Custom restore gui

piraatlife4me · Fri 06/02/2004 22:23:09

Hey Agsers I am in need of your wisdom.
Does anyone know if there is a thread posted regarding custom save and load guis? If so where is it? I am looking around and I am seeing a lot of stuff about custom inventory but not much about custom save/restore guis.
Thanks
Daniel
Winebarger

Proskrito · Fri 06/02/2004 22:53:07

There is a tutorial about save and load guis in the GAC page:
http://atticwindow.adventuredevelopers.com/tutorials.php?id=1

Ytterbium · Sat 07/02/2004 04:05:02

Quote from: Proskrito on Fri 06/02/2004 22:53:07
There is a tutorial about save and load guis in the GAC page:
http://atticwindow.adventuredevelopers.com/tutorials.php?id=1

Wow...isn't that highly coherent and understandable.

</sarcasm>

piraatlife4me · Sat 07/02/2004 04:36:16

Yeah thanks for the tip! This is kind of a weird save and restore gui. It is missing buttons such as load game and save game? Do you happen to know of know of any others?

Proskrito · Sat 07/02/2004 17:33:13

QuoteWow...isn't that highly coherent and understandable.

mmhh??

QuoteYeah thanks for the tip! This is kind of a weird save and restore gui. It is missing buttons such as load game and save game? Do you happen to know of know of any others?

Well, its using the listboxes themsesves as load and save buttons. (the 'enter' key works as a click also), so it loads the savegame when you click on its name in the listbox, and saves the game when you press enter after typing the name. (i think)
To make it save and load games by pressing a button:
make 2 more buttons:
- a 'save' one in the save gui -> object 4
- a 'load' one in the load gui -> object 2

the code would only change the following: (look the arrows)

Code: ags

function interface_click(int interface, int button) { if (interface==0) {
// if Restore interface
if (button==1) {            
// if cancel is pressed
InterfaceOff(0); }
// Close interface
if (button==2) { <---------------------------- 'load' button
//if load is pressed
index=ListBoxGetSelected(0,0);
// get the selected game
RestoreGameSlot(savegameindex[index]);}
// restore the game
}
}   if (interface==1) {
// if save interface
if (button==4) { <---------------------------- 'Save' button
// if save is pressed 
index=ListBoxGetNumItems(1,3);
// Count saved games 
if (ind...........

I think it should work if i didnt make any mistakes.

Pumaman · Sat 07/02/2004 18:14:18

Quote from: Ytterbium on Sat 07/02/2004 04:05:02
Wow...isn't that highly coherent and understandable.

</sarcasm>

Rather than smugly criticising things that people have put together in their own time and out of the goodness of their hearts, perhaps you'd like to contribute something yourself.

piraatlife4me · Sat 07/02/2004 20:38:59

I'm really sorry if it sounded that way. I really did'nt mean to crticize anyone I think it is all great and really interesting. I was just a little confused because mine has buttons on it. I 'm sorry about that! My poor choice of wording the question.
Daniel
Winebarger

Ytterbium · Sat 07/02/2004 21:10:31

Quote from: Pumaman on Sat 07/02/2004 18:14:18
Quote from: Ytterbium on Sat 07/02/2004 04:05:02
Wow...isn't that highly coherent and understandable.

</sarcasm>

Rather than smugly criticising things that people have put together in their own time and out of the goodness of their hearts, perhaps you'd like to contribute something yourself.

Sorry, it's just that I can't really understand that tutorial at all. Usually the definition of "tutorial" is something more step-by-step oriented.

piraatlife4me · Sat 07/02/2004 22:14:47

Hey Proskrito! I really appreciate the help. I have everything in my gui set up the way you showed me but the problem is it won't show my restored games for some reason. I can get the game to save because I am finding saved game files in the compilied folder for my game. For some apparent reason they are not showing up in the list box for the restore game gui. Do you know of any thing else that I might not be doing right?

