How do I make flashing text? Please help! So confused! :(

zCharles

Hello,
i am brand new to game salad...
I have made an actor, which consists of text, and i want it to flash!!
I have tried all forums etc but i have never done game salad before and its so confusing
I would just like a long detailed tutorial on how to make a character flash.. ( Tutorial for dumb people )
It would help me sooo much..
I just want the character to flash every second..
Thanks,
Charles

tenrdrmer

Ok do try this. In your text actor first. Create an integer attribute called flasher

Now place timer
Every 1 second run to completion checked
--change attribute self.flasher to (self.flasher+1)%2

Next make a new rule that is outside the timer

When attribute self.flasher = 1
--display text

This should make the text come on and off. I'm not at my computer right now to double check but it should all be there.

zCharles

Hey,
i don't want to use a text from game salad..
I have made my own text in cinema 4D which i want to use..
I have made it into a character..
I have done the first part, it is just the rule afterwards that needs tweaking
Thanks

The_Gamesalad_Guru

Just use the interpolate behavior instead of display text as tenrdrmer said interpolate the alpha to 0 then in the otherwise section of the rule put another interpolate behavior and change the alpha back to 1.

zCharles

Thanks, but it disappears and then doesn't come back?

tenrdrmer

You said you wanted text to flash not an image. All you have to do is basically the same thing but instead of display text interpolate the alpha to 1 and in the otherwise section make an interpolate back to 0

gyroscope

Hi, @zCharles , and here's another way to do it:

Make a boolean called Flash

Rule: When Attribute scene.Flash is false
Timer: After 1 seconds
Change Attribute self.Color.Alpha to 0
Change Attribute scene.Flash to true

................

Rule: When Attribute scene.Flash is true
Timer: After 1 seconds
Change Attribute self.Color.Alpha to 1
Change Attribute scene.Flash to false

famekrafts

I am having a similar problem.

When I grab an actor I want a a particular tile to become alpha 100 and when released alpha 50

when I use interpolate what values should I uses 0 to 100 or 0 to 1?

if I constrain attribute even thats not working, I will try change attribute now and see how it goes.

well its not working for some reason. I am using it on an image tile.

edit: The interpolate method works great with 0 and 1 and o.5. Thanks

tenrdrmer

@wickedsunny 1 is the highest value possible for alpha. You figured it out but just wanted to make sure it was clear.

Elfizm

Or you could just set up an animate behavior, change it so its 1 fps and but your text image in and then a blank image and make sure it's on loop.

That way you don't need so many rules. Just my suggestion

Elfizm

zCharles

Working with game salad is soooo hard!! Eurgh!!
My actor still doesn't flash, its ridiculous!!
It might be because i am horrible with it,
could you do a detailed description
Thankss

The_Gamesalad_Guru

To do 50% use .5. @tenrdrmer is there an echo in here? Lol.

gyroscope

Working with game salad is soooo hard!! Eurgh!!
My actor still doesn't flash, its ridiculous!!
It might be because i am horrible with it,
could you do a detailed description
Thankss

I, for one, gave a detailed description, being a way to solve your problem; and other members gave other detailed ways to solve it for you too; not much else to say.

jonmulcahy

Working with game salad is soooo hard!! Eurgh!!
My actor still doesn't flash, its ridiculous!!
It might be because i am horrible with it,
could you do a detailed description
Thankss

If this problem is causing so much trouble I think you need to go and spend some time with the cookbook / YouTube videos. This is probably one of the most basic concepts in GS and one of the foundations you'll need to master to make bigger games.