Hiding the Chat Messages

05-22-2006, 05:46 AM

Now, i remember something about this awhile back on the old WC3C, somone wanted to find out how to hide chat messages so that nobody could see them. He worked something out using player names and whatnot, but i don't remember how. If anyone can tell me that'd be great.

Also, is it possible to make it so that this trigger:

Trigger:

Communication

Events

Player - Player 1 (Red) types a chat message containing - as A substring

Player - Player 2 (Blue) types a chat message containing - as A substring

Player - Player 3 (Teal) types a chat message containing - as A substring

Player - Player 4 (Purple) types a chat message containing - as A substring

Player - Player 5 (Yellow) types a chat message containing - as A substring

Player - Player 6 (Orange) types a chat message containing - as A substring

Player - Player 7 (Green) types a chat message containing - as A substring

Player - Player 8 (Pink) types a chat message containing - as A substring

Player - Player 9 (Gray) types a chat message containing - as A substring

Player - Player 10 (Light Blue) types a chat message containing - as A substring

Player - Player 11 (Dark Green) types a chat message containing - as A substring

Player - Player 12 (Brown) types a chat message containing - as A substring

Conditions

Actions

If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)

If - Conditions

HeroTalkOn[(Player number of (Triggering player))] Equal to True

Then - Actions

Floating Text - Create floating text that reads (Substring((Entered chat string), 2, (Length of (Entered chat string)))) above CurrentTalkingUnit[(Player number of (Triggering player))] with Z offset 0.00, using font size 10.00, color (Red[(Player number of (Triggering player))]%, Green[(Player number of (Triggering player))]%, Blue[(Player number of (Triggering player))]%), and 0.00% transparency

Floating Text - Change the lifespan of (Last created floating text) to (((Real((Length of (Entered chat string)))) / 20.00) + 2.00) seconds

Floating Text - Change the fading age of (Last created floating text) to (((Real((Length of (Entered chat string)))) / 10.00) - 1.00) seconds

Floating Text - Change (Last created floating text): Disable permanence

Else - Actions

Set TempGroup = (Units currently selected by (Triggering player))

Unit Group - Pick every unit in TempGroup and do (Actions)

Loop - Actions

Floating Text - Create floating text that reads (Substring((Entered chat string), 2, (Length of (Entered chat string)))) above (Picked unit) with Z offset 0.00, using font size 10.00, color (Red[(Player number of (Triggering player))]%, Green[(Player number of (Triggering player))]%, Blue[(Player number of (Triggering player))]%), and 0.00% transparency

Floating Text - Change the lifespan of (Last created floating text) to (((Real((Length of (Entered chat string)))) / 20.00) + 2.00) seconds

Floating Text - Change the fading age of (Last created floating text) to (((Real((Length of (Entered chat string)))) / 10.00) - 1.00) seconds

Floating Text - Change (Last created floating text): Disable permanence

Custom script: call DestroyGroup (udg_TempGroup)

Will fire off when a player types ANYTHING instead of a specific character.

05-22-2006, 06:00 AM	#2
Jacek	http://maps.worldofwar.net/tutorials.php?id=80

05-22-2006, 10:09 AM	#3
Pheonix-IV	Hmm, i was afraid that would be the only way to take out chat. Damn. Oh, and Trigger: Event - Player 1 (Red) types a chat message containing [Empty String] as A substring Doesn't work. -EDIT- Wait, now it does. How perculiar.

05-22-2006, 10:28 AM	#4
Captain Griffen	You could use, alternatively, the function to clear the screen of messages. Can't remember exactly where it is, and it is rather unwieldy, but is an alternative.

05-22-2006, 11:07 AM	#5
Anitarf	I don't think there is such a function... maybe for clearing game messages, but not chat messages. Anyway, tutorial!

05-22-2006, 11:38 AM

shadow1500

Quote:

Thats why you use the search, its under "Forum Tools". My tutorial shows you how to hide messages without the [All]/[Allies] thing and changing player names, Anitarf already linked it.

05-22-2006, 05:59 PM	#7
Freakazoid	http://www.wc3campaigns.net/resources.php?f=648 Teh system, thanks to shadow1500 for the hint.

05-23-2006, 10:42 AM	#8
Pheonix-IV	I did bloody do a search, and i still managed to miss it. Damnit!