Scorpiorus · Wed 18/02/2004 18:27:55

You have to call the ListBoxSaveGameList (int gui, int object) function in order to display the saves in a listbox on a gui. It's usually called just before GUIOn(LOAD_GUI).

piraatlife4me · Wed 18/02/2004 19:13:31

Scorpious saves the day....again!
Thanks! I swear you're a genius, that was my problem the whole time.
Thanks buddy!
Daniel
Winebarger

meowy · Mon 01/03/2004 21:07:17

Hope it's okay to add to someone's thread with more questions. I followed the link someone posted up there:
http://atticwindow.adventuredevelopers.com/tutorials.php?id=1

That lesson sort of makes sense. I figured out where to put everything but the first two bits.

Where does this stuff go on my Global script file?

string text;

int index;

Every where I put it, it makes various errors. Usually something about undefined index that's mentioned further in the script.

I've tried putting it at the top of the file, inside the () on various function lines, just randomly dropping it here or there.. and so far I haven't found the right spot haha

a-v-o · Mon 01/03/2004 22:30:20

Put it before the first use of these variables OUTSIDE any function, like below:

function abc ()
{
// function body
}

string text;
int index;

function uses_text ()
{
StrCopy (text, "Hello");
}

meowy · Wed 03/03/2004 07:11:53

Thank you! No more errors now when I try to save the editing off

I've got a nice blue restore and blue save window. On the save window, clicking "cancel" actually closes it out. On the restore one, I cannot get the cancel button to work argh.

Also it won't save games either.. and I'm not sure if the restor window works yet.. so aggravating.

All I did with that tutorial from that site was change the first number in each of the sections to match with the right GUI#. They used 0 and 1, and I use 4 and 5 because of other GUI's already being set up.

No idea what's wrong.

meowy · Thu 04/03/2004 08:18:50

Okay I fought with it some more and I give up.. I can't see what's wrong. Here's the list of what GUI bits are what number and the script. It saves off now at least.

Is there another section I need to mess with? Can anyone tell me what I messed up, please?

I downloaded the RON interface template. I can't get it to save games off though. Did I mess something up somewhere? I only changed the first # in the (#,#) to match my UI numbers.. I think that's all I touched haha

Here's what I have
SAVE (Is GUI 3)

object 0 is label
object 1 is text box (for entering saved game name)
object 2 is a label too
object 3 is the list box
object 4 is cancel button
object 5 is okay button

Here's the script that was already there

if (interface == SAVE) {         // if save interface
if (button == 3) {
ListBoxGetItemText(SAVE, 3, ListBoxGetSelected(SAVE, 3), text);
SetTextBoxText(SAVE, 1, text);
index = 21;
}
if (button == 1 || button == 5) {
GetTextBoxText(SAVE,1,text);       // Get the typed text
if (StrCaseComp(text, "") != 0) {    // If text not empty
InterfaceOff(SAVE);         // Close interface
SetDefaultCursor();
if (index < 20)   {         // if less than 20
index = ListBoxGetNumItems(SAVE,3);
SaveGameSlot(index+1,text);       // Save game (text as description)
}
else {               // if saved games are 20
index = ListBoxGetSelected(SAVE,3);   // Get the selected save game
SaveGameSlot(savegameindex[index],text); // Overwrite the selected game
}
}
}
if (button == 4) {
InterfaceOff(SAVE);         // if cancel is pressed close interface
SetDefaultCursor();
}
}

Then since I cannot save a game off, I don't know if the LOAD interface works either hrm. (It's GUI 4)

object 0 is the list box
object 1 is cancel button
object 2 is label
object 3 is the okay button

if (interface == LOAD) {
if (button == 1) {             // if cancel is pressed
InterfaceOff(LOAD);       // Close interface
SetDefaultCursor();
}
else if (button == 3) {
index = ListBoxGetSelected(LOAD,0);   // else get the selected game
RestoreGameSlot(savegameindex[index]);    // restore the game
}
}

