Addíng a screen/widget

[sirrNaDE]

hey there. there is a problem im having.

im trying to implement a widget, but it just doesnt want to show. it doesnt do any errors, or crashes, so best bet would be to ask professionals.

local Widget = require "widgets/widget"

Assets = {
    Asset( "IMAGE", "images/blind.tex" ),
    Asset( "ATLAS", "images/blind.xml" ),
}

local blind =  Class(Widget, function(self, owner)
    self.owner = owner
    Widget._ctor(self, "InkOver")

    self:SetClickable(false)
    self:IsDeepestFocus()
    self.anim:SetHAnchor(ANCHOR_MIDDLE)
    self.anim:SetVAnchor(ANCHOR_MIDDLE)
    self.anim:SetScaleMode(SCALEMODE_FIXEDSCREEN_NONDYNAMIC)
    
    self.anim:GetAnimState():SetBank("blind")
    self.anim:GetAnimState():SetBuild("blind")
    print "it works"
end)

return blind

this is how the file of my widget looks like. i have the "print "it works"" just so i can tell it works, but it doesnt even print that into the console, so im definitely doing something wrong here

the section in the modmain looks like this if it helps in any way (there are also included lines, that delete the map, and it would be a bad idea to rewrite all of the ifs, so i just stuck it in... the main part is "if inst.HUD then" upto its end):

	local _G = GLOBAL
AddPlayerPostInit(function(inst)
    if _G.TheNet:GetIsClient() or not _G.TheNet:GetServerIsDedicated() then
        if inst.prefab == "waverly" then
            _G.TheWorld.minimap.MiniMap:ContinuouslyClearRevealedAreas(true)
			if inst.HUD then
				inst.HUD.blind = inst.HUD.overlayroot:AddChild(blind(inst))
			end
        else
            _G.TheWorld.minimap.MiniMap:ContinuouslyClearRevealedAreas(false)
        end
    end
end)

 

[Monti18]

If you implement widgets, you need to add them to widgets/controls to have a way to call them.

This means:

local function AddWidgetBlind(self)
  	if self.owner and self.owner.prefab == "waverly"  then
    	local Blind = require "widgets/blind"
		self.BlindHUD = self:AddChild(Blind(self.owner))
	end
end

AddClassPostConstruct("widgets/controls", AddWidgetBlind)

Then you need to change your modmain section this way:

local _G = GLOBAL
AddPlayerPostInit(function(inst)
    if _G.TheNet:GetIsClient() or not _G.TheNet:GetServerIsDedicated() then
            _G.TheWorld.minimap.MiniMap:ContinuouslyClearRevealedAreas(true)
        else
            _G.TheWorld.minimap.MiniMap:ContinuouslyClearRevealedAreas(false)
        end
    end
end)

As you already activated the widget for all characters that are waverly, you don't need to activate it a second time. If you want to access it, you need to use:

inst.HUD.controls.BlindHUD

which is the name as you saved it before.

Edited September 27, 2021 by Monti18
changed to self.owner.prefab

[sirrNaDE]

(im really sorry im writing this late after you posted it)

so, i got a few things:

i had the "if inst == "waverly" then" because of the map deleting thing, so it works just for the character waverly... so is the line with "self.owner" really necceceary?

another question is, that "BlindHUD" is the name of the construct file?

[Monti18]

Oh sorry I forgot that you need the inst.prefab == "waverly" for the minimap, so leave it in there!

But you will still need the self.owner line as you add it in classpostconstruct which is takes place in a different location than playerpostinit. You could theoretically not use it and then hide the widget for all players and in the playerpostinit only show it for waverly, but that would not make much sense as then the other characters would have it too just hidden.

BlindHUD is just a name I came up with, you can change it to what you want.

local Blind = require "widgets/you_widget_name"

local function AddWidgetBlind(self)
  	if self.owner and self.owner.prefab == "waverly"  then
    	local Blind = require "widgets/blind"
		self.whatever_you_want = self:AddChild(Blind(self.owner))
	end
end

AddClassPostConstruct("widgets/controls", AddWidgetBlind)

I just took the name blind from the code you showed, but you can also call it what you want as long as you define it properly beforehand and always use the same variable for it.

Edited September 27, 2021 by Monti18
changed to self.owner.prefab

[sirrNaDE]

oh i see what you mean.

anyways, i put it in like this:

local _G = GLOBAL
AddPlayerPostInit(function(inst)
    if _G.TheNet:GetIsClient() or not _G.TheNet:GetServerIsDedicated() then
        if inst.prefab == "waverly" then
            _G.TheWorld.minimap.MiniMap:ContinuouslyClearRevealedAreas(true)
            inst.HUD.controls.BlindHUD = inst.HUD.overlayroot:AddChild(blind(inst))
        else
            _G.TheWorld.minimap.MiniMap:ContinuouslyClearRevealedAreas(false)
        end
    end
end)

the HUD is somehow making a problem, where it thinks its a nil value.. so im definitely missing some "local HUD = require .."

another thing is, i dont think im doing the AddChind(blind(inst)) right, since its already explained in the widgets/construct file?

