Status bar and you!

[rkynick]

This is a simple status bar that allows scripters to display info in a little window, that stays unfocused so you can still move & turn ect. with it open.


For clients:
Simply download this:
http://www.mediafire.com/?zzgma90129u
and extract to blockland/add-ons/client

Now you can use your status bar on status bar enabled servers(be sure to bind a key to toggling it and turn it on!)

For developers:
Since you should know how to make .cs files Im just going to put up the codes and explain them. This is a simple little add-on but I released it so that
1) new coders could get a feel for client-server relations
2) we could use a universal GUI so clients have a 1-time download
3) save coders time when developing GUIs

anyways, lets take a look here.

StatusB.cs

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//statusbar serverside

function servercmdSendStatusData(%client){
%i=0;
while(%i<$stcount){
%data = %data @ $stname[%i] @ ":" @ stvarget(%client,%i) @ "|";
%i++;
}
%client.hasgui=1;
commandtoclient(%client,'ReStatusData',%data);
}
function servercmdUpStatusData(%client){
commandtoclient(%client,'UpStatusData');
if(!%client.hasgui){
schedule(1000,0,"nohavegui",%client);
}
}
function nohavegui(%client){
if(!%client.hasgui){
messageclient(%client,'',"Goto the forums, modification discussion, Status bar and you!. First post, download the client files.");
}
}
What this script does:
1) handles the commands for sending data & telling the client to request data
2) if they dont have the gui it tells them to get it

Simply put

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servercmdUpStatusData(%client); in places where the variables shown on the status bar are changed, or stick it in a loop. Clients can also say /UpStatusData to update the statusbar.

ST.cs

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if(!$stmaps){
$stname[0]="Cash";
$stcount++;
$stname[1]="Hunger";
$stcount++;
$stname[2]="Food";
$stcount++;
$stname[3]="FoodSell";
$stcount++;
$stname[4]="Class";
$stcount++;
$stname[5]="Time";
$stcount++;
$stmaps=1;
}

function stvarget(%client,%i){
if(%i==0){
return stvar0(%client);
}
if(%i==1){
return stvar1(%client);
}
if(%i==2){
return stvar2(%client);
}
if(%i==3){
return stvar3(%client);
}
if(%i==4){
return stvar4(%client);
}
if(%i==5){
return stvar5(%client);
}
if(%i==6){
return stvar6(%client);
}
}
function stvar0(%client){
if(!%client.money){%client.money=0;}
return %client.money;
}
function stvar1(%client){
if(!%client.hunger){%client.hunger=0;}
return %client.hunger;
}
function stvar2(%client){
if(!%client.food){%client.food=0;}
return %client.food;
}
function stvar3(%client){
if(!%client.foodsell){%client.foodsell=0;}
return %client.foodsell;
}
function stvar4(%client){
if(%client.hobo){%class="Hobo";}
if(!%client.hobo){
if(!%client.mafia){
%class="Normal Person";
}
if(%client.mafia){
%class="Mafia";
}
}
return %class;
}
function stvar5(%client){
if($hoboday){%class="Night";}else{%class="Day";}

return %class;
}
function stvar6(%client){
return;
}This is an example script for entering the variables that show up on the status bar, taken from my hobo game.
This script:
1) sets up the variables( see the top portion )
2) handles the functions that give the variables to the function that sends them to the client.

To set up your variables

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if(!$stmaps){
  $stvar[0]="name1";//name of the first variable
  $stcount++;//add one to the count of variables
  $stvar[1]="name2";//name of the second variable
  $stcount++;//remember to do this after each name you define
  $stmaps=1;
}
To give the variables to the updating functions

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function stvarget(%client,%i){
if(%i==0){//if the variable 0 is requested
return stvar0(%client);//give it to them
}
if(%i==1){//same as above, but for variable 1
return stvar1(%client);
}
}and

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function stvar0(%client){
                return %client.money;// send the clients money
}
function stvar1(%client){
                if(%client.yeti){
                                       %t="yes";//it will send yes
               }else{
                                       %t="no";//it will send no
               }
               return %t;//send yes/no
}
Advanced:
Changing formating:

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while(%i<$stcount){
%data = %data @ $stname[%i] @ ":" @ stvarget(%client,%i) @ "|";
%i++;
}this is the default formatting see in StatusB.cs
to change it, take this line

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%data = %data @ $stname[%i] @ ":" @ stvarget(%client,%i) @ "|";


var1:0|var2:1|var3:yes|

and change it.

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%data = %data @ "[" @ $stname[%i] SPC "/" SPC stvarget(%client,%i) @ "]";


[var1 / 0][var2 / 1][var3 / yes]

Thats all, enjoy this little resource. Tell me if you encounter any errors or if I did something horribly wrong and should be sent to hell.

[Ad Bot]

[supercool]

I havn't tried it yet but it looks like you put alot of effort into it. Good job...

[Space Guy]

For status bars, I'd just use a bottomprint with 63 coloured bars (||||||||||||||||), that way it works for all players...

[Jervan]

Yeah, I use Space's method since I saw it. No point in recreating a more square wheel

[rkynick]

If it used colored bars wouldnt that only be used for one variable?

This is specificly designed for showing several things, In my hobo game it displays cash,food,food for selling,hunger,class, and time.(i.e its not an actual "status bar" meaning health)

[LTvic]

Wow that was a lot of writing.

[kellan]

ok the title of this thread sounds like a puberty vid we watched in 5th grade XD

[Digmaster]

ok the title of this thread sounds like a puberty vid we watched in 5th grade XD

I remember mine..They had some famous disk jockey

it was called "Rock Hard!"

0_o