Loriel's Message System -> GS2
 

So, In my attempts to learn GS2 better, I figured I'd take a relatively simple script (Loriel's Message System), and convert it to use in GS2. I think I have most of it formatted, but there are things I am sure I am missing, because it doesn't display the message. Other than that, I get no errors in the script compiler for RC, but.....It still won't show the message?

NPC Code:

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Code for the Test-String setter I am using.

// NPC made by Torankusu

//#CLIENTSIDE



function onCreated() {

  setshape(1,32,32);



}

function onPlayerTouchsMe() {

  client.addmessage = "This is a test";

}

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Here's my version of Loriel's script.

NPC Code:

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//#CLIENTSIDE





//Displaying the system messages

function onCreated(){

  for (msgcount=0; strlen(makevar("this.msg" @ msgcount))>0; msgcount++){

    this.msg(msgcount) =" ";

  }

  this.msg0 = "Welcome";

  setTimer(0.05);

}



function onTimeout(){

  

  

  

  //Get New Messages

  len = client.addmessage.size();

  for (i=0; i<len && msgcount<50; i++) {

    // Never show more than 50 messages

    if (strlen(getstring(client.addmessage)[i])>0) {

      makevar("this.msg" @ msgcount),this.r,"getstring(client.addmessage)[i]";

      msgcount ++;

    }

  }

  

  if (i>0) client.addmessage = " ";

  ydist = 20;

  for (i=msgcount-1; i>=0; i--) {

    size = cos((this.r-getstring(this.msg(i))[0])/10)*0.75;

    si = 200+(msgcount-i)*3;

    if (size>0.2) {

      for (m=0; m<2; m++) {

        showtext(si+m,screenwidth-20*size+m,screenheight-ydist+m,"Arial","r",makevar("this.msg" @ i));

        changeimgzoom(si+m,size);

        changeimgvis(si+m,14-m);

      }

      //screenwidth-24*size-(1-size)*16,       Wtf do these do?

      //screenheight-ydist-(1-size)*16;         Wtf do these do?

      changeimgvis(si+2,14);

      changeimgzoom(si+2,size);

      changeimgmode(si+2,1);

      changeimgcolors(si,1,1,0.5,1);

      changeimgcolors(si+1,0.7,0.4,0,1);

      changeimgcolors(si+2,0.5,0.7,1,0.9);

      ydist += size*20;

    } else {

      for (m=0; m<3; m++) hideimg(si+m);

      for (j=i; j<msgcount; j++)

        makevar("this.msg" @ j) = makevar("this.msg" @ j+1);

      

    }

  }

  this.r += 0.05;

  setTimer(0.05);

}

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please point out any errors and their gs2 fixes. Like I said, I'm trying to learn to use the format better.


Also, attached is the original script. (maybe not original, but it's the working GS1 script I was using and converted.)

The usage of makevar for such stuff is not recommended since it makes things looks more complicated than needed and is slower than directly making up a correct variable name.

NPC Code:

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setstring this.msg#v(msgcount),#v(this.r),"#I(client.addmess  age,i)";

->

this.("msg" @ msgcount) = {this.r, client.addmessage[i]};



setstring this.msg#v(j),#s(this.msg#v(j+1));

->

this.("msg" @ j) = this.("msg" @ (j+1));

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I used makevar because Lance said he thought that might've been what was wrong with it.