Controlling a spawned TEXT entity

[Aerisetta]

Hello, I have a question about how to control a spawned text entity.

Right now, I have a character that SPAWNS a text entity.
After, the TEXT entity will continue to loop the IDLE animation of the text entity.
I want it so that if the player presses a button, it will change the TEXT entity animation to FOLLOW1 (or whatever animation).

However, whenever I press any button, it only skips frames in the text entity and nothing else

I have tried adding this keyscript in, but it doesnt seem to do anything

    if(anim == openborconstant("ANI_IDLE"))
    {
        if(keyPress & openborconstant("FLAG_ANYBUTTON"))
        {
            performattack(self, openborconstant("ANI_FOLLOW1"));
        }
    }
}

 

[DCurrent]

Hello, I have a question about how to control a spawned text entity.

Right now, I have a character that SPAWNS a text entity.
After, the TEXT entity will continue to loop the IDLE animation of the text entity.
I want it so that if the player presses a button, it will change the TEXT entity animation to FOLLOW1 (or whatever animation).

However, whenever I press any button, it only skips frames in the text entity and nothing else

I have tried adding this keyscript in, but it doesnt seem to do anything

    if(anim == openborconstant("ANI_IDLE"))
    {
        if(keyPress & openborconstant("FLAG_ANYBUTTON"))
        {
            performattack(self, openborconstant("ANI_FOLLOW1"));
        }
    }
}

Pressing a button by default skips through text entities. Add subtype noskip to the text entity. That should disable native skipping and leave it to your script.

HTH,
DC

 

[Bloodbane]

I've tried using keyscript on non player entity and it doesn't work.
So for your purpose, you should use this script instead:

anim    follow1 # Page 1
@script
  if(frame >= 2){
    int KeyHold = getplayerproperty(0, "keys"); // acquires player 1's key hold

    if(KeyHold != 0){
      void self = getlocalvar("self");

      performattack(self, openborconstant("ANI_FOLLOW2"));
    }
  }
@end_script
...

If player 1 pressed any key, this entity will change into FOLLOW2.

 

[O Ilusionista]

I've tried using keyscript on non player entity and it doesn't work.

It's normal, because only Players can use inputs.
This is why you had to rely on using playerproperty

 

[Aerisetta]

I've tried using keyscript on non player entity and it doesn't work.
So for your purpose, you should use this script instead:

anim    follow1 # Page 1
@script
  if(frame >= 2){
    int KeyHold = getplayerproperty(0, "keys"); // acquires player 1's key hold

    if(KeyHold != 0){
      void self = getlocalvar("self");

      performattack(self, openborconstant("ANI_FOLLOW2"));
    }
  }
@end_script
...

If player 1 pressed any key, this entity will change into FOLLOW2.

this worked great, thanks!