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[valrus]

With a regex replace, you can pass a MatchEvaluator (essentially a wrapper around a method from matches to strings) instead of a string as the replacement.  So if you had your relevant translations in an array, you could pass in a method that gives you translation\[i\] and increments i, so that each time it finds a '%' it gives the next translation in line.

But you're best off naming your slots rather than referring to them all with just '%'.  Zilluss's solution should work.  More generally, you can use the regex+MatchEvaluator solution to capture however you name things, then ask for that name from your GetTranslation function.  Very roughly:

Code:

public string repl(Match m) {
  return Localization.GetTranslation(m.ToString().slice(1));
}

public string localize(string s) {
  Regex r = new Regex('%[A-Z0-9_]*');
  MatchEvaluator me = new MatchEvaluator(repl);
  return r.Replace(s, me);
}

...

string vsText = "%TRANSLATION_KEY1 vs. %TRANSLATION_KEY2";
vsText = obj.localize(vsText);

Something like that should call Localization.GetTranslation("TRANSLATION_KEY1") and Localization.GetTranslation("TRANSLATION_KEY2") and put the results in the right place.  (NB: I don't work in C# much, so the code probably doesn't work as-is.)

[oahda]

Code:

String.Format("{0} vs. {1}", Localisation.GetTranslation( "TRANSLATION_KEY1" ), Localisation.GetTranslation( "TRANSLATION_KEY2" ))

This is the syntax they use for their localisation function at my new temporary job, which I got to use yesterday, actually. Spooky quinkydink.

[zilluss]

I... I'm not stalking you, baka senpai!

[oahda]

K-kowai..!

[InfiniteStateMachine]

I realize I'm probably asking for the moon here but does anyone know of the right set of flags to get MSVC to compile only ansi c?

edit : googling shows a couple ways to make their compiler a little more restrictive but I think I'll probably just have to test against another compiler every now and then to be sure.

[Polly]

I realize I'm probably asking for the moon here but does anyone know of the right set of flags to get MSVC to compile only ansi c?

/Za .. but you won't be able to use some of the headers that come with Visual Studio anymore as they use Microsoft extensions.

[InfiniteStateMachine]

I realize I'm probably asking for the moon here but does anyone know of the right set of flags to get MSVC to compile only ansi c?

/Za .. but you won't be able to use some of the headers that come with Visual Studio anymore as they use Microsoft extensions.

Ah sweet thanks. That should get me started. The docs are funny though.

"The /Za compiler option emits an error for language constructs that are not compatible with ANSI C89 or ISO C++11."

C89 or Cpp11? That's pretty broad hahaha :D

[Polly]

C89 or Cpp11?

Depends on whether your source file ends with ".c" or ".cpp" ( iirc )

[InfiniteStateMachine]

Ah cool. I wasn't sure if they were going to discern the difference. That makes sense

[Eendhoorn]

Code:

String.Format("{0} vs. {1}", Localisation.GetTranslation( "TRANSLATION_KEY1" ), Localisation.GetTranslation( "TRANSLATION_KEY2" ))

Totally forgot to check back here, but thanks, that seems to do the trick!

[LucasMaxBros]

So on Game Maker Studio, I'm trying to research how to squeeze down on the file sizes of images in the future (cause I'd like to use a lot of different backgrounds of large scope later on, if feasible). It seems they only store them as PNG, is there a way I can store them as a different file-type so I can reduce how much space they take up? Or am I stuck with only PNG?

[Pinqu!]

Currently working on this in Gamemaker Studio:



The tree foliage is made of multiple white sprites that are colored with d3d_set_fog(true, color, 0, 1)

But if I add d3d_set_fog to the world it causes problems with the fog set on the tree foliage.

Any alternative for coloring the trees? (besides just adding more sprite with different colors)

[Polly]

Any alternative for coloring the trees?

image_blend

[Pinqu!]

To my knowledge image_blend only works when you are using draw_sprite_ext or draw_self(). Also it doesn't fully cover the sprite original color, but blends with it.. I am using d3d_draw_wall to draw the foliage, draw_sprite doesn't work in 3d..

[Polly]

draw_sprite doesn't work in 3d

Just double-checked it ( since i haven't used GameMaker in years ) .. and it works just fine. The red circle ( with "Hello" cut-out ) is a sprite and the black "wireframe" cube is a d3d_draw_block using a outline texture.

Also it doesn't fully cover the sprite original color, but blends with it..

If you make your sprite white, you can blend it to whichever color you want. The screenshot above uses the image below ( as sprite ) in combination with "image_blend = c_red".

[Pinqu!]

draw_sprite doesn't work in 3d

Just double-checked it ( since i haven't used GameMaker in years ) .. and it works just fine. The red circle ( with "Hello" cut-out ) is a sprite and the black checkered cube is a d3d_draw_block.

Also it doesn't fully cover the sprite original color, but blends with it..

If you make your sprite white, you can blend it to whichever color you want. The screenshot above uses the image below ( as sprite ) in combination with "image_blend = c_red".

I didn't know you could use draw_sprite in 3d mode?!? I thought d3d_draw_wall was the only option to draw sprites.. I m gonna try this, thanks man

//edit
Works like a charm, thanks again!

[Joj]

Almost made a new thread for this question oops lol.

Should I be relying on event ticks to progress the time of day?
My UE4 game (is going to) depend on a time-of-day system for events to trigger eg, a house is inaccessible between the times of 8pm and 6am. But the general vibe I've gotten for relying on event ticks is that it's a crime punishable by death and it's going to cause a bunch of problems later. I'm not really a strong dev, just an artist having to dip their toes into other areas because they want something made, so I'm not really sure if there's any other option for a time of day system.

[InfiniteStateMachine]

Almost made a new thread for this question oops lol.

Should I be relying on event ticks to progress the time of day?
My UE4 game (is going to) depend on a time-of-day system for events to trigger eg, a house is inaccessible between the times of 8pm and 6am. But the general vibe I've gotten for relying on event ticks is that it's a crime punishable by death and it's going to cause a bunch of problems later. I'm not really a strong dev, just an artist having to dip their toes into other areas because they want something made, so I'm not really sure if there's any other option for a time of day system.

Nothing wrong with using event ticks. That would be like saying you can't use an update loop. I don't see anything wrong with incrementing some counter in the tick event which then calls other events in your system like hourChanged, dayChanged etc etc

[Dacke]

Depends on how the event ticks are implemented in that engine, right?

I found some random thread on the topic for UE4 here:
https://forums.unrealengine.com/showthread.php?3200-Why-people-use-Tick-event-as-ultimate-solution-for-looped-calling

The issues seem to be:

• It works, but you need to make sure that you consider delta seconds properly
• It works, but Timer or Delayed Loop can be much more preformant (potentially)

[InfiniteStateMachine]

Admittedly I spend about 90% of my time on the C++ side of the engine but unless I'm really mistaken then the event tick you see in blueprint is just the UFUNCTION binding.

That thread does seem to bring up a case where I wouldn't recommend using an update loop even if it was in C++. They want to spawn stuff at a set rate. A timer seems like a much better way to do that in general.

As for the point about the weapon fire rate. I think I would probably still do that in the tick function (probably a little contradictory of me to say that :D ). I'd have to think about that.