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[Custom Feature Question] Text boxes that point?

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    Hey guys I was just wondering if anyone knew how to change the text boxes so they kind of point to which npc is talking. I've looked on the forums and haven't found anything so far and I don't recall any npc in essentials showing this. Thanks.
     
    The download link doesn't work anymore. The Essentials wiki was closed down.
    What stinks is that I had this in my PC, but deleted it about six months ago.
     
    The download link doesn't work anymore. The Essentials wiki was closed down.
    What stinks is that I had this in my PC, but deleted it about six months ago.

    Take a look around...

    So, save the arrows inside Pictures folder and the bubbles inside Windowskin folder.

    in 'Settings' add outside:
    Code:
    $Bubble = 0

    in 'SpriteWindow' add:
    Code:
    BUBBLETEXTBASE  = Color.new(22,22,22)
    BUBBLETEXTSHADOW= Color.new(166,160,151)

    in 'PokemonUtilities' add outside:
    Code:
    def pbCallBub(status=0, value=0)
      $talkingEvent=get_character(value).id
      $Bubble=status
    end

    and in 'Messages' replace to this (or use a compare text to add):

    Spoiler:


    Use 'pbCallBub(x,x)' to use that bubble text.
    first 'x' to bubble type (1 to 'thinks' and 2 to use arrows, third person) and second 'x' to ID event.

    credit to Carmaniac.

    OBS: If someone knows how to add a scream bubbles, pls teach me lol i have the speech text.
     

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    Take a look around...

    So, save the arrows inside Pictures folder and the bubbles inside Windowskin folder.

    in 'Settings' add outside:
    Code:
    $Bubble = 0

    in 'SpriteWindow' add:
    Code:
    BUBBLETEXTBASE  = Color.new(22,22,22)
    BUBBLETEXTSHADOW= Color.new(166,160,151)

    in 'PokemonUtilities' add outside:
    Code:
    def pbCallBub(status=0, value=0)
      $talkingEvent=get_character(value).id
      $Bubble=status
    end

    and in 'Messages' replace to this (or use a compare text to add):

    Spoiler:


    Use 'pbCallBub(x,x)' to use that bubble text.
    first 'x' to bubble type (1 to 'thinks' and 2 to use arrows, third person) and second 'x' to ID event.

    credit to Carmaniac.

    OBS: If someone knows how to add a scream bubbles, pls teach me lol i have the speech text.

    Thank you! I really appreciate this! :)
    I did have a quick question about where to put it though. I didn't understand when you say "add outside" do you mean just after everything else? is there a specific place I need to put these things, or just in the general area like "settings"? I just wanna make sure im doing this right before I throw it into my code.
     
    Thank you! I really appreciate this! :)
    I did have a quick question about where to put it though. I didn't understand when you say "add outside" do you mean just after everything else? is there a specific place I need to put these things, or just in the general area like "settings"? I just wanna make sure im doing this right before I throw it into my code.

    dont need a specific place :D just place in script yet... :)

    outside means, outside to a 'def' o a 'module' for example :D
     
    Take a look around...

    So, save the arrows inside Pictures folder and the bubbles inside Windowskin folder.

    in 'Settings' add outside:
    Code:
    $Bubble = 0

    in 'SpriteWindow' add:
    Code:
    BUBBLETEXTBASE  = Color.new(22,22,22)
    BUBBLETEXTSHADOW= Color.new(166,160,151)

    in 'PokemonUtilities' add outside:
    Code:
    def pbCallBub(status=0, value=0)
      $talkingEvent=get_character(value).id
      $Bubble=status
    end

    and in 'Messages' replace to this (or use a compare text to add):

    Spoiler:


    Use 'pbCallBub(x,x)' to use that bubble text.
    first 'x' to bubble type (1 to 'thinks' and 2 to use arrows, third person) and second 'x' to ID event.

    credit to Carmaniac.

    OBS: If someone knows how to add a scream bubbles, pls teach me lol i have the speech text.

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Essentials wiki was closed down, so the tutorial cannot be found anywhere. Or can it?
    Also, where exactly is the downloads for the arrows and windowskins? I personally don't think there are any...
     
    Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Essentials wiki was closed down, so the tutorial cannot be found anywhere. Or can it?
    Also, where exactly is the downloads for the arrows and windowskins? I personally don't think there are any...
    im not sure if it can be found anywhere, I couldn't find anything, but the post by WolfPP on this thread has the images to download attached to it as well as all of the instructions on how to apply and use it. I added it to my game and it works perfectly, so this thread is just as much of a tutorial as anywhere else! :)
     
    im not sure if it can be found anywhere, I couldn't find anything, but the post by WolfPP on this thread has the images to download attached to it as well as all of the instructions on how to apply and use it. I added it to my game and it works perfectly, so this thread is just as much of a tutorial as anywhere else! :)

    The brazilian style/way to get anything... :D I found in a italian website.

    About the arrows and text box, they are in Attachments into the post.
     
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