death message

[good871]

Hi , how to edit message after player die.

[Apjjm]

There are two methods:

1) Checkpoints:

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CheckPoint (string& asName, string& asStartPos, string& asCallback, string& asDeathHintCat, string& asDeathHintEntry);

2) SetDeathHint

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SetDeathHint(string& asTextCategory, string& asTextEntry);

According to the script functions wiki page both of these do the trick. The parameters you want in both cases the one referencing a "Category" and an "Entry" - these correspond to your language file. Note that you will need to add an entry to your language file containing the message - the category and entry parameters specify which entry of to show. For more information on language files see here.
There are also some video tutorials here:
http://wiki.frictionalgames.com/hpl2/tut...omakenotes

Whilst these show notes and journal entries the same principle applies - You make your category and entry, but this time you are just referencing the entries through script to set the death hint.

Edit:
Quick example.

Language file:

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<LANGUAGE>
  <CATEGORY Name="DeadMessages">
    <Entry Name="DiedInWater">Don't get eaten by splashy!</Entry>
  </CATEGORY>
</LANGUAGE>

Using both of the above approaches (you only need to use 1):

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void xyzHappens()
{
//Do this BEFORE the player could die when you want to show the hint (use areas or something)
CheckPoint ("RandomCheckpoint","PlayerStartArea_1","","DeadMessages","DiedInWater");
SetDeathHint("DeadMessages","DiedInWater");
}

[good871]

thank you, i'm going try this.