A 3D entity MDL as a Panel "life meter"

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A 3D entity MDL as a Panel "life meter" #323997 05/18/10 21:37 05/18/10 21:37
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 125 Brazil - S�o Paulo Ericmor OP Member
Ericmor OP Member Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 125 Brazil - S�o Paulo	Panels only use bitmaps, i was under the impression that it could be used with an entity 3d mdl model too. I wanted to start with an 3D animated life meter, but i simply couldn't find ANY template or related function to make a 3d entity placed on top of all rendered elements in a view. I even made a 3D animated life meter. I could swear that this was possible... am i hallucinating? keeping the life meter as a normal 3d scene entity in a specific position to the camera will imply on it getting stuck inside map entityes and other models during exploration - not cool. I was planning on making all menus in a 3D fashion - equiping the character with a rotating 3d avatar oblivion-style, etc... Maybe the solution is to enclose the menu elements in a separate 'room' with a camera, and render them in an extra view ontop of the main view like a car mirror? Now THAT'S an old prototype! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX32vaXshfw&feature=channel_page

Re: A 3D entity MDL as a Panel "life meter" [Re: Ericmor] #323999 05/18/10 21:42 05/18/10 21:42
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 6,861 Kiel (Germany) Superku Senior Expert
Superku Senior Expert Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 6,861 Kiel (Germany)	You are looking for view entities, here an example from the manual: ENTITY* compass_panel = { type = "compass.mdl"; layer = 2; // display above panels with layer 1 flags2 = SHOW; // visible on screen from the start x = 100; // place 100 quants ahead of the view y = -50; // 50 to the right z = 0; // and center vertically } EDIT: @Uhrwerk: Hehe, I was looking for that page. Btw. how to search the online manual? Last edited by Superku; 05/18/10 21:53. "Falls das Resultat nicht einfach nur dermassen gut aussieht, sollten Sie nochmal von vorn anfangen..." - Manual Check out my new game: Pogostuck: Rage With Your Friends

Re: A 3D entity MDL as a Panel "life meter" [Re: Ericmor] #324000 05/18/10 21:43 05/18/10 21:43
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 4,225 Germany / Essen Uhrwerk Expert
Uhrwerk Expert Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 4,225 Germany / Essen	Just define the entity as a view entity and give it a high layer. http://www.conitec.net/beta/aent_createlayer.htm EDIT: :PPP Always learn from history, to be sure you make the same mistakes again...

Re: A 3D entity MDL as a Panel "life meter" [Re: Uhrwerk] #324011 05/18/10 22:47 05/18/10 22:47
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 125 Brazil - S�o Paulo Ericmor OP Member
Ericmor OP Member Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 125 Brazil - S�o Paulo	Agh, the explanation in the standard syntax manual made it appear like a SKY model only instruction... damn, i KNEW something was wrong :S The 'entity*...' example code doesn't work fot me(Gamestudio crashes right in the loading), is that Lite C? I'm using wdl on my game Thanks for the info, guys... now to create a code to place the damn .mdl as a life meter while mixing the animation frames correctly... Thanks again. Now THAT'S an old prototype! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX32vaXshfw&feature=channel_page

Re: A 3D entity MDL as a Panel "life meter" [Re: Ericmor] #324012 05/18/10 23:41 05/18/10 23:41
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 4,225 Germany / Essen Uhrwerk Expert
Uhrwerk Expert Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 4,225 Germany / Essen	Yes, the example is Lite-C. But there is an example for C-Script in the manual right under the entry "Entities". Always learn from history, to be sure you make the same mistakes again...

Re: A 3D entity MDL as a Panel "life meter" [Re: Uhrwerk] #324024
05/19/10 02:09 05/19/10 02:09

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LOL, i managed!

This is what i came up with:

Code:

function create_LIFE_METER()
{
	if(LIFE_METER!=null){return;}
	LIFE_METER = ent_createlayer("LIFE_METER.mdl",0,2);
	life_meter();
	return;
}

function life_meter()
{
  while(LIFE_METER==null||camera_arrow_1==null){wait(1);}
  
LIFE_METER.y = 180; 
LIFE_METER.z = 100;
LIFE_METER.x = 366; 
LIFE_METER.pan = 300;
LIFE_METER.scale_x = 0.5;
LIFE_METER.scale_y = 0.5;
LIFE_METER.scale_z = 0.5;
return;	
}

And there's even a small routine to shrink it back and forth from the top view:

