 3d sector as normal, give it type 6. Then make a script the changes the color of the reference sector to blue once the map starts up.
This should get very close to the effect you're looking for. It isn't tint, but it will only affect the 3d sector.

[Akira_98]

@Sodaholic:Sector_SetFade? It's the only other way that I know of to mess with a sector's color. Otherwise, I have no idea what you're talking about.

That isn't it. THe one you describe actually sets the "fog" color when it gets darker in the sector. We need the actual screen to tint.

That's what I was thinking, but I don't recall a sector-specific function to allow that, so it was the closest thing to come to mind. Maybe a WHILE loop activated while in the deep water, and FadeTo? Or changing the player class to activate/deactivate a FadeTo script using APROP_WaterLevel? Either way, it's kind of a cheap hack for an effect that's easy to accomplish with "proper" functions.

[skornedemon]

@skornedemon: For USDF/ZSDF, you use the Panel option to set a picture for a conversation. Like so:

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conversation
{
	actor = 1;
	panel = TITLEPIC;
	page
	{
		name = "TITLEMAN";
		dialog = "Hi, I'm the title screen!";
	}
}

So I just put that in my scripts for the map..?

Edit: Got the conversation to finally play, but it isnt recognizing 'panel'

[Akira_98]

Post your code, I can't tell what's wrong otherwise.

[skornedemon]

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namespace = "Strife";
include = "SCRIPT00";
conversation
{
    actor = 1;
    panel = FACERED;
    page
    {
         name = "Red";
         dialog = "...";
         choice
         {
             text = "... !";
             nextpage = 1;
         }

    }
}

And i use usdc to compile it.

[Akira_98]

Try putting FACERED in quotations, I think that'll do it.

[skornedemon]

Warning 6:4:ignoring unknown key 'panel'

[NeuralStunner]

Looks like Panel needs to go inside the [wiki=USDF#Page_blocks]Page[/wiki].

[skornedemon]

Bingo. thanks a whole lot!

[Akira_98]

...Man, I really miss a lot of things. A little odd though, guess that means a single actor can have multiple portraits in their dialogue. I don't remember that happening originally. Well, that's info that helps me as well, so thanks.