Okay then in Global I have this stuff

function on_key_press(int keycode) {
// called when a key is pressed. keycode holds the key's ASCII code
if (IsGamePaused() == 1) keycode=0; // game paused, so don't react to keypresses
if (keycode==17) GUIOn(QUITGUI); // Ctrl-Q
if (keycode==363) GUIOn(SAVE); // F5
if (keycode==365) GUIOn(LOAD); // F7
if (keycode==367) RestartGame(); // F9
if (keycode==434) SaveScreenShot("jammie.bmp"); // F12
if (keycode==9) show_inventory_window(); // Tab, show inventory

if (keycode==19) Debug(0,0); // Ctrl-S, give all inventory
if (keycode==22) Debug(1,0); // Ctrl-V, version
if (keycode==1) Debug(2,0); // Ctrl-A, show walkable areas
if (keycode==24) Debug(3,0); // Ctrl-X, teleport to room

if (keycode==363) {
// Press F5

SetTextBoxText(3,1,"");
// Clear Text box

ListBoxSaveGameList(3,3);
// Fill List Box with saved games

index=ListBoxGetNumItems(3,3);
// Count how many saved games there are

if (index>19){
// If saved games 20 (maximum)

Display("You must overwrite a previous saved game");
// Display warning

}

InterfaceOn(3);
// Bring Save interface on

}

if (keycode==365) {
// Press F7

ListBoxSaveGameList(4,0);
// Fill List box with saved games

InterfaceOn(4);
// Bring restore Interface on

}
}

Then below that last bit of } } is the Quit GUI I made.

Pumaman · Thu 04/03/2004 19:22:33

Looks reasonable enough. Can you see if any agssave.* files are created in the game folder when you press save?

Does the save window disappear when you press the save button?

meowy · Thu 04/03/2004 22:44:50

Yeah.. it saves to .001, then if I try to save another game, it's still saving as .001. Even saving from two different rooms didn't make a difference.

There's nothing on the restore window though.

If it helps, here's what's in the Compiled folder right now:

acsetup.cfg
febcat (the thing to click to start the game)
winsetup
agssave.001

and a screenshot

Ooh.. just thought of something, will it matter if I'm in debug mode or not?

Scorpiorus · Fri 05/03/2004 22:03:51

Try replacing the saving part with:

...
if (button == 1 || button == 5) {

   GetTextBoxText(SAVE,1,text); // Get the typed text
   if (StrCaseComp(text, "") != 0) { // If text not empty
      InterfaceOff(SAVE); // Close interface
      SetDefaultCursor();
      if (index < 19) { // if less than 20

         index = ListBoxGetNumItems(SAVE,3);
         SaveGameSlot(index,text); // Save game (text as description)
      }
      else { // if saved games are 20
         index = ListBoxGetSelected(SAVE,3); // Get the selected save game
         SaveGameSlot(savegameindex[index],text); // Overwrite the selected game
      }
   }
}
...

Also, to display saved games put:

...
if (keycode==365) { // F7
ListBoxSaveGameList (LOAD, 0); // will add a list with saved games
GUIOn(LOAD);
}
...

How does it go?

meowy · Sat 06/03/2004 07:08:07

Thank you

Still having troubles though.

if (interface == SAVE) {         // if save interface
if (button == 3) {
ListBoxGetItemText(SAVE, 3, ListBoxGetSelected(SAVE, 3), text);
SetTextBoxText(SAVE, 1, text);
index = 21;
}
if (button == 1 || button == 5) {

GetTextBoxText(SAVE,1,text); // Get the typed text
if (StrCaseComp(text, "") != 0) { // If text not empty
InterfaceOff(SAVE); // Close interface
SetDefaultCursor();
if (index < 19) { // if less than 20

index = ListBoxGetNumItems(SAVE,3);
SaveGameSlot(index,text); // Save game (text as description)
}
else { // if saved games are 20
index = ListBoxGetSelected(SAVE,3); // Get the selected save game
SaveGameSlot(savegameindex[index],text); // Overwrite the selected game
}
}
}
if (button == 4) {
InterfaceOff(SAVE);         // if cancel is pressed close interface
SetDefaultCursor();
}
}

if (interface == LOAD) {
if (button == 1) {             // if cancel is pressed
InterfaceOff(LOAD);       // Close interface
SetDefaultCursor();
}
else if (button == 3) {
index = ListBoxGetSelected(LOAD,0);   // else get the selected game
RestoreGameSlot(savegameindex[index]);    // restore the game
}
}

That is what I have now.

