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Hegemege Moderator

Number of posts : 919 Registration date : 2009-02-21 Age : 26 Location : Helsinki, Finland
 | Subject: Text Box Engine Fri Nov 13, 2009 11:24 pm | |
| Hi! I merged some textboxes I had done before and improved them a bit with one example I downloaded somewhere ages ago. DOWNLOAD LINK: mediafire.com ?xtlmnoutiyyit automatically lines the text, and you can skip it to the end and show next message with just one click! __________________ WTF = Welcome To Finland
"I'm a Finnish man. I eat iron and sh*t chains!"
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Hacker

Number of posts : 98 Registration date : 2009-11-12 Location : Lost in the Binary... Help me...!
 | Subject: Re: Text Box Engine Sat Nov 14, 2009 3:45 am | |
| What do you mean? Its just a text box? |
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Commander~DEST Admin

Number of posts : 1499 Registration date : 2009-01-16 Age : 23 Location : Quispamsis, New Brunswick, Canada
 | Subject: Re: Text Box Engine Sat Nov 14, 2009 4:07 am | |
| Hegemege, that is a very efficient text box engine. You have done well. I will add this to the download page. __________________ Commander~DEST | Admin of Destruction Productions
Making games is not a hobby, but a commitment.
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Hegemege Moderator

Number of posts : 919 Registration date : 2009-02-21 Age : 26 Location : Helsinki, Finland
 | Subject: Re: Text Box Engine Sat Nov 14, 2009 4:49 am | |
| @Hacker Well, yes. At least I DID something  and btw its very easy to use... __________________ WTF = Welcome To Finland
"I'm a Finnish man. I eat iron and sh*t chains!"
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bretboy129 Moderator

Number of posts : 357 Registration date : 2009-03-03 Age : 23 Location : Here and at Glitchy Games!
 | Subject: Re: Text Box Engine Sat Nov 14, 2009 5:59 am | |
| wow cool! do you mind if I use this for GG projects? I will of course give credit |
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Hegemege Moderator

Number of posts : 919 Registration date : 2009-02-21 Age : 26 Location : Helsinki, Finland
 | Subject: Re: Text Box Engine Sat Nov 14, 2009 6:37 am | |
| Sure, but I think the credit won't fully go to the right owner because I copied some stuff from others examples. You can always include my name in any credits though  send me a PM if you want the gmk __________________ WTF = Welcome To Finland
"I'm a Finnish man. I eat iron and sh*t chains!"
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Commander~DEST Admin

Number of posts : 1499 Registration date : 2009-01-16 Age : 23 Location : Quispamsis, New Brunswick, Canada
 | Subject: Re: Text Box Engine Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:45 am | |
| Um... Hegemege. I encountered a problem. When you set the variable "line_length". Does it measure in characters or pixels. I think it measures in characters and that could create very uneven lines, because some characters are wider than others. __________________ Commander~DEST | Admin of Destruction Productions
Making games is not a hobby, but a commitment.
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Hegemege Moderator

Number of posts : 919 Registration date : 2009-02-21 Age : 26 Location : Helsinki, Finland
 | Subject: Re: Text Box Engine Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:30 pm | |
| line_length is in pixels __________________ WTF = Welcome To Finland
"I'm a Finnish man. I eat iron and sh*t chains!"
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Commander~DEST Admin

Number of posts : 1499 Registration date : 2009-01-16 Age : 23 Location : Quispamsis, New Brunswick, Canada
 | Subject: Re: Text Box Engine Sat Nov 28, 2009 11:24 am | |
| So what exactly is this engine going to be used for? Intro scenes before levels? The tutorial? Battle log? Credits? __________________ Commander~DEST | Admin of Destruction Productions
Making games is not a hobby, but a commitment.
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Hegemege Moderator

Number of posts : 919 Registration date : 2009-02-21 Age : 26 Location : Helsinki, Finland
 | Subject: Re: Text Box Engine Sat Nov 28, 2009 6:07 pm | |
| I was thinking that it would be used in intro scenes, as subtitles. We can also use it in other places if we want prelined text somewhere and we can take the typing part out easily. __________________ WTF = Welcome To Finland
"I'm a Finnish man. I eat iron and sh*t chains!"
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Commander~DEST Admin

Number of posts : 1499 Registration date : 2009-01-16 Age : 23 Location : Quispamsis, New Brunswick, Canada
 | Subject: Re: Text Box Engine Sat Nov 28, 2009 11:48 pm | |
| Alright. thanks for the clarification! __________________ Commander~DEST | Admin of Destruction Productions
Making games is not a hobby, but a commitment.
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Commander~DEST Admin

Number of posts : 1499 Registration date : 2009-01-16 Age : 23 Location : Quispamsis, New Brunswick, Canada
 | Subject: Re: Text Box Engine Thu Dec 03, 2009 8:19 pm | |
| For those of you who haven't heard, I am upgrading this Textbox Engine into a Dialogue Engine, which will go on to include our Level 1 text and a few graphical enchancements. I will have this done very soon. And then I will combine this to the Main engine once Hegemege is finished updating it. Sound good? __________________ Commander~DEST | Admin of Destruction Productions
Making games is not a hobby, but a commitment.
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Nragemachine