Code:

var LIFE_METER_size=0;
var LIFE_METER_taswitch=0;
on_j = LIFE_METER_MOVES();

function LIFE_METER_MOVES()
{
 if(LIFE_METER_taswitch==1){return;}
 while(1)
 {
 	if(LIFE_METER_size==0)
 	 { if(LIFE_METER_taswitch==0){LIFE_METER_taswitch=1;}
 	   if(LIFE_METER.scale_x<1.0){LIFE_METER.scale_x+=0.1* time_step;}
 	   if(LIFE_METER.scale_y<1.0){LIFE_METER.scale_y+=0.1* time_step;}
 	   if(LIFE_METER.scale_z<1.0){LIFE_METER.scale_z+=0.1* time_step;}
 	   if(LIFE_METER.y>=150){LIFE_METER.y-=7*time_step;}
 	   if(LIFE_METER.z>=81){LIFE_METER.z-=5*time_step;}
 	   if(LIFE_METER.tilt>=0 && LIFE_METER_taswitch==1){LIFE_METER.roll+=30*time_step;}
 	   if(LIFE_METER.tilt>=25 && LIFE_METER_taswitch==1){LIFE_METER_taswitch=2;}
 	   if(LIFE_METER.tilt>0 && LIFE_METER_taswitch==2){LIFE_METER.roll-=30*time_step;}
 	   if(LIFE_METER.tilt<=0 && LIFE_METER_taswitch==2){LIFE_METER_taswitch=1;}
 	   if(LIFE_METER.scale_x>=1.0){LIFE_METER.scale_x=1.0;LIFE_METER.scale_y=1.0;LIFE_METER.scale_z=1.0;LIFE_METER.y=150;LIFE_METER.z=80;LIFE_METER_size=1;LIFE_METER.roll = 0;LIFE_METER_taswitch=0;return;}
 	 }
 	 
 	 if(LIFE_METER_size==1)
 	 { if(LIFE_METER_taswitch==0){LIFE_METER_taswitch=1;}
 	   if(LIFE_METER.scale_x>0.5){LIFE_METER.scale_x-=0.1* time_step;}
 	   if(LIFE_METER.scale_y>0.5){LIFE_METER.scale_y-=0.1* time_step;}
 	   if(LIFE_METER.scale_z>0.5){LIFE_METER.scale_z-=0.1* time_step;}
 	   if(LIFE_METER.y<=180){LIFE_METER.y+=7*time_step;}
 	   if(LIFE_METER.z<=100){LIFE_METER.z+=5*time_step;}
 	   if(LIFE_METER.tilt>=0 && LIFE_METER_taswitch==1){LIFE_METER.roll-=30*time_step;}
 	   if(LIFE_METER.tilt<=-25 && LIFE_METER_taswitch==1){LIFE_METER_taswitch=2;}
 	   if(LIFE_METER.tilt<0 && LIFE_METER_taswitch==2){LIFE_METER.roll+=30*time_step;}
 	   if(LIFE_METER.tilt>=0 && LIFE_METER_taswitch==2){LIFE_METER_taswitch=1;}
 	   if(LIFE_METER.scale_x<=0.5){LIFE_METER.scale_x=0.5;LIFE_METER.scale_y=0.5;LIFE_METER.scale_z=0.5;LIFE_METER.y=180;LIFE_METER.z=100;LIFE_METER_size=0;LIFE_METER.roll = 0;LIFE_METER_taswitch=0;return;}
 	 }
 	 wait(1);
} 	
 }

Thanks again for the quick help folks!

Now THAT'S an old prototype!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX32vaXshfw&feature=channel_page

Re: A 3D entity MDL as a Panel "life meter" [Re: Ericmor] #324025 05/19/10 02:12 05/19/10 02:12
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 4,225 Germany / Essen Uhrwerk Expert
Uhrwerk Expert Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 4,225 Germany / Essen	Looks cool. It's maybe just a little to big in proportion to the very slim character. Glad we could help. :-) Always learn from history, to be sure you make the same mistakes again...

Re: A 3D entity MDL as a Panel "life meter" [Re: Uhrwerk] #324026 05/19/10 02:20 05/19/10 02:20
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 125 Brazil - S�o Paulo Ericmor OP Member
Ericmor OP Member Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 125 Brazil - S�o Paulo	That's were the LIFE_METER shrink function comes in hand Uh... actually, i'm using a wide monitor, and gamestudio is somehow capturing screenshots with that resolution distortion... real screen is a bit more stretched back here. I'm also placing a 'benchmark' level start in the game when it first runs, so the player can select screen and detail resolutions according to his/her tastes. Now THAT'S an old prototype! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX32vaXshfw&feature=channel_page

Re: A 3D entity MDL as a Panel "life meter" [Re: Ericmor] #324028 05/19/10 02:27 05/19/10 02:27
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 624 DEEP 13 badapple User
badapple User Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 624 DEEP 13	looks excellent , did you make all the content? it reminds me of quest64 for some reason , great work so far.

Re: A 3D entity MDL as a Panel "life meter" [Re: badapple] #324037 05/19/10 05:52 05/19/10 05:52
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,922 Schweiz Widi Serious User
Widi Serious User Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,922 Schweiz	Yes, all pictures from you looks great. Keep on your work...

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