I'm addicted...

[holodog]

To scripting. I'm not great at it, but this week I'm in New York City looking at apartments, and all I can think about is how I can't wait to get home so I can work on getting that stupid floater conversation timed correctly.

 

[Xavierblazer]

The feeling will go away the moment you go on a bughunt.

But, I do envy your additude about scripting a little.

 

[Per]

that stupid floater conversation

You'd better run into some problem along the way* and post about it here, since pure community threads don't belong in this forum or something.

*With the scripting, not the apartment hunting.

 

[Brahmin]

If you are interested in joining a mod, us lot over at Nuclear Winter Studios are looking for scripters, drop us a line at our public forums if you are interested.

http://forum.nwsgames.net

 

[Finesse]

LOL, nice per.... nice

*copy*

 

[holodog]

You'd better run into some problem along the way* and post about it here, since pure community threads don't belong in this forum or something.

Sorry - I guess I get a little punchy when I'm stuck in a hotel room with nothing to do.

 

[holodog]

But now that you mention it, here's the problem I've been having...

Here's my floater conversation code:

   if( Complex_Float_Stage == 0 ) then begin
      float_msg(dude_obj, message_str(NAME,670), FLOAT_COLOR_NORMAL);
      Complex_Float_Stage += 1;
      add_timer_event( self_obj, game_ticks(3), 3);
   end
   else if( Complex_Float_Stage == 1 ) then begin
      float_msg(dude_obj, message_str(NAME,671), FLOAT_MSG_GREEN);
      Complex_Float_Stage += 1;
      add_timer_event( self_obj, game_ticks(3), 3);
   end
   else if( Complex_Float_Stage == 2 ) then begin
      float_msg(dude_obj, message_str(NAME,680), FLOAT_COLOR_NORMAL);
      Complex_Float_Stage += 1;
      add_timer_event( self_obj, game_ticks(6), 3);
   end
   else if( Complex_Float_Stage == 3 ) then begin
      float_msg(dude_obj, message_str(NAME,681), FLOAT_MSG_GREEN);
      Complex_Float_Stage += 1;
      add_timer_event( self_obj, game_ticks(6), 3);
   end
   else if( Complex_Float_Stage == 4 ) then begin
      float_msg(dude_obj, message_str(NAME,690), FLOAT_MSG_GREEN);
      Complex_Float_Stage += 1;
      add_timer_event( self_obj, game_ticks(6), 3);
   end
   else if( Complex_Float_Stage == 5 ) then begin
      float_msg(dude_obj, message_str(NAME,700), FLOAT_MSG_GREEN);
      Complex_Float_Stage += 1;
      add_timer_event( self_obj, game_ticks(3), 3);
   end
   else if( Complex_Float_Stage == 6 ) then begin
      gfade_out(600);
      gfade_in(600);
      float_msg(dude_obj, message_str(NAME,710), FLOAT_MSG_GREEN);
      Complex_Float_Stage += 1;
      add_timer_event( self_obj, game_ticks(3), 3);
   end
   else if( Complex_Float_Stage == 7 ) then begin
      float_msg(dude_obj, message_str(NAME,720), FLOAT_COLOR_NORMAL);
      Complex_Float_Stage += 1;
      add_timer_event( self_obj, game_ticks(3), 3);
      gfade_out(ONE_GAME_SECOND);
      move_to(dude_obj,21054,0);
      game_ui_enable;
      gfade_in(ONE_GAME_SECOND);
   end

When I run this, it only seems to display the first message, and then halt. I toyed around with a while loop for it, but couldn't get it to work. This is code is modified from the floater conversation that occurs between Vic and his daughter in Vault City. You know, Val, or Valerie. Or whatever.

 

[jargo]

This code looks ok, i hope you put it in timed_event_p_proc procedure.