spawn design [TUTORIAL] New Spawn Menu Layout

[Lylie 0]

Author: Lylie

Difficulty: Easy

Number of files to be edited: 1

Please note, this is my first tutorial so be nice, any feedback positive or negative is greatly appreciated!

 

Step 1:Open MISSIONFILE\dialog\spawnSelection.hpp ( spawnSelection.hpp )

 

Step 2:

Change L16 - L23 (class MainBackground block) to:

class MainBackground: Life_RscText {
            colorBackground[] = {0,0,0,0.7};
            idc = -1;
            x = 0.195781 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
            y = 0.192 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
            w = 0.587812 * safezoneW;
            h = 0.627 * safezoneH;
        };

 

Step 3:

Change L41 - L50 (class MapView block) to:

class MapView : Life_RscMapControl {
            idc = 38502;
            x = 0.195782 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
            y = 0.192 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
            w = 0.587812 * safezoneW;
            h = 0.572 * safezoneH;
            maxSatelliteAlpha = 0.75;//0.75;
            alphaFadeStartScale = 1.15;//0.15;
            alphaFadeEndScale = 1.29;//0.29;
        };

 

Step 4:

Change L54 - L68 (class SpawnPointList block) to:

        class SpawnPointList: Life_RscListNBox {
            idc = 38510;
            text = "";
            sizeEx = 0.041;
            coloumns[] = {0,0,0,1};
            drawSideArrows = 0;
            idcLeft = -1;
            idcRight = -1;
            rowHeight = 0.056;
            x = 0.195781 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
            y = 0.236 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
            w = 0.208281 * safezoneW;
            h = 0.506 * safezoneH;
            colorText[] = {1,1,1,1};
            colorBackground[] = {0,0,0,0.6};
            colorActive[] = {-0,0,0,0.6};
            onLBSelChanged = "_this call life_fnc_spawnPointSelected;";
        };

 

Step 5:

Change L70 - L80 (class spawnButton block) to:

class spawnButton: Life_RscButtonMenu {
            idc = -1;
            colorBackground[] = {"(profilenamespace getvariable ['GUI_BCG_RGB_R',0.3843])", "(profilenamespace getvariable ['GUI_BCG_RGB_G',0.7019])", "(profilenamespace getvariable ['GUI_BCG_RGB_B',0.8862])", 0.5};
            text = "$STR_Spawn_Spawn";
            onButtonClick = "[] call life_fnc_spawnConfirm";
            x = 0.670156 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
            y = 0.775 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
            w = 0.0567187 * safezoneW;
            h = 0.022 * safezoneH;
            colorText[] = {1,1,1,1};
            colorActive[] = {0,0,0,0.5};
        };

 

Step 6:

Add before the final 2 "};" in the file:

        class CancelButton: Life_RscButtonMenu {
            text = "Return to Lobby"; //--- ToDo: Localize;
            onButtonClick = [ "Abort", true, false ] call BIS_fnc_endMission;
            x = 0.309219 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
            y = 0.775 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
            w = 0.0979687 * safezoneW;
            h = 0.022 * safezoneH;
            colorText[] = {1,1,1,1};
            colorBackground[] = {0,0,0,1};
            colorActive[] = {0,0,0,1};
        };

 

You're all set, repack your mission file, shut down your server, upload your PBO & boot your server up, you should see the spawn menu below, any issues, please feel free to let me know

Edited February 1, 2017 by Lylie
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[✪M.M✪ Ghost 3]

Looks good mate, thanks for the guide.

[[HELIXE™] [email protected]™ 2]

Hi @Lylie,

I get the following error

 

[Lylie 0]

On 28/02/2017 at 11:37 AM, [HELIXE™] [email protected]™ said:

Hi @Lylie,

I get the following error

 

paste your spawnSelection.hpp please

[[HELIXE™] [email protected]™ 2]

Problem solved

@Lylie It works now! ^^

The problem was copying and pasting. Symbols invisible to the naked eye, had slipped into the blocs of the script in question.

I do not know what you use as editor, but I use Notepad ++.

It was only when I looked at my * .rtp file that I understood that the error came from there.

Spoiler

Warning Message: File mpmissions\__cur_mp.Tanoa\dialog\spawnSelection.hpp, line 42: '/life_spawn_selection/controlsBackground/MapView.': '§ encountered instead of '='

Here is my spawnSelection.hpp (I hope without this problem)

spawnSelection.hpp (from Altis/Tanoa Life 5.0)

Edited June 30, 2018 by [HELIXE™] [email protected]™

[Fox059 4]

Any idea.

 

my background Black, Not shown In the menu in respawn.

[Lylie 0]

1 hour ago, Fox059 said:

Any idea.

 

my background Black, Not shown In the menu in respawn.

show me your logs

[[HELIXE™] [email protected]™ 2]

it's really work  fine !

Edited March 21, 2017 by [HELIXE™] [email protected]™

[[HELIXE™] [email protected]™ 2]

On ‎16‎/‎03‎/‎2017 at 1:49 PM, Fox059 said:

my background Black, Not shown In the menu in respawn.

@Fox059 Start the tutorial again, maybe you've done it wrong !

[Tubs! 0]

@Lylie Instead of being the map do you know how i could replace with a PAA Image overlay?

[★c0ry★ 2]

Is there a way I can replace all the black with an image?