Multiple items shown as one icon [SOLVED]

[Matti]

I want to ask if there's a not too difficult way to show several inventory items in one icon. I give you an example:

The player can have a variable amount of mushrooms in his inventory. If he has one mushroom, the icon image shows one mushroom. If he has four the icon shows four. Four shall be the maximum thus if he has five mushrooms, there's an icon with four and on one icon with one mushroom. If he has 9-12, there should be three icons.

Okay, here's a visualization:

[Joe]

Of course there is.

You'd have to draw the different graphics for each number... so lets imagine you're doing it with coins and you can have a maximum of 3 coins, you've created an inventory itam called iCoin and you have drawn 3 graphics and their numbers are 1, 2 and 3.

Code: ags

//at the top of global script
int coins=0;

//at your getcoin code
coins++;
if(coins==1)iCoin.Graphic=1;
if(coins==2)iCoin.Graphic=2;
if(coins==3)iCoin.Graphic=3;


//at your losecoin code
coins--;
if(coins==1)iCoin.Graphic=1;
if(coins==2)iCoin.Graphic=2;

EDIT: Of course you could also change the name of the inventory item's name to "2 coins","3 coins"... and to make it as you want, I mean groups of mushrooms then you should create different inventory items like this: iMush1, iMush2.... and check in the script if your maximum per group is reached then add the new inv item.. and viceversa

[Matti]

I mean groups of mushrooms then you should create different inventory items like this: iMush1, iMush2.... and check in the script if your maximum per group is reached then add the new inv item.. and viceversa

Yeah, I thought about that too, but hoped for an easier way. The problem is that there are four players and each of them can carry mushrooms. So I will have to make iMush1, iMush2 etc. for all the players. But, well, it will work like this. Thanks..

[Trent R]

I assume you can only see one character's inventory at a time, right? In that case, you wouldn't need multiple items (iMush1, iMush2, etc).

As for Joe Carl's code, there's no need to use an extra variable. character.InventoryQuantity[] mixed with on_event(eEventAddInventory) should easily recreate the code you posted in a more intuitive way.


Also, I'd look at Khris's InvAmount module (I'm not sure if it has a thread) for some ideas on how to code it. I'd suggest using some custom properties to store the sprite numbers too.

~Trent

[Khris]

Code: ags

  if(coins==1)iCoin.Graphic=1;
  if(coins==2)iCoin.Graphic=2;
  if(coins==3)iCoin.Graphic=3;

I just want to point out that the above can be done using:

Code: ags

  iCoin.Graphic = coins;

[Matti]

Haha, yeah. 

Well, now I'm going to just use a single icon representing the amount of mushrooms. It would have been very complicated otherwise, with four players having them and the ability to steal them from each other etc....

Everything's fine now.

[Joe]

Code: ags

  if(coins==1)iCoin.Graphic=1;
  if(coins==2)iCoin.Graphic=2;
  if(coins==3)iCoin.Graphic=3;

I just want to point out that the above can be done using:

Code: ags

  iCoin.Graphic = coins;

Haha. You're right Khris I just typed that since the coins grapihcs may not be 1, 2 or 3 and I'm pretty sure they are not.

[Khris]

True.

Thing is, if they are 45, 46 and 47, one can use iCoin.Graphic = 44 + coins;
That's why one should always use consecutive numbers for stuff like that.

[Joe]

You're completely right and in my last game I've done it.
It's a great idea to save lines in script.

[Matti]

I assume you can only see one character's inventory at a time, right? In that case, you wouldn't need multiple items (iMush1, iMush2, etc).

No, unfortunately often two of the four inventorys are shown, so I need the variables. In addition it's possible to steal stuff from other players through clicking on an inventory item. But as I said I'm going to only use one single icon for the maximum possible amount of mushrooms and other stuff.

Haha. You're right Khris I just typed that since the coins grapihcs may not be 1, 2 or 3 and I'm pretty sure they are not.

If you mean my mushroom graphics: They are indeed consecutive, as I'm trying to always have graphics that are related to each other in a row. Yeah, as you both have said, it can save some lines and some time..