Script: Watch in the Pokégear Menu

[FL]

Hi, I just came across this post and seems quite cool! Just to know, would it be possible to include the time into the pause menu screen instead of the Pokegear?

After first line 'pbUpdateSceneMap' in PScreen_PauseMenu add 'pbShowInfo(pbGetTimeNow.strftime("%I:%M %p"))'.

 

[PauloJugoslavia]

Does this work with v17?

 

[FL]

Does this work with v17?

I edited right now to work with V17.2.

 

[CharizardThree3]

I edited right now to work with V17.2.

Is there anyway to decrease font size?

 

[FL]

Is there anyway to decrease font size?

Change

    textPositions=[
       [@dateString,Graphics.width/2,-2,2,baseColor,shadowColor]]
    pbDrawTextPositions(overlay,textPositions)

To

    textPositions=[
       [@dateString,Graphics.width/2, 4,2,baseColor,shadowColor]]
    overlay.font.size-=10
    pbDrawTextPositions(overlay,textPositions)
    overlay.font.size+=10

 

[FaperJr]

Thank you for the resource, simple yet very nice, I'm gonna use it in my fan game!

 

[silverlime]

Hi, so I'm using this script and unreal time system, but I was wondering if there was an easy way to also display the day of the week (unless this is unchanged by unreal time) as well. I tried looking for a script that displays the day of the week, but I couldn't find anything. Some events in my game are based on the day of the week and I think it's unfair for the player not to know which day it is because they wouldn't know which events are available.

 

[FL]

Hi, so I'm using this script and unreal time system, but I was wondering if there was an easy way to also display the day of the week (unless this is unchanged by unreal time) as well. I tried looking for a script that displays the day of the week, but I couldn't find anything. Some events in my game are based on the day of the week and I think it's unfair for the player not to know which day it is because they wouldn't know which events are available.

Like I put on unreal time description:

'pbGetTimeNow.strftime("%A")' (displays weekday name)

You can combine with other formats, for example:

pbGetTimeNow.strftime("%I:%M %p %A") # Displays Hours:Minutes pm/am and the day of week

Look at https://ruby-doc.org/stdlib/libdoc/time/rdoc/Time.html for time formats in ruby.

 

[FL]

Updated to Essentials v20.1, working on all current versions (I guess). Old version (working at Essentials v18):

Spoiler:

This script add a watch at Pokégear screen. I suggest you to change the pokégear bg.png and bg_f.png (at Graphics\Pictures\Pokegear) to the ones that I edited for this purpose. At PScreen_Pokegear script section, before line 'pbFadeInAndShow(@sprites) { pbUpdate }' add:

@sprites["overlay"]=BitmapSprite.new(
    Graphics.width,Graphics.height,@viewport)
pbSetSystemFont(@sprites["overlay"].bitmap)
@dateString=""
updateDateIfNecessary

Change line 'def pbUpdate' to

  #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # update the scene
  #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  def update

to

  # update the date display if necessary
  def updateDateIfNecessary
    showSeconds = true # Make it false to won't show the seconds
    newDate = pbGetTimeNow.strftime(showSeconds ? "%I:%M:%S %p" : "%I:%M %p")
    return false if @dateString==newDate
    @dateString=newDate  
    overlay=@sprites["overlay"].bitmap
    overlay.clear 
    baseColor=Color.new(72,72,72)
    shadowColor=Color.new(160,160,160)
    textPositions=[
       [@dateString,Graphics.width/2,-2,2,baseColor,shadowColor]]
    pbDrawTextPositions(overlay,textPositions)
    return true
  end

  def pbUpdate
    updateDateIfNecessary #mod

This script works well with Unreal time system

 

[OrangeBoi7]

I installed the plugin and the clock doesn't update whenever I am on the screen. It only updates whenever I close and reopen it. I put 'initialize_watch' before the pbFade and everything, is there something I'm doing wrong?

 

[FL]

I installed the plugin and the clock doesn't update whenever I am on the screen. It only updates whenever I close and reopen it. I put 'initialize_watch' before the pbFade and everything, is there something I'm doing wrong?

Strange. What is your Essentials version?

 

[OrangeBoi7]

I am currently using v20 with the 20.1 Hotfixes. Could that possibly cause it to break?

 

[FL]

I am currently using v20 with the 20.1 Hotfixes. Could that possibly cause it to break?

I tested at v20.1 with the 1.0.6 hotfixes and it is working. I can't reproduce your error.

By the way, are you using it with Unreal Time System configured with TIME_STOPS as true? If so, the time won't pass at menus.