Now the load screen just resets the game it seems. Still no saved games listed there though, but if I hit 'okay' Cat just pops back to the starting spot in the door and the music starts over. Even though there's one sitting in the compiled folder. I even checked to be sure that my font colors were actually readable.. I have them at black/white so it's readable.

The saved game screen.. is there supposed to be a list of all my saved games there? There isn't any if there should be. I have that text contrasted white on black too, but it's just a black box.

Yeah, it's definetly reseting the game. I changed Cat to start in room 3 this time, then did the Load ui, and it just popped the room back to starting point. I'm saving each time with a different name. random letters usually, but there is only one saved game file in the compiled folder.

Seems like I'm forgetting to mention something but I can't remember what *laughs* Thanks for the help so far

By the time we get this working, I'll be a pro at making save/load ui's I think hahaha

When I save the script off there are no errors when I save the whole deal off to test it, if that helps any? haha

Scorpiorus · Sat 06/03/2004 15:03:03

QuoteThe saved game screen.. is there supposed to be a list of all my saved games there? There isn't any if there should be. I have that text contrasted white on black too, but it's just a black box.

Ah sure, that's the problem. AGS adds a new save depending on how many is already listed in the listbox. If there are saved games displayed it creates a new save with a number SAVES_LISTED + 1. But since there is no save games the SAVES_LISTED is actually 0. So it save to the slot number 1.

Adjust your on_mouse_click function:

function on_key_press(int keycode) {
Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â // called when a key is pressed. keycode holds the key's ASCII code
Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â if (IsGamePaused() == 1) keycode=0; // game paused, so don't react to keypresses
Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â if (keycode==17) GUIOn(QUITGUI); // Ctrl-Q
~~//Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â if (keycode==363) GUIOn(SAVE); // F5~~
~~//Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â if (keycode==365) GUIOn(LOAD); // F7~~
Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â if (keycode==367) RestartGame(); // F9
Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â if (keycode==434) SaveScreenShot("jammie.bmp"); // F12
Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â if (keycode==9) show_inventory_window(); // Tab, show inventory

Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â if (keycode==19) Debug(0,0); // Ctrl-S, give all inventory
Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â if (keycode==22) Debug(1,0); // Ctrl-V, version
Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â if (keycode==1) Debug(2,0); // Ctrl-A, show walkable areas
Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â if (keycode==24) Debug(3,0); // Ctrl-X, teleport to room

Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â if (keycode==363) {Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â // Press F5

Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â SetTextBoxText(SAVE,1,"");Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â // Clear Text box
Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â ListBoxSaveGameList(SAVE,3);Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â // Fill List Box with saved games
Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â index=ListBoxGetNumItems(SAVE,3);Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â // Count how many saved games there are
Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â if (index>19) {Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â // If saved games 20 (maximum)

Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Display("You must overwrite a previous saved game"); // Display warning
Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â }

Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â InterfaceOn(SAVE);Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â // Bring Save interface on

Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â }

Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â if (keycode==365) {Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â // Press F7
Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â ListBoxSaveGameList(LOAD,0);Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â // Fill List box with saved games
Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â InterfaceOn(LOAD);Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â // Bring restore Interface on

Ã,Â Ã,Â Ã,Â }

}

So pressing F5 shows the SAVE GUI whereas F7 displays the LOAD one.

In any case already saved games need to be listed on the save GUI, otherwise the save code wouldn't work properly.

EDIT: btw, the code assumes you use F5/F7 to bring up the save/load guis. If you also display them on pressing some GUI button you can't just put GUIOn(SAVE)/GUIOn(LOAD) there as these commands don't list the saved games. You need the same script as the one from on_mouse_click() function, i.e.:

to display the SAVE GUI

SetTextBoxText(SAVE,1,""); // Clear Text box
ListBoxSaveGameList(SAVE,3); // Fill List Box with saved games
index=ListBoxGetNumItems(SAVE,3); // Count how many saved games there are
if (index>19) { // If saved games 20 (maximum)
Display("You must overwrite a previous saved game"); // Display warning
}
GUIOn(SAVE); // Bring Save interface on

to display the LOAD GUI:

ListBoxSaveGameList(LOAD,0); // Fill List box with saved games
GUIOn(LOAD); // Bring restore Interface on