How to create a skill bar? - SOLVED

[Gepard]

I have been looking through some old topics that suggest how to create a health bar and I tried all of the options, but I still cannot make it work. I couldnt find a simple universal way of how to create:

1. a GUI (or gui label) that will display the value of health/skill etc.
2. a script (whether int, string or getglobalint) that is easy to do/use regarding the ADDING OR SUBSTRACTING POINTS from this value of health or skill.

Also I want my character to be able or not to be able to perform some actions, depending on the value of the skill.

Can you help me please?

Thank you!

[Mazoliin]

I assume you have the knowledge of makeing a GUI so here's some simple code.

Code: ags

--------------------------
***In the global script***
--------------------------
//Top of global script
int Health;
export Health;

game_starts {
  Health = 100; //Or whatever you want.
}

repeatedly_execute {
  lblHealth.Text = String.Format("Your health: %d", Health); //Sets the label lblHealth's text to the current health.
}
---------------------------------
***In the global script header***
---------------------------------
import int Health;

So all you then need to do is write Health = 90 or Health -= 10 to change the health.

The same if it's skill, and then you can always check if the skill is enough.

Code: ags

if (Skill == 10){
  Something
}
else Display("You can't do it!");

[Gepard]

Thanks a lot. My Gui is now showing a number (finally), but it is showing the wrong number. 46. I dont know why. Here is my script:

// main global script file

    int Skill;
    export Skill;
   
#sectionstart game_start  // DO NOT EDIT OR REMOVE THIS LINE
function game_start() // called when the game starts, before the first room is loaded
  {
    Skill = 0;
  }
#sectionend game_start  // DO NOT EDIT OR REMOVE THIS LINE

#sectionstart repeatedly_execute  // DO NOT EDIT OR REMOVE THIS LINE
function repeatedly_execute()
  {
  // put anything you want to happen every game cycle here
  skillpoints.Text = String.Format("%d, Skill");
}

// Main header script - this will be included into every script in
// the game (local and global). Do not place functions here; rather,
// place import definitions and #define names here to be used by all
// scripts.
   import int Skill;

[JpSoft]

Thanks a lot. My Gui is now showing a number (finally), but it is showing the wrong number. 46. I dont know why. Here is my script:

// main global script file

    int Skill;
    export Skill;
   
#sectionstart game_start  // DO NOT EDIT OR REMOVE THIS LINE
function game_start() // called when the game starts, before the first room is loaded
  {
    Skill = 0;
  }
#sectionend game_start  // DO NOT EDIT OR REMOVE THIS LINE

#sectionstart repeatedly_execute  // DO NOT EDIT OR REMOVE THIS LINE
function repeatedly_execute()
  {
  // put anything you want to happen every game cycle here
  skillpoints.Text = String.Format("%d", Skill);
}

// Main header script - this will be included into every script in
// the game (local and global). Do not place functions here; rather,
// place import definitions and #define names here to be used by all
// scripts.
   import int Skill;

Check the correction and you will find the mistake   

Jp

[Khris]

  skillpoints.Text = String.Format("%d, Skill");

You've misplaced the second ".
It's String.Format("%d", Skill);

[Gepard]

  Thanks a lot! All of you. See, this is why AGS is so tricky  One little ".