Ok,im trying to get my hud messages to work.Every time i compile with tool,nothing happens,then when i script the command,Sapien crashes.Theres nothing in debug.txt.

obj1=>>Fight through enemy lines and get to the covie base
obj2=>>Escape!
obj3=>>Fight through the flood and covenant
obj4=>>Get aboard the pelican!

(script startup Hudmessages
	(begin
		(show_hud_help_text true)
		(hud_set_help_text obj1)
		(hud_set_objective_text obj1)
		(sleep 150)
		(show_hud_help_text false)
	)
)

Please help!
Edited by FtDSpartn on Jul 30, 2009 at 04:24 AM

Make sure you have Sapien off when compiling HUD messages.

make sure it is named hud messages.hmt

Stupid me i forgot to put the hmt...E: Polamee,in your SP Tutorial,it doesnt say name it hud messages.hmt...
Edited by FtDSpartn on Jul 30, 2009 at 10:43 PM

My bad, forgot to put it. These little mistakes happen, I'm working on an updated version with more advanced syntaxes.

just a question really fast, is there more than just objectives you can put in a hud messages.hmt, if so then what

This would be a good opportunity to add to your tutorial that you can make newlines with the '|n' characters in the source .hmt file. It's not in any tutorial I've seen.

If you want to add that, then make sure to say that you should have one space before and 4 spaces after the '|n' between the text. Here's an example from b40's HUD messages (the forum doesn't show the 4 spaces, so just quote me to see it):

obj_chasm2=>> Reach the transition to the |n third chasm.

Not sure why the spaces are used. Most likely it's to line up the lines.
Edited by Me KS on Jul 31, 2009 at 11:59 AM