How to have a constant points counter

[Emmzy]

Firstly I can’t take all the credit for this, it was with the help of @Dara.Amarie for showing me how to make text from overlays and @Winteronepisode for showing me how to show character points the easy way

Here is how to show character points automatically

Now making text from overlays

Both links can be found at the bottom of this thread.

So this is how I make it so that you can have a constant points counter on the screen

Firstly using the text from overlays coding

@overlay OVERLAY NAME create text Points: 673987345012987
@overlay OVERLAY NAME opacity 1 in 0
@overlay OVERLAY NAME shifts to
@overlay OVERLAY NAME scales to

(The number is taken from your characters portal for this example the character is called love.)

Next every time you add a point to the relevant character you will need to clear the overlay and re-add it like so

@LOVE +1
@overlay OVERLAY NAME clear
@overlay OVERLAY NAME create text Points: 673987345012987
@overlay OVERLAY NAME opacity 1 in 0
@overlay OVERLAY NAME shifts to
@overlay OVERLAY NAME scales to

This may seem like a lot to add every time you add points but it you keep it in a document somewhere you can just copy and paste it.
(Replace the + for a - if taking points away.)

Lastly you would have to create the overlay each time there is a new scene

DARA’S GUIDE: Creating Text from Overlays

Please visit my website for more templates and guides! This thread is not about word overlays. You can create your own custom texts out of overlays, and you can animate them in the same way as overlays. Instead of having basic dialogue in speech boxes, you can use overlay texts. Here is the code: @overlay OVERLAY NAME create text Your text here. It’s basically the combination of an overlay create command and a reader message command. An overlay text is treated the same exact way as an …

Showing points the easiest way?

Go to characters tab in the portal, click the character whose points you want to show, then copy the number in the link following the . It’ll look like this: episodeinteractive/write/character/RR_Outta_Luck/6616850663931904 NARRATOR You have [6616850663931904] points. What the reader will see: NARRATOR You have x points.

Here is what it would look like in a scene

Adding and taking away points on episode (constant points counter.)

[line123462]

looks great.

[Emmzy]

Thanks, i’m hoping to use it in a new mini-game

[Winteronepisode]

Love it! I’m happy to have helped!

[jar_output_error]

I would have used @ui instead of @overlay myself, just so you can use zooms and not have the points disappear off-screen.

[Emmzy]

Omg I totally forgot @ui was a thing thanks for the reminder