Anyone know how to accomplish this?
Here's a screenshot for reference:
Reference Picture
You can see with the second battler how irritating it is to try and discern what his status is during a battle. Any help would be appreciated!
Full Version: Outline HP/SP in battle?
Hey everyone, I'm just getting started in actually seeing a game through to fruition in RMXP, and I stumbled into something seemingly simple that's left me dumbstruck. All I want to do is add an outline to HP/SP values and names of actors in a battle since the battler portraits make them incredibly frustrating and difficult to discern. I already added a script to make some bars for HP/SP, but it still would be nice to see the numbers.
Anyone know how to accomplish this?
Here's a screenshot for reference:
You can see with the second battler how irritating it is to try and discern what his status is during a battle. Any help would be appreciated!
Anyone know how to accomplish this?
Here's a screenshot for reference:
You can see with the second battler how irritating it is to try and discern what his status is during a battle. Any help would be appreciated!
Maybe you can try to change the colour to an easy colour to see, like yellow or green. Something bright, but not white.
QUOTE (Redd @ Jul 10 2011, 04:04 PM) 
Maybe you can try to change the colour to an easy colour to see, like yellow or green. Something bright, but not white.
Alright, I'll tinker around and see if I can get only the HP/SP values/Names that color. Thanks for the advice.
No problem 
if you can't do it, I might be able to... my scripting skills are a bit rusty as I haven't scripted for a while now.
if you can't do it, I might be able to... my scripting skills are a bit rusty as I haven't scripted for a while now.
I know there was a script i spotted sometime ago, that allowed you to put an outline around certain text. Not too sure where it was, but i have a feeling it's in the MACL. Ill do a little digging later for you, if your still looking for that outline.
Yea, I was able to get names working. It outlines them for every instance: but it works. I just defined an outline at the bottom of Window_Base:
And then I changed Draw Name to do draw_outline instead of self.contents.draw_text.
I tried doing the same thing with HP and SP wherever self.contents.draw_text appeared, but it never works. :S Any ideas?
CODE
#--------------------------------------------------
# * Draw Outline
# x : draw spot x-coordinate
# y : draw spot y-coordinate
# w : width
# h : height
# text : text to display
#---------------------------------------------------
def draw_outline(x, y, w, h, text)
self.contents.draw_text(x + 1, y * 32 + 1, w, h, text, 1)
self.contents.draw_text(x - 1, y * 32 + 1, w, h, text, 1)
self.contents.draw_text(x + 1, y * 32 - 1, w, h, text, 1)
self.contents.draw_text(x - 1, y * 32 - 1, w, h, text, 1)
self.contents.font.color = Color.new(255, 255, 255, 255)
self.contents.draw_text(x, y * 32, w, h, text, 1)
end
# * Draw Outline
# x : draw spot x-coordinate
# y : draw spot y-coordinate
# w : width
# h : height
# text : text to display
#---------------------------------------------------
def draw_outline(x, y, w, h, text)
self.contents.draw_text(x + 1, y * 32 + 1, w, h, text, 1)
self.contents.draw_text(x - 1, y * 32 + 1, w, h, text, 1)
self.contents.draw_text(x + 1, y * 32 - 1, w, h, text, 1)
self.contents.draw_text(x - 1, y * 32 - 1, w, h, text, 1)
self.contents.font.color = Color.new(255, 255, 255, 255)
self.contents.draw_text(x, y * 32, w, h, text, 1)
end
And then I changed Draw Name to do draw_outline instead of self.contents.draw_text.
CODE
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Draw Name
# actor : actor
# x : draw spot x-coordinate
# y : draw spot y-coordinate
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def draw_actor_name(actor, x, y)
self.contents.font.color = outline_color
draw_outline(x, y, 120, 32, actor.name)
end
# * Draw Name
# actor : actor
# x : draw spot x-coordinate
# y : draw spot y-coordinate
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def draw_actor_name(actor, x, y)
self.contents.font.color = outline_color
draw_outline(x, y, 120, 32, actor.name)
end
I tried doing the same thing with HP and SP wherever self.contents.draw_text appeared, but it never works. :S Any ideas?
Try this, not sure if it works..
