Need a chat bubble message system

[Kailia 0]

Alright, what I want is something like this:

 

http://www.rmxpunlim...message-system/

 

Except, that script is badly broken. So here is a detail of what I need exactly:

• NPC's should be able to talk using speech bubbles (using graphics from this script if possible)
  
• I need to do an intro text scene, so the ability to have 5-8 lines in 1 message would be nice.
  
• No changing of font please. I want to use the default font.
  
• speech bubbles need to be able to come in "say" "yell" and "thought"
  
• *Edit* ability to have 2 message bubbles open at once.
  

That is all I need for my game. No need for fancy extras like what ccoa has in his UMS script. Also, the script must be compatable with the Animated Menu System by Moonpearl, and GubiD's Tactical Battle System.

Edited February 24, 2012 by Kailia

[Moonpearl 32]

I might have what you need. It actually simply displaces the message window so that it anchors to an event, so basically you just need to set a game variable before each Show Message event command. I could just replace the windowskin with bubble graphics. Also, you're asking to keep the default font, does that include size as well? Because it makes pretty large bubbles (although then you're absolutely sure that everything fits).

 

Glad you like my CMS by the way.

Edited February 24, 2012 by Moonpearl

[Kailia 0]

I might have what you need. It actually simply displaces the message window so that it anchors to an event, so basically you just need to set a game variable before each Show Message event command. I could just replace the windowskin with bubble graphics. Also, you're asking to keep the default font, does that include size as well? Because it makes pretty large bubbles (although then you're absolutely sure that everything fits).

 

Glad you like my CMS by the way.

 

Nah font for npc chatting, doesn't have to be the same size. There was 1 other feature I forgot to add. I edited the main post with it.

[Moonpearl 32]

*Edit* ability to have 2 message bubbles open at once.

Ah, now that's another story. I think I can do it but it would require much, much deeper rewrite. I'll give it a try and stay in touch.

[Kailia 0]

Thanks moonpearl.

[ForeverZer0 44]

http://forum.chaos-project.com/index.php/topic,5907.0.html

 

I didn't write this script, just de-SDK'ed it and made a few minor improvements, but this might work for you,

[Kailia 0]

http://forum.chaos-p...pic,5907.0.html

 

I didn't write this script, just de-SDK'ed it and made a few minor improvements, but this might work for you,

 

Yeah I tried that one, it's not compatable with moonpearl's animated menu script.

[ForeverZer0 44]

That's very strange. I haven't looked at the menu script, but a menu and a message system usually don't have compatibility errors since they deal with different classes. Hard to say without seeing the other script though.

[Bigace360 38]

Yeah I tried that one, it's not compatable with moonpearl's animated menu script.

 

Well what was the error that was created when you tried to play the game with both systems?

[Moonpearl 32]

That's not it. It's not compatible with my Scene_Base script, which I include in all of my scripts.This is pretty sad considering I gave my best to write it so that no compatibility error would show up, that's the first time I encounter one. I had a quick look at your code and it seems like it has a problem with you adding a parameter to Window_Message#initialize. What I don't understand, though, is why it crashes with my script and not without it. I mean, if you've correctly overriden the Scene_Map class so that it doesn't create a Window_Message in the old fashion anymore, this should not be a problem, with or without a Scene_Base modified Scene_Map.

[Kailia 0]

Well what was the error that was created when you tried to play the game with both systems?

 

Script 'Scene_Base' line 256: ArgumentError occurred.

 

wrong number of arguments(0 for 1)

 

The line in question upon opening the script was:

 

@message_window = Window_Message.new # Make message sprite

[Moonpearl 32]

There. i hope this satisfies your request: http://www.rmxpunlimited.net/forums/topic/8377-balloon-messages/

[Kailia 0]

There. i hope this satisfies your request: http://www.rmxpunlim...lloon-messages/

 

Well I tried your script out. Your demo is producing a bug on my screen, and when I tried importing it into my game, the game would pop up an error that the script was hanging.

Edited February 27, 2012 by Kailia

[Moonpearl 32]

That'bad, but unless you're more specific, I cannot help you.

Edited February 27, 2012 by Moonpearl

[Kailia 0]

well here's the screenshot from your demo of the bug I am seeing:

 

 

[Moonpearl 32]

You forgot to edit the font settings. The version you have is set by default to use a font that is probably not installed on your system. You may re-download the demo if you can't figure how to do this, I uploaded a fixed version.

[Kailia 0]

Solved the hang up problem. The balloon message system needs to be put into the project first, then your menu system goes below it. After wiping out all the scripts (backed them up in a test bed project) and repasting them 1 system at a time, everything is in working order! Thanks for the message system moon!

 

Now all I gotta wait on is the day you make a shop script that can use a skin like your menu system :)

Edited February 27, 2012 by Kailia

[Moonpearl 32]

Thanks for the message system moon!

You're welcome, it was a big personal challenge and I'm glad I was able to take it.

 

Now all I gotta wait on is the day you make a shop script that can use a skin like your menu system

You'll see it soon enough, in the next release for ACMS.

[Hodgeelmf 3]

This thread's a little old now I guess, but in response to Kailia's original message, I updated my Message Script (the one referenced at the top of the post) so it should not be broken any longer.

 

All of the specifics requested by Kailia are present except for the "'say', 'yell', and 'though'" which I don't quite understand. That includes the "5-8" lines of message text (though admitedly it takes a bit more work) which can actually show as much text as you can put out there.

[Jon Bon 43]

This thread's a little old now I guess, but in response to Kailia's original message, I updated my Message Script (the one referenced at the top of the post) so it should not be broken any longer.

 

Hey that's awesome mate. 2 months isn't even really that long. Tying up loose ends is priceless, now this thread post is complete. Keep up the good work, and thanks on behalf of the community for fixing that up.

 

~Cheers!

[Moonpearl 32]

All of the specifics requested by Kailia are present except for the "'say', 'yell', and 'though'" which I don't quite understand.

Kailia wants balloons to take different shapes, see my Balloonskin system for an illustration.

[LegendaryGameMaker 0]

still... for ever zero there is a problem with your tutorial cuz when asking you can move

you need the SDK's script though..