Game Messages via ACS
Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 5:08 am
In the Strife system, to my knowledge, it is possible to script game messages to appear in the top left (or top center, if we're talking raven games here) - look at the guy who gives you information for money in Strife MAP02 for example.
What I'm wondering about is a method of doing the same thing in ACS. Here's a basic example of what I'm thinking about:
GameMsg(string, filter level for the message filter in display options)
Using this, game-relevant information like powerups running out and class-specific stuff could be kept alongside the game messages (a-la Quake) if the modder wished, while plot and level-related stuff could use the usual Print commands.
So, is this way too much work for something too small, or unfeasable, or am I just stupid and there's already some obscure way of doing this?
What I'm wondering about is a method of doing the same thing in ACS. Here's a basic example of what I'm thinking about:
GameMsg(string, filter level for the message filter in display options)
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script 99 (void)
{
AmbientSound("items/quadwearingoff", 127);
GameMsg("Quad Damage is running out...", Item);
}Using this, game-relevant information like powerups running out and class-specific stuff could be kept alongside the game messages (a-la Quake) if the modder wished, while plot and level-related stuff could use the usual Print commands.
So, is this way too much work for something too small, or unfeasable, or am I just stupid and there's already some obscure way of doing this?