CODE
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Draw EXP
# actor : actor
# x : draw spot x-coordinate
# y : draw spot y-coordinate
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def draw_actor_exp(actor, x, y)
self.contents.font.color = outline_color
draw_outline(x , y, 24, 32, "E")
self.contents.font.color = normal_color
self.contents.draw_text(x + 24, y, 84, 32, actor.exp_s, 2)
self.contents.draw_text(x + 108, y, 12, 32, "/", 1)
self.contents.draw_text(x + 120, y, 84, 32, actor.next_exp_s)
end
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Draw HP
# actor : actor
# x : draw spot x-coordinate
# y : draw spot y-coordinate
# width : draw spot width
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def draw_actor_hp(actor, x, y, width = 144)
# Draw "HP" text string
self.contents.font.color = outline_color
draw_outline(x, y, 32, 32, $data_system.words.hp)
# Calculate if there is draw space for MaxHP
if width - 32 >= 108
hp_x = x + width - 98
flag = true
elsif width - 32 >= 48
hp_x = x + width - 38
flag = false
end
# Draw HP
self.contents.font.color = actor.hp == 0 ? knockout_color :
actor.hp <= actor.maxhp / 4 ? crisis_color : normal_color
self.contents.draw_text(hp_x, y, 48, 32, actor.hp.to_s, 2)
# Draw MaxHP
if flag
self.contents.font.color = normal_color
self.contents.draw_text(hp_x + 48, y, 12, 32, "/", 1)
self.contents.draw_text(hp_x + 60, y, 48, 32, actor.maxhp.to_s)
end
end
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Draw SP
# actor : actor
# x : draw spot x-coordinate
# y : draw spot y-coordinate
# width : draw spot width
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def draw_actor_sp(actor, x, y, width = 144)
# Draw "SP" text string
self.contents.font.color = outline_color
draw_outline(x, y, 32, 32, $data_system.words.sp)
# Calculate if there is draw space for MaxHP
if width - 32 >= 108
sp_x = x + width - 98
flag = true
elsif width - 32 >= 48
sp_x = x + width - 38
flag = false
end
# Draw SP
self.contents.font.color = actor.sp == 0 ? knockout_color :
actor.sp <= actor.maxsp / 4 ? crisis_color : normal_color
self.contents.draw_text(sp_x, y, 48, 32, actor.sp.to_s, 2)
# Draw MaxSP
if flag
self.contents.font.color = normal_color
self.contents.draw_text(sp_x + 48, y, 12, 32, "/", 1)
self.contents.draw_text(sp_x + 60, y, 48, 32, actor.maxsp.to_s)
end
end
# * Draw EXP
# actor : actor
# x : draw spot x-coordinate
# y : draw spot y-coordinate
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def draw_actor_exp(actor, x, y)
self.contents.font.color = outline_color
draw_outline(x , y, 24, 32, "E")
self.contents.font.color = normal_color
self.contents.draw_text(x + 24, y, 84, 32, actor.exp_s, 2)
self.contents.draw_text(x + 108, y, 12, 32, "/", 1)
self.contents.draw_text(x + 120, y, 84, 32, actor.next_exp_s)
end
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Draw HP
# actor : actor
# x : draw spot x-coordinate
# y : draw spot y-coordinate
# width : draw spot width
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def draw_actor_hp(actor, x, y, width = 144)
# Draw "HP" text string
self.contents.font.color = outline_color
draw_outline(x, y, 32, 32, $data_system.words.hp)
# Calculate if there is draw space for MaxHP
if width - 32 >= 108
hp_x = x + width - 98
flag = true
elsif width - 32 >= 48
hp_x = x + width - 38
flag = false
end
# Draw HP
self.contents.font.color = actor.hp == 0 ? knockout_color :
actor.hp <= actor.maxhp / 4 ? crisis_color : normal_color
self.contents.draw_text(hp_x, y, 48, 32, actor.hp.to_s, 2)
# Draw MaxHP
if flag
self.contents.font.color = normal_color
self.contents.draw_text(hp_x + 48, y, 12, 32, "/", 1)
self.contents.draw_text(hp_x + 60, y, 48, 32, actor.maxhp.to_s)
end
end
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Draw SP
# actor : actor
# x : draw spot x-coordinate
# y : draw spot y-coordinate
# width : draw spot width
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def draw_actor_sp(actor, x, y, width = 144)
# Draw "SP" text string
self.contents.font.color = outline_color
draw_outline(x, y, 32, 32, $data_system.words.sp)
# Calculate if there is draw space for MaxHP
if width - 32 >= 108
sp_x = x + width - 98
flag = true
elsif width - 32 >= 48
sp_x = x + width - 38
flag = false
end
# Draw SP
self.contents.font.color = actor.sp == 0 ? knockout_color :
actor.sp <= actor.maxsp / 4 ? crisis_color : normal_color
self.contents.draw_text(sp_x, y, 48, 32, actor.sp.to_s, 2)
# Draw MaxSP
if flag
self.contents.font.color = normal_color
self.contents.draw_text(sp_x + 48, y, 12, 32, "/", 1)
self.contents.draw_text(sp_x + 60, y, 48, 32, actor.maxsp.to_s)
end
end
Blegh, got nothin' with that Legacy. Thanks for trying though. That plugin you mentioned: do you know where I could try digging it up?
I've updated the script slightly, if that doesn't work, then you can look at the MACL and see how they did the outline method.
http://etheon.net/public/dl/macl_complete.txt
Just do a search for outline, and you should see something that helps.
http://etheon.net/public/dl/macl_complete.txt
Just do a search for outline, and you should see something that helps.
Thanks Legacy, I tried everything out but it still wouldn't work. I resigned to using the drop shadow effect from Blizzard's Tons of Add-ons. It kinda gets the job done, but still not as good as I'd like. Maybe I'll mess around with that drop shadow effect to make it more akin to an outline.
Do people just avoid this problem by not using battlers?
I see a lot of side-view systems nowadays. I might try out some font change to see if that'll help.
Do people just avoid this problem by not using battlers?
I see a lot of side-view systems nowadays. I might try out some font change to see if that'll help.
I use ABS systems or sideview versions of the battle system. The standard one sucks xD
Enjoy a new piece of code
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