[SIMPLE] HOW TO DISPLAY NUMBERS WITH SCRIPT~

Copy this into the script editor... somewhere. It shouldn't matter where.


class Sprite

# Define the colours to use if the number is positive, negative, or zero
POSITIVE_COLOR = Color.new( 64, 255, 64, 255)
NEGATIVE_COLOR = Color.new(255, 64, 64, 255)
ZERO_COLOR = POSITIVE_COLOR

# Define the default Z value of any sprite this method generates
DEFAULT_Z = 10

# Create a sprite object that displays a number with a colour based on its
# sign at the intended x/y and return it to the caller
def Sprite.ShowNumber(number, x, y, z = DEFAULT_Z)

# Get the size of the numbers so the appropriate bitmap can be created
textSize = Bitmap.new(32, 32).text_size(number)

# Prepare the sprite object to return
returnSprite = Sprite.new
returnSprite.bitmap = Bitmap.new(textSize.width, textSize.height)
# Set the X/Y/Z of the sprite to the given values
returnSprite.x = x
returnSprite.y = y
returnSprite.z = z

# Remember the default font color of the sprite's bitmap
oldColor = returnSprite.bitmap.font.color.dup
# Set the font color based on the sign of the number
# If the number is positive
if number > 0
# Set the font color to its positive color
returnSprite.bitmap.font.color = POSITIVE_COLOR
# If the number is at zero (has no sign)
elsif number == 0
# Set the font color to its no sign color
returnSprite.bitmap.font.color = ZERO_COLOR
# Otherwise the number has to be negative
else
# So set the font color to its negative color
returnSprite.bitmap.font.color = NEGATIVE_COLOR
end

# Draw the number onto the sprite bitmap
returnSprite.bitmap.draw_text(0, 0, textSize.width, textSize.height, number)
# Reset the sprite bitmap's font
returnSprite.bitmap.font.color = oldColor

# Return the prepared sprite
return returnSprite
end

end


To use it use the Script function in an event. Call the method and it'll give you a reference to your newly created sprite. The arguments are:
1) The number to show
2) The X coordinate of the upper-left corner
3) The Y coordinate of the upper-left corner
4) The Z coordinate (defaults to 10 which is above the map)

Example:

@sprite = Sprite.ShowNumber(9000, 320, 240)
*event stuff here*
@sprite.x = 100
*more event stuff here*
@sprite.dispose

This'll show the number 9000 in green with the upper left corner at 320x240. After some event stuff the number will move so its x coordinate is at 100. Later on the sprite is removed when @sprite.dispose is called.

If you don't want the negative sign in front of negative numbers (I wasn't sure if you wanted that or not) find this line:

returnSprite.bitmap.draw_text(0, 0, textSize.width, textSize.height, number)

And replace it with:

returnSprite.bitmap.draw_text(0, 0, textSize.width, textSize.height, number.abs)


If you've having trouble with it I can make a simple demo of it.

(Also why is text_size an instance method instead of a class method? I shouldn't have to allocate a bitmap just to use that dang method!)

Here's a quick demo. I don't know what you want the number to do exactly so its a pretty awful demo.

Download link. Requires RMVX RTP.

If you need it to do more or something else, ask and I'll see what I can do.

Oops, that's what I get for doing this when I'm too tired to be coding. I'm gonna have to sleep on this, I shouldn't be doing anything when I'm too tired to properly spell my variable names. (I think most of it can be done with event functions though, calculating damage and whatnot)

Yeah. Something like $game_variables should get you the variable in any script.

So something like

Sprite.ShowNumber($game_variable, whateverX, whateverY)

should show the value of the first variable.

Yeah, that should work.