[Hedgehog Fog]

Multichannel DHUD Message
Version: 0.0.1

This simple native will allow you to display multiple Director HUD messages on screen with using channels.
I make this native for my WIP mod and decided to share with you.



Description:

Max channels: 8(0-7).
Max message lenght: 128 chars.
Using 0 in id param will show a message to all players.
For test install test plugin and write "mcdhud" in console.

Functions:

The mcdhud_set() and mcdhud_show() mimic the style of set_hudmessage() and show_hudmessage().

mcdhud_set(red, green, blue, Float:x, Float:y, effects, Float:fxtime, Float:holdtime, Float:fadeintime, Float:fadeouttime, channel, bool:reliable);
mcdhud_show(id, const message[], any:...);
mcdhud_chanel_clear(id, chanel);

Credits:

Arkshine Director Hud Message

Attached Files:

mcdhud_api.inc //Include
mcdhud_api.sma //API Plugin
mcdhud_test.sma //Test Plugin

[milutinke]

Good Job, it is going to be very useful

[JusTGo]

rly nice this should be added to the next amx 1.8.3

[Arkshine]

This won't happen. Hint messages are not designed internally to work with channels, this API essentially re-sends each time 8 messages, just to update or clear one. This is really not a good idea, this means that you will get overlapping effects + times values being now pointless (since you reset previous times) + firing x8 large client messages at once means overloading network unnecessary.

This also defeats the purpose of a hint message, this is not supposed to be used dynamically.

The only use of the API I can see, is if you need to show like 8 messages at once, all the time, and not caring about time/effect.

[tousif]

Originally Posted by Arkshine This won't happen. Hint messages are not designed internally to work with channels, this API essentially re-sends each time 8 messages, just to update or clear one. This is really not a good idea, this means that you will get overlapping effects + times values being now pointless (since you reset previous times) + firing x8 large client messages at once means overloading network unnecessary. This also defeats the purpose of a hint message, this is not supposed to be used dynamically. The only use of the API I can see, is if you need to show like 8 messages at once, all the time, and not caring about time/effect.

Yea

[Hedgehog Fog]

Arkshine
I agree with you, this is not a good idea, but I think this is the only way.

[meTaLiCroSS]

Originally Posted by Hedgehog95 Arkshine I agree with you, this is not a good idea, but I think this is the only way.

I'm going to leave this here, and I'll go out slowly...

Originally Posted by yokomo I bet he dont even care about server performance.. All he need is fancy thing lol.

Server performance always is the first priority

[Hedgehog Fog]

meTaLiCroSS,
I try to find best way to make HUD, 4 channels isn't enough for me.

[meTaLiCroSS]

Originally Posted by Hedgehog95 meTaLiCroSS, I try to find best way to make HUD, 4 channels isn't enough for me.

So go ahead and use another game for your mods, because goldsrc it's goldsrc and you cannot break client-side limits without editing client binaries. That's known

[Hedgehog Fog]

meTaLiCroSS
If I using dhud I can to display 8 messages, but dhud messages not good for me too.

Originally Posted by Hedgehog95 I try to find best way to make HUD

And it's true. I'm trying to combine a default UI and dhud.
If it were possible not to hide health - I would use it. But hide the radar is a priority for me.