Edited September 20, 2021 by sirrNaDE
(edited the blind to BlindHUD, so it wont get confused

[Monti18]

I think the problem here is that the HUD is not initialzed when you addplayerpostinit is called, so HUD is nil.

Do it the way I showed you in my first answer:

--modmain
local Blind = require "widgets/construct" --if you named your widget in the widgets folder construct, leave it like this otherwise change it the name of your file

local function AddWidgetBlind(self)
  	if self.owner and self.owner.prefab == "waverly"  then
    	local Blind = require "widgets/blind"
		self.BlindHUD = self:AddChild(Blind(self.owner))
	end
end

AddClassPostConstruct("widgets/controls", AddWidgetBlind)

This adds your widget to the HUD of only your character. I don't think this will work with AddPlayerPostInit.

 

--modmain
local _G = GLOBAL
AddPlayerPostInit(function(inst)
    if _G.TheNet:GetIsClient() or not _G.TheNet:GetServerIsDedicated() then
        if inst.prefab == "waverly" then
            _G.TheWorld.minimap.MiniMap:ContinuouslyClearRevealedAreas(true)
        else
            _G.TheWorld.minimap.MiniMap:ContinuouslyClearRevealedAreas(false)
        end
    end
end)

And this for your minimap.

Edited September 27, 2021 by Monti18
changed to self.owner.prefab

[sirrNaDE]

alright, i think it might work now, but my dumb ass didnt include a path to the images in the "blind" widget function, so im gonna find a way tommorow.

thanks alot so far, you are definitely doing god's work

[sirrNaDE]

hey there, sorry that im reviving an old post, but is this still the command that i need to use to enable the widget?

inst.HUD.controls.BlindHUD

because it says that "HUD" and "controls" is a nil value.

the way i'm putting it in is into the AddPlayerPostInit like this:

AddPlayerPostInit(function(inst)
    if _G.TheNet:GetIsClient() or not _G.TheNet:GetServerIsDedicated() then
        if inst.prefab == "waverly" then
        		inst.HUD.controls.BlindHUD()
            _G.TheWorld.minimap.MiniMap:ContinuouslyClearRevealedAreas(true)
        else
            _G.TheWorld.minimap.MiniMap:ContinuouslyClearRevealedAreas(false)
        end
    end
end)

so it gets the inst. property, and gets used instantly, as my character loads in

i did try to require "widgets/controls", since it seems that it is from over there, but it still manages to stay a nil value
hope you can take a look at it

[Monti18]

The widget will be enabled by default if you do it the way I showed you in my previous post.

As I also said before, when calling AddPlayerPostInit, the HUD of the player is not yet initialized, so it doesn't exist.

[sirrNaDE]

so, this is how the thing in modmain looks like:

--modmain
local Blind = require "widgets/blind" --if you named your widget in the widgets folder construct, leave it like this otherwise change it the name of your file

local function AddWidgetBlind(self)
  	if self.owner and self.owner == "waverly"  then
    	local Blind = require "widgets/blind"
		    self.Blind = self:AddChild(Blind(self.owner))
        print "this one works"
	end
end

AddClassPostConstruct("widgets/controls", AddWidgetBlind)

pretty much exactly the same, except i renamed the file to be more... remote.

this is how the widgets/blind file looks like:

local Widget = require "widgets/widget"

Assets = {
    Asset( "IMAGE", "images/blind.tex" ),
    Asset( "ATLAS", "images/blind.xml" ),
}

local blind =  Class(Widget, function(self, owner)
    self.owner = owner
    Widget._ctor(self, "Blind")

    self.blind = self:AddChild(Image("images/blind.xml", "images/blind.tex"))
    self:SetClickable(false)
    self:IsDeepestFocus()

    self.blind:SetVRegPoint(ANCHOR_MIDDLE)
    self.blind:SetHRegPoint(ANCHOR_MIDDLE)
    self.blind:SetHAnchor(ANCHOR_MIDDLE)
    self.blind:SetVAnchor(ANCHOR_MIDDLE)
    self.blind:SetScaleMode(SCALEMODE_FILLSCREEN)
    self:Show()
end)

return blind

yet it still manages to not show any widgets

i was pretty much mashing stuff that i could, to get at least some kind of reactions from that game at that point. thanks for correcting it, and my bad for literally doing the same thing twice at that point

[Monti18]

The print "this one works" is printed right?

Does the client log shows something? You also didn't forget to load the image in the modmain?

If not, you can upload or DM me the mod and I will have a look.

[sirrNaDE]

the "this one works" doesnt really print anything, and i load the images through the "Assets" function, which i hope is the correct way?

gonna dm you i think, or i can just give you my whole modmain, since thats pretty much all thats changed from the basic character template