[Solved] texttags and desyncs

[DracoL1ch]

accordint to this thread
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/triggers-scripts-269/getlocalplayer-texttags-192757/

i tried to use locally created texttags, but got tons of desync while testing.
whats wrong with me? did anyone actually tested locally created Texttags in multiplayer aside from "assuming"?

function imitategold takes player whichPlayer, unit whichUnit, integer gold returns nothing
local texttag t
call SetPlayerState(whichPlayer,PLAYER_STATE_RESOURCE_GOLD,GetPlayerState(whichPlayer,PLAYER_STATE_RESOURCE_GOLD)+gold)
if GetLocalPlayer()==whichPlayer then
set t=CreateTextTag()
call SetTextTagText(t,"+"+I2S(gold),.025)
call SetTextTagPosUnit(t,whichUnit,-0.4)
call SetTextTagColor(t,255,220,0,255)
call SetTextTagVelocity(t,0,.03)
call SetTextTagVisibility(t,true)
call SetTextTagFadepoint(t,2)
call SetTextTagLifespan(t,3)
call SetTextTagPermanent(t,false)
endif

 

[PurgeandFire]

It should work just fine. Are you sure that there isn't anything else that you're doing locally?

If you add a "return" directly below "local texttag t", see if it still desyncs (it won't do anything, but it'll let you know if that function is the one causing the issues).

 

[sethmachine]

When I make text tags, the only part I put in a local player block is who gets to see it. But if you're code doesn't desynch, then it's just as good or better even.

This texttag code won't desynch

							set tt = CreateTextTag()
							call SetTextTagText(tt, "Exp +" + I2S(R2I(expGain)), 0.02)
							call SetTextTagVisibility(tt, false) //hide text tag
							if players[i] == GetLocalPlayer() then //show tag only if its the owning player
								call SetTextTagVisibility (tt, true)
							endif
							call SetTextTagPosUnit(tt, m, 0)
							call SetTextTagColor(tt, 190, 0, 255, 255)
							call SetTextTagVelocity(tt, 0, 0.04)
							call SetTextTagPermanent(tt, false)
							call SetTextTagLifespan(tt, 3)
							call SetTextTagFadepoint(tt, 2)
							call AddHeroXP(m, expGain, true)

 

[IcemanBo]

I think it worked for me always with only setting string localy:

if GetLocalPlayer() == p then
    set s = ("I'm a texttag")
endif
set t =  CreateTextTag()
call SetTextTagText(t, s, x)
call SetTextTagPosUnit(t, u, 0)
call SetTextTagColor(t, 255, 255, 255, 255)
call SetTextTagVelocity(t, x, y)
call SetTextTagPermanent(t, FALSE)
call SetTextTagFadepoint(t, x)
call SetTextTagLifespan(t, x)

 

[Bannar]

^ I usually use the same solution.

local string s = ""

if ( GetLocalPlayer() == my_player ) then
    set s = "different string here"
endif

 

[chobibo]

Try creating the textag handle outside of the local player code block.

 

[edo494]

you can create, and should create texttags inside local block, but never do "+"+I2S(gold), because you desnyc the string table, which may, and as it seems in your case leads to desync. Create the string outside the local block, and store it inside variable. This way all players will have the same entries in their string table

 

[IcemanBo]

^It worked for me in a map:

if GetLocalPlayer() == p then
    set s = ("|c00ffcc00+" + I2S(i))
endif

 

[edo494]

it works, but it may cause desync because of the desynchronization of string table, Ive never seen desync caused by that tho

 

[chobibo]

So it was the string table...

 

[DracoL1ch]

never had string desync either. assuming that one object could have multiply names and there are could be any operations over them - its not possible.

PurgeandFire - yeah, seems like i was a fool and included gold inc line into local code 1st time, thats why tests failed :<