Overall coin count

[Spectra]

Is it possible to make the coin count go over 100 and stop at 9999 and stay the same through the whole episode?
also, when you talk to an npc you lose a certain amount of coins?

[Alvespires]

With the normal coins, as I know, there's no way since they're System Variables.

But, you can create your own Global Variable and incresse it by 1 everytime you collect one of your currency( Not normal coins, because then you would still get 1 up every 100 coins, but can be used if you don't care about this) , then, a Script that actives upon talking to someone and that lowers this Global Variable.

And, maybe a Custom HUD to show how many coins the player has.

[Spectra]

But, you can create your own Global Variable and incresse it by 1 everytime you collect one of your currency( Not normal coins, because then you would still get 1 up every 100 coins, but can be used if you don't care about this) , then, a Script that actives upon talking to someone and that lowers this Global Variable.

And, maybe a Custom HUD to show how many coins the player has.

Could anyone do it for me?
I suck at scripting...

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'initialize,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
call hudset("initialize",0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0)
'!!!!!!!!!!bitmap source = "scflash.png"!!!!!!!!!!
'bitmap,id,sourcex,sourcey,width,height,destx,desty,advset,-1
'text:text,id,destx,desty,startasc,endasc,lnum,npcid,-1,-1
call hudset("bitmap",1,0,0,780,102,10,10,0,-1)
'variables
'Contador de Monedas.
call hudset("text:&gv(Coins)",2,86,70,48,57,1,213,-1,-1)
'Puntaje
call hudset("text:&sys(score)",3,694,18,48,57,1,213,-1,-1)
'Contador de Vidas
call hudset("text:&sys(starcount)",4,80,18,48,57,1,213,-1,-1)
'Caja con Objeto
Call hudset("bitmap",5,316,72,56,56,372,16,0,-1)
Call hudset("bitmap",6,0,0,100,100,384,28,5001,-1)
'Monedas Estrella
call hudset("bitmap",7,780,0,14,16,300,42,6000,-1)
call hudset("bitmap",8,780,0,14,16,318,42,6001,-1)
call hudset("bitmap",9,780,0,14,16,336,42,6002,-1)

this is the custom hud script that i'm using, but the global variable amount (0) isn't showing up

[Alvespires]

Global Variables can only be used on Game itself. It means: no level editor. See at your Episode itself if the HUD works.

Could anyone do it for me?
I suck at scripting...

Huge tutorial below:

Spoiler

Create a global Variable.

On EVERY LEVEL THAT THERE'S COINS, create a event that calls this one script:

gval(name of the variable) = gval(name of the variable) + 1

EVERY COIN must have a "Death" event to that one Script.

Now, to take those coins you basically use the same script but instead of + you use - and the number of coins you want to take( and of couse, change the trigger). Done.

If you want to make a limit of coins (like 9999 coins max) you also need an "If" statment to make the script only activate while below that number.

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   If gval(nameofthevariable) < (limit of coins you wish (without the parentessis)) Then

If you use that, you must place an End If at the end of your script ( because you will be using an if statment and it will crash if it doesn't end)

Just place this at the last line:

End if

If some problem happens, reply this post with the error and I'll try to find what's wrong.

[Spectra]

Spoiler

Create a global Variable.

On EVERY LEVEL THAT THERE'S COINS, create a event that calls this one script:

gval(name of the variable) = gval(name of the variable) + 1

EVERY COIN must have a "Death" event to that one Script.

Now, to take those coins you basically use the same script but instead of + you use - and the number of coins you want to take( and of couse, change the trigger). Done.

If you want to make a limit of coins (like 9999 coins max) you also need an "If" statment to make the script only activate while below that number.

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   If gval(nameofthevariable) < (limit of coins you wish (without the parentessis)) Then

If you use that, you must place an End If at the end of your script ( because you will be using an if statment and it will crash if it doesn't end)

Just place this at the last line:

End if

so do i do

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If gval(Coins) < 9999 Then
gval(coins) = gval(coins) + 1
End If

Then activate it using events

Then make a npc death scipt
(is it

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Npckill

or

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Nkill

?

then put that to behavior

The coin count races up, then stops when i get a coin

[Alvespires]

so do i do

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If gval(Coins) < 9999 Then
gval(coins) = gval(coins) + 1
End If

Yeah. This is to add 1 coin everytime you have less than 9999 coins.

Then activate it using events

Then make a npc death scipt
(is it

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Npckill

or

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Nkill

?

then put that to behavior

No. You don't need to call NKill. You trigger the first event simply using this, replacing the "Add Coin" to whatever the Script is called.

Spoiler

But, of course. You don't NEED to use a Dragon Coin. Anything will do.

[Spectra]

so do i do

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If gval(Coins) < 9999 Then
gval(coins) = gval(coins) + 1
End If

Yeah. This is to add 1 coin everytime you have less than 9999 coins.

Then activate it using events

Then make a npc death scipt
(is it

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Npckill

or

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Nkill

?

then put that to behavior

No. You don't need to call NKill. You trigger the first event simply using this, replacing the "Add Coin" to whatever the Script is called.

Spoiler

But, of course. You don't NEED to use a Dragon Coin. Anything will do.

Thank you, it works