Custom Font Question

[FeelsGoodMan]

Hi I am using a custom font in my map and it's working fine, except for chat and floating text. To my understanding I need to edit the mpq if I want it to work for chat. Chat is unimportant and doesn't matter as the map is a single player map, but the floating text is more important.

When I first start the map the floating text has the normal Warcraft 3 font (everything else has the custom font), but if I restart the map without closing Warcraft 3 the font changes.

How can I get the font to apply to the floating text without having to restart the map?

 

[FeelsGoodMan]

Any suggestions?

 

[deepstrasz]

It seems it can't be done or at least for multiplayer(?):
change name of multiple text tags?
[Import] - Change Floating text fonts
Custom text not showing on first load
TheWhiteWolf

Might as well request it in the WE feeback thread.

 

[FeelsGoodMan]

It seems it can't be done or at least for multiplayer(?):
change name of multiple text tags?
[Import] - Change Floating text fonts
Custom text not showing on first load
TheWhiteWolf

Might as well request it in the WE feeback thread.

Reloading the map and saving to the game cache if the map has been restarted seems like a viable option if I had only known how to do it

As it is right now I have a notice in the beginning telling people to restart the map once before playing.

 

[deepstrasz]

Reloading the map and saving to the game cache if the map has been restarted seems like a viable option if I had only known how to do it

Might this help somehow?
Game Caches
The Dynamic Game Cache
Transitions Among Campaign Maps
Transitions in Campaigns Guide

 

[FeelsGoodMan]

Might this help somehow?
Game Caches
The Dynamic Game Cache
Transitions Among Campaign Maps
Transitions in Campaigns Guide

It might. The thing that eludes me though is how to restart the map. The game cache is as easy as storing one simple boolean and setting it as true when the map has been restarted but how can I actually make the map restart?

 

[deepstrasz]

The game cache is as easy as storing one simple boolean and setting it as true when the map has been restarted but how can I actually make the map restart?

A trigger to restart the map once it loads the first time ?
[Trigger] - Restart the Game

Something like

• Game - Save game as TESTRESTART.w3z and load TESTRESTART.w3z (Skip scores)

?

 

[FeelsGoodMan]

A trigger to restart the map once it loads the first time ?
[Trigger] - Restart the Game

Something like

• Game - Save game as TESTRESTART.w3z and load TESTRESTART.w3z (Skip scores)

?

This is what I have so far:

• Restart
  • Events
    • Map initialization
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • RestartGame Equal to True
      • Then - Actions
        • Game - Save game as restart.w3z and change level to Maps\Custom\Alignment712.w3x (Skip scores)
      • Else - Actions
        • Game Cache - Create a game cache from GameCache.w3v
        • Set GameCache = (Last created game cache)
        • Game Cache - Store RestartGame as False of Restart in GameCache

Didn't work


EDIT: Lol I see now what's wrong, give me a sec, will test something.

 

[deepstrasz]

Didn't work

At all or? Try executing that after map initialization through a run trigger action.

 

[FeelsGoodMan]

EDIT: Lol I see now what's wrong, give me a sec, will test something.

At all or? Try executing that after map initialization through a run trigger action.

This is what I changed it to;

• Restart
  • Events
    • Map initialization
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • RestartGame Equal to False
      • Then - Actions
        • Game Cache - Create a game cache from GameCache.w3v
        • Set GameCache = (Last created game cache)
        • Game Cache - Store RestartGame as True of Restart in GameCache
        • Game - Save game as restart.w3z and change level to Maps\Custom\Alignment712.w3x (Skip scores)
      • Else - Actions

All it did was end the game on start, but didn't actually set/start the map again. I am 100% sure I have the map in that folder so that shouldn't be an issue.

 

[deepstrasz]

All it did was end the game on start, but didn't actually set/start the map again. I am 100% sure I have the map in that folder so that shouldn't be an issue.

Yeah and skip scores actually shows them.

I guess it's an issue worth reporting in the patch bugs thread.

Maybe try defeat-restart instead?

 

[FeelsGoodMan]

Yeah and skip scores actually shows them.

I guess it's an issue worth reporting in the patch bugs thread.

Maybe try defeat-restart instead?

I think I have to set the next level. Will try it now.

 

[deepstrasz]

I think I have to set the next level. Will try it now.

Any bad luck?

 

[FeelsGoodMan]

Any bad luck?

Will check it when I get back from the gym in 30 minutes.

 

[deepstrasz]

Will check it when I get back from the gym in 30 minutes.

You stay on/browse Hiveworkshop even at the gym ?

 

[FeelsGoodMan]

You stay on/browse Hiveworkshop even at the gym ?

Well I get emails whenever someone quotes me so I can't resist Haha. I don't mind it though.

 

[deepstrasz]

Try setting the next level but first have your map in a campaign file.

 

[FeelsGoodMan]

first have your map in a campaign file.

That is something I really want to avoid though :/

 

[FeelsGoodMan]

Try setting the next level but first have your map in a campaign file.

Unfortunately still no luck

Here's the latest trigger:

• Restart
  • Events
    • Map initialization
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set RestartGame = (Load True of RestartGame from GameCache)
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • RestartGame Equal to False
      • Then - Actions
        • Game Cache - Create a game cache from GameCache.w3v
        • Set GameCache = (Last created game cache)
        • Game Cache - Store RestartGame as True of Restart in GameCache
        • Game - Set the next level to Maps\Alignment714.w3x
        • Game - Victory Player 1 (Red) (Skip dialogs, Skip scores)
      • Else - Actions

I have tried a lot of different things, none of which works. All paths are correct etc...

 

[deepstrasz]

I have tried a lot of different things, none of which works. All paths are correct etc...

Out of curiosity, try it under a .w3n (campaign) file.

Ah, wait, you've quoted my post regarding that. Weird, maybe, you can only set the next level when there are multiple maps linked to each other.

 

[Wrda]

• Game - Set the next level to Map.w3x

Doesn't work outside a campaign anymore, I don't know why, but it always worked.
So yes, only in a campaign.

 

[FeelsGoodMan]

• Game - Set the next level to Map.w3x

Doesn't work outside a campaign anymore, I don't know why, but it always worked.
So yes, only in a campaign.

I see. So there's absolutely no way to restart a map or change to another map without it being in a campaign?

 

[Wrda]

Sadly no, unless this gets fixed.

 

[FeelsGoodMan]

Sadly no, unless this gets fixed.

Dang that sucks.