Number of posts : 296 Registration date : 2009-02-25 Location : Illinois
 | Subject: Re: Text Box Engine Fri Dec 04, 2009 2:54 am | |
| Sounds delicious!  |
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Commander~DEST Admin

Number of posts : 1499 Registration date : 2009-01-16 Age : 23 Location : Quispamsis, New Brunswick, Canada
 | Subject: Re: Text Box Engine Fri Dec 04, 2009 8:21 pm | |
| I am finished! Check it out! And give input! Dialogue Engine (version 1) downloads: SourceExectuable __________________ Commander~DEST | Admin of Destruction Productions
Making games is not a hobby, but a commitment.
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Hegemege Moderator

Number of posts : 919 Registration date : 2009-02-21 Age : 26 Location : Helsinki, Finland
 | Subject: Re: Text Box Engine Fri Dec 04, 2009 9:03 pm | |
| Looks good but I think that you should place the icons in the middle part(raise them by the height of the textbox) so that there's more space for text. I think the colors were a bit off in the bar, maybe something darker? And, include the name of the current speaker in the text or make a little box for it just above the text or something...
Well done! __________________ WTF = Welcome To Finland
"I'm a Finnish man. I eat iron and sh*t chains!"
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bretboy129 Moderator

Number of posts : 357 Registration date : 2009-03-03 Age : 23 Location : Here and at Glitchy Games!
 | Subject: Re: Text Box Engine Fri Dec 04, 2009 9:12 pm | |
| cool, when is resource pack 3 coming out?? __________________ -Bretboy129 ~ Bret Hudson
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Commander~DEST Admin

Number of posts : 1499 Registration date : 2009-01-16 Age : 23 Location : Quispamsis, New Brunswick, Canada
 | Subject: Re: Text Box Engine Fri Dec 04, 2009 9:18 pm | |
| Resource Pack 3 will probably be around December 12.
As for the color and text, that will be no problem, I'll get those fixed. But I really don't think we should chaneg the position of the icons. If we ever need some more space, you can just put "..." and then continue on the next page.
I'll change color and text, but yeah, I really don't see any problem with the position. __________________ Commander~DEST | Admin of Destruction Productions
Making games is not a hobby, but a commitment.
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Hegemege Moderator

Number of posts : 919 Registration date : 2009-02-21 Age : 26 Location : Helsinki, Finland
 | Subject: Re: Text Box Engine Fri Dec 04, 2009 9:20 pm | |
| oh okay I see. __________________ WTF = Welcome To Finland
"I'm a Finnish man. I eat iron and sh*t chains!"
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Commander~DEST Admin

Number of posts : 1499 Registration date : 2009-01-16 Age : 23 Location : Quispamsis, New Brunswick, Canada
 | Subject: Re: Text Box Engine Fri Dec 04, 2009 11:09 pm | |
| Well, I managed to get it done. The only problem that I see that might cause us grief is the Commander Zie text. It looks too long to be put there. Either I make the text smaller, abbreviate it to "Cdr. Zie, adjust the layout to make some more room, or just leave it as it is. Dialogue Engine (version 2): -Source-Executable-New layout and colors the textbox area. -An extra 8 pixels in length for the text. -View speaker's name. -Fade out player's name and photo when they aren't speaking. __________________ Commander~DEST | Admin of Destruction Productions
Making games is not a hobby, but a commitment.
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Hegemege Moderator

Number of posts : 919 Registration date : 2009-02-21 Age : 26 Location : Helsinki, Finland
 | Subject: Re: Text Box Engine Sat Dec 05, 2009 1:51 am | |
| Thank you DEST! Looks much better now! I hope others agree too... __________________ WTF = Welcome To Finland
"I'm a Finnish man. I eat iron and sh*t chains!"
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Commander~DEST Admin

Number of posts : 1499 Registration date : 2009-01-16 Age : 23 Location : Quispamsis, New Brunswick, Canada
 | Subject: Re: Text Box Engine Sat Dec 05, 2009 3:00 am | |
| That's good! Well, at least this can't in anyway be considered worse than the last version! Are you still having that glitch you mentioned earlier?
So my next assignment is to add this to your engine once your done, as well as some animations and sound effects. I'll also try to find some time this weekend to work on soundtracks.
And all of you guys know what to do, so keep on working hard! We are really making headway on this game! __________________ Commander~DEST | Admin of Destruction Productions
Making games is not a hobby, but a commitment.
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Hegemege Moderator

Number of posts : 919 Registration date : 2009-02-21 Age : 26 Location : Helsinki, Finland
 | Subject: Re: Text Box Engine Sat Dec 05, 2009 5:52 am | |
| Thats so true. Design is half of a game __________________ WTF = Welcome To Finland
"I'm a Finnish man. I eat iron and sh*t chains!"
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threezeros000 Moderator

Number of posts : 675 Registration date : 2009-01-16 Age : 21 Location : Im not telling you rapists - Canada
 | Subject: Re: Text Box Engine Wed Dec 16, 2009 6:42 am | |
| - Commander~DEST wrote:
- You have done well.
Sorry for spam but that made me think you were going to make a grasshopper speech lol. __________________  |
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