Floating Text (GUI)

[Stork]

I wonder how to create a permanent floating text and remove it manually.
The system i want just like this:
Show up hit point of a unit (i call it just only for a BOSS).
For e.g, it has 200000 HP. the floating text 200000/200000 should be show up right above the normal hit point bar of the BOSS.
However, when it take damage (for example is 15700), the floating text immediately change to the value 184300/200000 and so ....
When the boss is dead, the floating text would show up 0/200000 for 10 seconds and then disappear (with fading).

***: The seconds one is the percentage of the BOSS Hit point, like above. 200000 = 100%, when it lost 10000 HP -> it should be 90% and so. But this floating text is above the Value floating text:
---------------Percentage Text-------------------
---------------Hit Point Value ---------------------
---------------Normal Hit Point Bar ----------------

For example:
------------------100%---------------------
------------200000/200000------------------
------------Normal Hit Point Bar--------------

Picture below for more information

 

[deathismyfriend]

You have to repeatedly create a new floating text to update the string / position of it.

The white bars would need to be a texture / unit or something.

You use a DDS. (Unit attacked event trigger may work) If that fires before damage is taken you need DDS.
When the damaged unit with conditions and check if it is the unit you want.
Then create floating text above unit.
For percent you can use the percent of life to display the value.
For the health use string = unit life + / + unit max life.

 

[Stork]

I have thought about it. But there is a way to make the text attach to the unit? I find it difficult to move the text rapidly without delay or lag

 

[deathismyfriend]

I am not sure if attaching text to unit keeps the text above the unit. You would have to test this.

If attaching to unit works then all you have to do is update them by changing the text of each of them when they are damaged.

 

[Chaosy]

creating permanent text is easy, sadly you need to update the variables so that makes it a little harder.

I'd try something like this.

• Actions
  • Set your_unit_variable = (Triggering unit)
  • Set your_location_variable = (Position of your_unit_variable)
  • Floating Text - Destroy text1
  • Floating Text - Destroy text2
  • Floating Text - Create floating text that reads (String((Life of your_unit_variable))) at (your_location_variable offset by 50.00 towards 90.00 degrees) with Z offset 0.00, using font size 10.00, color (100.00%, 100.00%, 100.00%), and 0.00% transparency
  • Set text1 = (Last created floating text)
  • Floating Text - Create floating text that reads (String((Percentage life of your_unit_variable))) at (your_location_variable offset by 50.00 towards 90.00 degrees) with Z offset 0.00, using font size 10.00, color (100.00%, 100.00%, 100.00%), and 0.00% transparency
  • Set text2 = (Last created floating text)
  • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_your_location_variable)

 

[Stork]

I got it. But i didnt create text every x seconds. By creating it once and update every x seconds, i find it doesnt cause much lag or delay as i thought. Btw thanks for your help.

 

[Chaosy]

Well if you update it every 0.5 seconds or something it should not lag at all.