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Deleted User
27th June, 2006 at 12:30:48 -
I was wondering how to make a horizontile counter bar that slants about 30* on each Virtical edge with out aveing to make an animation for a health bar for the values will need to change with the bar still looking smooth. Please help thank you
Bibin At least 9001Registered 01/07/2005
Points 308
27th June, 2006 at 13:20:20 -
Wow. Long sentence.
Not possible in TGF or MMF without an animation. Sorry. Perhaps in MMF2...
Wait... do you mean like this:
each little slantycube is a health unit... like that? That's really easy.
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Klikmaster Master of all things KlikRegistered 08/07/2002
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27th June, 2006 at 13:23:37 -
He might mean like this:
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Deleted User
27th June, 2006 at 13:40:20 -
Klik master is right I was thinkning that if I made shapes like that and messed with the hot spot or somthing it may line up right but thatnks for the info whens MMF2 due out any way?
-Nick- Possibly Insane
Registered 24/11/2002
Points 2468
27th June, 2006 at 13:41:18 -
Create a horizontal counter.
Then two active objects which are slanted, and use them to mask the edge of the counter... so its the shape shown above... yes?
That's what I'd do if we're talking about the same thing.
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Deleted User
27th June, 2006 at 13:47:45 -
errm i Tryed that...sorta I don't know how to Mask things please explain
-Nick- Possibly Insane
Registered 24/11/2002
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27th June, 2006 at 13:52:03 -
Right:
Create your horizontal counter at the maximum length you need it.
Then two active objects the colour of the background these shapes:
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| \ - and one the same but flipped vertically and horizontally.
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Now make sure the objects are positioned at each end of the counter, to cover up the vertical ends, and make them appear slanted. The actives must be brought to the front. Should work. Could make some very stylish counters this way. Edited by the Author.
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Deleted User
27th June, 2006 at 13:57:20 -
errm yeah but when it goes down they will just stay were they started and there will be a gap of blankness.
-Nick- Possibly Insane
Registered 24/11/2002
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27th June, 2006 at 14:00:16 -
Right, you gotta work out how many pixels the counter is.
Try and make every pixel of the counter 1 point on the counter.
If the counter is 100 max, make it 100pixels long.
Then set the active object on the right to "active object on the left + value of counter" and adjust it till its right.
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Deleted User
27th June, 2006 at 14:09:25 -
Ahhh okey thank you! that even works out better than I was hoping!
-Nick- Possibly Insane
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27th June, 2006 at 14:36:49 -
Anytime
Glad it worked.
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Deleted User
27th June, 2006 at 15:22:25 -
is this Good???
http://www.freewebs.com/happigamer/H%2DBarAttempt.zip
Yes I know Freewebs they deleted my site sled
-Nick- Possibly Insane
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27th June, 2006 at 15:51:36 -
Looks good, just adjust it a little because when you increase it a small vertical line is visible at the bottom. Looks nice though.
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Deleted User
27th June, 2006 at 16:04:56 -
ok