Player markers and names on maps in game

[RN Malboeuf]

Since OFPEC is down can some one help with the player names on the map in game

we have Commander and Alpha to Foxtrot, i would like to change these to the players actuall name

the markers start out in the missions sqs where you set the test, but the UpdatePlayerMarkers.sqs updates it

[Korax]

Cannot change marker names ingame.

[RN Malboeuf]

CTI alows you to change the marker type, so the name should be changable

[Artak]

As far as I know you can't change the text part of a marker. It must have been done with some workaround in that CTI.

[RN Malboeuf]

whe the map reads the mission.sqs it sets the marker to dot and the text to a string value from the strintable.csv

now while CTI is running and a player dies the dot becomes an X (marker) in the UpdatePlayersMarker.sqs

so this is the scripting that makes it changable, now we just have to figure out what formula to use to for the text

i could try using the chat format, or have the stringtext update to the chat format

its a night mare with out OFPEC

[Killswitch]

Unfortunately, in OFP, the marker text cannot be changed while a mission is running. It was requested time and again way back but never added to OFP. (In VBS-1, however, such scripting commands have been added and existed long before the last patch to OFP was issued. Make of that what you will...)

CTI changes just the marker type (using setMarkerType) after a unit is killed/destroyed.

[bn880]

What KS says.

Well you could create some custom markers which would be letters of the alphabet. And then use those with setmarkertype to form words.


Have fun

[RN Malboeuf]

joy

[Unnamed_]

Quote[/b] ]Well you could create some custom markers which would be letters of the alphabet. ***And then use those with setmarkertype to form words.

But how would you break the player names down to individual characters?

I suppose you could add a list of predefined player names, would at least work for your clan and regulars.

[mad rabbit]

Just a passing thought...

Can you use the 'format' command within the text box of a marker ?

If so, then couldn't you store the player/AI name in array and have the marker text obtain it's displayed text from that array ?

e.g.

Initialization:
<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">
_Alpha = 5
PlayerNames = &#91;&#34;John&#34;,&#34;Fred&#34;,&#39;Bob&#34;,& #39;Spot&#34;,&#34;Tom&#34;,&#34;Richard&#34;,&#34 ;Harry&#34;&#93;
[/QUOTE]

Marker Text Box:
<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">
Format &#91;&#34;%1&#34;,&#40;PlayerNames select _Alpha&#41;&#93;
[/QUOTE]

Again just a passing thought whilst browsing forums...