Advanced HUD Tools

[d3cr1pt0r]

Can someone make an example code of how to create inputs so it can be used with E2?

[Magos Mechanicus]

A very basic example here, a speedo designed to show speeds in the kind of range players achieve.

<hml>
    <rect start={30%,5%}; end={(35+25*@Speed/500)%,15%}; color={255,255,255,255}; >    
    </rect>
</hml>

I tried getting a text in the rect as well, but for some reason or other it went wrong.

[d3cr1pt0r]

A very basic example here, a speedo designed to show speeds in the kind of range players achieve.

<hml>
    <rect start={30%,5%}; end={(35+25*@Speed/500)%,15%}; color={255,255,255,255}; >    
    </rect>
</hml>

I tried getting a text in the rect as well, but for some reason or other it went wrong.

I see. Is there any documentation on the sintax and commands? Because the pdf file in the repository isn't showing much

Thank you for your help

Oh Magos.....the text might work like this:

<hml>
    <rect start={30%,5%}; end={(35+25*@Speed/500)%,15%}; color={255,255,255,255}; >
        <text value="Speed...or something"; position={1%,1%}; />
    </rect>
</hml>

Can't test though. Must go to school soon

[Divran]

Make a wiki with all available commands
<3 wikis.

[Bull]

Moggie, I've been reading this thread a bit after someone said that it would be a great addition to Wired Worms. And indeed it's very interesting.

Two questions:
1: I wonder is there a way to check if a let's say string input actually contains a string?

To explain as E2 code:

if ( String!="" ) {
    Draw rectangle and the string
}
else {
    Draw nothing
}

That could easily be achieved by creating inputs for alpha and simply use an E2 comparison to set alpha to 0 when it is an empty string.
But then the hud2 would need to draw invisible items, that doesn't seem to efficient to me.

2. Wirelink, I'm not sure if that is possible with hud2 having dynamic inputs?

[TomyLobo]

what do you mean by wirelink?
of course you can use the e2 wirelink tool on hud2 and then manipulate the inputs from within E2.

[Bull]

Well, my point was that I don't know how wirelink works internally.

Let's say you start with a hud2 with 2 inputs called A and B and add a wirelink to that. Does the wirelink still work for C and D if you add those inputs later.

Well, it works for expression2 too, so I think I was just thinking to difficult.
Never mind about that question then

[Magos Mechanicus]

AFAIK, wirelink inputting works out as WireLib.TriggerInput(), which is agnostic about whether or not the input given actually exists on the target entity. If it doesn't the entity simply doesn't respond.

I've been reading the docs, and it's interesting stuff. I like the hispeed input plans, but I'm wondering how you plan to handle multiple tags that have memory inputs. Does each memory input create a separate address space, or do they come one after the other in the order they appear in the hml, or what?

[Weatherman64]

Could someone please give me a working copy of the advanced hud? I have the latest UWSVN and I'm still getting the "default to zero" problem...

[-HP-]

Could someone please give me a working copy of the advanced hud? I have the latest UWSVN and I'm still getting the "default to zero" problem...

This svn address: http://svn.dagamers.net/wiremodextras/dev/Adv%20HUD%20v2/