How to: Create Chat over Unit

Tutorial By Blackveiled

Text over Unit over Unit Tutorial
INTRODUCTION
The way this tutorial works is it will put chat over your unit...


also adding a name infront (optional)

It works by using floating text and variable arrays.


STEPS
I. Trigger Creation
IV. Setting up the chat system

THE TRIGGERS
I. Create "2" triggers
1 called Init and one called Talking

Creating the "INIT" trigger will setup the triggers for map initialization.

Once you created the "INIT" trigger, create a variable, if you are new to variables click the glowing orange "X" at the toolbar.

Now create a unit variable with an Array.

Arrays store extra information for several units.

Okay, create a "UNIT" [Array] Variable named PlayerUnits or whatever you want to name it. And now go back to your trigger make a number for each players (automatically done in the next trigger) 1-12 or whatever you want.

Set the variable to the unit for the player you want them to chat over.

Your trigger should at least have something like this

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II. Setting up the chat system

Now as I think you have created a trigger for the chat to be operated on.

Now add this.



it will turn on this trigger

the condition will be

EVENTS
Player - Player 1 (red) types in . as a substring
CONDITIONS
(substring((Entered Chat String) 1, 1) Equal to .
ACTIONS
Floating Text - Create a floating text that reads (((Player name of Triggering Player) + |r + (substring(entered chat string) 2, 40))) above PlayerUnits [Player number of (triggering player)] with Z offset 0.00, size 8.00, color (100.00% and 100.00% and 100.00%) and 0% transparency.
Floating Text - Change (Last Created Floating Text): Disable Permanence
Floating Text - Change the Lifespan of (Last Created Floating Text) to 3.50 seconds.
Floating Text - Change the fading age of (Last Created Floating Text) to 0.00 seconds.
Floating Text - Set the velocity of (Last Created Floating Text) to 15.00 to 90.00 degrees.


If you couldnt read the top text you can use ...

Chat Layout ...
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Floating Text Full...

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If this worked it should look like this!

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Thanks for reading my tutorial!

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