How to make a text that only show when the Player Character go near a specific object?

GamesIT

Hi, all ! Yeah, that my question. How to make a text that only show when the Player Character is nearr a specific object? Here is the example: When the Player Character approaching a door, a text show "Press (F) to open the door" or "The door is locked". Please answer this . I'm really need it for my Game! Thanks

sebmacfly

If your actor overlaps or collide with another, behavior display text "your text" otherwise, Display text ""

KevinCross

Otherwise and Else mean the same thing, although I prefer the term Else, it's more programmy.

sebmacfly

i think that's the best way

matarua

Just to back this up - a good way to do it graphically is to have an active area on the actor that is perhaps transparent and that can be your buffer. Then use the overlaps or collides.

The other way involves maths equations to check the players x and y and rules that you have to figure out based on either the doors x and y.

I am doing the overlaps or collides rule at the moment and using the collision shape as a circle - working a treat

Totally backing up @sebmacfly - just maybe if you want a notification before the door - give the door some transparent area to trigger it.

Cheers, M@

HC_DK

Have a look at this: http://forums.gamesalad.com/discussion/38255/within-distance
It might give the help you need

LumpApps

Or you can use magnitude. I have attached a demo (use the arrow keys left and right to make the box move towards the "door"

GamesIT

If your actor overlaps or collide with another, behavior display text "your text" otherwise, Display text ""

But there is no 'otherwise' instead of 'else' in My Gamesalad Creator. Also i'm using PC win7 64-bit

GamesIT

Or you can use magnitude. I have attached a demo (use the arrow keys left and right to make the box move towards the "door"

Thanks for the help! But i think the behavior of actor 1 and door is complicated for me. I not so understand about the behavior you give me in your, let's just say it 'Template'. Sorry if you think my English is not so good

KevinCross

Another approach would be to have a larger invisible actor constrained to your characters position. You can then trigger the text when that collides with your door, and you can make the invisible actor as big as you want.

GamesIT

Just to back this up - a good way to do it graphically is to have an active area on the actor that is perhaps transparent and that can be your buffer. Then use the overlaps or collides.

The other way involves maths equations to check the players x and y and rules that you have to figure out based on either the doors x and y.

I am doing the overlaps or collides rule at the moment and using the collision shape as a circle - working a treat

Totally backing up @sebmacfly - just maybe if you want a notification before the door - give the door some transparent area to trigger it.

Cheers, M@

Hi, thanks for your answer for help! For this time, i used this behavior for this time: 'Player' Collisions or overlaps with actor of type 'Door' then ' change attribute 'Show Text' to TRUE. Then create other behavior for actor that will show the text like this: Attribute, when Show Text is True, change image from Blank.png to Text.png that write "Press (F) to open the door". But my question when i used that is, How to remove the text meanwhile in PC version of Gamesalad Creator there is no "Otherwise" instead of "Else". Can you tell me more? Thanks again

GamesIT

Okay, thanks for all answer you post to help me! Now I know how to make it. Thanks too for KevinCross for tell me 'else' and 'otherwise' is same. Thanks again to all who try to help me!