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Cherrykao

07-16-2007 06:59 AM

showing GUI for all players

according to my understanding, GUI's are clientside. i've been scratching my head for a while on how I could show a specific GUI for all players no matter where they are on the server.

In a specific level, a staff player chats "/commands" to bring up a GUI which has buttons with commands. On one of the buttons, he can click on it and it should show a GUI at the upper right hand corner of the screen for everyone on the server. This new GUI which appears has a button that allows players to click on it to warp into the room. This is like an event warper.

I have the actual code in a CLASS and the CLASS is attached to an NPC in a level using the "join" function: join staffcommand;

The script is around 500-700 lines of codes, so I don't think i'll post the code here. I'm just curious on how to get the GUI to show for everyone on the server if this is possible.

DustyPorViva

07-16-2007 07:05 AM

What you would do, is triggerserver in the weapon(this is for the person starting the warp thing), and then triggerclient all the players to display the GUI.

Cherrykao

07-16-2007 07:26 AM

can you show an example? i tried it before, but couldn't get it to work:

PHP Code:


		
			
function onActionServerside() {

  player.triggerclient("Clientside",this.name,NULL);

}





//#CLIENTSIDE

function onPlayerChats() {

  if (player.chat == "/commands") {

    triggerserver("Serverside", this.name,NULL);

  }

}



function onActionClientside() {

  new GuiDrawingPanel("dp_eventgui") {

    width = 320;

    height = 64;

    x = ((screenwidth - width) - 10);

    y = 10;

    clearall();

    drawimage(0,0,"imagegui.png");

    canMove = false;

    canResize = 0;

    visible = 1;

    canClose = 1;

    canMaximize = 0;

    canMinimize = 0;

    

    new GuiBitmapButtonCtrl("bmpbtn_joinevent") {

      width = 30;

      height = 30;

      x = 260;

      y = 21;

      normalbitmap = "button.png";

      mouseoverbitmap = "button1.png";

      pressedbitmap = "button.png";

    }

  } // gui end

}

DustyPorViva

07-16-2007 07:34 AM

I don't know GS2 well enough, and I don't remember much about serverside.
But it'd be something like:

PHP Code:


		
			
for (i:playerscount) {
  with(player.i).triggerclient("Clientside",this.name,NULL); 
}

Or something like that, I think I just butchered it, but I'm sure you get the idea. That, or wait for someone who knows to show up :(

xXziroXx

07-16-2007 07:41 AM

Nice try Dusty, but I recommend going with this instead:

PHP Code:


		
			
function onActionServerside() {
  for (pl: allplayers) pl.triggerClient("gui", name, "");
}

:D

EDIT: Make sure all players actually have the wNPC!

Gambet

07-16-2007 07:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xXziroXx (Post 1331125)

Nice try Dusty, but I recommend going with this instead:

PHP Code:


		
			
function onActionServerside() {

  for (pl: allplayers) pl.triggerClient("gui", name, "");

}

:D

EDIT: Make sure all players actually have the wNPC!

You don't need the "gui" while using triggerclient, or at least I've never used it and don't know if it makes a difference or not.

I've always done:

PHP Code:


		
			
player.triggerclient(name,params[0],params[1],etc...);

Cherrykao

07-16-2007 07:54 AM

the thing is that this isn't a weapon. it's an NPC script attached to an actual NPC in a level, so i still can't get this to work.

Gambet

07-16-2007 07:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cherrykao (Post 1331131)

the thing is that this isn't a weapon. it's an NPC script attached to an actual NPC in a level, so i still can't get this to work.

You can't triggerclient in level NPCs, you'd have to use attr[]'s to communicate from server to client.

Cherrykao

07-16-2007 08:04 AM

can you post a simple example for me to work on?

Gambet

07-16-2007 08:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cherrykao (Post 1331138)

can you post a simple example for me to work on?

Just assign attr[] variables on the server. In the brackets, you put a number. attr[1] is automatically pre-defined for the player's hat, so you won't be able to use that. I believe attr[]'s go up to 30 or so. You can just do something like

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attr[10] = "Test";

on the serverside, and you'll be able to read attr[10] on the clientside.

Cherrykao

07-16-2007 10:11 PM

just curious if it is it possible to attach a class to every single level in a server through a script or do i have to manually edit every single level and attach "join class"; to an NPC??

DustyPorViva

07-16-2007 10:24 PM

Why not just make it a WNPC in that case?

bscharff

07-17-2007 03:15 AM

//ActionServerSide Stuff
for (i=0;i<allplayerscount;i++) {
with (allplayers[i]){
//Insert The GUI Code Here
}}
//ClientSide Stuff

killerogue

07-17-2007 03:29 AM

Did anyone notice he used triggerserver wrong? O.o

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