character name

[zartan9]

hi when using say "text" is there a way to hide "character name" tab above? or have the name change
every time (But itd be easier if i could just hide it. I cant figure out "TEXT" tab linked to picture, so SAY
i think is best way...

side note: i see you made pazzt too, can bitsy convert to zzt in your other converter?
https://rabbitboots.com/blog/2018/05/04/maze-minders-bitsy-to-zzt/
would "sharp" help it convert to 8bit? https://github.com/lordofduct/BitsySharp

[haroldo-ok]

Currently, there is no option to hide the character name, but it shouldn't be very difficult to implement.

Converting to ZZT sounds like a cool idea, and it is looks possible, but the results would be limited, mainly since the character set is not redefinable; anyway, the suggestion has been registered for later (haroldo-ok/bitsy-converter#17)

Using BitsySharp to convert it to 8 bit platforms wouldn't help much, since the language is mostly designed for more robust platforms, and while there exist C# compilers targeting 8 bit platforms, they only implement a subset of the language/API. and BitsySharp probably isn't designed with those limitations in mind.

[zartan9]

ah i see! great. Yes please keep me posted about character name hide (or way to change it each time character speaks) as im starting to prototype more and more in blocklyvn8bit :)

[zartan9]

also (unrelated to char name, but to text in general) is there a way to have the text and black bg partially show the picture below? like 50 percent transparent? thanks be well.

[haroldo-ok]

Hello,

Unfortunately, the targeted platforms don't have support for translucency.

[zartan9]

got it. I can make the jpg with the text included as a work around if need be. :)

[haroldo-ok]

That could work, depending on how the image is tailored, but you must keep in mind the color limitations

[zartan9]

ah yes thanks for reminder. I like how blocklyvn8bit has a bigger picture background than say "DAAD"
https://github.com/daad-adventure-writer/daad but i notice DAAD has text under...is there a way to
maybe move the text down to bottom in blocklyvn8bit to make the picture look bigger/more visual.
Keep up nice work!

[haroldo-ok]

Good idea; it would certainly be nice for the user to be able to configure the visual layout. Added to the "todo" list: #20

[zartan9]

for the logic I have it so when user presses 1 goes to a dif bg then if presses 2.. but then the options 1/2 show up again...
how can I progress like if someone presses 1 then the option to press 3 to go to bg3, then 7 to go to bg7 and not go back? meaning i can add to go to next scenes but it always loops back to the start.. is there like an "end" option. PS what to do after 9 number choices i may need like 100?! :) thanks..

[haroldo-ok]

Hello;

In order to prevent the user to go back to a previous choice, it would be necessary to set some variable to identify that the choice was used and put the option inside an "if" block; this would allow to show or hide options dinamically.

There currently isn't an "end" option; one alternative would be to create a block that keeps looping to itself.

As for menus with large amount of options, the application isn't currently capable of handling those.

[zartan9]

hi i understand the idea of a loop as a way to kinda end the game in the screen the person is in :)
Ill look into how to see if variables was used. as far as options for large menus, can letter variables be used?
like if condition = a, jump to another scene.. this would give 26 options at least !

[haroldo-ok]

The main problem would lie in fitting all the options on the screen; maybe adding some scrolling mechanism to the menu would be a more realistic option.