cbs questions

[karlc]

im kinda in experienced with cbs
Well actually its just a question for now but i might have more and i dont want to make new topics.
Oh and maybe if some of you guys have similar questions maybe you could post it here because i might have
the same question but i just didnt think of it yet.

ok my first question is
when i have a cbs how do i show a number? like the damage. how can i show it on the enemy?
can someone please help me?
thanx

[karlc]

oh yeah dats right
do i make like a picture of each digit? 1-9

[lilsniffs3]

0-9. yeah.

[karlc]

cool thanks!
hey does anyone know how i can make a person slash with a sword in an abs
without having to make like so much different sprites for each weapon??

[karlc]

o and also do i have to do like 999 branches if that is the maximum damage?

[A Forgotten Legend]

No, I think you can use Mod for that, but I'm not sure quite how.

[Fisherson]

I have a question how do you make a custom ATB system that my one problem.
By the way you can use a random number represent the amout of damage.

[karlc]

yeah dats what im going to do.
but i meant
do i have to do 999 conditional branches for each picture to show up.

[karlc]

o ok thanks. do you remember which board it was on?

[karlc]

cool thanks ill try to find it

[Ben]

I think it would help if you made a couple of projects before embarking on something like this.

Follow an ABS tutorial so you can get a better idea
Try some other tutorials.
A CBS is not something you can just whip up if you dont know things like displaying numerics on screen or Creating Real time ABS elements. I think you may be in too deep here

[karlc]

actually i posted a demo of one of my projects but its not up anymore.
if u kno can you just please tell me how to "display numerics on screen"??
please please pleasepleaseplease

[Ben]

Its basic Events, X Y's, variables and conditional branches.

If you cant figure it out, then a full on CBS probably isnt for you man.

Try finding a HUD tutorial, it should help you get the concepts.

[karlc]

no i kno how to do it its just dat if like for hp how  do i have to make a conditional branch to show each number on the screen?  like if the hp is 800 then i would have to make a conditional branch for each number from 0-800 right?

[Ben]

Youre displaying a variable with a picture file right?
So You need a Conditional Branch to handle ones, tens, hundreds, thousands.
And you need to use a show picture command for all of these digits.


Having 800 different branches just proves to me that you dont "kno how to do it"