Overlay Names

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Sep 11 2004, 12:15 pm
Is there a demo out there or could someone tell me how to make your name overlay your character.
Sep 11 2004, 12:39 pm
I think I can help you with that. When you make a like, character selection or whatever, after you do all the login stuff. Make this code. usr.overlays += 'iconfile.dmi' and just make an icon or something, I really do not know. I would never use that feature in my game(s). Personally, it's so retarded. Oh well.

~H
Sep 11 2004, 12:40 pm
first this isnt the forum to do that...second yes but u have to pay
Sep 12 2004, 2:44 pm
In response to Hirishimo90
He wants the name as an overlay and what you jsut said did'nt help him one bit.
Sep 12 2004, 6:37 pm
In response to CodingSkillz2
CodingSkillz2 wrote:
first this isnt the forum to do that...

To ask if a certain demo exists? Yes it is.

second yes but u have to pay

I believe RaeKwon's text thing is free, but DmiFonts or sd_Text are more ideal choices, particularly DmiFonts which can handle variable-width fonts. All you have to pay for for either of those is a BYONDscape subscription.

Lummox JR
Sep 13 2004, 3:01 am
In response to CodingSkillz2
If you understand the code goto:

http://developer.byond.com/hub/Shadowdarke/MapText

I've used this as a foundation to create my own on map text. Yes you can have it list a mob's name under/on it's icon as an image. I've done something similar in my Tron game (ok, the 2 seperately, but it really is the same thing since the targeting box is an image of an icon that sits on a mob as it moves around.)

If you understand what is done in the MapText code, you can use it to create what you need, free of charge (just give credit - to Shadonwdarke, not me - where credit is due)
Sep 13 2004, 6:15 am
In response to Jik
Jik wrote:
If you understand the code goto:

http://developer.byond.com/hub/Shadowdarke/MapText

This is the outdated library; it was superceded by sd_Text. And since both as I recall require a BYONDscape subscription, you may as well just use sd_Text or DmiFonts.

Lummox JR
Sep 13 2004, 8:33 am
In response to Lummox JR
Lummox JR wrote:
Jik wrote:
If you understand the code goto:

http://developer.byond.com/hub/Shadowdarke/MapText

This is the outdated library; it was superceded by sd_Text. And since both as I recall require a BYONDscape subscription, you may as well just use sd_Text or DmiFonts.

Lummox JR

opps... =)

That's why I modified it... =)
Sep 13 2004, 11:47 am
In response to Lummox JR
Lummox JR wrote:
Jik wrote:
If you understand the code goto:

http://developer.byond.com/hub/Shadowdarke/MapText

This is the outdated library; it was superceded by sd_Text. And since both as I recall require a BYONDscape subscription, you may as well just use sd_Text or DmiFonts.

When I released sd_Text on BYONDscape, I made MapText a free library for all to have access. For someone that just needs a springboard to point them in the right direction, it's a handy demo.

DmiFonts is by far the best library for displaying name tags. Its variable width fonts allow you to squeeze the name is a much more compact area.