I'm looking for a library that does this and I don't know if it's just me or just that the resource searching is useless because I know there were many libraries like this.
Can anyone link me to one? Thanks.
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 May 30 2011, 9:01 pm
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Wow, that's well and truly going over and above the call of duty. What a great library. Thank you very much.
This should be used as the new standard for overlay bars. | |
Thank you very much, especially for the comment :)
I remember how cumbersome the stat bars in my first games were. The more developers I can help to implement them quickly so they can move on to the "good stuff", the better. | |
Yes, I believe Byond is finally on the right track and it's libraries and help like this that only proves we are.
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is the update proc one that is predefined in DM or should i right a proc(no idea how) to do this function?
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Kentos123 wrote:
is the update proc one that is predefined in DM or should i right a proc(no idea how) to do this function? It's built in to the library, as a process of /overlayBar. When you download the library, a demo should open that shows you how to use it. Basically, you create a new /overlayBar object, passing it the parameters you want, and store that object reference in a variable. Then whenever you want to update the bar, you use that reference in the variable to call update(). | |
Hmmm sorry, im a bit new to coding, still learning the ropes, could you define the tmp function very shortly so i get a more generalized idea of what its doing exactly? Its a new function to me. Im still in the stage where i would have to define the proc under mob/proc/update() and then give a list of things that the proc executes or computes to get a desired effect
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tmp, short for temporary, means that if a method of saving is implemented, that any variable marked as tmp will not be saved.
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Hey Dark, I couldn't help but notice that the bar library lacks some organization. Like calling something healthBar instead of HealthBar or Health_Bar which would be a lot easier to work with. Would it be alright if I cleaned it up a bit and sent you that copy?
I know that's just my style but I think it could help make it look a bit more professional. | |
What's wrong with camelCase?
If anything, I would rewrite it to use BYOND's standards (all lower_case with underscores for spaces, except for datum processes which are Title_Case) | |
camelCase is also a very organized way or programming, as I use it as well. You can also develop your own style with it. For example, I use lowercase for all of my datums, camelCase for my procedures, and Title_Case for my verbs.
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By the way, Dark, could I take a look at that library? I don't really have a specific use for it, but I am intrigued. The link is broken, can you fix it?
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Albro1 wrote:
By the way, Dark, could I take a look at that library? I don't really have a specific use for it, but I am intrigued. The link is broken, can you fix it? Doh. I updated the title to include "Stat" for better search hits, and forgot to update the link: http://www.byond.com/developer/DarkCampainger/ QuickOverlayStatBars | |
In the demo file, it shows healthMax being set to 100, yet when I use the set_health verb, using 100 sets the bar rather low. A value of 1000 gets it full.
EDIT: This happens after using the randomize verb. | |
Albro1 wrote:
In the demo file, it shows healthMax being set to 100, yet when I use the set_health verb, using 100 sets the bar rather low. A value of 1000 gets it full. Yep. The randomize verb sets a random healthMax and health value. Jump over to the Stat tab to see the actual values. | |
Tell me if this meets your needs or not:
http://www.byond.com/developer/DarkCampainger/ QuickOverlayStatBars