TUTORIAL: How to make a readable note

[Stepper321]

extra_... is for the cs.

[MrDosht]

Mine doesn't seem to display any text, or show a title, when I pick it up


<LANGUAGE>
<CATEGORY Name="CustomStoryMain">
<Entry Name="Description">
My tutorial! PSont forget to turn off hallbreaker in the hps D:
</Entry>
</CATEGORY>
<CATEGORY Name="Journal">
<Entry Name="Note_MYNOTE_Name">HINT HINT!</Entry>
<Entry Name="Note_MYNOTE_Text">Hi PS:There's a grunt behind you </Entry>
</CATEGORY>
</LANGUAGE>

Oh and I called the file extra_english.lang :S and did the weird callbackfunc thing and the note text one too...

[Statyk]

Try taking out your smiley faces and colons...

[MrDosht]

Still doesn't work, and i removed the awkward smiley faces.


<LANGUAGE>
<CATEGORY Name="CustomStoryMain">
<Entry Name="Description">
My tutorial! PSont forget to turn off hallbreaker in the hps D:
</Entry>
</CATEGORY>
<CATEGORY Name=“Messages”>
<Entry Name =“Bedroomlocked”>
I left the key on the desk.
</Entry>
</CATEGORY>
<CATEGORY Name="Journal">
<Entry Name="Note_ItemName_Bedsidenote_1">
Investigate the disturbances
</Entry>
<Entry Name="Note_ItemDesc_Bedsidenote1">
Go into the hallway! And pick a jesus from the chest on your way out.
</Entry>
</CATEGORY>
<CATEGORY Name="Inventory">
<Entry Name="ItemName_BedroomKey_1">Bedroom Key</Entry>
<Entry Name="ItemDesc_BedroomKey_1">Key to Bedrooom</Entry>
<Entry Name="ItemName_BedroomKey_2">Hallway Key</Entry>
<Entry Name="ItemDesc_BedroomKey_2">Key to Hallway</Entry>
</CATEGORY>
</LANGUAGE>

[MrDosht]

Is it possible that there is probably something wrong with my actual level such as the note itself, and not the stuff in the extra_english.lang file?

[MrDosht]

No. It's not. It's your lang/hps file.

Are you supposed to have something to do with the note in the hps file aswell as the lang file?

[DragonStar325]

Is there a way to make the player instantly read the note after picking it up? I played MulleDK19's map in which the note you could pick up wasn't read right away, only after you selected it from the diaries.
Or if Neurological's tutorial does that then nevermind.

Tick the box that says "open note in journal" on the entity tab for your note. Easy!

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No. It's not. It's your lang/hps file.

Are you supposed to have something to do with the note in the hps file aswell as the lang file?

No, .lang file is only for in-game messages including Notes

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EVERYONE TRY THE .LANG EDITOR IT WILL HELP YOU OKAY!
https://www.frictionalgames.com/forum/th...age-2.html

[Mudbill]

Tick the box that says "open note in journal" on the entity tab for your note. Easy!

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No, .lang file is only for in-game messages including Notes

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EVERYONE TRY THE .LANG EDITOR IT WILL HELP YOU OKAY!
https://www.frictionalgames.com/forum/th...age-2.html

I'm not sure if you're aware of this, but the question you tried to answer was from 2012. It's not relevant anymore.
pls no do dis pls.

[AGP]

Thanks

Stuff like this needs to be added to the wiki because in here it will rapidly be lost among all the other threads.

Couldn't we have a section solely dedicated to articles like this on the forum, aside from the regular help on development. A sub-forum dedicated specifically to tutorials would be awesome and keep the helpful posts from slipping into oblivion.

I would love to see someone put together a series on building efficient maps.

[Mudbill]

Isn't that what Development Articles is for? How-to's and guides, right?